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Defining vs Setting - What's the difference?

defining | setting |


As verbs the difference between defining and setting

is that defining is while setting is .

As a noun setting is

the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

As an adjective setting is

that disappears below the horizon.

Egret vs Egrets - What's the difference?

egret | egrets |


As nouns the difference between egret and egrets

is that egret is any of various wading birds of the genera egretta'' or ''ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season while egrets is .

Intension vs Pretension - What's the difference?

intension | pretension |


As nouns the difference between intension and pretension

is that intension is intensity or the act of becoming intense while pretension is claim.

Chocolate vs Dolphin - What's the difference?

chocolate | dolphin |


As a verb chocolate

is .

As an adjective chocolate

is chocolate (attributive).

As a noun dolphin is

a carnivorous aquatic mammal inhabiting mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans or dolphin can be (nautical) a man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.

Ballsy vs Brave - What's the difference?

ballsy | brave |


As adjectives the difference between ballsy and brave

is that ballsy is tough and courageous; having balls while brave is strong in the face of fear; courageous.

As a noun brave is

a Native American warrior.

As a verb brave is

to encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy.

Moderate vs Unsatisfactory - What's the difference?

moderate | unsatisfactory |


As adjectives the difference between moderate and unsatisfactory

is that moderate is not excessive; acting in moderation while unsatisfactory is inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.

As a noun moderate

is one who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.

As a verb moderate

is to reduce the excessiveness of (something).

Imperiousness vs Domineering - What's the difference?

imperiousness | domineering |


As nouns the difference between imperiousness and domineering

is that imperiousness is the quality of being imperious; arrogance; haughtiness; urgency while domineering is the act of one who domineers.

As a verb domineering is

.

As an adjective domineering is

overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.

Bound vs Board - What's the difference?

bound | board |


In intransitive terms the difference between bound and board

is that bound is to leap, move by jumping while board is to obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation.

In transitive terms the difference between bound and board

is that bound is to cause to leap while board is to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.

As verbs the difference between bound and board

is that bound is past tense of bind while board is to step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

As nouns the difference between bound and board

is that bound is a boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory while board is a relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

As an adjective bound

is obliged (to).

Realisation vs Revenge - What's the difference?

realisation | revenge |


As nouns the difference between realisation and revenge

is that realisation is making; creation; realization while revenge is any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice.

As a verb revenge is

(reflexive) to take one's revenge (on'' or ''upon ) someone.

Dilapidated vs Deteriorated - What's the difference?

dilapidated | deteriorated |


As verbs the difference between dilapidated and deteriorated

is that dilapidated is while deteriorated is (deteriorate).

As an adjective dilapidated

is having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

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