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Luxury vs Elite - What's the difference?

luxury | elite |


As nouns the difference between luxury and elite

is that luxury is very wealthy and comfortable surroundings while elite is a special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.

As adjectives the difference between luxury and elite

is that luxury is very expensive while elite is of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

Spill vs Strew - What's the difference?

spill | strew |


In transitive terms the difference between spill and strew

is that spill is to drop something that was intended to be caught while strew is to spread abroad; to disseminate.

As a noun spill

is a mess of something that has been dropped.

Drive vs Strive - What's the difference?

drive | strive |


In obsolete terms the difference between drive and strive

is that drive is to distrain for rent while strive is strife; contention.

As verbs the difference between drive and strive

is that drive is to impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on while strive is to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As nouns the difference between drive and strive

is that drive is (self-motivation)Self-motivation; ability coupled with ambition while strive is an effort; a striving.

Nightmare vs Woolgather - What's the difference?

nightmare | woolgather |


As a noun nightmare

is a female demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.

As a verb woolgather is

to daydream.

Lightly vs Slight - What's the difference?

lightly | slight |


As an adverb lightly

is in a light manner.

As an adjective slight is

small, weak, or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.

As a verb slight is

to treat as slight or not worthy of attention, to make light of.

As a noun slight is

the act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.

Rough vs Even - What's the difference?

rough | even |


As nouns the difference between rough and even

is that rough is the unmowed part of a golf course while even is .

As an adjective rough

is having a texture that has much friction not smooth; uneven.

As a verb rough

is to create in an approximate form.

As an adverb rough

is in a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

Woman vs Cringe - What's the difference?

woman | cringe |


In lang=en terms the difference between woman and cringe

is that woman is to furnish with, or unite to, a woman while cringe is to shrink, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.

As nouns the difference between woman and cringe

is that woman is an adult female human while cringe is a posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

As verbs the difference between woman and cringe

is that woman is to staff with female labor while cringe is (dated|intransitive) to bow or crouch in servility.

Weakly vs Barely - What's the difference?

weakly | barely |


As adverbs the difference between weakly and barely

is that weakly is with little strength or force while barely is (degree) by a small margin.

As an adjective weakly

is frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.

Committed vs Obliged - What's the difference?

committed | obliged |


As verbs the difference between committed and obliged

is that committed is (commit) while obliged is (oblige).

As adjectives the difference between committed and obliged

is that committed is obligated by a pledge to some course of action while obliged is under an obligation to do something for someone.

Tenet vs Base - What's the difference?

tenet | base |


As a noun tenet

is an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true by someone or especially an organization.

As an acronym base is

b'''uilding'', '''''a'''ntenna-tower'', '''''s'''pan'', '''''e arth .

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