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Background vs Heritage - What's the difference?

background | heritage |


As nouns the difference between background and heritage

is that background is one's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously while heritage is an inheritance; property that may be inherited.

As a verb background

is to put in a position that is not prominent.

Ultimate vs Fine - What's the difference?

ultimate | fine |


As an adjective ultimate

is final; last in a series.

As a noun ultimate

is the most basic or fundamental of a set of things.

As a verb fine is

.

Memory vs Nostalgia - What's the difference?

memory | nostalgia |


As nouns the difference between memory and nostalgia

is that memory is the ability of an organism to record information about things or events with the facility of recalling them later at will while nostalgia is a longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.

Riddles vs Sayings - What's the difference?

riddles | sayings |


As nouns the difference between riddles and sayings

is that riddles is plural of lang=en while sayings is plural of saying.

As a verb riddles

is third-person singular of riddle.

Clover vs Goldenrod - What's the difference?

clover | goldenrod |


As nouns the difference between clover and goldenrod

is that clover is a plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers while goldenrod is any tall-stemmed plant principally from genus Solidago (also genus: Oligoneuron), usually with clusters of small yellow flowers.

As a proper noun Clover

is {{surname|lang=en}.

As an adjective goldenrod is

of a golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.

Dug vs Digged - What's the difference?

dug | digged |


As verbs the difference between dug and digged

is that dug is past tense of dig while digged is past tense of dig.

As a noun dug

is mammary gland on domestic mammal containing more than two breasts.

Armband vs Cuff - What's the difference?

armband | cuff |


As nouns the difference between armband and cuff

is that armband is a bracelet while cuff is (obsolete) glove; mitten or cuff can be a blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.

As a verb cuff is

to furnish with cuffs or cuff can be to hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

Egg vs Cow - What's the difference?

egg | cow |


As a noun egg

is (zoology|countable) an approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.

As a verb egg

is to throw eggs at or egg can be to encourage, incite.

As an acronym cow is

(computing).

Metaphor vs Abbreviation - What's the difference?

metaphor | abbreviation |


As nouns the difference between metaphor and abbreviation

is that metaphor is (uncountable|figure of speech) the use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it isn’t, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described, but in the case of english without the words like'' or ''as , which would imply a simile while abbreviation is the result of shortening or reducing; abridgment .

Atrocious vs Savagely - What's the difference?

atrocious | savagely |


As an adjective atrocious

is frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous.

As an adverb savagely is

in a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner.

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