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Number vs Order - What's the difference?

number | order | Related terms |

Number is a related term of order.


As nouns the difference between number and order

is that number is (countable) an abstract entity used to describe quantity while order is , command.

As a verb number

is to label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).

As an adjective number

is (numb).

Wisdom vs Magnificence - What's the difference?

wisdom | magnificence | Related terms |

Wisdom is a related term of magnificence.


As a proper noun wisdom

is (biblical) the wisdom of solomon, a book of the old testament and the hebrew tanakh.

As a noun magnificence is

grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor.

Reconstruction vs Emendation - What's the difference?

reconstruction | emendation | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between reconstruction and emendation

is that reconstruction is a thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state while emendation is the act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.

As a proper noun Reconstruction

is a period of the history of the United States from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation tried to resolve the status of the ex-Confederate states, the ex-Confederate leaders, and the Freedmen (ex-slaves) after the American Civil War.

Stiff vs Cramped - What's the difference?

stiff | cramped | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between stiff and cramped

is that stiff is of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible while cramped is uncomfortably restricted in size, or financially.

As verbs the difference between stiff and cramped

is that stiff is to fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily while cramped is past tense of cramp.

As a noun stiff

is an average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.

Unending vs Fast - What's the difference?

unending | fast | Related terms |

Unending is a related term of fast.


As an adjective unending

is not ending; having no end.

As a verb fast is

.

Leaning vs Aptitude - What's the difference?

leaning | aptitude | Related terms |

Leaning is a related term of aptitude.


As nouns the difference between leaning and aptitude

is that leaning is a tendency while aptitude is natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

As a verb leaning

is .

Befoul vs Ensnare - What's the difference?

befoul | ensnare | Related terms |

Befoul is a related term of ensnare.


As verbs the difference between befoul and ensnare

is that befoul is to make foul; to soil while ensnare is to entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.

Droplet vs Driblet - What's the difference?

droplet | driblet | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between droplet and driblet

is that droplet is a very small drop while driblet is a small portion or part.

Reproduction vs Double - What's the difference?

reproduction | double | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between reproduction and double

is that reproduction is the act of reproducing new individuals biologically while double is twice the number, amount, size, etc.

As an adjective double is

made up of two matching or complementary elements.

As an adverb double is

twice over; twofold.

As a verb double is

to multiply by two.

Aloof vs Confined - What's the difference?

aloof | confined | Related terms |

Aloof is a related term of confined.


As adjectives the difference between aloof and confined

is that aloof is reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish while confined is not free to move.

As an adverb aloof

is at or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

As a preposition aloof

is (obsolete) away from; clear of.

As a verb confined is

(confine).

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