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Interrupt vs Interrupting - What's the difference?

interrupt | interrupting |


As verbs the difference between interrupt and interrupting

is that interrupt is to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly while interrupting is .

As a noun interrupt

is (computing) an event that causes a computer to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

Disadvantage vs Help - What's the difference?

disadvantage | help |


In lang=en terms the difference between disadvantage and help

is that disadvantage is to place at a disadvantage while help is to avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself) usually used in nonassertive contexts with can .

As nouns the difference between disadvantage and help

is that disadvantage is a weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con while help is (uncountable) action given to provide assistance; aid.

As verbs the difference between disadvantage and help

is that disadvantage is to place at a disadvantage while help is to provide assistance to (someone or something).

Furniture vs Fixture - What's the difference?

furniture | fixture |


As nouns the difference between furniture and fixture

is that furniture is large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively while fixture is something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it.

As a verb fixture is

to furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

Furnish vs Fixture - What's the difference?

furnish | fixture |


As nouns the difference between furnish and fixture

is that furnish is material used to create an engineered product while fixture is (legal) something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it.

As verbs the difference between furnish and fixture

is that furnish is (lb) to provide a place with furniture, or other equipment while fixture is to furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

Brute vs Rough - What's the difference?

brute | rough |


As adjectives the difference between brute and rough

is that brute is without reason or intelligence (of animals) while rough is having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.

As nouns the difference between brute and rough

is that brute is an animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast while rough is the unmowed part of a golf course.

As verbs the difference between brute and rough

is that brute is obsolete spelling of lang=en while rough is to create in an approximate form.

As an adverb rough is

in a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

Peptide vs Polymer - What's the difference?

peptide | polymer |


As nouns the difference between peptide and polymer

is that peptide is while polymer is polymer.

Crutches vs Canes - What's the difference?

crutches | canes |


As nouns the difference between crutches and canes

is that crutches is while canes is .

Secret vs Knowledge - What's the difference?

secret | knowledge |


In obsolete terms the difference between secret and knowledge

is that secret is separate; distinct while knowledge is to confess as true; to acknowledge.

As nouns the difference between secret and knowledge

is that secret is knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden while knowledge is acknowledgement.

As verbs the difference between secret and knowledge

is that secret is to make or keep secret while knowledge is to confess as true; to acknowledge.

As an adjective secret

is being or kept hidden.

As a proper noun Knowledge is

a course of study which must be completed by prospective London taxi drivers; consists of 320 routes through central London and many significant places.

Model vs Produce - What's the difference?

model | produce |


In transitive terms the difference between model and produce

is that model is to create from a substance such as clay while produce is to make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.

As an adjective model

is worthy of being a model; exemplary.

Define vs Name - What's the difference?

define | name |


As a verb define

is to determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.

As a noun define

is (computing|programming) a kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.

As a pronoun name is

what?.

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