Uncle vs Gift - What's the difference?
uncle | gift |
A brother or brother-in-law of someone’s parent.
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*:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.
(lb) A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.
(lb) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
A pawnbroker.
:(Thackeray)
A close male friend of the parents of a family.
an older male African-American person
Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
A talent or natural ability.
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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
Something gained incidentally, without effort.
The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
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To give as a gift.
To give away, to concede easily.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 28
, author=Jon Smith
, title=Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea
, work=BBC Sport
As a noun uncle
is a brother or brother-in-law of someone’s parent.As an interjection uncle
is a cry used to indicate surrender.As an initialism gift is
(medicine) (gamete intrafallopian transfer).uncle
English
(wikipedia uncle)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (sense) (l), (l)Antonyms
* (with regard to gender) aunt * (with regard to ancestry) niece, nephew * (African-American) boy * (India) auntyHyponyms
* paternal uncle * maternal uncle * (uncle gained by marriage) uncle-in-lawDerived terms
* agony uncle * Bob's your uncle * cry uncle * Dutch uncle * grand-uncle * great-uncle, great uncle * holler uncle * I'll be a monkey's uncle * nuncle * say uncle * Uncle Sam * Uncle Scrooge * Uncle TomReferences
* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=uncle&searchmode=none] * "uncle" in Merriam-Webster 1000 English basic words ----
gift
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (1): (often monetary'') contribution, (''monetary ) donation, present * (2): talentSee also
* lagniappeVerb
(en verb)citation, page= , passage=Chelsea threw away two points when substitute Salomon Kalou gifted Valencia a penalty five minutes from time with a needless handball.}}
