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Ascertain vs Inquest - What's the difference?

ascertain | inquest |


As a verb ascertain

is to find out definitely; to discover or establish.

As a noun inquest is

a formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death.

Modesty vs Humidity - What's the difference?

modesty | humidity |


As nouns the difference between modesty and humidity

is that modesty is the quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities while humidity is dampness, especially that of the air.

Familiar vs Likeness - What's the difference?

familiar | likeness |


As an adjective familiar

is familial.

As a noun likeness is

the state or quality of being like or alike; similitude; resemblance; similarity.

As a verb likeness is

(archaic|transitive) to depict.

Arbiter vs Patron - What's the difference?

arbiter | patron |


As nouns the difference between arbiter and patron

is that arbiter is a person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator while patron is owner, boss.

As a verb arbiter

is to act as arbiter.

Artworks vs Projects - What's the difference?

artworks | projects |


As nouns the difference between artworks and projects

is that artworks is while projects is .

As a verb projects is

(project).

Rise vs Winze - What's the difference?

rise | winze |


As nouns the difference between rise and winze

is that rise is the process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater while winze is a steep shaft in a mine which joins two levels.

As a verb rise

is to move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

Pick vs Steel - What's the difference?

pick | steel |


As nouns the difference between pick and steel

is that pick is a tool used for digging; a pickaxe while steel is (uncountable) an artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

As verbs the difference between pick and steel

is that pick is to grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails while steel is to edge, cover, or point with steel.

As an adjective steel is

made of steel.

As a proper noun steel is

(uk|crime|slang|obsolete) in london, closed in 1877.

Worship vs Submit - What's the difference?

worship | submit |


As a noun worship

is (british) a form of address of a mayor and other dignitaries.

As a verb submit is

to yield or give way to another.

Concent vs Concession - What's the difference?

concent | concession |


As nouns the difference between concent and concession

is that concent is (archaic) harmony while concession is the act of conceding, especially that of defeat.

As a verb concession is

to grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

Compress vs Concentration - What's the difference?

compress | concentration |


As nouns the difference between compress and concentration

is that compress is a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury while concentration is the act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.

As a verb compress

is to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

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