As nouns the difference between brake and drogue

is that brake is a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage while drogue is (whaling) a floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.

As a verb brake

is to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break).

As nouns the difference between aircraft and drogue

is that aircraft is a vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift while drogue is (whaling) a floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.

As nouns the difference between gunnery and drogue

is that gunnery is (uncountable) the science of guns and gunfire including aspects of bullet flight and impact while drogue is (whaling) a floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.

In colloquial|lgbt|lang=en terms the difference between docking and drogue

is that docking is (colloquial|lgbt) the sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins, coupling them together by their penises while drogue is (colloquial|lgbt) the sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins, coupling them together by their penises.

As nouns the difference between docking and drogue

is that docking is the process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal while drogue is (whaling) a floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.

As a verb docking

is .

As a noun sweetheart

is a person who is always very kind.

As nouns the difference between prostitute and doxy

is that prostitute is a person who performs sexual activity for payment, especially a woman while doxy is a sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress.

As a verb prostitute

is to perform sexual activity for money.

In archaic terms the difference between mistress and doxy

is that mistress is used as the title of a married woman before her name. Now used only in the abbreviated form Mrs while doxy is a sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress.

As nouns the difference between mistress and doxy

is that mistress is a woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership while doxy is a sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress.

As a noun opinion

is a belief that a person has formed about a topic or issue.

As a verb opinion

is (archaic) to have or express as an opinion.

As nouns the difference between harpoon and drogue

is that harpoon is a spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish while drogue is a floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.

As a verb harpoon

is to hunt something with a harpoon.

As prepositions the difference between around and across

is that around is defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing while across is to, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).

As adverbs the difference between around and across

is that around is generally while across is from one side to the other.

As an adjective around

is alive; existing.

As a noun across is

(crosswords) a clue whose solution runs horizontally in the grid.