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Carpenter vs Choppy - What's the difference?

carpenter | choppy |

As a proper noun carpenter

is derived from the trade name carpenter.

As an adjective choppy is

(of the surface of water) having many small, rough waves.

carpenter

English

(wikipedia carpenter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
  • (nautical) A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.
  • A two-wheeled carriage

    • Synonyms

    * joiner * chippy

    Related terms

    * carpentry (pos n) * The Carpenter

    External links

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    choppy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=17 citation , passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy .}}
  • Discontinuous, intermittent.
    • The sound is choppy in this video.

    See also

    * chops