pawl

As nouns the difference between pail and pawl

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 pawl is a pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (eg on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

As a verb pawl is

to stop with a pawl.

As nouns the difference between pawn and pawl

is that pawn is (label) the most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game in chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant or pawn can be the state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge or pawn can be while pawl is a pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (eg on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

As verbs the difference between pawn and pawl

is that pawn is (video games) to render one's opponent a mere pawn, especially in a real-time strategy games or pawn can be to pledge; to stake or wager while pawl is to stop with a pawl.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pawl

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pawl is a pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (eg on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

As a verb pawl is

to stop with a pawl.

As a noun pawl

is a pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (eg on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

As a verb pawl

is to stop with a pawl.

As a proper noun geoff is

a diminutive of the male given name geoffrey.

As nouns the difference between pawl and extent

is that pawl is a pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (eg on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction while extent is a range of values or locations.

As a verb pawl

is to stop with a pawl.

As an adjective extent is

(obsolete) extended.

As nouns the difference between ethical and pawl

is that ethical is an ethical drug while pawl is a pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (eg on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

As an adjective ethical

is (philosophy|not comparable) of or relating to the study of ethics.

As a verb pawl is

to stop with a pawl.