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leech

Leech vs Deech - What's the difference?

leech | deech |


In transitive terms the difference between leech and deech

is that leech is to drain (resources) without giving back while deech is to smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.

Cockroachs vs Leech - What's the difference?

cockroachs | leech |


As a noun leech is

an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail.

As a verb leech is

to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Leech vs Fleech - What's the difference?

leech | fleech |


As verbs the difference between leech and fleech

is that leech is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient while fleech is (scotland) to wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.

As a noun leech

is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail.

Leech vs Beech - What's the difference?

leech | beech |


As nouns the difference between leech and beech

is that leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail while beech is a tree of the genus fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.

As a verb leech

is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Letch vs Leech - What's the difference?

letch | leech |


In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between letch and leech

is that letch is (archaic) strong desire; passion while leech is (archaic) a physician.

As nouns the difference between letch and leech

is that letch is (archaic) strong desire; passion or letch can be a stream or pool in boggy land or letch can be while leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail.

As verbs the difference between letch and leech

is that letch is while leech is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Lech vs Leech - What's the difference?

lech | leech |


As nouns the difference between lech and leech

is that lech is a strong, lecherous desire or craving while leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially species: Hirudo medicinalis.

As verbs the difference between lech and leech

is that lech is to behave lecherously while leech is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Lice vs Leech - What's the difference?

lice | leech |


As nouns the difference between lice and leech

is that lice is irregular plural of louseleech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially species: Hirudo medicinalis.

As a verb leech is

to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Taxonomy vs Leech - What's the difference?

taxonomy | leech |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and leech

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail.

As a verb leech is

to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Leech vs Hirudine - What's the difference?

leech | hirudine |


As a noun leech

is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail.

As a verb leech

is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

As an adjective hirudine is

(zoology) of or relating to the leeches.

Leech vs Spritsail - What's the difference?

leech | spritsail |


In nautical terms the difference between leech and spritsail

is that leech is the aft edge of a triangular sail while spritsail is a form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.

As nouns the difference between leech and spritsail

is that leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially species: Hirudo medicinalis while spritsail is a form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.

As a verb leech

is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

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