Prodigy vs Whiz - What's the difference?
prodigy | whiz |
* 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 87:
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
A wonderful example of something.
An extremely talented person, especially a child.
To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
To throw or spin rapidly.
(vulgar, slang) To urinate.
A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
An act of urination; a wiz.
(UK, slang, uncountable) amphetamine.
As nouns the difference between prodigy and whiz
is that prodigy is an extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent while whiz is a whirring or hissing sound (as above).As a verb whiz is
to make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.prodigy
English
Noun
(prodigies)- John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.
Synonyms
* (extremely talented person) wunderkind, girl wonder, girl-genius, boy-genius, boy wonder, child prodigy.See also
* precocious * prodigal * child prodigy * prodigy houseExternal links
* * *whiz
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Alternative forms
* whizzVerb
- We whizzed in the bushes.
Noun
(whizzes)- I have to take a whiz .
