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Breakup vs Dumb - What's the difference?

breakup | dumb |


As a noun breakup

is the act of breaking up; disintegration or division.

As an adjective dumb is

unable to speak; lacking power of speech.

As a verb dumb is

to silence.

Maybe vs Hopeful - What's the difference?

maybe | hopeful |


As adjectives the difference between maybe and hopeful

is that maybe is possible; uncertain while hopeful is feeling hope.

As nouns the difference between maybe and hopeful

is that maybe is (informal) something that is possibly true while hopeful is somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

As an adverb maybe

is .

Reason vs Topic - What's the difference?

reason | topic |


In obsolete terms the difference between reason and topic

is that reason is something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice while topic is an argument or reason.

As nouns the difference between reason and topic

is that reason is a cause while topic is subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

As a verb reason

is to exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts.

As an adjective topic is

topical.

Denounce vs Demur - What's the difference?

denounce | demur |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between denounce and demur

is that denounce is (obsolete) to proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of while demur is (obsolete) to cause delay to; to put off.

In lang=en terms the difference between denounce and demur

is that denounce is to announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice while demur is to scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk.

As verbs the difference between denounce and demur

is that denounce is (obsolete) to make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare while demur is (obsolete) to linger; to stay; to tarry.

As a noun demur is

stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

Engraving vs Grave - What's the difference?

engraving | grave |


As nouns the difference between engraving and grave

is that engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it while grave is cave, den, lair.

As a verb engraving

is .

Fiancee vs Broom - What's the difference?

fiancee | broom |


As a noun fiancee

is .

As a proper noun broom is

.

Reflect vs Eject - What's the difference?

reflect | eject |


In lang=en terms the difference between reflect and eject

is that reflect is to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc while eject is to come out of a machine.

As verbs the difference between reflect and eject

is that reflect is to bend back (light, etc) from a surface while eject is to compel (a person or persons) to leave.

As a noun eject is

a button on a machine that causes something to be ejected from the machine or eject can be (psychology) (by analogy with subject and object ) an inferred object of someone else's consciousness.

Deflect vs Eject - What's the difference?

deflect | eject |


In transitive terms the difference between deflect and eject

is that deflect is to make (something) deviate from its original path while eject is to cause (something) to come out of a machine.

In intransitive terms the difference between deflect and eject

is that deflect is to deviate from its original path while eject is to come out of a machine.

As a noun eject is

a button on a machine that causes something to be ejected from the machine.

Responsibility vs Purp - What's the difference?

responsibility | purp |


As nouns the difference between responsibility and purp

is that responsibility is the state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable while purp is (us|slang) a variety of marijuana with purple hairs.

Responsibility vs Pur - What's the difference?

responsibility | pur |


As a noun responsibility

is the state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

As an adjective pur is

pure.

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