As nouns the difference between instruction and understanding

is that instruction is (lb) the act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge while understanding is (uncountable) mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature.

As an adjective understanding is

showing compassion.

As a verb understanding is

.

As verbs the difference between growl and snarled

is that growl is to utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound while snarled is (snarl).

As a noun growl

is the deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound.

As a noun bark

is (three-masted vessel).

As a verb snarled is

(snarl).

In lang=en terms the difference between hit and whipped

is that hit is a peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark while whipped is controlled by a spouse or significant other to an unreasonable degree.

As verbs the difference between hit and whipped

is that hit is To strike.whipped is past tense of whip.

As a noun hit

is a blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

As a pronoun hit

is it.

As an adjective whipped is

controlled by a spouse or significant other to an unreasonable degree.

As nouns the difference between threat and toss

is that threat is an expression of intent to injure or punish another while toss is a throw, a lob, of a ball etc, with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

As verbs the difference between threat and toss

is that threat is (label) to press; urge; compel while toss is to throw with an initial upward direction.

As a noun smile

is a facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety.

As a verb smile

is (ambitransitive) to have (a smile) on one's face.

As a numeral chin is

nine.

As nouns the difference between sturgeon and whiting

is that sturgeon is any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia while whiting is a fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.

As adjectives the difference between hegemonic and cataclysmic

is that hegemonic is of or pertaining to hegemony while cataclysmic is of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.

As nouns the difference between disaster and poop

is that disaster is while poop is the stern of a ship or poop can be (often|childish) excrement or poop can be a set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process or poop can be a slothful person.

As a verb poop is

to break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck or poop can be (obsolete|intransitive) to make a short blast on a horn or poop can be to tire, exhaust often used with out .

As nouns the difference between apartment and resthouse

is that apartment is apartment while resthouse is a house where travellers can stay; a guesthouse.