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Heavy vs Sturdy - What's the difference?

heavy | sturdy | Synonyms |


In obsolete terms the difference between heavy and sturdy

is that heavy is with child; pregnant while sturdy is foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn.

As adjectives the difference between heavy and sturdy

is that heavy is having great weight while sturdy is of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.

As nouns the difference between heavy and sturdy

is that heavy is a villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts while sturdy is a disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

As an adverb heavy

is heavily.

As a verb heavy

is to make heavier.

Set vs Uphold - What's the difference?

set | uphold | Related terms |

Set is a related term of uphold.


As a numeral set

is seven.

As a verb uphold is

to hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

Customary vs Stale - What's the difference?

customary | stale | Related terms |

Customary is a related term of stale.


As a noun customary

is a book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.

As an adjective customary

is agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.

As an adverb stale is

always, all the time.

Baste vs Thump - What's the difference?

baste | thump | Related terms |

Baste is a related term of thump.


As nouns the difference between baste and thump

is that baste is while thump is a blow that produces a muffled sound.

As a verb thump is

to hit (someone or something) as if to make a.

Strength vs Healthiness - What's the difference?

strength | healthiness | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between strength and healthiness

is that strength is the quality or degree of being strong while healthiness is the state or quality of being healthy.

As a verb strength

is to give strength to; to strengthen.

Fancy vs Savor - What's the difference?

fancy | savor | Related terms |

Fancy is a related term of savor.


As nouns the difference between fancy and savor

is that fancy is the imagination while savor is taste, flavor.

As an adjective fancy

is decorative.

As a verb fancy

is (formal) to appreciate without jealousy or greed.

Remark vs Swear - What's the difference?

remark | swear | Related terms |

Remark is a related term of swear.


As nouns the difference between remark and swear

is that remark is act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation or remark can be a mark that replaces another mark while swear is a swearword.

As verbs the difference between remark and swear

is that remark is to make a remark or remarks; to comment or remark can be to mark again (a piece of work) while swear is to take an oath or swear can be to be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.

As an adjective swear is

heavy.

Plod vs Waddle - What's the difference?

plod | waddle | Related terms |

Plod is a related term of waddle.


In lang=en terms the difference between plod and waddle

is that plod is to trudge over or through while waddle is to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.

As nouns the difference between plod and waddle

is that plod is a slow or labored walk or other motion or activity or plod can be (obsolete) a puddle or plod can be the police, police officers while waddle is a swaying gait.

As verbs the difference between plod and waddle

is that plod is to walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over) while waddle is to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.

Snobbish vs Domineering - What's the difference?

snobbish | domineering | Related terms |

Snobbish is a related term of domineering.


As adjectives the difference between snobbish and domineering

is that snobbish is having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors while domineering is overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.

As a verb domineering is

.

As a noun domineering is

the act of one who domineers.

Shadowy vs Difficult - What's the difference?

shadowy | difficult | Related terms |

Shadowy is a related term of difficult.


As adjectives the difference between shadowy and difficult

is that shadowy is in shadow; darkened by shadows while difficult is hard, not easy, requiring much effort.

As a verb difficult is

(obsolete|transitive) to make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

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