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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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