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Interfere vs Diffraction - What's the difference?

interfere | diffraction |


As a verb interfere

is to get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

As a noun diffraction is

the breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.

Devour vs Strive - What's the difference?

devour | strive |


As verbs the difference between devour and strive

is that devour is to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously while strive is to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As a noun strive is

an effort; a striving.

Pleats vs Gather - What's the difference?

pleats | gather |


As nouns the difference between pleats and gather

is that pleats is while gather is a plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.

As verbs the difference between pleats and gather

is that pleats is (pleat) while gather is to collect; normally separate things.

Frugal vs Tight - What's the difference?

frugal | tight |


As adjectives the difference between frugal and tight

is that frugal is avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste while tight is firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

As an adverb tight is

firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

As a verb tight is

to tighten.

Receives vs Acquires - What's the difference?

receives | acquires |


As verbs the difference between receives and acquires

is that receives is third-person singular of receive while acquires is third-person singular of acquire.

Recieve vs Accrue - What's the difference?

recieve | accrue |


As verbs the difference between recieve and accrue

is that recieve is while accrue is to increase, to augment; to come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent.

As a noun accrue is

(obsolete) something that accrues; advantage accruing.

Prism vs Refracts - What's the difference?

prism | refracts |


As a noun prism

is (geometry) a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.

As a verb refracts is

(refract).

Jogger vs Sweatpant - What's the difference?

jogger | sweatpant |


As nouns the difference between jogger and sweatpant

is that jogger is a person who jogs (as exercise) while sweatpant is (often|attributive) sweatpants.

Grown vs Become - What's the difference?

grown | become |


As verbs the difference between grown and become

is that grown is while become is (obsolete) to arrive, come (to a place).

As an adjective grown

is covered by growth; overgrown.

Expansion vs Dlc - What's the difference?

expansion | dlc |


As nouns the difference between expansion and dlc

is that expansion is the act or process of expanding while DLC is downloadable content.

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