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Distinguish vs Emerge - What's the difference?

distinguish | emerge |


As verbs the difference between distinguish and emerge

is that distinguish is to see someone or something as different from others while emerge is .

Concrete vs Dense - What's the difference?

concrete | dense |


As adjectives the difference between concrete and dense

is that concrete is while dense is having relatively high density.

Fire vs Computer - What's the difference?

fire | computer |


As nouns the difference between fire and computer

is that fire is the sector of the economy including finance, insurance and real estate businesses while computer is calculator, computer.

Red vs Water - What's the difference?

red | water |


As nouns the difference between red and water

is that red is (reverse electrodialysis) while water is (uncountable) a chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula h₂o, required by all forms of life on earth.

As a verb water is

to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

Worker vs Service - What's the difference?

worker | service |


As nouns the difference between worker and service

is that worker is a person who performs labor for his living, especially manual labor while service is service (eg in a restaurant) or service can be service, set.

Fungible vs Substitutive - What's the difference?

fungible | substitutive |


As adjectives the difference between fungible and substitutive

is that fungible is (finance|and|commerce) able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility; interchangeable, exchangeable, replaceable while substitutive is characteristic of, or serving as a substitute.

As a noun fungible

is (chiefly|in the plural) any fungible item.

Alarming vs Disturbing - What's the difference?

alarming | disturbing |


As verbs the difference between alarming and disturbing

is that alarming is while disturbing is .

As adjectives the difference between alarming and disturbing

is that alarming is causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening while disturbing is causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.

Patronise vs Purchase - What's the difference?

patronise | purchase |


As verbs the difference between patronise and purchase

is that patronise is to make a patron while purchase is to pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.

As a noun purchase is

(obsolete) the act or process of seeking and obtaining something (eg property, etc).

Shivers vs Fever - What's the difference?

shivers | fever |


As nouns the difference between shivers and fever

is that shivers is plural of lang=en while fever is a higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

As a verb fever is

to put into a fever; to affect with fever.

Constrain vs Constringe - What's the difference?

constrain | constringe |


As verbs the difference between constrain and constringe

is that constrain is to force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige while constringe is to constrict, to tighten.

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