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Law vs Lanes - What's the difference?

law | lanes |


As nouns the difference between law and lanes

is that law is the body of rules and standards issued by a government, or to be applied by courts and similar authorities while lanes is plural of lang=en.

As an interjection law

is an exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.

As a proper noun Law

is {{surname|patronymic|from=given names}.

Lineage vs Hereditary - What's the difference?

lineage | hereditary |


As nouns the difference between lineage and hereditary

is that lineage is descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage while hereditary is a hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the house of lords.

As an adjective hereditary is

which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate.

Rise vs Cliff - What's the difference?

rise | cliff |


As a verb rise

is (label) to move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

As a noun rise

is the process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.

As a proper noun cliff is

a diminutive of the male given name clifford .

Men vs Octopuses - What's the difference?

men | octopuses |


As nouns the difference between men and octopuses

is that men is irregular plural of man while octopuses is plural of octopus.

As an acronym MEN

is acronym of multiple endocrine neoplasia.

As a proper noun Men

is a god once worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia, and associated with lunar symbolism.

Discriminatory vs Preferential - What's the difference?

discriminatory | preferential |


As adjectives the difference between discriminatory and preferential

is that discriminatory is of or pertaining to discrimination (in all senses) while preferential is of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.

Interim vs Diff - What's the difference?

interim | diff |


As nouns the difference between interim and diff

is that interim is a transitional or temporary period between other events while diff is abbreviation of lang=en.

As an adjective interim

is transitional.

As a verb diff is

to run a diff program on (files or items) so as to produce a description of the differences between them, as for a patch file.

As a proper noun diff is

a program, historically part of the Unix operating system, which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.

Differentiate vs Disguise - What's the difference?

differentiate | disguise |


In transitive terms the difference between differentiate and disguise

is that differentiate is to show, or be the distinction between two things while disguise is to avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.

As a noun disguise is

attire (e.g. clothing, makeup) used to hide one's identity or assume another.

Designation vs Management - What's the difference?

designation | management |


As nouns the difference between designation and management

is that designation is the act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication while management is administration; the process or practice of managing.

Incriminate vs Blame - What's the difference?

incriminate | blame |


As verbs the difference between incriminate and blame

is that incriminate is to accuse or bring criminal charges against while blame is to censure (someone or something); to criticize.

As a noun blame is

censure.

Envision vs Initiate - What's the difference?

envision | initiate |


In lang=en terms the difference between envision and initiate

is that envision is to conceive or see something within one's mind to imagine while initiate is to do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

As verbs the difference between envision and initiate

is that envision is to conceive or see something within one's mind to imagine while initiate is to begin; to start.

As an adjective initiate is

(obsolete) unpractised; untried; new.

As a noun initiate is

a new member of an organization.

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