As proper nouns the difference between ray and jason

is that ray is from a (etyl) nickname meaning a king or a roe while jason is (greek mythology) the leader of the argonauts, who retrieved the golden fleece from king aeetes of colchis, for his uncle pelias.

As nouns the difference between taint and pollution

is that taint is a contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food while pollution is the act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances.

As a verb taint

is to contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.

As an adjective smug

is irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.

As a verb smug

is (obsolete|transitive) to make smug, or spruce.

As a noun obstacles is

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As nouns the difference between snug and obstacles

is that snug is (british) a small, comfortable back room in a pub while obstacles is .

As an adjective snug

is comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory.

As a verb snug

is to make secure or snug.

As nouns the difference between compression and press

is that compression is an increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction while press is (lb) a device used to apply pressure to an item.

As a verb press is

(ambitransitive) to exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weight.

As nouns the difference between thaw and theocracy

is that thaw is the melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost while theocracy is government under the control of a state-sponsored religion

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As a verb thaw

is to melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; — said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws specifically by gradual warming.

As nouns the difference between bud and seedling

is that bud is a newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded while seedling is a young plant grown from seed.

As a verb bud

is to form buds.

As a proper noun Bud

is a male nickname.

As an adjective seedling is

which is a seedling (see below.

As proper nouns the difference between ally and way

is that ally is a diminutive of the female given names alison, alice and alexandra while way is christianity or way can be .

As nouns the difference between stub and template

is that stub is something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump while template is a physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.

As verbs the difference between stub and template

is that stub is to remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground while template is to set up or mark off using a template.

As nouns the difference between lead and headling

is that lead is (uncountable) a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity it is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal atomic number 82, symbol pb (from latin plumbum ) or lead can be (uncountable) the act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another while headling is (obsolete) an equal; a fellow; mate.

As a verb lead

is to cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle or lead can be to or lead can be .

As an adjective lead

is (not comparable) foremost.

As an adverb headling is

headlong; precipitately.