As nouns the difference between substitute and makeshift

is that substitute is a replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose while makeshift is a temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else.

As a verb substitute

is to use in place of something else, with the same function.

As an adjective makeshift is

made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

As a noun barren

is bar.

As an adjective dense is

having relatively high density.

As adjectives the difference between feisty and rowdy

is that feisty is tenacious, energetic, spunky while rowdy is rough and disorderly; riotous or just boisterous.

As a noun rowdy is

a boisterous person; a brawler.

As proper nouns the difference between septuagint and apocrypha

is that septuagint is an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, undertaken by Jews resident in Alexandria for the benefit of Jews who had forgotten their Hebrew (well before the birth of Jesus) while Apocrypha is that group of works which formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews, and which is considered by some Christians to form an authentic part of Scripture, but which is rejected by other (namely by Protestants).

As a noun apocrypha is

something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority formerly also used attributively.

As nouns the difference between metabolism and metabolites

is that metabolism is the complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells while metabolites is plural of metabolite.

As a proper noun Metabolism

is a post-war Japanese architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural megastructures with those of organic biological growth.

As a noun democracy

is (uncountable) rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

As a proper noun confederation is

in canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed canada, beginning with new brunswick, nova scotia, ontario, and quebec, and later including all the others.

As a noun exfoliation

is the scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc; the state of being exfoliated.

As a verb shading is

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As nouns the difference between switching and conversion

is that switching is a beating by means of a switch (twig or twigs) while conversion is conversion.

As a verb switching

is .

As a noun horses

is .

As a verb horses

is (horse).

As a proper noun flowers is

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As nouns the difference between bourgeois and patricians

is that bourgeois is the middle class while patricians is plural of patrician.

As an adjective bourgeois

is of or relating to the middle class, especially its attitudes and conventions.