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Wig vs Wiz - What's the difference?

wig | wiz |

As nouns the difference between wig and wiz

is that wig is a head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness; for cultural or religious reasons; for fashion; or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying while wiz is a person who is exceptionally gifted or skilled in a particular area.

As a verb wig

is to put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).

As an adjective WIG

is wing-in-ground.

wig

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness; for cultural or religious reasons; for fashion; or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
  • (dated, among fishermen) An old seal.
  • Synonyms

    * hairpiece * toupee, toupe * peruke * periwig

    Derived terms

    * bald wig * bewigged * fright wig * wigmaker * wig out

    Verb

    (wigg)
  • To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).
  • (colloquial) To upbraid, reprimand.
  • (colloquial) To become very excitable or emotional; to lose control of one's emotions.
  • See also

    * earwig * merkin * periwig * peruke

    wiz

    English

    Noun

    (wizzes)
  • a person who is exceptionally gifted or skilled in a particular area
  • (Internet, informal) A wizard; an administrator of a multi-user dungeon.
  • * 2003 , David Lojek, Emote to the Max (page 11)
  • The wizzes are only the junior grade of the MUD illuminati. The people who attain the senior grade of MUD freemasonry by starting their own MUD, with all due hubris, are known as gods.
  • An act of urination; a .
  • I have to take a wiz .

    Synonyms

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