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Pail vs Bail - What's the difference?

pail | bail |


As nouns the difference between pail and bail

is that pail is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) while bail is security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

As a verb bail is

to secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.

Pail vs Vail - What's the difference?

pail | vail |


As a noun pail

is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc, usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) .

As a proper noun vail is

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Pail vs Pall - What's the difference?

pail | pall |


As nouns the difference between pail and pall

is that pail is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) while pall is fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes.

As a verb pall is

to cloak.

Pail vs Jail - What's the difference?

pail | jail |


As nouns the difference between pail and jail

is that pail is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) while jail is a place for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

As a verb jail is

to imprison.

Pail vs Pais - What's the difference?

pail | pais |


As nouns the difference between pail and pais

is that pail is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc, usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) while pais is village.

Pail vs Pal - What's the difference?

pail | pal |


As nouns the difference between pail and pal

is that pail is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) while PAL is acronym of lang=en|Phase Alternating Line or of Phase Alternation Line. (TV standard.

As a proper noun PAL is

initialism of Police Athletic League|lang=en.

As a verb pal is

be friends with, hang around with.

Pail vs Hail - What's the difference?

pail | hail |


As nouns the difference between pail and hail

is that pail is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc, usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) while hail is balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.

As a verb hail is

(impersonal) said of the weather when hail is falling or hail can be to greet; give salutation to; salute.

As an adjective hail is

(obsolete) healthy, whole, safe.

As an interjection hail is

an exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.

Pail vs Fail - What's the difference?

pail | fail |


As nouns the difference between pail and fail

is that pail is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) while fail is poor quality; substandard workmanship.

As a verb fail is

to be unsuccessful.

As an adjective fail is

that is a failure.

Pail vs Sail - What's the difference?

pail | sail |


As nouns the difference between pail and sail

is that pail is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) while sail is a piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

As a verb sail is

to be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.

Pail vs Nail - What's the difference?

pail | nail |


As nouns the difference between pail and nail

is that pail is a vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover) while nail is the thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

As a verb nail is

to fix (an object) to another object using a nail.

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