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Prolific vs Yielding - What's the difference?

prolific | yielding | Synonyms |

Prolific is a synonym of yielding.


As adjectives the difference between prolific and yielding

is that prolific is prolific while yielding is docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

As a verb yielding is

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As a noun yielding is

a concession.

Emigrant vs Wayfarer - What's the difference?

emigrant | wayfarer | Synonyms |

Emigrant is a synonym of wayfarer.


As nouns the difference between emigrant and wayfarer

is that emigrant is emigrant while wayfarer is a traveller, especially one on foot.

Employ vs Billet - What's the difference?

employ | billet | Related terms |

Employ is a related term of billet.


As nouns the difference between employ and billet

is that employ is the state of being an employee; employment while billet is ticket.

As a verb employ

is to hire (somebody for work or a job).

Spell vs Spree - What's the difference?

spell | spree | Related terms |

Spell is a related term of spree.


As a noun spell

is (obsolete) speech, discourse or spell can be (dialectal) a splinter, usually of wood; a spelk or spell can be a shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.

As a verb spell

is (obsolete) to speak, to declaim or spell can be (obsolete) to read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort or spell can be to work in place of (someone).

As a proper noun spree is

a particular river that flows through lusatia (eastern germany) and into berlin, where it flows into the havel.

Intuitive vs Essential - What's the difference?

intuitive | essential | Related terms |

Intuitive is a related term of essential.


As adjectives the difference between intuitive and essential

is that intuitive is spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought while essential is necessary.

As nouns the difference between intuitive and essential

is that intuitive is one who has (especially parapsychological) intuition while essential is a necessary ingredient.

Intense vs Torturous - What's the difference?

intense | torturous | Related terms |

Intense is a related term of torturous.


As adjectives the difference between intense and torturous

is that intense is strained; tightly drawn while torturous is of or pertaining to torture.

Ordinary vs Traditional - What's the difference?

ordinary | traditional | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between ordinary and traditional

is that ordinary is having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases while traditional is of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.

As a noun ordinary

is a devotional manual.

Sustenance vs Mess - What's the difference?

sustenance | mess | Related terms |

Sustenance is a related term of mess.


As nouns the difference between sustenance and mess

is that sustenance is something that provides support or nourishment while mess is (obsolete) mass; church service or mess can be a disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; a disorder.

As a verb mess is

(label) to take meals with a mess or mess can be (label) to make a mess of.

Disappointment vs Calamity - What's the difference?

disappointment | calamity | Related terms |

Disappointment is a related term of calamity.


As nouns the difference between disappointment and calamity

is that disappointment is (uncountable) the emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met while calamity is an event resulting in great loss.

Baffle vs Inhibit - What's the difference?

baffle | inhibit | Related terms |

Baffle is a related term of inhibit.


As verbs the difference between baffle and inhibit

is that baffle is (obsolete) to publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight while inhibit is to hinder; to restrain.

As a noun baffle

is a device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether.

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