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Material vs Confect - What's the difference?

material | confect |


As nouns the difference between material and confect

is that material is material (matter which may be shaped or manipulated) while confect is (obsolete) a rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.

As a verb confect is

to make up, prepare, compound, construct, assemble, form, mix, mingle or put together by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.

Candy vs Confect - What's the difference?

candy | confect |


As a proper noun candy

is a pet form of the female given name candace or candice.

As a verb confect is

to make up, prepare, compound, construct, assemble, form, mix, mingle or put together by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.

As a noun confect is

(obsolete) a rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.

Ship vs Undock - What's the difference?

ship | undock |


In transitive terms the difference between ship and undock

is that ship is to pass (from one person to another) while undock is to remove a ship from a dock.

As a noun ship

is a water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

Dock vs Undock - What's the difference?

dock | undock |


In transitive terms the difference between dock and undock

is that dock is to cut off, bar, or destroy while undock is to remove a ship from a dock.

In transitive computing terms the difference between dock and undock

is that dock is to drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place while undock is to drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely.

As a noun dock

is any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially the common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

As a proper noun Dock

is a given name or nickname.

Drag vs Undock - What's the difference?

drag | undock |


In lang=en terms the difference between drag and undock

is that drag is to move slowly while undock is to remove a ship from a dock.

In computing|lang=en terms the difference between drag and undock

is that drag is (computing) to move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device while undock is (computing) to drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely.

As verbs the difference between drag and undock

is that drag is to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty while undock is to remove a ship from a dock.

As a noun drag

is (uncountable) resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it or drag can be (uncountable|slang) women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.

Element vs Undock - What's the difference?

element | undock |


As a noun element

is element (part of a whole).

As a verb undock is

to remove a ship from a dock.

Toolbar vs Undock - What's the difference?

toolbar | undock |


As a noun toolbar

is (graphical user interface) a row of buttons, usually marked with icons, used to activate the functions of an application or operating system.

As a verb undock is

to remove a ship from a dock.

Dock vs Dockable - What's the difference?

dock | dockable |


As a proper noun dock

is (us|rare|dated) (male) or nickname.

As an adjective dockable is

that can be docked.

Orifice vs Atresia - What's the difference?

orifice | atresia |


As nouns the difference between orifice and atresia

is that orifice is a mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc; an opening; as, while atresia is (pathology) a condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

Atretic vs Atresia - What's the difference?

atretic | atresia | Derived terms |

Atresia is a derived term of atretic.

Atresia is a related term of atretic.



As an adjective atretic

is having no opening.

As a noun atresia is

a condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

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