The difference between Mint and Skullcap

When used as nouns, mint means a building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence, whereas skullcap means a small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.

Mint is also verb with the meaning: to reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.

Mint is also adjective with the meaning: (of condition) as new.

check bellow for the other definitions of Mint and Skullcap

  1. Mint as a noun:

    A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

  2. Mint as a noun (informal):

    A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.

    Examples:

    "That house is worth a mint"

    "It must have cost a mint to produce!"

  3. Mint as a noun (figurative):

    Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.

  1. Mint as a verb (transitive):

    To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.

  2. Mint as a verb:

    To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.

  1. Mint as an adjective:

    (of condition) as new.

    Examples:

    "in mint condition''."

  2. Mint as an adjective (numismatics):

    In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.

  3. Mint as an adjective (philately):

    Unused with original gum; as issued originally.

  4. Mint as an adjective (UK, slang):

    Very good.

  1. Mint as a noun:

    Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.

  2. Mint as a noun:

    The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.

  3. Mint as a noun:

    Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.

  4. Mint as a noun:

    A green colour, like that of mint.

    Examples:

    "color pane98FF98"

  5. Mint as a noun:

    A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.

  1. Mint as an adjective:

    Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.

  1. Mint as a verb (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland):

    To try, attempt; take aim.

  2. Mint as a verb (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland):

    To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.

  3. Mint as a verb (intransitive, chiefly, Scotland):

    To hint; suggest; insinuate.

  1. Mint as a noun (provincial, Northern England, Scotland):

    Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.

  1. Skullcap as a noun:

    A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.

  2. Skullcap as a noun:

    A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion.

  3. Skullcap as a noun:

    Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.

  4. Skullcap as a noun (historical):

    A torture device for compressing the skull.

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