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Ferrous vs Metal - What's the difference?

ferrous | metal |


As an adjective ferrous

is of or containing iron.

As a noun metal is

heavy metal (music).

Permissive vs Meek - What's the difference?

permissive | meek |


As adjectives the difference between permissive and meek

is that permissive is giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient while meek is humble, modest, meager, or self-effacing.

As a verb meek is

(us) (of horses) to.

Hometown vs Neighborhood - What's the difference?

hometown | neighborhood |


As nouns the difference between hometown and neighborhood

is that hometown is an individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence while neighborhood is the quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.

Lilac vs Periwinkle - What's the difference?

lilac | periwinkle |


As nouns the difference between lilac and periwinkle

is that lilac is a large shrub of the genus Syringa, bearing white, pale pink, or purple flowers while periwinkle is any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.

As adjectives the difference between lilac and periwinkle

is that lilac is (colour) having a pale purple colour while periwinkle is of pale bluish purple colour.

Immortal vs Moral - What's the difference?

immortal | moral |


In obsolete terms the difference between immortal and moral

is that immortal is great; excessive; grievous while moral is a morality play.

As adjectives the difference between immortal and moral

is that immortal is not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying while moral is of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.

As nouns the difference between immortal and moral

is that immortal is one who is not susceptible to death while moral is the ethical significance or practical lesson.

Coronation vs Investiture - What's the difference?

coronation | investiture |


As nouns the difference between coronation and investiture

is that coronation is the act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty while investiture is the act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.

As a proper noun Coronation

is a town in Alberta, Canada.

Swipe vs Done - What's the difference?

swipe | done |


As verbs the difference between swipe and done

is that swipe is to steal or snatch while done is .

As a noun swipe

is (countable) a quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.

Swipe vs Rabbit - What's the difference?

swipe | rabbit |


In lang=en terms the difference between swipe and rabbit

is that swipe is to grab or bat quickly while rabbit is to hunt rabbits.

As verbs the difference between swipe and rabbit

is that swipe is to steal or snatch while rabbit is to hunt rabbits or rabbit can be (british|intransitive) to talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.

As nouns the difference between swipe and rabbit

is that swipe is (countable) a quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep while rabbit is a mammal of the family leporidae , with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

Plot vs Clip - What's the difference?

plot | clip |


As nouns the difference between plot and clip

is that plot is the course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means while clip is something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another or clip can be something which has been clipped; a small portion of a larger whole, especially an excerpt of a larger work.

As verbs the difference between plot and clip

is that plot is to conceive (a crime, etc) while clip is to grip tightly or clip can be to cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.

Appears vs Appeared - What's the difference?

appears | appeared |


As verbs the difference between appears and appeared

is that appears is (appear) while appeared is (appear).

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