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Swan vs Drake - What's the difference?

swan | drake |


As nouns the difference between swan and drake

is that swan is any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus, most of which have white plumage while drake is a male duck.

As proper nouns the difference between swan and drake

is that swan is {{surname} while Drake is {{surname|from=nicknames}}, notably of Francis Drake (1540-1596).

As a verb swan

is to travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.

Ostrich vs Drake - What's the difference?

ostrich | drake |


As a noun ostrich

is a large flightless bird (struthio camelus ) native to africa.

As a proper noun drake is

, notably of (1540-1596).

Drake vs Gander - What's the difference?

drake | gander |


As nouns the difference between drake and gander

is that drake is a male duck while gander is a male goose.

As proper nouns the difference between drake and gander

is that drake is {{surname|from=nicknames}}, notably of Francis Drake (1540-1596) while Gander is {{surname}.

As a verb gander is

ramble, wander.

Dragoon vs Drake - What's the difference?

dragoon | drake |


As a noun dragoon

is (lb) a horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted.

As a verb dragoon

is to force someone into doing something; to coerce.

As a proper noun drake is

, notably of (1540-1596).

Dangle vs Drake - What's the difference?

dangle | drake |


As nouns the difference between dangle and drake

is that dangle is an agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group while drake is a male duck.

As a verb dangle

is to hang loosely with the ability to swing.

As a proper noun Drake is

{{surname|from=nicknames}}, notably of Francis Drake (1540-1596).

Drake vs Cat - What's the difference?

drake | cat |


As a proper noun drake

is , notably of (1540-1596).

As an adverb cat is

how much.

As an adjective cat is

how much.

Cake vs Drake - What's the difference?

cake | drake |


As a noun cake

is a rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

As a verb cake

is coat (something) with a crust of solid material or cake can be (uk|dialect|obsolete|intransitive) to cackle like a goose.

As a proper noun drake is

, notably of (1540-1596).

Meghan vs Drake - What's the difference?

meghan | drake |


As proper nouns the difference between meghan and drake

is that meghan is , a pseudo-irish spelling of the welsh megan while drake is , notably of (1540-1596).

Drake vs Jake - What's the difference?

drake | jake |


As a proper noun drake

is , notably of (1540-1596).

As a noun jake is

collar.

As an interjection jake is

come.

Drake vs Josh - What's the difference?

drake | josh |


As nouns the difference between drake and josh

is that drake is a male duck while josh is good natured banter.

As proper nouns the difference between drake and josh

is that drake is {{surname|from=nicknames}}, notably of Francis Drake (1540-1596) while Josh is a diminutive form of the male given name Joshua.

As a verb josh is

to tease someone in a kindly fashion.

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