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Contain vs Curtail - What's the difference?

contain | curtail |


In transitive terms the difference between contain and curtail

is that contain is to put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds while curtail is to shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

As a noun curtail is

a scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

Curtain vs Curtail - What's the difference?

curtain | curtail |


As nouns the difference between curtain and curtail

is that curtain is a piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc to offer privacy and keep out light while curtail is (architecture) a scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

As verbs the difference between curtain and curtail

is that curtain is to cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains while curtail is (obsolete) to cut short the tail of an animal.

Truncated vs Curtail - What's the difference?

truncated | curtail |


As verbs the difference between truncated and curtail

is that truncated is past tense of truncate while curtail is to cut short the tail of an animal.

As an adjective truncated

is deprived of one of its parts or of its end.

As a noun curtail is

a scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

Taxonomy vs Curtail - What's the difference?

taxonomy | curtail |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and curtail

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while curtail is (architecture) a scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

As a verb curtail is

(obsolete) to cut short the tail of an animal.

Cutdown vs Curtail - What's the difference?

cutdown | curtail |


As nouns the difference between cutdown and curtail

is that cutdown is (surgery) an emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it while curtail is (architecture) a scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

As a verb curtail is

(obsolete) to cut short the tail of an animal.

Entail vs Curtail - What's the difference?

entail | curtail |


In transitive terms the difference between entail and curtail

is that entail is to settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage while curtail is to shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

In transitive obsolete terms the difference between entail and curtail

is that entail is to cut or carve in an ornamental way while curtail is to cut short the tail of an animal.

Curtail vs Prolong - What's the difference?

curtail | prolong |


As verbs the difference between curtail and prolong

is that curtail is (obsolete) to cut short the tail of an animal while prolong is (label) to extend in space or length.

As a noun curtail

is (architecture) a scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

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