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Torch vs Tinley - What's the difference?

torch | tinley |


As nouns the difference between torch and tinley

is that torch is a stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material while tinley is (obsolete) a torch, made from burning straw, supposed to represent the burning of souls.

As a verb torch

is to set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

Torch vs Candlefish - What's the difference?

torch | candlefish |


As nouns the difference between torch and candlefish

is that torch is a stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material while candlefish is an oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook indians.

As a verb torch

is to set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

Torch vs Torchman - What's the difference?

torch | torchman |


As nouns the difference between torch and torchman

is that torch is a stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material while torchman is someone who carries a torch.

As a verb torch

is to set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

Torch vs Torchlike - What's the difference?

torch | torchlike |


As a noun torch

is a stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.

As a verb torch

is to set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

As an adjective torchlike is

resembling a torch or some aspect of one.

Torch vs Torchmaking - What's the difference?

torch | torchmaking |


As nouns the difference between torch and torchmaking

is that torch is a stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material while torchmaking is (sussex) the communal work carried out by bonfire society members in september, october and early november to prepare for bonfire night, especially by making torches.

As a verb torch

is to set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

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