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Assessment vs Certificate - What's the difference?

assessment | certificate |


As nouns the difference between assessment and certificate

is that assessment is the act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed while certificate is a document containing a certified statement.

As a verb certificate is

to supply with a certificate, especially following certification.

Depress vs Annoy - What's the difference?

depress | annoy |


As verbs the difference between depress and annoy

is that depress is to press down while annoy is to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

As a noun annoy is

a feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

Insert vs Slip - What's the difference?

insert | slip |


As nouns the difference between insert and slip

is that insert is a key that when pressed switches between the overtype mode and the insert mode of a computer while slip is briefs ; panties.

Sai vs Trident - What's the difference?

sai | trident |


As nouns the difference between sai and trident

is that sai is a handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts while trident is a three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.

Retain vs Good - What's the difference?

retain | good |


In obsolete terms the difference between retain and good

is that retain is to belong; to pertain while good is real; actual; serious.

As verbs the difference between retain and good

is that retain is to keep in possession or use while good is to thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.

As an adjective good is

Of people.

As an interjection good is

that is good: an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.

As an adverb good is

well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.

As a noun good is

the forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.

As a proper noun Good is

{{surname}.

Cargo vs Ferry - What's the difference?

cargo | ferry |


As nouns the difference between cargo and ferry

is that cargo is freight carried by a ship, aircraft etc while ferry is a ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

As a verb ferry is

to carry; transport; convey.

Fragments vs Shrapnel - What's the difference?

fragments | shrapnel |


As nouns the difference between fragments and shrapnel

is that fragments is while shrapnel is (historical) an anti-personnel artillery shell used in wwi which carries a large number of individual bullets close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.

Lying vs Deception - What's the difference?

lying | deception |


As nouns the difference between lying and deception

is that lying is an act of telling a lie, or falsehood while deception is disappointment.

As a verb lying

is .

Storm vs Thunder - What's the difference?

storm | thunder |


As nouns the difference between storm and thunder

is that storm is any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather while thunder is the sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge.

As verbs the difference between storm and thunder

is that storm is to move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger while thunder is to produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; often used impersonally.

Frame vs Surrounding - What's the difference?

frame | surrounding |


As nouns the difference between frame and surrounding

is that frame is frame, division of time on a multimedia timeline while surrounding is outlaying area; area in proximity to something.

As a verb surrounding is

.

As an adjective surrounding is

which surrounds something.

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