As adjectives the difference between grouchy and gruff

is that grouchy is irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain while gruff is having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.

As a verb gruff is

to speak gruffly.

As verbs the difference between renovate and refine

is that renovate is to renew; to revamp something to make it look new again while refine is to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify.

As adjectives the difference between macro and general

is that macro is very large in scope or scale while general is including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to {{term|specific}} or {{term|particular}}.

As nouns the difference between macro and general

is that macro is a comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complicated input to a computer program while general is {{cx|now|_|rare|lang=en}} A general fact or proposition; a generality.

As a verb general is

to lead (soldiers) as a general.

As adjectives the difference between monetary and economy

is that monetary is of, pertaining to, or consisting of money while economy is cheap to run; using minimal resources; representing good value for money.

As a noun economy is

effective management of the resources of a community or system.

In lang=en terms the difference between pattern and pith

is that pattern is to serve as an example for while pith is to kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.

As nouns the difference between pattern and pith

is that pattern is model, example while pith is the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.

As verbs the difference between pattern and pith

is that pattern is to apply a pattern while pith is to extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).

As nouns the difference between hype and endorsement

is that hype is promotion or propaganda; especially, exaggerated claims while endorsement is the act or quality of endorsing.

As a verb hype

is to promote heavily; to advertise or build up.

As verbs the difference between obstructing and obstructs

is that obstructing is present participle of lang= en while obstructs is third-person singular of obstruct.

As adverbs the difference between consistently and generally

is that consistently is in a consistent manner while generally is popularly or widely.

As nouns the difference between design and makeup

is that design is a plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system while makeup is an item's composition.

As a verb design

is   To assign, appoint (something {{term|to|lang=en}} someone); to designate.

As a proper noun CCCP

is uSSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

As a letter u is

: I prefer the u in Arial to the one in Times New Roman.

As a noun u is

a thing in the shape of the letter U.