Tanoak vs Disaster - What's the difference?
tanoak | disaster |
(taxlink), an evergreen tree of the beech family, native to the western United States, whose seeds resemble the acorns of an oak.
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=28, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.}}
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As nouns the difference between tanoak and disaster
is that tanoak is species: Notholithocarpus densiflorus, an evergreen tree of the beech family, native to the western United States, whose seeds resemble the acorns of an oak while disaster is an unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.tanoak
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(wikipedia tanoak)Noun
(en noun)disaster
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Alternative forms
* disastre (archaic)Noun
(en noun)High and wet, passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}
- A nod means good, two nods; very good. And then there's the pursing of the lips: disaster .
