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Avail vs Utility - What's the difference?

avail | utility | Synonyms |

Avail is a synonym of utility.


As nouns the difference between avail and utility

is that avail is (lb) benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success while utility is the state or condition of being useful; usefulness.

As a verb avail

is (transitive|often|reflexive) to turn to the advantage of.

Freely vs Munificently - What's the difference?

freely | munificently | Synonyms |

Freely is a synonym of munificently.


As adverbs the difference between freely and munificently

is that freely is in a free manner while munificently is in a munificent manner.

As an adjective freely

is free; frank.

Brilliancy vs Excellence - What's the difference?

brilliancy | excellence | Synonyms |

Brilliancy is a synonym of excellence.


As a noun brilliancy

is a shining quality; brilliance.

As a proper noun excellence is

a title of honor or respect; more common in the form excellency.

Carry vs Lump - What's the difference?

carry | lump | Synonyms |

Carry is a synonym of lump.


As nouns the difference between carry and lump

is that carry is a manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried while lump is cad.

As a verb carry

is (lb) to lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

Eloquent vs Passionate - What's the difference?

eloquent | passionate | Synonyms |

Eloquent is a synonym of passionate.


As adjectives the difference between eloquent and passionate

is that eloquent is eloquent (fluently persuasive and articulate) while passionate is given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic and/or sexual.

As a noun passionate is

a passionate individual.

As a verb passionate is

(obsolete) to fill with passion, or with another given emotion.

Prolix vs Wearisome - What's the difference?

prolix | wearisome | Synonyms |

Prolix is a synonym of wearisome.


As adjectives the difference between prolix and wearisome

is that prolix is tediously lengthy while wearisome is tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.

Bode vs Betoken - What's the difference?

bode | betoken | Synonyms |

Bode is a synonym of betoken.


As a proper noun bode

is .

As a verb betoken is

signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.

Bet vs Punt - What's the difference?

bet | punt | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between bet and punt

is that bet is a wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event) while punt is a pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.

As verbs the difference between bet and punt

is that bet is to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager while punt is to propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.

As an initialism BET

is a nitrogen adsorption technique used to measure the specific surface area of a solid.

As a proper noun Bet

is a diminutive of Elizabeth.

Hinder vs Interrupt - What's the difference?

hinder | interrupt | Synonyms |

Hinder is a synonym of interrupt.


As verbs the difference between hinder and interrupt

is that hinder is to make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle while interrupt is to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly.

As nouns the difference between hinder and interrupt

is that hinder is (slang|euphemistic) the buttocks while interrupt is (computing) an event that causes a computer to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

As an adjective hinder

is of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.

Qualify vs Prepare - What's the difference?

qualify | prepare | Synonyms |

Qualify is a synonym of prepare.


As verbs the difference between qualify and prepare

is that qualify is to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities while prepare is .

As a noun qualify

is (juggling) an instance of throwing and catching each prop at least twice.

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