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Taxonomy vs Freshen - What's the difference?

taxonomy | freshen |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb freshen is

to become fresh.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    freshen

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To become fresh.
  • I'm going to go freshen up.
  • To make fresh.
  • *
  • So go and freshen' yourself up, Amy; go and ' freshen yourself up, like a good girl.
  • (of a cow) To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving.
  • * 1919 January, in The Chenango County Farm Bureau News , volume 5, number 1, page 7:
  • For Sale—Three registered holstein cows. Due to freshen the first of Jan. February and March. Prices that will sell. Age three and five years. Eugune Gibson, Smyrna.
  • To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.
  • to freshen water, fish, or flesh
  • To refresh; to revive.
  • (Spenser)
  • (nautical) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.
  • to freshen a hawse
    (Totten)
  • To top up (a drink).
  • English ergative verbs