Arrest, Apprehend, Attach and Detain mean to seize and hold under restraint or in custody by authority of the law.
Arrest vs Check vs Interrupt
Arrest, Check, and Interrupt mean to stop in midcourse.
Armory vs Arsenal vs Magazine
Armory, Arsenal and Magazine have related but usually distinguishable technical military senses.
Armament vs Matériel vs Munitions vs Arms vs Ordnance vs Artillery vs Ammunition
Armament, Matériel, Munitions, Arms, Ordnance, Artillery and Ammunition as used in modern warfare are not all synonyms of one another, but they are frequently confused.
Aristocracy vs Nobility vs Gentry vs County vs Elite vs Society
Aristocracy, nobility, gentry, county, elite and society all denote a body of persons who constitute a socially superior caste.
Argumentation vs Disputation vs Debate vs Forensic vs Dialectic
Argumentation, disputation, debate, forensic, and dialectic all mean the act or art of argument or an exercise of one’s powers of argument.
Argument vs Dispute vs Controversy
Argument, dispute and controversy mean a vigorous and often heated discussion of a moot question.
Area vs Tract vs Region vs Zone vs Belt
Area, tract, region, zone, and belt mean an extent of space especially of ground or surface that is distinguishable from its surroundings in appearance or in certain distinctive features.
Abut against vs Abut on
Abut against something—rest against the end part of something firmly. The posterior extrascapulars also abut anteriorly against this median bone, but without touching each other, so that the commissure does not cross the midline. Abut on something—(of a plot of land, etc.) border on something; lie next to something. Mexico abuts on some of the […]
Absorbed by vs Absorbed with
Absorbed by something— 1. (of liquids or substances) soaked up by something. The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin. 2. (of people or things) incorporated into something. The surrounding villages have been absorbed by the growing city. Absorbed with something—(also: absorbed in something ) deeply […]