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Taxonomy vs Screwball - What's the difference?

taxonomy | screwball |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and screwball

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while screwball is (baseball) a pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.

As an adjective screwball is

(originally us) crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia 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

    screwball

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
    • The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.
  • (US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
    • I will not listen to this screwball any longer.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
  • * 2013 , Tom Shone, Oscar nominations pull a surprise by showing some taste – but will it last?'' (in ''The Guardian , 11 January 2013)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2013/jan/11/oscar-nominations-surprise-taste]
    • Also a big hand for Silver Linings Playbook , an exuberant modern screwball comedy we had, in an unseemly fit of cynicism, deemed "too entertaining" for Academy voters.

    Derived terms

    * screwball comedy