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Lap vs Murmur - What's the difference?

lap | murmur | Synonyms |

Lap is a synonym of murmur.


As nouns the difference between lap and murmur

is that lap is laplander while murmur is (countable) low or indistinct sounds or speech.

As a verb murmur is

.

Lag vs Lap - What's the difference?

lag | lap |


In transitive terms the difference between lag and lap

is that lag is to cause to lag; to slacken while lap is to overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.

As nouns the difference between lag and lap

is that lag is a gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency while lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

As verbs the difference between lag and lap

is that lag is to fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind while lap is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

As an adjective lag

is late.

Lap vs Circle - What's the difference?

lap | circle |


In transitive terms the difference between lap and circle

is that lap is to overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler while circle is to place or mark a circle around.

In intransitive terms the difference between lap and circle

is that lap is to be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap while circle is to travel in circles.

As nouns the difference between lap and circle

is that lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron while circle is a two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from another point.

As verbs the difference between lap and circle

is that lap is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish while circle is to travel around along a curved path.

Lamp vs Lap - What's the difference?

lamp | lap |


As an acronym lamp

is (internet) linux, apache, (mysql), and php — a popular combination of open source software for use as a web server.

As a noun lap is

laplander.

Lap vs Wap - What's the difference?

lap | wap |


As nouns the difference between lap and wap

is that lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron while wap is a blow or beating; a whap.

As verbs the difference between lap and wap

is that lap is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish while wap is to beat; to whap.

As an acronym WAP is

wireless Application Protocol, an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, such as Internet access from a cellular phone.

Lap vs Pap - What's the difference?

lap | pap |


As nouns the difference between lap and pap

is that lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron while pap is food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.

As verbs the difference between lap and pap

is that lap is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish while pap is to feed with pap.

As an adjective pap is

spineless, wet, without character.

As an acronym PAP is

people's Action Party.

Lap vs Alp - What's the difference?

lap | alp |

Alp is a anagram of lap.



As nouns the difference between lap and alp

is that lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron while alp is a very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.

As a verb lap

is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

As a proper noun ALP is

initialism of Australian Labor Party|lang=en.

Lap vs Lai - What's the difference?

lap | lai |


As nouns the difference between lap and lai

is that lap is laplander while lai is interest.

Lap vs Flap - What's the difference?

lap | flap |


As nouns the difference between lap and flap

is that lap is laplander while flap is anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.

As a verb flap is

to move (something broad and loose) back and forth.

Lop vs Lap - What's the difference?

lop | lap |


As nouns the difference between lop and lap

is that lop is a flea while lap is the loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

As verbs the difference between lop and lap

is that lop is to cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone while lap is to enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

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