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Sire vs Fructify - What's the difference?

sire | fructify | Related terms |

Sire is a related term of fructify.


As a proper noun sire

is .

As a verb fructify is

to bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas.

Sire vs Precursor - What's the difference?

sire | precursor | Related terms |

Sire is a related term of precursor.


As a proper noun sire

is .

As a noun precursor is

that which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events.

Sire vs Get - What's the difference?

sire | get | Related terms |

Sire is a related term of get.


As a proper noun sire

is .

As a verb get is

(label) to obtain; to acquire.

As a noun get is

offspring or get can be (british|regional) a git or get can be (judaism) a jewish writ of divorce.

Sire vs Vire - What's the difference?

sire | vire |


As nouns the difference between sire and vire

is that sire is a lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign while vire is an arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used with the crossbow.

As verbs the difference between sire and vire

is that sire is of a male: to procreate; to father, beget while vire is to transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.

Shire vs Sire - What's the difference?

shire | sire |


As nouns the difference between shire and sire

is that shire is former administrative area of Britain; a county while sire is a lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.

As verbs the difference between shire and sire

is that shire is to (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties while sire is of a male: to procreate; to father, beget.

Spire vs Sire - What's the difference?

spire | sire |


As a noun spire

is or spire can be one of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil.

As a verb spire

is of a seed, plant etc: to sprout, to send forth the early shoots of growth; to germinate or spire can be (obsolete) to breathe.

As a proper noun sire is

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Sike vs Sire - What's the difference?

sike | sire |


As a verb sike

is 3rd-person dual si-perfective neuter of .

As a proper noun sire is

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Dire vs Sire - What's the difference?

dire | sire |


As an adjective dire

is warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.

As a noun sire is

a lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.

As a verb sire is

of a male: to procreate; to father, beget.

Cire vs Sire - What's the difference?

cire | sire |


As nouns the difference between cire and sire

is that cire is a fabric with a glazed finish while sire is a lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.

As a verb sire is

of a male: to procreate; to father, beget.

Sire vs Sure - What's the difference?

sire | sure |


As a proper noun sire

is .

As an adjective sure is

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