Wander vs Dander - What's the difference?
wander | dander |
(lb) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
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*(Bible), (w) xi.37:
*:They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.
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*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
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*:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
(lb) To stray; stray from one's course; err.
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*(Bible), (Psalms) cxix.10:
*:O, let me not wander from thy commandments.
(lb) To commit adultery.
(lb) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
(lb) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.
Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.
Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets such as cats and dogs.
(slang) Passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".
To wander about.
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To maunder, to talk incoherently.
As verbs the difference between wander and dander
is that wander is (lb) to move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood while dander is to wander about.As nouns the difference between wander and dander
is that wander is the act or instance of wandering while dander is dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp or dander can be (slang) passion, temper, anger usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".wander
English
Verb
(en verb)Conjugation
(en-conj-simple)Synonyms
* (move without purpose) err, roam * (commit adultery) cheat * (go somewhere indirectly) * (lose focus) driftDerived terms
* wander off * wanderer * wanderlustAnagrams
* * * ----dander
English
(wikipedia dander)Etymology 1
Alteration of dandruffNoun
(-)Etymology 2
(en)Noun
(-)- He'll get his dander up if his team is criticized.
- She has her dander up every day about discrimination against women.
See also
* knee-jerk (Passion, temper, anger)Etymology 3
Alteration of dandle or daddleVerb
(en verb)- So as neither of them were particularly pressed for time, as it happened, and the temperature refreshing since it cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius, they dandered along past by where the empty vehicle was waiting without a fare or a jarvey