Yearly vs Calf - What's the difference?
yearly | calf |
Happening once every year.
Once a year.
Every year.
Something that is published once a year.
A young cow or bull.
Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
A young elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals).
A chunk of ice broken off of a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
A small island, near a larger island.
A cabless railroad engine.
(informal, dated) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
* Drayton
(anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.
The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
* 1988 , Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", , 47 (6): 28-34.
As nouns the difference between yearly and calf
is that yearly is something that is published once a year while calf is a young cow or bull or calf can be (anatomy) the back of the leg below the knee.As an adjective yearly
is happening once every year.As an adverb yearly
is once a year.yearly
English
Adjective
(-)- a yearly income
- Christmas is a yearly celebration.
Synonyms
* annual * per annum * perennialAdverb
(-)Synonyms
* annually * perenniallyNoun
(yearlies)calf
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) cealf, from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- (Kane)
- the Calf of Man
- some silly, doting, brainless calf
Synonyms
*Derived terms
* * * *See also
* cow * vealEtymology 2
(etyl) kalfi, possibly derived from the same Germanic root as ().Noun
(en-noun)- Sure, his calves are a little weak, but the rest of his physique is so overwhelming, he should place high.