Critter vs. Fritter

Critternoun

A creature, an animal.

Critternoun

Any animal; as, lots of critters come out only at night.

Critternoun

A domestic animal or a non-predatory wild animal; - contrasted with varmint, also dialectal.

Critternoun

a regional term for creature (especially domestic animals)

Fritternoun

A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.

Fritternoun

A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

Fritterverb

To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.

Fritterverb

(transitive) To sinter.

Fritterverb

(transitive) To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying.

Fritterverb

(transitive) To break into small pieces or fragments.

Fritternoun

A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters.

Fritternoun

A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

Fritterverb

To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.

Fritterverb

To break into small pieces or fragments.

Fritternoun

small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables

Fritterverb

spend frivolously and unwisely;

Fritter

A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried. Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory varieties.