Gamble means to risk, chance, or bet on something. I would not gamble my rent money at the casino. To gambol means to leap and skip about playfully. The children are joyfully gamboling around the school yard.
Category: Confusing Words
Difference between Gambit and Gamut
Gambit is an opening maneuver or remark to gain an advantage. Her clever opening gambit gave her quite an advantage. Gamut is a full range of something. That book runs the gamut of golf swing tips.
Difference between Gallop and Galop
Gallop refers to a fast gait or doing something quickly. Galop is an old word that refers to a lively dance.
Difference between Gait and Gate
Gait means to trot or canter. The crowd watched the horse’s gait carefully. Gate is an entrance or exit. Once you enter the code, the gate will automatically open.
Difference between Gaff and Gaffe
Gaff is an iron hook attached to a pole usually used to grab large fish. The seaman uses a gaff to pull in the large tuna. Gaffe is a social error, blunder, or indiscreet remark (faux pas). I made a gaffe by mispronouncing my supervisor’s last name.
Difference between Gabardine and Gaberdine
Gabardine, a durable fabric with a twill weave, is preferred in American usage. Daniel is wearing his blue gabardine slacks to the interview.
Difference between Fungous and Fungus
Fungous is the adjective (fungous diseases of plants), and fungus is the noun (fungus can grow in damp environments).
Difference between Funeral, Funerary and Funereal
Funeral refers to the service held for a dead person. The funeral was a celebration of his life. Funerary means associated with burial. The anthropologist studied the funerary beliefs of 500 years ago. Funereal means like a funeral, suggestive of death, gloomy, or sad. Where earlier the tone was quite funereal, now it feels uplifting.
Difference between Frontward and Frontwards
Frontward is preferred in American usage.
Difference between Freeze and Frieze
Freeze means to change a liquid into a solid, to stop, or to exclude. Salt water freezes at a lower temperature than pure water. When I access the Internet, my computer tends to freeze. The higher park fees could freeze out the lower income families. Frieze refers to an ornament. A frieze that shows the […]
Difference between Free and Freely
Free means without charge. Both faculty and students are admitted to the game free. Freely, an adverb, means in a free manner or without any restrictions. They freely voiced their opinions to their boss.
Difference between Frantically and Franticly
Frantically is preferred in American usage.