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 Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:27 pm
I thought this might be an interesting thread to make, heh. Mainly here there will be shown the differences, and yet the similarity in two or more words...
For today it's "Heroin" and "Heroine"
Main Entry: her·o·in
Function: noun
Etymology: from Heroin, a trademark
: a strongly physiologically addictive narcotic C21H23NO5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the U.S. but is used illicitly for its euphoric effects
Main Entry: her·o·ine
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin heroina, from Greek hErOinE, feminine of hErOs
1 a : a mythological or legendary woman having the qualities of a hero b : a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities
2 a : the principal female character in a literary or dramatic work b : the central female figure in an event or period
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:45 am
I do however need your help members, of two (or more) terms that are perhaps similarly pronounced, or spelled but have two totally different definitions, or perhaps you might even have two words confused...
Well, I've got two for today, two terms that people often mistake for one another transsexual and hermaphrodite. I have met people who mistake these two very easily...so I shall supply definitions for each.
Main Entry: trans·sex·u·al
Function: noun
: a person who psychologically identifies with the opposite sex and may seek to live as a member of this sex especially by undergoing surgery and hormone therapy to obtain the necessary physical appearance (as by changing the external sex organs)
Main Entry: her·maph·ro·dite
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hermofrodite, from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek hermaphroditos, from Hermaphroditos
1 : an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs
2 : something that is a combination of diverse elements
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:23 am
Whoah........ I never knew that......
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:58 am
Dartz Shuryu Whoah........ I never knew that...... Cool, I enjoy enlightening people on certain things. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:17 pm
Infinity Forever Dartz Shuryu Whoah........ I never knew that...... Cool, I enjoy enlightening people on certain things. 3nodding hey, ive always wondered this, but what does spunky really mean?
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:10 am
Main Entry: spunk·y
Function: adjective
: Spirited; plucky.
Adj.
1. spunky - showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"
feisty, plucky
2. spunky - willing to face danger
game, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, gamey, gamy
I hope that helps.
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:18 am
Infinity Forever Main Entry: spunk·y Function: adjective: Spirited; plucky. Adj.1. spunky - showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" feisty, plucky 2. spunky - willing to face danger game, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, gamey, gamy I hope that helps. thanks!
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Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:58 am
No problem, I'm happy to help...however, in the future, if you don't mind...try and keep it to at least two words that you might have mistaken...or sounds similar but are in fact different...that way it stays on topic. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:35 am
how about oh! in science class i kept getting these two words mixed up, i know wat one means but i dont know the other..........
Orgasm, and organism
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:04 pm
I sure hope replying to this isn't against TOS...but below are the definitions.
Main Entry: or·gasm
Function: noun.
1. The peak of sexual excitement, characterized by strong feelings of pleasure and by a series of involuntary contractions of the muscles of the genitals, usually accompanied by the ejaculation of semen by the male. Also called climax.
2. A similar point of intensity of emotional excitement.
intr.v. or·gasm·ed, or·gasm·ing, or·gasms
To experience an orgasm.
Main Entry: or·gan·ism
Function: noun.
1. An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus; a body made up of organs, organelles, or other parts that work together to carry on the various processes of life.
2. A system regarded as analogous in its structure or functions to a living body: the social organism.
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:55 pm
omg..... i said orgasm in science class today.......... im so sorry for making you type that! please forgive me! and thanks for telling me! i will always say organism from now on!
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