What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Cruise vs Coarse - What's the difference?

cruise | coarse |

As a proper noun cruise

is .

As an adjective coarse is

composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.

cruise

English

Alternative forms

* cruize

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days' cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair.}}

    Derived terms

    * cruise control * cruise missile * cruise ship * cruiser * cruisey/cruisy * cruisewear * pleasure cruise

    Verb

    (cruis)
  • (lb) To sail about, especially for pleasure.
  • *
  • *:He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,.
  • (lb) To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
  • (lb) To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
  • To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.
  • To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months).
  • To win easily and convincingly.
  • :

    • Derived terms

    *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    coarse

    English

    (wikipedia coarse)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
  • Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy;
    • coarse manners
    coarse language

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "coarse" is often applied: language, particle, grain, graining, sand, powder, gravel, grit, salt, gold, thread, hair, cloth, grid, aggregate, texture, grass, fish, angling, fishing.

    Synonyms

    * (of inferior quality ): thick, rough, sharp, hard * (not refined ): rough, rude, uncouth, blunt, unpolished, inelegant, indelicate, vulgar, gritty, obscene, crass

    Antonyms

    * (of inferior quality ): fine

    Derived terms

    * coarsely * coarsen * coarseness

    External links

    * * *

    Anagrams

    *