As a noun philosopher

is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy.

As an adjective idealist is

.

As nouns the difference between truck and lobby

is that truck is a small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun-carriage or truck can be (obsolete|often used in plural sense) small, humble items; things, often for sale or barter while lobby is lobby (class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists).

As a verb truck

is to fail; run out; run short; be unavailable; diminish; abate or truck can be to drive a truck or truck can be to tread (down); stamp on; trample (down) or truck can be to trade, exchange; barter.

As an adjective truck

is pertaining to a garden patch or truck garden.

As nouns the difference between city and towns

is that city is a large settlement, bigger than a town while towns is plural of lang=en.

As a proper noun City

is a popular shortened form of the City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established.

As a proper noun want

is a personification of want.

As a noun utility is

the state or condition of being useful; usefulness.

As nouns the difference between neurologist and neurosurgeon

is that neurologist is a doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology while neurosurgeon is a surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

As nouns the difference between warfare and wars

is that warfare is the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy while wars is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between warfare and wars

is that warfare is to lead a military life; to carry on continual wars while wars is third-person singular of war.

As nouns the difference between imposter and countenance

is that imposter is someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity or other devious disguise while countenance is appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

As a verb countenance is

to tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

As verbs the difference between roaring and flourishing

is that roaring is present participle of lang=en while flourishing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between roaring and flourishing

is that roaring is a loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar while flourishing is the action of the verb {{term|flourish}}; flowering.

As an adjective roaring

is very; intensively; extremely.

As nouns the difference between contracture and shortening

is that contracture is an abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle; a deformity so caused while shortening is solid fat, such as butter, lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil, used to make shortcrust pastry.

As a verb shortening is

present participle of lang=en.

In lang=en terms the difference between abstraction and absent

is that abstraction is an abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects while absent is in the absence of; without.

As nouns the difference between abstraction and absent

is that abstraction is the act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away while absent is absentee; a person who is away on occasion.

As an adjective absent is

being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.

As a preposition absent is

in the absence of; without.

As a verb absent is

keep away; stay away; go away.