a few |
If you have a few friends, you don't have a lot of friends, but you have a small number of friends. If you have a few friends, you are probably pretty happy. If you have FEW friends, though, you might be sad. There is a big difference between "a few" and just "few." "A few" gives a positive feeling, and "few" gives a negative feeling, even though both of them mean "a small number." |
all the same |
of no importance; making no difference. [1/2 definitions] |
as1 |
We often use "as" when we are comparing something about people or things. Let's say you are very smart, and your sister is as smart. This means there is no difference between how smart the two of you are. Let's say you are hungry, but your sister is not as hungry. This means that there is a difference in how hungry you two are. You are hungrier than your sister. [1/6 definitions] |
between |
When there are two things and we talk about how they are different, we often need the word between. For example, we could say that one difference between a car and a truck is that a truck is bigger. [1/3 definitions] |
charge |
the amount of electricity in an object. Charge causes electrical energy to flow in a current. The movement of electrical energy from one point to another is caused by a difference between the charges at the two points. An electrical charge can be positive or negative. [1/12 definitions] |
chromatic |
having to do with a musical scale, where the difference between each note is one half step. [1/2 definitions] |
color-blind |
partly or completely unable to see color or a difference between colors. [1/2 definitions] |
confuse |
to fail to see the difference between or among. [1/2 definitions] |
contrast |
a difference that one can see when things are compared or put side by side. [2/4 definitions] |
critical |
When something is critical, it is extremely important. It can make the difference between something being okay and being completely the opposite. [1/4 definitions] |
difference |
When there is a difference, there is something that is not the same or not like something else. When there are differences between your house and your friend's house, it means that there are things about your house that make it not like your friend's house. [4 definitions] |
disagreement |
a difference of opinion. [1/2 definitions] |
discriminate |
to see a clear difference; make a distinction. [1/2 definitions] |
dissent |
a difference of opinion; disagreement. [1/2 definitions] |
distinguish |
If you can distinguish between one thing and another, you can tell the difference between them. You can feel that they are different and you can tell the ways they are different. [1/4 definitions] |
even |
Sometimes we use even when we are comparing things. When a mountain is already very high, for example, and another mountain is higher than that, we might use even to show that this difference is surprising or amazing. [1/11 definitions] |
exact |
not allowing for any difference from what is intended. [1/3 definitions] |
factor |
A factor is one of the causes of something. Also, something that makes a difference in what happens is called a "factor." [1/3 definitions] |
from |
used to show difference. [1/5 definitions] |
gulf |
a large difference. [1/3 definitions] |
have a bone to pick |
to have reason for an argument or difference of opinion. |