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Pulse vs Thump - What's the difference?

pulse | thump | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between pulse and thump

is that pulse is a normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart while thump is a blow that produces a muffled sound.

As verbs the difference between pulse and thump

is that pulse is to beat, to throb, to flash while thump is to hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.

Proof vs Assessment - What's the difference?

proof | assessment | Synonyms |

Proof is a synonym of assessment.


As nouns the difference between proof and assessment

is that proof is (countable) an effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial while assessment is the act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

As an adjective proof

is used in proving or testing.

As a verb proof

is to proofread.

Catch vs Hasp - What's the difference?

catch | hasp | Synonyms |

Catch is a synonym of hasp.


As nouns the difference between catch and hasp

is that catch is (countable) the act of seizing or capturing (jump) while hasp is a clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.

As verbs the difference between catch and hasp

is that catch is (lb) to capture, overtake while hasp is to shut or fasten with a hasp.

All vs Satisfactorily - What's the difference?

all | satisfactorily | Synonyms |

All is a synonym of satisfactorily.


As an initialism all

is lek, currency used in albania.

As an adverb satisfactorily is

in a satisfactory manner, in a manner adequate to requirements.

Plump vs Outright - What's the difference?

plump | outright | Synonyms |


As verbs the difference between plump and outright

is that plump is to grow plump; to swell out while outright is to release a player outright, without conditions.

As adjectives the difference between plump and outright

is that plump is having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight while outright is unqualified and unreserved.

As adverbs the difference between plump and outright

is that plump is directly; suddenly; perpendicularly while outright is wholly, completely and entirely.

As a noun plump

is a knot or cluster; a group; a crowd.

Bang vs Cuff - What's the difference?

bang | cuff | Synonyms |

Bang is a synonym of cuff.


As a noun cuff is

(obsolete) glove; mitten or cuff can be a blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.

As a verb cuff is

to furnish with cuffs or cuff can be to hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

Burn vs Bronze - What's the difference?

burn | bronze | Synonyms |

Burn is a synonym of bronze.


As nouns the difference between burn and bronze

is that burn is water while bronze is bronze.

Descend vs Dip - What's the difference?

descend | dip | Synonyms |


In intransitive terms the difference between descend and dip

is that descend is to come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to fall or pass by inheritance while dip is to incline downward from the plane of the horizon.

In transitive terms the difference between descend and dip

is that descend is to go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of while dip is to perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.

As a noun dip is

a lower section of a road or geological feature.

Elegance vs Purity - What's the difference?

elegance | purity | Synonyms |

Elegance is a synonym of purity.


As a noun elegance

is elegance.

As a proper noun purity is

from the virtue purity.

Deaden vs Abate - What's the difference?

deaden | abate | Synonyms |

Deaden is a synonym of abate.


As a verb deaden

is to render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.

As a noun abate is

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