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Mournful vs Downcast - What's the difference?

mournful | downcast | Related terms |

Mournful is a related term of downcast.


As adjectives the difference between mournful and downcast

is that mournful is filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns while downcast is (of eyes) looking downwards.

As a noun downcast is

(computing) a cast from supertype to subtype.

As a verb downcast is

(obsolete) to cast or throw up; to turn upward.

Subversion vs Downfall - What's the difference?

subversion | downfall | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between subversion and downfall

is that subversion is the act of subverting or the condition of being subverted while downfall is a precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.

As a verb downfall is

to fall down; deteriorate; decline.

Evil vs Menacing - What's the difference?

evil | menacing | Related terms |

Evil is a related term of menacing.


As adjectives the difference between evil and menacing

is that evil is intending to harm; malevolent while menacing is suggesting imminent harm.

As nouns the difference between evil and menacing

is that evil is moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good while menacing is the act of making menaces or threats.

As a verb menacing is

.

Screen vs Overspread - What's the difference?

screen | overspread | Related terms |

Screen is a related term of overspread.


As verbs the difference between screen and overspread

is that screen is to filter by passing through a screen while overspread is to spread over or across (something); to permeate, overrun.

As a noun screen

is a physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.

Foul vs Sully - What's the difference?

foul | sully | Related terms |

Foul is a related term of sully.


As a noun foul

is foul (a breach of the rules of a game).

As a verb sully is

to soil or stain; to dirty.

Raw vs Unskillful - What's the difference?

raw | unskillful | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between raw and unskillful

is that raw is of food: not cooked while unskillful is not skillful.

As an adverb raw

is without a condom.

As a noun raw

is an unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.

As an abbreviation RAW

is the rules as written: the actual rules appearing in the rulebook, as opposed to house rules, or as opposed to the rules that might have been intended (in the event of a mistake in the rulebook).

Purlieus vs Confines - What's the difference?

purlieus | confines | Related terms |

Purlieus is a related term of confines.


As a noun purlieus

is .

As a verb confines is

.

Fissure vs Cell - What's the difference?

fissure | cell | Related terms |

Fissure is a related term of cell.


As verbs the difference between fissure and cell

is that fissure is while cell is to place or enclose in a cell.

As a noun cell is

a single-room dwelling for a hermit or cell can be (us|informal) a cellular phone.

Flightiness vs Play - What's the difference?

flightiness | play | Related terms |

Flightiness is a related term of play.


As nouns the difference between flightiness and play

is that flightiness is the quality of being flighty while play is activity for amusement only, especially among the young.

As a verb play is

(lb) to act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

Residuum vs Relics - What's the difference?

residuum | relics | Related terms |

Residuum is a related term of relics.


As nouns the difference between residuum and relics

is that residuum is the residue, remainder or rest of something while relics is .

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