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Homage vs Knee - What's the difference?

homage | knee |


As nouns the difference between homage and knee

is that homage is (historical) in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights while knee is in humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

As verbs the difference between homage and knee

is that homage is (obsolete) to pay reverence to by external action while knee is (archaic) to kneel to.

Keen vs Knee - What's the difference?

keen | knee |


In lang=en terms the difference between keen and knee

is that keen is to mourn while knee is to poke or strike with the knee.

As verbs the difference between keen and knee

is that keen is (rare) to sharpen; to make cold or keen can be to utter a keen while knee is (archaic) to kneel to.

As nouns the difference between keen and knee

is that keen is a prolonged wail for a deceased person while knee is in humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

As an adjective keen

is showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense.

Dough vs Knee - What's the difference?

dough | knee |


In lang=en terms the difference between dough and knee

is that dough is to make into dough while knee is to poke or strike with the knee.

As nouns the difference between dough and knee

is that dough is a thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked while knee is in humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

As verbs the difference between dough and knee

is that dough is to make into dough while knee is (archaic) to kneel to.

Waffle vs Knee - What's the difference?

waffle | knee |


In lang=en terms the difference between waffle and knee

is that waffle is to rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence while knee is to poke or strike with the knee.

As nouns the difference between waffle and knee

is that waffle is (countable) a flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern or waffle can be (uncountable) speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive while knee is in humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

As verbs the difference between waffle and knee

is that waffle is to smash or waffle can be to move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing wiffle'', ''whiffle while knee is (archaic) to kneel to.

Knee vs Knuckle - What's the difference?

knee | knuckle |


In shipbuilding terms the difference between knee and knuckle

is that knee is a piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent while knuckle is a convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.

As nouns the difference between knee and knuckle

is that knee is in humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank while knuckle is any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.

As verbs the difference between knee and knuckle

is that knee is to kneel to while knuckle is to apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.

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