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Bash vs Sash - What's the difference?

bash | sash |

As an acronym bash

is (computing) name of the (the "shell") for unix-like operating system.

As a noun sash is

a decorative length of cloth worn as a broad belt or over the shoulder, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions or sash can be the opening part of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.

As a verb sash is

to adorn with a sash or scarf.

bash

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), akin to Swedish .

Verb

(es)
  • To strike heavily.
  • To collide.
  • To criticize harshly.

    • Noun

    (es)
  • A large party; gala event.
    • They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.
  • An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.

    • Derived terms

    * bashment

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m). See (abash).

    Verb

  • To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
  • * Spenser
    • His countenance was bold and bashed not.
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    sash

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (es)
  • A decorative length of cloth worn as a broad belt or over the shoulder, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.

    • Synonyms

    * belt, strap, waistband

    Verb

    (es)
  • To adorn with a sash or scarf.
    • (Burke)

    Etymology 2

    , taken as a plural and -s trimmed off by 1704. See also chassis.

    Noun

    (es)
  • The opening part of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
  • (software, graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
  • In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.

    • Synonyms

    * (GUI) splitter