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Barrel vs Canon - What's the difference?

barrel | canon |


As nouns the difference between barrel and canon

is that barrel is (countable) a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum while canon is .

As a verb barrel

is to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

Barrel vs Basket - What's the difference?

barrel | basket |


In archaic terms the difference between barrel and basket

is that barrel is a tube while basket is a protection for the hand on a sword or a singlestick; a guard of a bladed weapon.

In obsolete terms the difference between barrel and basket

is that barrel is a jar while basket is in a stage-coach, two outside seats facing each other.

As nouns the difference between barrel and basket

is that barrel is a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum while basket is a lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

As verbs the difference between barrel and basket

is that barrel is to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels while basket is to place in a basket or in baskets.

Cash vs Barrel - What's the difference?

cash | barrel |


As a proper noun cash

is .

As a noun barrel is

(countable) a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

As a verb barrel is

to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

Barrier vs Barrel - What's the difference?

barrier | barrel |


As nouns the difference between barrier and barrel

is that barrier is a structure that bars passage while barrel is a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

As a verb barrel is

to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

Barrel vs Cane - What's the difference?

barrel | cane |


As a noun barrel

is (countable) a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

As a verb barrel

is to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

As a proper noun cane is

(linguistics).

Barrel vs Shotgun - What's the difference?

barrel | shotgun |


As nouns the difference between barrel and shotgun

is that barrel is (countable) a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum while shotgun is (label) a gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

As verbs the difference between barrel and shotgun

is that barrel is to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels while shotgun is (slang|smoking) to inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.

As an adjective shotgun is

of or relating to a shotgun.

Barrel vs Jug - What's the difference?

barrel | jug |


In lang=en terms the difference between barrel and jug

is that barrel is the part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and looks rather like a barrel (1) while jug is jail.

In transitive terms the difference between barrel and jug

is that barrel is to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels while jug is to stew in an earthenware jug etc.

In intransitive terms the difference between barrel and jug

is that barrel is to move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner while jug is to utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.

Barrel vs Probably - What's the difference?

barrel | probably |


As a noun barrel

is (countable) a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

As a verb barrel

is to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

As an adverb probably is

in all likelihood.

Barrel vs Juice - What's the difference?

barrel | juice |


As a noun barrel

is (countable) a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

As a verb barrel

is to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

As an acronym juice is

(space|esa).

Rifling vs Barrel - What's the difference?

rifling | barrel |


As nouns the difference between rifling and barrel

is that rifling is the act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel while barrel is a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

As verbs the difference between rifling and barrel

is that rifling is present participle of lang=en while barrel is to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

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