Cut, hew, chop, carve, slit, slash mean to penetrate and divide something with a sharp-bladed tool or instrument (as a knife, ax, or sword).
Curve vs Arc vs Bow vs Arch
Curve, arc, bow, arch mean a line or something which follows a line that is neither straight nor angular but rounded.
Curve vs Bend vs Twist
Curve, bend, twist are comparable when they mean to swerve or cause to swerve or deviate from a straight line or a normal direction or course.
Difference between Depraved and Deprived
Depraved means morally bad or corrupt. A depraved person can have a bad influence on other people. Deprived means lacking economic or social necessities. We distributed the food baskets to deprived neighborhoods.
Curse vs Imprecation vs Malediction vs Anathema
Curse, imprecation, malediction, anathema are comparable when they denote a denunciation that conveys a wish or threat of evil.
Difference between Depose and Dispose
Depose means to remove someone from a position (or power) or to take one’s testimony. Employees want to depose him from his high company position. Investigators will depose the witness behind close doors. Dispose means to settle affairs or be inclined to do something. The lawyer appointed Celeste to dispose our mother’s estate. Please dispose […]
Curious vs Inquisitive vs Prying vs Snoopy vs Nosy
Curious, inquisitive, prying, snoopy, nosy are comparable when meaning interested in finding out or in a search for facts that are not one’s personal concern.
Difference between Dependant and Dependent
In American English, dependent is used as both a noun and an adjective. British English has a distinction between the words.
Cure vs Heal vs Remedy
Cure, heal, remedy mean to rectify an unhealthy or undesirable condition especially by some specific treatment (as medication).
Difference between Denounce and Renounce
Denounce means to criticize or condemn something openly. The new drug was denounced as ineffective and harmful. Renounce means to give up claim to something. The engineer willingly renounced all ownership to the software.
Difference between Be on the mend and Mend one’s ways
be on the mend— 1. be getting better after illness: He has been on the mend under the excellent care by his wife Phyllis. 2. (of things) improve: The economy has been on the mend since the data in the report was gathered. mend one’s ways—improve one’s behavior, work, etc.: He is unlikely to mend […]
Curative vs Sanative vs Restorative vs Remedial vs Corrective
Curative, sanative, restorative, remedial, corrective are comparable when they mean returning or tending to return to a state of normalcy or health.