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Context vs Eyed - What's the difference?

context | eyed |

As verbs the difference between context and eyed

is that context is (obsolete) to knit or bind together; to unite closely while eyed is (eye).

As adjectives the difference between context and eyed

is that context is (obsolete) knit or woven together; close; firm while eyed is having eyes.

As a noun context

is the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

context

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
  • In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The display and result must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record their biggest away win in 19 years.}}
  • (senseid) (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
  • (archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
  • (mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
  • Antonyms

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    Derived terms

    () * context-dependent * context-free * context-sensitive * in context, compare in isolation * keyword in context, KWIC * keyword out of context, KWOC * out of context * take out of context

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
  • (Feltham)
  • * R. Junius
  • The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
  • * Derham
  • The coats, without, are context and callous.
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    eyed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having eyes.
  • Having eye-like spots.
  • The back of the beetle was eyed to make it appear to be a snake to a predator.
  • (in compounds) Having the specified kind or number of eyes.
  • * 1901 November 7, Gertrude C. Davenport and Charles C. Davenport, “Heredity of Eye-color in Man”, in Science , New Series, MacMillan, Volume 26, Number 670, page 592:
  • Gray and blue-eyed' parents will tend to have either gray-'''eyed''' children only or an equal number of gray- and of blue-'''eyed''' children according as the gray-' eyed parent is homozygous or heterozygous.

    Derived terms

    * black-eyed bean * black-eyed Susan * blue-eyed boy * boss-eyed * bug-eyed * cock-eyed * cross-eyed * doe-eyed * dewy-eyed * eagle-eyed * glassy-eyed * goggle-eyed * googly-eyed * hawk-eyed * open-eyed * oxeyed * pie-eyed * pop-eyed * wall-eyed * wide-eyed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (eye)
  • Anagrams

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