Complains vs Compliant - What's the difference?
complains | compliant |
(complain)
To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
* Milton
To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
* Shakespeare
To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
As a verb complains
is (complain).As an adjective compliant is
willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.complains
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *complain
English
Verb
(en verb)- Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
- O loss of sight, of thee I most complain !
- They've complained about me to the police again.
- Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
- the complaining bed-springs
Synonyms
* grumble * grouse * grump * bitch * beef * gripe * whine * kvetch * moan * whinge * See alsoExternal links
* *Anagrams
* English reporting verbscompliant
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The suspect was compliant when arrested.
- The browser is standards compliant .
- The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.