leak |
gash |
Synonyms |
As nouns the difference between leak and gash
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
gash is a deep cut.
As verbs the difference between leak and gash
is that
leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while
gash is to make a deep, long cut, to slash.
As an adjective leak
is leaky.
disablement |
crippling |
Related terms |
Disablement is a related term of crippling.
As nouns the difference between disablement and crippling
is that
disablement is (formal) the action of disabling or the state of being disabled while
crippling is state of being crippled; lameness.
As a verb crippling is
.
As an adjective crippling is
that cripples.
pertinent |
consonant |
Related terms |
As adjectives the difference between pertinent and consonant
is that
pertinent is important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant while
consonant is characterized by harmony or agreement.
As a noun consonant is
a sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
thwart |
impair |
Related terms |
Thwart is a related term of impair.
In lang=en terms the difference between thwart and impair
is that
thwart is to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate while
impair is to weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between thwart and impair
is that
thwart is (obsolete) to move across or counter to; to cross while
impair is (obsolete) not fit or appropriate.
As verbs the difference between thwart and impair
is that
thwart is to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate while
impair is to weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
As adjectives the difference between thwart and impair
is that
thwart is situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique while
impair is (obsolete) not fit or appropriate.
As a noun thwart
is (nautical) a brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
As an adverb thwart
is obliquely; transversely; athwart.
viscous |
indivisible |
Related terms |
Viscous is a related term of indivisible.
As adjectives the difference between viscous and indivisible
is that
viscous is having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid while
indivisible is incapable of being divided; atomic.
As a noun indivisible is
that which cannot be divided or split.
pummel |
flog |
Related terms |
As verbs the difference between pummel and flog
is that
pummel is to hit or strike heavily and repeatedly while
flog is to whip or scourge someone or something as punishment.
liquefy |
precipitate |
Related terms |
As verbs the difference between liquefy and precipitate
is that
liquefy is to make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid while
precipitate is to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten.
As a noun precipitate is
a product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
As an adjective precipitate is
headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
allowance |
percentage |
Related terms |
Allowance is a related term of percentage.
As nouns the difference between allowance and percentage
is that
allowance is the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance while
percentage is the amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
As a verb allowance
is to put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
clemency |
mildness |
Synonyms |
Clemency is a synonym of mildness.
As nouns the difference between clemency and mildness
is that
clemency is the gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing while
mildness is the quality of being mild; gentleness.
band |
girdle |
Synonyms |
Band is a synonym of girdle.
As nouns the difference between band and girdle
is that
band is tape while
girdle is that which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.
As a verb girdle is
to gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.
Pages