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Impulsive vs Amiable - What's the difference?

impulsive | amiable |


As adjectives the difference between impulsive and amiable

is that impulsive is having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent while amiable is friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.

As a noun impulsive

is that which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.

Hawaii vs California - What's the difference?

hawaii | california |


As a proper noun hawaii

is .

As an adjective california is

californian.

As a noun california is

californian.

Handrail vs Guardrail - What's the difference?

handrail | guardrail |


As nouns the difference between handrail and guardrail

is that handrail is a rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard while guardrail is a rail placed alongside a dangerous place in order to improve safety.

Bracket vs Rack - What's the difference?

bracket | rack |


In nautical terms the difference between bracket and rack

is that bracket is a short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support while rack is to bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.

As nouns the difference between bracket and rack

is that bracket is (item attached to a wall to hold up a shelf)A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf while rack is a series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.

As verbs the difference between bracket and rack

is that bracket is to bound on both sides, to surround as enclosing with brackets while rack is to place in or hang on a rack.

Scope vs Charge - What's the difference?

scope | charge |


As a noun scope

is the breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.

As a verb scope

is to perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out .

As a proper noun charge is

a commune in the indre-et-loire department in france.

Monopoly vs Monopoles - What's the difference?

monopoly | monopoles |


As a proper noun monopoly

is a board game in which players use play money to buy and trade properties, with the objective of forcing opponents into bankruptcy.

As a noun monopoles is

.

In vs Or - What's the difference?

in | or |


As a preposition in

is in, into, within.

As a noun or is

gold.

Grim vs Exacting - What's the difference?

grim | exacting |


As a proper noun grim

is , probably derived from old english grimm' or old norse '''grimr''' or ' grimmr .

As an adjective exacting is

making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.

As a verb exacting is

.

Bob vs Ross - What's the difference?

bob | ross |


As verbs the difference between bob and ross

is that bob is to move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water while ross is to divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface.

As nouns the difference between bob and ross

is that bob is a bobbing motion while ross is the rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.

As proper nouns the difference between bob and ross

is that bob is a diminutive=Robert given name while Ross is {{surname|A=An|English and Scottish habitational}} derived from any of several places of that name, from Gaelic ros "headland".

Rick vs Ric - What's the difference?

rick | ric |


As a noun rick

is a stack, stook or pile of grain, straw, hay etc., especially as protected with thatching.

As a verb rick

is to heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.

As a proper noun Rick

is a diminutive=Richard given name, or sometimes of related names, such as {{term|Ricardo}}.

As an initialism RIC is

Royal Institute of Chemistry

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