Coax, cajole, wheedle, blandish mean to use ingratiating art in persuading or attempting to persuade.
Difference between Child-care and Child care
Hyphenate this phrase when used as an adjective. They’ve used a child-care agency for many years. Do not hyphenate this phrase when used as a noun. They searched everywhere for the best child care.
Coarse vs Vulgar vs Gross vs Obscene vs Ribald
Coarse, vulgar, gross, obscene, ribald are comparable when applied to persons, their language, or behavior and mean offensive to a person of good taste or moral principles.
Difference between Be afraid and “be afraid, be very afraid”
be afraid— 1. be frightened or apprehensive about smth.: Willie recounted his life of drugs and violence in remorseless terms, and said he was not afraid to die. 2. feeling regret about smth.: Mary did not let me send the paper at first, she kept hoping it was a mistake, but I am afraid it […]
Coagulate vs Congeal vs Set vs Curdle vs Clot vs Jelly vs Jell
Coagulate, congeal, set, curdle, clot, jelly, jell are comparable when meaning to form or cause to form a stiff mass that is solid or at least cohesive.
Difference between Cheap and Inexpensive
Cheap describes something that has a low price and is of low quality. We filled our first apartment with cheap, second-hand furniture. Inexpensive means low cost. The software was inexpensive, but did the job perfectly.
Difference between Be absent from something and Be absent in something
be absent from something—(of people) be not present at a place: He is never absent from work without an excuse. Note: The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase absent oneself from something—stay away from an event, etc.; avoid something: I absented myself from the conversation at the next decent opportunity. be absent […]
Clothes vs Clothing vs Dress vs Attire vs Apparel vs Raiment
Clothes, clothing, dress, attire, apparel, raiment are comparable when they denote a person’s garments considered collectively.
Difference between Be about to and Be not about to
be about to—be on the point of doing smth.: But just as he was about to say something, he forgot what it was he was about to say. be not about to— 1. be not going to do smth. soon: It seems that conventional teaching is not about to be supplanted by virtual universities. 2. […]
Difference between Character and Reputation
Character refers to a person’s personality. His spontaneous reaction is completely out of character. Reputation refers to the external perception of a person. In spite of her reputation as fair, she was not a good umpire.
Difference between Chantey and Shanty
Chantey refers to a song sung by sailors while working. As the crew washed the deck, the captain requested a chantey. Shanty refers to a roughly built shack. While stranded on the island, the crew lived in a small shanty.
Clothe vs Attire vs Dress vs Apparel vs Array vs Robe
Apparel and array are chiefly literary words used when there is the intent to connote splendor, elegance, or gorgeousness in what a person or thing is clothed with.