archwife |
archwire |
As nouns the difference between archwife and archwire
is that
archwife is (obsolete) a big, masculine wife while
archwire is (dentistry) an orthodontic wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch.
upraisest |
uprisest |
In archaic terms the difference between upraisest and uprisest
is that
upraisest is archaic second-person singular of upraise while
uprisest is archaic second-person singular of uprise.
winnow |
winrow |
As nouns the difference between winnow and winrow
is that
winnow is that which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain while
winrow is alternative form of windrow.
As a verb winnow
is to subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
bawd |
baud |
As nouns the difference between bawd and baud
is that
bawd is a person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame while
baud is a rate defined as the number of signalling events per second in a data transmission.
As an adjective bawd
is joyous; riotously gay.
As a verb bawd
is to procure women for lewd purposes.
laced |
layed |
As verbs the difference between laced and layed
is that
laced is past tense of lace while
layed is past tense of lay.
As an adjective laced
is tainted with something, especially a drug.
cam |
clam |
As nouns the difference between cam and clam
is that
cam is a turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it while
clam is a bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (species: Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (
Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (species: Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the species: Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
As verbs the difference between cam and clam
is that
cam is to go on webcam with someone while
clam is to dig for clams.
As an adverb cam
is alternative form of lang=en.
As a proper noun Cam
is a diminutive=Cameron given name.
polyanths |
polyanthus |
As nouns the difference between polyanths and polyanthus
is that
polyanths is while
polyanthus is (botany) the oxlip, , so called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel.
preauthorization |
reauthorization |
As nouns the difference between preauthorization and reauthorization
is that
preauthorization is authorization given in advance while
reauthorization is a second or subsequent authorization.
bowses |
sowses |
As a verb bowses
is third-person singular of bowse.
As a noun sowses is
plural of lang=en.
witting |
witing |
As nouns the difference between witting and witing
is that
witting is knowledge, awareness while
witing is obsolete spelling of witting.
As verbs the difference between witting and witing
is that
witting is present participle of lang=en while
witing is present participle of wite.
As an adjective witting
is aware, knowledgable.
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