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Hardness vs Spirit - What's the difference?

hardness | spirit | Related terms |

Hardness is a related term of spirit.


As nouns the difference between hardness and spirit

is that hardness is the quality of being hard while spirit is spirit (alcohol).

Inch vs Stagger - What's the difference?

inch | stagger | Related terms |

Inch is a related term of stagger.


As nouns the difference between inch and stagger

is that inch is a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 254 centimetres or inch can be (scotland) a small island while stagger is an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; -- often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man.

As verbs the difference between inch and stagger

is that inch is (followed by a preposition) to advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction) while stagger is sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.

Empty vs Thoughtless - What's the difference?

empty | thoughtless | Related terms |

Empty is a related term of thoughtless.


As adjectives the difference between empty and thoughtless

is that empty is devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant while thoughtless is marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless.

As a verb empty

is (ergative) to make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.

As a noun empty

is a container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty .

Established vs Unvarying - What's the difference?

established | unvarying | Related terms |

Established is a related term of unvarying.


As adjectives the difference between established and unvarying

is that established is of a religion, church etc: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area while unvarying is persistent, constant or changeless.

As a verb established

is (establish).

Warder vs Patrol - What's the difference?

warder | patrol | Related terms |

Warder is a related term of patrol.


As verbs the difference between warder and patrol

is that warder is to keep, retain while patrol is to go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

As a noun patrol is

(military) a going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.

Degraded vs Vulgar - What's the difference?

degraded | vulgar | Related terms |

Degraded is a related term of vulgar.


As adjectives the difference between degraded and vulgar

is that degraded is feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect while vulgar is vulgar.

As a verb degraded

is (degrade).

Fluent vs Voluble - What's the difference?

fluent | voluble | Related terms |

Fluent is a related term of voluble.


As adjectives the difference between fluent and voluble

is that fluent is that flows; flowing, liquid while voluble is (of a person or a manner of speaking) fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious; tonguey.

Stay vs Discontinue - What's the difference?

stay | discontinue | Related terms |

Stay is a related term of discontinue.


As verbs the difference between stay and discontinue

is that stay is (nautical) to incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays or stay can be to prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady while discontinue is to interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.

As a noun stay

is (nautical) a strong rope supporting a mast, and leading from the head of one mast down to some other, or other part of the vessel or stay can be a prop; a support.

As an adjective stay

is steep; ascending.

As an adverb stay

is steeply.

Niche vs Point - What's the difference?

niche | point | Related terms |

Niche is a related term of point.


As verbs the difference between niche and point

is that niche is while point is to extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

As a noun point is

a discrete division of something.

Case vs Contingency - What's the difference?

case | contingency | Synonyms |

Case is a synonym of contingency.


As nouns the difference between case and contingency

is that case is (label) abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines its function in a sentence, such as a grammatical case and a position while contingency is (uncountable) the quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.

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