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Boil vs Seeth - What's the difference?

boil | seeth |


As verbs the difference between boil and seeth

is that boil is to heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas while seeth is (archaic) (see).

As a noun boil

is a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection or boil can be the point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.

Raced vs Accelerate - What's the difference?

raced | accelerate |


As verbs the difference between raced and accelerate

is that raced is past tense of race while accelerate is to cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

As an adjective accelerate is

accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

Fallen vs Declined - What's the difference?

fallen | declined |


As a noun fallen

is .

As a verb declined is

(decline).

Executive vs Trustee - What's the difference?

executive | trustee |


As an adjective executive

is .

As a noun trustee is

a person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

As a verb trustee is

to commit (property) to the care of a ; as, to trustee an estate.

Pau vs Afford - What's the difference?

pau | afford |


As a proper noun pau

is cognate to english paul.

As a verb afford is

to incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc; to be able or rich enough.

Suspend vs Close - What's the difference?

suspend | close |


In obsolete terms the difference between suspend and close

is that suspend is to make to depend while close is out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.

As verbs the difference between suspend and close

is that suspend is to halt something temporarily while close is to remove a gap.

As a noun close is

an end or conclusion.

As an adjective close is

closed, shut.

Officer vs Trustee - What's the difference?

officer | trustee |


As nouns the difference between officer and trustee

is that officer is (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations while trustee is a person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

As verbs the difference between officer and trustee

is that officer is to supply with officers while trustee is to commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate.

Trustee vs Officers - What's the difference?

trustee | officers |


As nouns the difference between trustee and officers

is that trustee is a person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process while officers is .

As a verb trustee

is to commit (property) to the care of a ; as, to trustee an estate.

Leat vs Brook - What's the difference?

leat | brook |


As a noun leat

is an artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace.

As a proper noun brook is

for someone living by a brook .

Wine vs Plane - What's the difference?

wine | plane |


In countable terms the difference between wine and plane

is that wine is a serving of wine while plane is (deciduous tree) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

In transitive terms the difference between wine and plane

is that wine is to entertain with wine while plane is to smooth (wood) with a plane.

As an adjective plane is

of a surface: flat or level.

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