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Lib vs Plus - What's the difference?

lib | plus |

As nouns the difference between lib and plus

is that lib is a potion; magic potion; charm while plus is a positive quantity.

As verbs the difference between lib and plus

is that lib is to geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals) while plus is to add; to subject to addition.

As an abbreviation lib

is liberal.

As a conjunction plus is

sum of the previous one and the following one.

As an adjective plus is

being positive rather than negative or zero.

lib

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation for various words beginning in lib- .

Abbreviation

(Abbreviation) (head)
  • liberal
  • liberation
  • women's lib
  • library
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) libbe, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A potion; magic potion; charm.
  • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) libben, related to (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (libb)
  • To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).
  • Anagrams

    * bil ----

    plus

    English

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • sum of the previous one and the following one.
  • Two plus two equals four.
    A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
  • (colloquial) with; having in addition
  • I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred Euros' spending money!
  • and also; in addition
  • Let's go home now, it's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.

    Synonyms

    * and

    Antonyms

    * minus

    Derived terms

    * plus sign

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A positive quantity.
  • An asset or useful addition.
  • He is a real plus to the team.
  • (arithmetic) A plus sign: .
  • Synonyms

    * (useful addition) asset * plus sign

    Antonyms

    * (useful addition) liability, minus * minus, minus sign

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Being positive rather than negative or zero.
  • -2 * -2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")
  • Positive, or involving advantage.
  • He is a plus factor.
  • (physics) Electrically positive.
  • A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.

    Derived terms

    * ** on the plus side

    Synonyms

    * (being positive rather than negative or zero) positive * advantageous, good, positive

    Antonyms

    * (being positive rather than negative or zero) minus, negative * bad, disadvantageous, minus, negative

    Verb

  • (informal) To add; to subject to addition.
  • See also

    * add * addition * times ----