As verbs the difference between commanding and control

is that commanding is present participle of lang=en while control is to exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

As nouns the difference between commanding and control

is that commanding is the act of giving a command while control is influence or authority over.

As an adjective commanding

is tending to give commands, authoritarian.

As nouns the difference between description and appearance

is that description is a sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species while appearance is the act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

As nouns the difference between petrification and permineralization

is that petrification is the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained while permineralization is a form of fossilization in which minerals are deposited in the pores of bone and similar hard animal parts.

In lang=en terms the difference between act and actuate

is that act is to feign while actuate is to incite to action; to motivate.

As verbs the difference between act and actuate

is that act is to do something while actuate is to activate, or to put into motion; to animate.

As a noun act

is (countable) something done, a deed.

As adverbs the difference between whence and once

is that whence is from where; from which place or source while once is one and only one time.

As conjunctions the difference between whence and once

is that whence is used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been statedonce is as soon as; when; after.

As a pronoun dem

is nonstandard spelling of lang=en.

As a determiner dem

is nonstandard spelling of lang=en (in the sense of "those".

As an abbreviation Dem

is democrat.

As an initialism DEM

is (in orthophotography) Digital Elevation Model.

As a verb insist is

to hold up a claim emphatically.

As a proper noun fisher

is for a fisherman.

As a noun ferrets is

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As a verb ferrets is

(ferret).

As nouns the difference between fragments and scraps

is that fragments is while scraps is , left over pieces.

As a verb scraps is

(scrap).

As adjectives the difference between crosssectional and sectional

is that crosssectional is misspelling of cross-sectional while sectional is separating into sections.

As a noun sectional is

an item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.

As adverbs the difference between henceforth and afterward

is that henceforth is from now on; from this time on while afterward is subsequently to some other action.