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Stripper vs Nun - What's the difference?

stripper | nun |

As a noun stripper

is one who removes their clothing, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

As an adverb nun is

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stripper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who removes their clothing, especially as a form of paid entertainment.
  • A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something.
  • A tool used to strip tubing: to empty it by applying pressure to the outside of the tubing and moving that pressure along the tubing.

    • Synonyms

    * (dancer) ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler

    See also

    * (Striptease)

    Anagrams

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    nun

    English

    Etymology 1

    From ) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, in some cases living together in a cloister.
  • By extension, member of a similar female community in other confessions.
    • Synonyms
    * sister, moniale, sistren
    Antonyms
    * (member of a religious community of men) * brother * friar * monk * friar and frater or father
    Derived terms
    * nunhood * nunlike, nun-like * nunnery
    Related terms
    * nonnus

    Etymology 2

    Ultimately from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * noon *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

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