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fact | thrush |

As nouns the difference between fact and thrush

is that fact is action; the realm of action while thrush is any of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae, often with spotted underbellies such as the bluebird, nightingale, and American Robin have.

As an interjection fact

is used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

As an initialism FACT

is federation Against Copyright Theft.

fact

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) Action; the realm of action.
  • *
  • A wrongful or criminal deed.
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.ix:
    • She was empassiond at that piteous act, / With zelous enuy of Greekes cruell fact , / Against that nation [...].
  • (obsolete) Feat.
  • *
  • An honest observation.
  • Something actual as opposed to invented.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
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  • Something which has become real.
  • Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
  • An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of people.
  • Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.

    • Antonyms

    * (Something actual) fiction

    Derived terms

    * factual * factoid * accessory after the fact * accessory before the fact * after the fact * as a matter of fact * attorney-in-fact * contrary to fact * fact-finding * fact-finder * fact of life * fact or fiction * fact sheet * finding of fact * in fact * in point of fact * * question of fact

    Related terms

    * fashion * faction * factor * factorial * factory * factotum

    See also

    * value * opinion * belief

    External links

    * *

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

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    thrush

    English

    (wikipedia thrush) (Turdidae)

    Etymology 1

    From a combination of (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (es)
  • Any of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae, often with spotted underbellies such as the bluebird, nightingale, and American Robin have.
  • (US, colloquial) A female singer.
    • Derived terms
    * song thrush * true thrush

    Etymology 2

    Origin uncertain; perhaps compare Icelandic Þröstur .

    Noun

    (es)
  • A fungal infection caused by Candida , now especially of the vagina; candidiasis.
    • Synonyms
    * candidiasis
    Derived terms
    * oral thrush

    See also

    * candida * turdiform