Affixed vs Stamped - What's the difference?
affixed | stamped |
(affix)
That which is affixed; an appendage.
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; formerly applied only to suffixes (also called postfixes), the term as now used comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes.
(mathematics) The complex number associated to the point in the Gauss Plane with coordinates .
To attach.
* Ray
To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
To fix or fasten figuratively; with on'' or ''upon .
(stamp)
An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
* 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
An indentation or imprint made by stamping.
A device for stamping designs.
A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees.
(slang, figuratively) A tattoo
(slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide
To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
* Dryden
To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
To apply postage stamps to.
(figurative) To mark; to impress.
* John Locke
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 18
, author=Ben Dirs
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia
, work=BBC Sport
As verbs the difference between affixed and stamped
is that affixed is past tense of affix while stamped is past tense of stamp.affixed
English
Verb
(head)affix
English
(wikipedia affix)Noun
(es)Antonyms
* nonaffixHyponyms
* (affixes)Coordinate terms
* cliticVerb
(es)- Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food
- to affix''' a stigma to a person; to '''affix ridicule or blame to somebody
- to affix''' a syllable to a word; to '''affix''' a seal to an instrument; to '''affix one's name to a writing
- eyes affixed upon the ground
- (Spenser)
stamped
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *stamp
English
Noun
(en noun)- The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.
- Just then there was a sound of footsteps, and the Boy ran past near them, and with a stamp of feet and a flash of white tails the two strange rabbits disappeared.
- My passport has quite a collection of stamps .
- She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps .
- These stamps have a Christmas theme.
- I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.
- Now that commerce is done electronically, tax stamps are no longer issued here .
Synonyms
* (act of stamping ): * (indentation or imprint made by stamping ): * (device for stamping designs ): * (paper used to indicate payment has been paid ): postage stamp, revenue stamp, tax stampDerived terms
* rubber stamp * timestampVerb
(en verb)- The toddler screamed and stamped , but still got no candy.
- The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.
- He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.
- (Shakespeare)
- This machine stamps the metal cover with a design.
- This machine stamps the design into the metal cover.
- The immigration officer stamped my passport.
- I forgot to stamp this letter.
- God has stamped no original characters on our minds wherein we may read his being.
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