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Housing vs Home - What's the difference?

housing | home | Synonyms |

Housing is a synonym of home.


As nouns the difference between housing and home

is that housing is (uncountable) the activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone while home is (computing) a key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the internet to the top of the web page.

As a verb housing

is .

As a proper noun home is

.

Pain vs Throb - What's the difference?

pain | throb | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between pain and throb

is that pain is an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt while throb is a beating, vibration or palpitation.

As verbs the difference between pain and throb

is that pain is to hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture while throb is to pound or beat rapidly or violently.

As a proper noun Pain

is an English surname, variant of Paine.

Boorish vs Peasantlike - What's the difference?

boorish | peasantlike | Synonyms |

Boorish is a synonym of peasantlike.


As adjectives the difference between boorish and peasantlike

is that boorish is behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured while peasantlike is resembling or characteristic of a peasant.

Dry vs Uninteresting - What's the difference?

dry | uninteresting | Synonyms |


As adjectives the difference between dry and uninteresting

is that dry is free from liquid or moisture while uninteresting is arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.

As a verb dry

is to lose moisture.

As an acronym DRY

is acronym of w:Don't repeat yourself|don't repeat yourself|lang=en It is a software development principle aimed at reducing repetition.

Practice vs Effect - What's the difference?

practice | effect | Synonyms |

Practice is a synonym of effect.


As nouns the difference between practice and effect

is that practice is repetition of an activity to improve skill while effect is the result or outcome of a cause see below .

As verbs the difference between practice and effect

is that practice is (us) to repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity while effect is to make or bring about; to implement.

Deathly vs Terrible - What's the difference?

deathly | terrible | Synonyms |

Deathly is a synonym of terrible.


As adjectives the difference between deathly and terrible

is that deathly is appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death while terrible is dreadful; causing alarm and fear.

As an adverb deathly

is in a way that resembles death.

Premature vs Vestigial - What's the difference?

premature | vestigial | Synonyms |

Premature is a synonym of vestigial.


As a verb premature

is .

As an adjective vestigial is

of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.

Collection vs Variety - What's the difference?

collection | variety | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between collection and variety

is that collection is a set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together while variety is the quality of being varied; diversity.

Ferocious vs Bloodthirsty - What's the difference?

ferocious | bloodthirsty | Synonyms |

Ferocious is a synonym of bloodthirsty.


As adjectives the difference between ferocious and bloodthirsty

is that ferocious is marked by extreme and violent energy while bloodthirsty is eager to resort to violence.

Authority vs Esteem - What's the difference?

authority | esteem | Synonyms |

Authority is a synonym of esteem.


As nouns the difference between authority and esteem

is that authority is (label) the power to enforce rules or give orders while esteem is favourable regard.

As a verb esteem is

to set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.

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