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Capitalpunishment vs Postpone - What's the difference?

capitalpunishment | postpone |


As a verb postpone is

to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

Mandarin vs Mikan - What's the difference?

mandarin | mikan |


As nouns the difference between mandarin and mikan

is that mandarin is a high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire while mikan is an orange citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine.

As an adjective mandarin

is pertaining to or reminiscent of mandarins; deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist.

As a proper noun Mandarin

is standard Mandarin, the official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.

Alpaca vs Pac - What's the difference?

alpaca | pac |

Pac is likely misspelled.


Pac has no English definition.

As a noun alpaca

is a sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

Pelage vs Age - What's the difference?

pelage | age |


As a noun pelage

is fur, or any other form of the coat of a mammal.

As a proper noun age is

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Plage vs Age - What's the difference?

plage | age |


As a noun plage

is wound.

As a proper noun age is

.

Fleece vs Flee - What's the difference?

fleece | flee |


As verbs the difference between fleece and flee

is that fleece is to con or trick someone out of money while flee is (label) to run away; to escape.

As a noun fleece

is (uncountable) hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal.

Poluandrous vs Polyadelphous - What's the difference?

poluandrous | polyadelphous |


As an adjective polyadelphous is

(botany) having stamens combined in more than two groups.

Smugness vs Mug - What's the difference?

smugness | mug |


As nouns the difference between smugness and mug

is that smugness is (uncountable) the state or quality of being smug while mug is a large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.

As an adjective mug is

(archaic) easily fooled, gullible.

As a verb mug is

to strike in the face.

Deride vs Pride - What's the difference?

deride | pride |


As verbs the difference between deride and pride

is that deride is while pride is (reflexive) to take or experience pride in something, be proud of it.

As a noun pride is

the quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc, which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.

Dried vs Deride - What's the difference?

dried | deride |


As verbs the difference between dried and deride

is that dried is past tense of dry while deride is to harshly mock; ridicule.

As an adjective dried

is without water or moisture.

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