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Rupture vs Infraction - What's the difference?

rupture | infraction | Related terms |

Rupture is a related term of infraction.


As nouns the difference between rupture and infraction

is that rupture is a burst, split, or break while infraction is (legal) a minor offence, petty crime.

As a verb rupture

is (intransitive) to burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.

Crawl vs Tear - What's the difference?

crawl | tear | Related terms |

Crawl is a related term of tear.


In lang=en terms the difference between crawl and tear

is that crawl is to visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching while tear is to produce tears.

As verbs the difference between crawl and tear

is that crawl is to creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground while tear is to rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate or tear can be to produce tears.

As nouns the difference between crawl and tear

is that crawl is the act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops or crawl can be a pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish while tear is a hole or break caused by tearing or tear can be a drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.

Lumber vs Stagger - What's the difference?

lumber | stagger | Related terms |

Lumber is a related term of stagger.


In lang=en terms the difference between lumber and stagger

is that lumber is to load down with things, to fill, to encumber while stagger is multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856[http://wwwetymonlinecom/indexphp?term=stagger etymology] in ).

As nouns the difference between lumber and stagger

is that lumber is (uncountable) wood intended as a building material while stagger is an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; -- often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man.

As verbs the difference between lumber and stagger

is that lumber is to move clumsily while stagger is sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.

Delaying vs Procrastinating - What's the difference?

delaying | procrastinating | Related terms |

Delaying is a related term of procrastinating.


As verbs the difference between delaying and procrastinating

is that delaying is while procrastinating is .

As a noun delaying

is a delay.

Wrathful vs Infuriated - What's the difference?

wrathful | infuriated | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between wrathful and infuriated

is that wrathful is possessed of great wrath; very angry while infuriated is extremely angry.

As a verb infuriated is

past tense of infuriate.

Mercy vs Gentleness - What's the difference?

mercy | gentleness | Related terms |

Mercy is a related term of gentleness.


As a proper noun mercy

is , one of the less common puritan virtue names.

As a noun gentleness is

the state of being gentle.

Barbarous vs Rough - What's the difference?

barbarous | rough | Synonyms |

Barbarous is a synonym of rough.


As adjectives the difference between barbarous and rough

is that barbarous is not classical or pure while rough is having a texture that has much friction not smooth; uneven.

As a noun rough is

the unmowed part of a golf course.

As a verb rough is

to create in an approximate form.

As an adverb rough is

in a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

Question vs Put_a_question_to - What's the difference?

question | put_a_question_to | Related terms |

Question is a related term of put_a_question_to.

Streak vs Stir - What's the difference?

streak | stir | Related terms |


In intransitive terms the difference between streak and stir

is that streak is to have or obtain streaks while stir is to become the object of notice; to be on foot.

In transitive terms the difference between streak and stir

is that streak is to move very swiftly while stir is to incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite.

Mutter vs Vow - What's the difference?

mutter | vow | Related terms |

Mutter is a related term of vow.


As nouns the difference between mutter and vow

is that mutter is while vow is a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.

As a verb vow is

(ambitransitive) to make a vow; to promise.

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