👉 Astringents are words that have an ambiguous or uncertain meaning, often due to their usage in multiple languages or cultures. These terms can be used interchangeably with other words, but they may not necessarily mean the same thing in all contexts. For example, "sweat" and "breathe" both refer to sweating, but "sweat" is more commonly used as a verb meaning to release sweat while "breathe" refers more generally to breathing. Similarly, "
