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Lap vs Splash - What's the difference?

lap | splash |


As nouns the difference between lap and splash

is that lap is laplander while splash is (onomatopoeia) the sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

As a verb splash is

to hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.

Stage vs Lap - What's the difference?

stage | lap | Related terms |

Stage is a related term of lap.


As nouns the difference between stage and lap

is that stage is a phase while lap is laplander.

As a verb stage

is to produce on a stage, to perform a play.

Lap vs Plash - What's the difference?

lap | plash | Synonyms |

Lap is a synonym of plash.


As nouns the difference between lap and plash

is that lap is laplander while plash is (uk|dialectal) a small pool of standing water; a puddle or plash can be the branch of a tree partly cut or bent, and bound to, or intertwined with, other branches.

As a verb plash is

to splash or plash can be to cut partly, or to bend and intertwine the branches of.

Lap vs Bubble - What's the difference?

lap | bubble | Synonyms |

Lap is a synonym of bubble.


As nouns the difference between lap and bubble

is that lap is laplander while bubble is a spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.

As a verb bubble is

to produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such in foods cooking).

Lap vs Kilometer - What's the difference?

lap | kilometer |


As nouns the difference between lap and kilometer

is that lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron while kilometer is standard spelling of from=American spelling|lang=en.

As a verb lap

is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

Lap vs Murmur - What's the difference?

lap | murmur | Synonyms |

Lap is a synonym of murmur.


As nouns the difference between lap and murmur

is that lap is laplander while murmur is (countable) low or indistinct sounds or speech.

As a verb murmur is

.

Lag vs Lap - What's the difference?

lag | lap |


In transitive terms the difference between lag and lap

is that lag is to cause to lag; to slacken while lap is to overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.

As nouns the difference between lag and lap

is that lag is a gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency while lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

As verbs the difference between lag and lap

is that lag is to fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind while lap is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

As an adjective lag

is late.

Lap vs Circle - What's the difference?

lap | circle |


In transitive terms the difference between lap and circle

is that lap is to overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler while circle is to place or mark a circle around.

In intransitive terms the difference between lap and circle

is that lap is to be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap while circle is to travel in circles.

As nouns the difference between lap and circle

is that lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron while circle is a two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from another point.

As verbs the difference between lap and circle

is that lap is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish while circle is to travel around along a curved path.

Lamp vs Lap - What's the difference?

lamp | lap |


As an acronym lamp

is (internet) linux, apache, (mysql), and php — a popular combination of open source software for use as a web server.

As a noun lap is

laplander.

Lap vs Wap - What's the difference?

lap | wap |


As nouns the difference between lap and wap

is that lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron while wap is a blow or beating; a whap.

As verbs the difference between lap and wap

is that lap is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish while wap is to beat; to whap.

As an acronym WAP is

wireless Application Protocol, an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, such as Internet access from a cellular phone.

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