Cite means to quote or mention something. When you write a term paper for Dr. Hards, cite your references. Sight is something seen, an ability to see, the foreseeable future, or an optical instrument. The ship’s passengers soon caught sight of the beautiful island. The passengers sighted the island from a mile out. Unfortunately, there […]
Color vs Hue vs Shade vs Tint vs Tinge vs Tone
Color, hue, shade, tint, tinge, tone are comparable when they mean a property or attribute of a visible thing that is recognizable only when rays of light fall upon the thing and that is distinct from properties (as shape or size) apparent in dusk.
Colonnade vs Arcade vs Arcature vs Portico vs Peristyle
Colonnade, arcade, arcature, portico, peristyle are discriminable as used in architecture.
Difference between Be assured of something and Be sure of something
be assured of something— 1. be guaranteed smth.: General Franks is assured of a place in history in a country where former officials are respected even when out of office. 2. have trust in smth.; be positive about smth.: The king was assured of the rectitude of the motives on which he had himself acted. […]
Difference between Chow and Ciao
Chow is slang for food, and ciao is the Italian word for hello or goodbye.
Cold vs Cool vs Chilly vs Frigid vs Freezing vs Frosty vs Gelid vs Icy vs Glacial vs Arctic
Cold, cool, chilly, frigid, freezing, frosty, gelid, icy, glacial, arctic mean having a temperature below that which is normal or comfortable.
Difference between Choreography and Chorography
Choreography refers to the art of dance design, and chorography refers to the art of map making.
Difference between Be ancient history and Be history
be ancient history—said of a past event that has lost its original impact or importance: For today’s high school students all of that war is ancient history. be history— 1. said of smb. whose career has been brought to an end: We are familiar with that reference: “He is history now,” which condemns some poor […]
Difference between Chord and Cord
Chord refers to a group of musical notes. Many of the group’s earlier hits consisted of just three chords. Cord refers to a vocal cord, a cord of wood, or a rope. The high notes and fast tempo strained his vocal cords. To be on the safe side, I bought two cords of wood for […]
Coherence vs Cohesion
Coherence, cohesion mean the quality or character of a whole all of whose parts cohere or stick together.
Difference between Be all wet and Be wet
be all wet—(U.S. coll.) be completely wrong: If you think I’m going to take that kind of talk from you, you’re all wet. be wet—(UK coll.) be unable to make decisions or take firm actions: Don’t be so wet! Just tell them that you don’t want to go. Note: Neither expression correlates in meaning with […]
Difference between Be against something and Be up against something
be against something—express opposition to smth.: And even though no one in the audience was against the project, there was plenty of skepticism. be up against something—(also: come up against something ) encounter a serious obstacle or problem: But now we are up against a different kind of health concern—a potential pandemic. If the bird […]