As adjectives the difference between sheer and jagged

is that sheer is (textiles) very thin or transparent while jagged is unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.

As verbs the difference between sheer and jagged

is that sheer is (chiefly|nautical) to swerve from a course while jagged is (jag).

As an adverb sheer

is (archaic) clean; quite; at once.

As a noun sheer

is (nautical) the curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.

As nouns the difference between slew and absence

is that slew is (us) a large amount or slew can be the act, or process of slaying while absence is a state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away .

As a verb slew

is (nautical) to rotate or turn something about its axis or slew can be (slay).

As a verb yearn

is to long, have a strong desire (for something).

As an adjective stern is

having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.

As a noun stern is

the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.

As an adjective stern

is having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.

As a noun stern

is the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.

As a verb yearns is

third-person singular of yearn.

As nouns the difference between archipelago and peninsula

is that archipelago is a group of islands while peninsula is a piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

As nouns the difference between encyclopedia and directory

is that encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with in-depth articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field while directory is a list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.

As an adjective directory is

containing directions; instructing; directorial.

In transitive terms the difference between alight and leave

is that alight is to set light to; light while leave is to give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.

In intransitive terms the difference between alight and leave

is that alight is to come or chance (upon) while leave is to depart; to go away from a certain place or state.

As an adjective alight

is lit, on fire, switched on.

As a noun leave is

the action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.

As nouns the difference between times and timings

is that times is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals while timings is plural of lang=en.

As a preposition times

is product of the previous number and the following number.

As a verb times

is third-person singular of time.

As a proper noun Times

is a common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, especially The Times (published in the United Kingdom), but also The New York Times, The Times of India, Radio Times, etc.

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between parthenogenesis and hybridogenesis

is that parthenogenesis is (biology) while hybridogenesis is (biology) a form of reproduction resembling parthenogenesis, but hemiclonal rather than completely asexual: half the genome is passed intact to the next generation, while the other half is discarded it occurs in some animals that are hybrids between species.

As nouns the difference between parthenogenesis and hybridogenesis

is that parthenogenesis is (biology) while hybridogenesis is (biology) a form of reproduction resembling parthenogenesis, but hemiclonal rather than completely asexual: half the genome is passed intact to the next generation, while the other half is discarded it occurs in some animals that are hybrids between species.

As verbs the difference between parse and extract

is that parse is to resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically while extract is to draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.

As nouns the difference between parse and extract

is that parse is a successful act of parsing while extract is that which is extracted or drawn out.