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Disconcert vs Mortify - What's the difference?

disconcert | mortify |


As verbs the difference between disconcert and mortify

is that disconcert is to upset the composure of while mortify is (obsolete|transitive) to kill.

Average vs Percent - What's the difference?

average | percent |


As nouns the difference between average and percent

is that average is (legal|marine) financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss while percent is a part or other object per hundred.

As adjectives the difference between average and percent

is that average is (not comparable) constituting or relating to the average while percent is expressed in percents; usually together with a number.

As a verb average

is (informal) to compute the arithmetic mean of.

Howard vs Samuel - What's the difference?

howard | samuel |


As a proper noun samuel is

.

Hellene vs Sam - What's the difference?

hellene | sam |


As a noun hellene

is .

As an adjective sam is

(etymology 1 only, spelled specifically to distinguish it from etymology 2 ).

Home vs Banner - What's the difference?

home | banner |


As nouns the difference between home and banner

is that home is (computing) a key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the internet to the top of the web page while banner is banner.

As a proper noun home

is .

Harm vs Hand - What's the difference?

harm | hand |


As nouns the difference between harm and hand

is that harm is injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune while hand is the part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

As verbs the difference between harm and hand

is that harm is to cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something while hand is to give, pass, or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.

As an initialism HAND is

have a nice day.

Memorized vs Memorizing - What's the difference?

memorized | memorizing |


As verbs the difference between memorized and memorizing

is that memorized is (memorize) while memorizing is .

Effect vs Fluence - What's the difference?

effect | fluence |


In obsolete terms the difference between effect and fluence

is that effect is manifestation; expression; sign while fluence is fluency.

As nouns the difference between effect and fluence

is that effect is the result or outcome of a cause. See usage notes below.fluence is fluency.

As a verb effect

is to make or bring about; to implement.

Instigating vs Fanning - What's the difference?

instigating | fanning |


As verbs the difference between instigating and fanning

is that instigating is while fanning is .

As a noun fanning is

a very small fragment of tea leaf.

Instigate vs Fan - What's the difference?

instigate | fan |


As a verb instigate

is to goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.

As a noun fan is

.

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