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Precede vs Preclude - What's the difference?

precede | preclude |


In transitive terms the difference between precede and preclude

is that precede is to have higher rank than (someone or something else) while preclude is remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.

As a noun precede

is brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay.

Dad vs Son - What's the difference?

dad | son |


As nouns the difference between dad and son

is that dad is a father, a male parent while son is a male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.

As proper nouns the difference between dad and son

is that dad is one's father while Son is jesus Christ, whom Christians believe to be the son of God.

As an initialism DAD

is a designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in digital but mixed in analog before being mastered to a digital medium; compare AAD, ADD, DDD.

As an acronym SON is

supraOptic Nucleus.

As an abbreviation SON is

sonora, a state of Mexico.

Cash vs Capture - What's the difference?

cash | capture |


As a proper noun cash

is .

As a verb capture is

.

Lurch vs Shake - What's the difference?

lurch | shake |


As nouns the difference between lurch and shake

is that lurch is amphibian while shake is the act of shaking something.

As a verb shake is

(ergative) to cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

Tentative vs Possible - What's the difference?

tentative | possible |


As nouns the difference between tentative and possible

is that tentative is a trial; an experiment while possible is a possible one.

As adjectives the difference between tentative and possible

is that tentative is of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental while possible is able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.

Sage vs Nerd - What's the difference?

sage | nerd |


As a verb sage

is first-person singular indicative present form of .

As a noun nerd is

nerd (a person, often very studious, with poor social skills).

Bomber vs Destroyer - What's the difference?

bomber | destroyer |


As nouns the difference between bomber and destroyer

is that bomber is a military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs while destroyer is that which destroys something.

As an adjective bomber

is completely solid and secure, usually referring to some form of protective gear (n.b. the forms "more bomber" or "most bomber" are unusual).

Slumpy vs Grumpy - What's the difference?

slumpy | grumpy |


As adjectives the difference between slumpy and grumpy

is that slumpy is characteristic of an economic slump while grumpy is unhappy, dissatisfied and/or irritable.

Lacking vs Poor - What's the difference?

lacking | poor |


As nouns the difference between lacking and poor

is that lacking is the absence of something; a lack while poor is with "the" Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

As a verb lacking

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective poor is

with little or no possessions or money.

Parasitism vs Saprophytes - What's the difference?

parasitism | saprophytes |


As nouns the difference between parasitism and saprophytes

is that parasitism is (ecology) interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed while saprophytes is .

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