Taxonomy vs Threaten - What's the difference?
taxonomy | threaten |
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
, title=
, chapter=2 To menace, or be dangerous.
To portend, or give a warning of.
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As a verb threaten is
to make a threat against someone; to use threats.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee also
* classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontologythreaten
English
Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.}}
- He threatened me with a knife.
- The rocks threatened the ship's survival.
- The black clouds threatened heavy rain.
