Lotion vs. Paste — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lotion and Paste
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Lotion
A lotion is a low-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to the skin. By contrast, creams and gels have higher viscosity, typically due to lower water content.
Paste
A thick, soft, moist substance typically produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid
Blend onions, sugar, and oil to a paste
Lotion
A protective or restorative liquid or cream applied to the skin.
Paste
Coat with paste
When coating walls with fabric, paste the wall, not the fabric
Lotion
A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
Sun-tan lotion
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Paste
Beat or defeat severely
He pasted the guy and tied his ankles together
Lotion
(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.
Paste
A smooth viscous mixture, as of flour and water or of starch and water, that is used as an adhesive for joining light materials, such as paper and cloth.
Lotion
(transitive) To cover or treat with a lotion.
Paste
The moist clay or clay mixture used in making porcelain or pottery. Also called pâte.
Lotion
A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair.
Paste
A smooth dough of water, flour, and butter or other shortening, used in making pastry.
Lotion
A liquid preparation for bathing the skin, or an injured or diseased part, either for a medicinal purpose, or for improving its appearance.
Paste
A food that has been pounded until it is reduced to a smooth creamy mass
Anchovy paste.
Lotion
Any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin
Paste
A sweet doughy candy or confection
Rolled apricot paste.
Lotion
Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin;
A lotion for dry skin
Paste
A hard, brilliant, lead-containing glass used in making artificial gems.
Paste
A gem made of this glass. Also called strass.
Paste
A hard blow.
Paste
To cause to adhere by applying paste.
Paste
To cover with something by using paste
He pasted the wall with burlap.
Paste
(Computers) To insert (text, graphics, or other data) into a document or file.
Paste
(Computers) To insert text, graphics, or other data into a document or file.
Paste
To strike forcefully.
Paste
To defeat soundly.
Paste
A soft moist mixture, in particular:
Paste
One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
Paste
(obsolete) Pastry.
Paste
One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.
Paste
One used as an adhesive, especially for putting up wallpapers, etc.
Paste
(physics) A substance that behaves as a solid until a sufficiently large load or stress is applied, at which point it flows like a fluid
Paste
A hard lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone made from this glass.
Paste
(obsolete) Pasta.
Paste
(mineralogy) The mineral substance in which other minerals are embedded.
Paste
(transitive) To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.
Paste
To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.
Paste
To strike or beat someone or something.
Paste
To defeat decisively or by a large margin.
Paste
A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.
Paste
Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
Paste
A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, - used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., - also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.
Paste
A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
Paste
A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
Paste
The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
Paste
To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
Paste
Any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
Paste
An adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
Paste
A tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers
Paste
Join or attach with or as if with glue;
Paste the sign ont the wall
Cut and paste the sentence in the text
Paste
Hit with the fists;
He pasted his opponent
Paste
Cover the surface of;
Paste the wall with burlap
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