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Lumber vs Arrest - What's the difference?

lumber | arrest | Synonyms |

Lumber is a synonym of arrest.


As nouns the difference between lumber and arrest

is that lumber is (uncountable) wood intended as a building material while arrest is arrest, confinement, detention.

As a verb lumber

is to move clumsily.

Lumber vs Walk - What's the difference?

lumber | walk |


In intransitive terms the difference between lumber and walk

is that lumber is to move clumsily while walk is to move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

In transitive terms the difference between lumber and walk

is that lumber is to load down with things, to fill, to encumber while walk is to push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks.

Lumber vs Imprison - What's the difference?

lumber | imprison | Synonyms |


In transitive terms the difference between lumber and imprison

is that lumber is to load down with things, to fill, to encumber while imprison is to put in or as if in prison; confine.

As verbs the difference between lumber and imprison

is that lumber is to move clumsily while imprison is to put in or as if in prison; confine.

As a noun lumber

is wood intended as a building material.

Lumber vs Piles - What's the difference?

lumber | piles |


As verbs the difference between lumber and piles

is that lumber is to move clumsily while piles is .

As a noun lumber

is (uncountable) wood intended as a building material.

Lumber vs Dumber - What's the difference?

lumber | dumber |


As a noun lumber

is (uncountable) wood intended as a building material.

As a verb lumber

is to move clumsily.

As an adjective dumber is

(dumb).

Lumber vs Limber - What's the difference?

lumber | limber |


As nouns the difference between lumber and limber

is that lumber is wood intended as a building material while limber is a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used to pull an artillery piece into battle.

As verbs the difference between lumber and limber

is that lumber is to move clumsily while limber is to cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.

As an adjective limber is

flexible, pliant, bendable.

Lumber vs Lubber - What's the difference?

lumber | lubber |


As nouns the difference between lumber and lubber

is that lumber is (uncountable) wood intended as a building material while lubber is a clumsy or lazy person.

As a verb lumber

is to move clumsily.

Lumber vs Slumber - What's the difference?

lumber | slumber |


In intransitive terms the difference between lumber and slumber

is that lumber is to move clumsily while slumber is to be inactive or negligent.

Lumber vs Umber - What's the difference?

lumber | umber |


As nouns the difference between lumber and umber

is that lumber is (uncountable) wood intended as a building material while umber is a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.

As a verb lumber

is to move clumsily.

As an adjective umber is

of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.

Lumber vs Lumper - What's the difference?

lumber | lumper |


As nouns the difference between lumber and lumper

is that lumber is wood intended as a building material while lumper is the viviparous eelpout.

As a verb lumber

is to move clumsily.

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