What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

foul

Stingy vs Foul - What's the difference?

stingy | foul |


As an adjective stingy

is stinging; able to sting or stingy can be extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.

As a noun foul is

foul (a breach of the rules of a game).

Foul vs Violation - What's the difference?

foul | violation |


As nouns the difference between foul and violation

is that foul is a breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; as, for example, foot-tripping in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball while violation is the act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

As an adjective foul

is covered with, or containing unclean matter; polluted; nasty; defiled.

As a verb foul

is to make dirty.

Foul vs Smell - What's the difference?

foul | smell |


As nouns the difference between foul and smell

is that foul is foul (a breach of the rules of a game) while smell is a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

As a verb smell is

to sense a smell or smells.

Goof vs Foul - What's the difference?

goof | foul |


As nouns the difference between goof and foul

is that goof is a mistake or error while foul is a breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; as, for example, foot-tripping in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.

As verbs the difference between goof and foul

is that goof is to make a mistake while foul is to make dirty.

As an adjective foul is

covered with, or containing unclean matter; polluted; nasty; defiled.

Lack vs Foul - What's the difference?

lack | foul |


In obsolete terms the difference between lack and foul

is that lack is a defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy while foul is ugly; homely; poor.

In transitive terms the difference between lack and foul

is that lack is to be without, to need, to require while foul is to clog or obstruct.

In intransitive terms the difference between lack and foul

is that lack is to be in want while foul is to become entangled.

As an adjective foul is

covered with, or containing unclean matter; polluted; nasty; defiled.

Crow vs Foul - What's the difference?

crow | foul |


As a proper noun crow

is a native american tribe or crow can be .

As a noun foul is

foul (a breach of the rules of a game).

Hoax vs Foul - What's the difference?

hoax | foul |


As nouns the difference between hoax and foul

is that hoax is anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick while foul is foul (a breach of the rules of a game).

As a verb hoax

is to deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated (scam).

Foul vs Craven - What's the difference?

foul | craven | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between foul and craven

is that foul is covered with, or containing unclean matter; polluted; nasty; defiled while craven is unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.

As verbs the difference between foul and craven

is that foul is to make dirty while craven is to make craven.

As nouns the difference between foul and craven

is that foul is a breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; as, for example, foot-tripping in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball while craven is a coward.

As a proper noun Craven is

{{surname|lang=en}.

Foul vs Scale - What's the difference?

foul | scale |


In obsolete terms the difference between foul and scale

is that foul is ugly; homely; poor while scale is a ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.

In transitive terms the difference between foul and scale

is that foul is to clog or obstruct while scale is to clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.

In intransitive terms the difference between foul and scale

is that foul is to become entangled while scale is to separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.

As an adjective foul

is covered with, or containing unclean matter; polluted; nasty; defiled.

Foul vs Null - What's the difference?

foul | null |


As nouns the difference between foul and null

is that foul is foul (a breach of the rules of a game) while null is zero, nil; the cardinal number before einn.

Pages