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Sunder vs Shatter - What's the difference?

sunder | shatter |


In transitive terms the difference between sunder and shatter

is that sunder is to break or separate or to break apart, especially with force while shatter is to dispirit or emotionally defeat.

In intransitive terms the difference between sunder and shatter

is that sunder is to part, separate while shatter is to smash, or break into tiny pieces.

As an adjective sunder

is sundry; separate; different.

Spigot vs Spinneret - What's the difference?

spigot | spinneret |


As nouns the difference between spigot and spinneret

is that spigot is a pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask while spinneret is the organ a spider uses to spin its web.

Strong vs Flexible - What's the difference?

strong | flexible |


As a proper noun strong

is .

As an adjective flexible is

capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; not stiff or brittle.

As a noun flexible is

(chiefly|engineering|and|manufacturing) something that is flexible.

Radiotelephony vs Radiotelegraph - What's the difference?

radiotelephony | radiotelegraph |


As nouns the difference between radiotelephony and radiotelegraph

is that radiotelephony is the transmission of sound (in both directions) using modulated radio waves rather than wires while radiotelegraph is wireless telegraphy.

As a verb radiotelegraph is

to communicate or transmit by wireless telegraphy.

Conspicuous vs Prestigious - What's the difference?

conspicuous | prestigious |


As adjectives the difference between conspicuous and prestigious

is that conspicuous is obvious or easy to notice while prestigious is of high prestige.

Parlour vs Cafe - What's the difference?

parlour | cafe |


As nouns the difference between parlour and cafe

is that parlour is standard spelling of from=British|parlor|lang=en while café is a coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

Incarceration vs Penitentiary - What's the difference?

incarceration | penitentiary |


As nouns the difference between incarceration and penitentiary

is that incarceration is the act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment while penitentiary is a state or federal prison for convicted felons.

As an adjective penitentiary is

of or relating to penance; penitential.

T vs Cite - What's the difference?

t | cite |

T is likely misspelled.


T has no English definition.

As a verb cite is

to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

As a noun cite is

a citation.

Supreme vs Mythic - What's the difference?

supreme | mythic |


As a proper noun supreme

is the supreme being; the almighty; god.

As an adjective mythic is

larger-than-life.

Vast vs Extent - What's the difference?

vast | extent |


In obsolete terms the difference between vast and extent

is that vast is waste; desert; desolate; lonely while extent is extended.

As adjectives the difference between vast and extent

is that vast is very large or wide (literally or figuratively) while extent is extended.

As nouns the difference between vast and extent

is that vast is a vast space while extent is a range of values or locations.

As an acronym VAST

is visual audio sensory theater.

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