Machete is a coordinate term of scimitar.

As nouns the difference between scimitar and machete

is that scimitar is a sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade while machete is a sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.

As a verb machete is

to cut or chop with a machete.

As nouns the difference between hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and methylcellulose

is that hydroxypropylmethylcellulose is while methylcellulose is (organic chemistry) a white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells in contact with water to form a gel; it has many industrial applications.

As nouns the difference between putty and plaster

is that putty is a form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass while plaster is a bandage, a band-aid.

As an adjective putty

is of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

As a verb putty

is to fix something using putty.

As nouns the difference between resolution and policy

is that resolution is a strong will, determination while policy is the art of governance; political science.

As a verb policy is

to regulate by laws; to reduce to order.

As nouns the difference between provision and settlement

is that provision is provision while settlement is the state of being settled.

As an adjective initial

is chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.

As a noun initial

is the first letter of a word or a name.

As a verb initial

is to sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.

As an interjection new is

mew, meow, miaow.

As a proper noun purple

is (rare).

As an adjective purest is

(pure).

In transitive terms the difference between drum and pulley

is that drum is to drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization while pulley is to raise or lift by means of a pulley.

As nouns the difference between drum and pulley

is that drum is a percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it while pulley is one of the simple machines; a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain will lift an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

As verbs the difference between drum and pulley

is that drum is to beat a drum while pulley is to raise or lift by means of a pulley.

As nouns the difference between distraction and traction

is that distraction is something that distracts while traction is the act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.

As a verb traction is

to apply a sustained pull to (a limb, etc).

As verbs the difference between surmounting and transcending

is that surmounting is while transcending is .