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Courier vs Postman - What's the difference?

courier | postman |


As nouns the difference between courier and postman

is that courier is a person who looks after and guides tourists while postman is someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.

As a verb courier

is to deliver by courier.

As a proper noun Courier

is a monospace font that resembles the characters produced by a typewriter.

Pressurize vs Compel - What's the difference?

pressurize | compel |


As verbs the difference between pressurize and compel

is that pressurize is to put pressure on; to put under pressure while compel is (transitive|archaic|literally) to drive together, round up.

Stamina vs Sturdy - What's the difference?

stamina | sturdy |


As nouns the difference between stamina and sturdy

is that stamina is (uncountable|now considered singular) the energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc while sturdy is a disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

As an adjective sturdy is

of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.

Soup vs B - What's the difference?

soup | b |


As a verb soup

is or soup can be (uncommon) to feed: to provide with soup or a meal.

As a noun soup

is or soup can be any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute flavor and texture.

As a letter b is

the second letter of the.

As a symbol b is

a blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type a antigen in their blood they can receive blood from type b or type o, but cannot receive blood from ab or a.

Beef vs Beefs - What's the difference?

beef | beefs |


As nouns the difference between beef and beefs

is that beef is the meat from a cow, bull or other bovines while beefs is plural of lang=en.

As a verb beef

is to complain.

As an adjective beef

is being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.

Accusation vs Cause - What's the difference?

accusation | cause |


In lang=en terms the difference between accusation and cause

is that accusation is a formal charge brought against a person in a court of law while cause is a suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.

As nouns the difference between accusation and cause

is that accusation is the act of accusing while cause is the source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

As a verb cause is

to set off an event or action.

Swirl vs Wring - What's the difference?

swirl | wring |


As verbs the difference between swirl and wring

is that swirl is to twist or whirl, as an eddy while wring is to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out.

As a noun swirl

is a whirling eddy.

Arrest vs Chase - What's the difference?

arrest | chase |


In nautical terms the difference between arrest and chase

is that arrest is the judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators while chase is any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.

In transitive terms the difference between arrest and chase

is that arrest is to catch the attention of while chase is to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.

As nouns the difference between arrest and chase

is that arrest is a check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something while chase is the act of one who chases another; a pursuit.

As verbs the difference between arrest and chase

is that arrest is to stop the motion of (a person or animal) while chase is to pursue, to follow at speed.

As a proper noun Chase is

{{surname|from=nicknames}} from a Middle English nickname for a hunter.

Buff vs Enthusiasts - What's the difference?

buff | enthusiasts |


As nouns the difference between buff and enthusiasts

is that buff is undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals while enthusiasts is plural of lang=en.

As an adjective buff

is of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.

As a verb buff

is to polish and make shiny by rubbing.

As an acronym BUFF

is big Ugly Fat Fellow (or Fucker); US Airforce nickname for the B-52 bomber.

Purchasing vs Sourcing - What's the difference?

purchasing | sourcing |


As verbs the difference between purchasing and sourcing

is that purchasing is present participle of lang=en while sourcing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between purchasing and sourcing

is that purchasing is the act of making a purchase while sourcing is the supply of resources needed by a business process.

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