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Scooter vs Following - What's the difference?

scooter | following |

As a proper noun scooter

is (a male nickname).

As an adjective following is

coming next, either in sequence or in time.

As a preposition following is

after, subsequent to.

As a noun following is

a group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.

scooter

English

(wikipedia scooter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kick scooter.
  • A small motor-powered bicycle of similar design, also motor scooter.
  • A mobility scooter, i.e. an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled and/or elderly people.
  • Any of the large, black ducks of the genus Melanitta ; the scoter.
  • A type of ice yacht known at least in the state of New York, equipped with runners for travelling over ice. The body has a flat bottom and is capable of floating in the water which makes it safe to use also on thin ice.

    • Derived terms

    * air scooter * diving scooter * dog scooter * gym scooter * ice scooter * kick scooter or kickscooter * knee scooter * maxiscooter * mobility scooter * mobility scooter * motorized-scooter * motor scooter or motorscooter * push scooter or pushscooter * scootering * scooterist * sea scooter * sky scooter * square scooter * water scooter

    See also

    * (l)

    Descendants

    * Malay: (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To ride on a .
  • * {{quote-news, 2005, October 24, , Love Those Boomers, Business Week citation
    • , passage=But execs at parent company Piaggio noticed something odd as they scootered back and forth to their Manhattan offices

    Derived terms

    * scootering

    Anagrams

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    following

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
  • * 1835 , Sir , Sir (James Clark Ross), Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1 , pp.284-5
    • Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
  • About to be specified.
  • (of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.

    • Usage notes

    (Senses 1, 2) When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the'', and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like ''the following two remarks'' instead of ''the two following remarks .

    Antonyms

    * abovementioned * aforementioned * aforesaid

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • After, subsequent to.
    • Following the meeting, we all had a chat.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
    • He had a loyal following .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=And White Hart Lane was stunned when Rovers scored just five minutes after the restart in front of their away following .}}
  • Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the .
    • The following is a recommendation letter from the president.
  • Vocation; business; profession.

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