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Please write such words differences in a single thread instead of writing in a new one each time. By writing all these in a single thread, members will see all these word differences at a glance.
Yes, I too agree with what gulshan ji stated. Maintaining a single thread for sharing these questions and answers will be easy for other members to get the information with ease and less effort.
Yes gulshan ji i will do it in one thread, it didn't flash my mind to do it in a single thread
Difference between statue and statute

Statue is an image

Statute is a law enacted by the legislature.
Difference between same and similar

Same : means identical

Similar : means indicates likeness but not same
Yes gulshan ji i will do it in one thread, it didn't flash my mind to do it in a single thread


Thank you for accepting suggestion. You can also change the heading in each post.
Spiritual means the soul

Spirituous means 'containing spirit'.
Spiritual means the soul

Spirituous means 'containing spirit'.



Spirituality and spiritualism. The difference.

Spirituality means faith in God and soul as against physical needs and luxuries

Spiritualism means the art of talking to ghosts and other good or evil spirits.
Thanks for sharing the meaning of different words.But I have another suggesion.If you share words that prounounce similarly but with different meaning like the first you introduced here , it will be more attractive and sticky.
Spirit- itself has three meanings. soul, a liquid, enthusiasm. We know actual meaning only from context.

He drank 'spirit' for intixication and fell sick.

The Indian Cricket team is in high spirit

The evil spirits wander in night near graves.
Yes, such words when introduced with examples like these it will be very useful.
Two different meanings of POSSESSED

He possessed a property in the remote corner of the town.(He had a property in the remote corner of the town)
She is possessed.(A foreign evil soul resides in her body.)
Whip is used in several ways:

1. The culprit was whipped by the police.

2. The cook whipped egg into broth.

3. The robber whipped out revolver from his pocket.
This is really interesting and informative. Like this we get to know many more words and their meaning...
Till - means a time limit and used as a preposition

This is also a ver and used for ploughing in agriculute.

First use: Wait here till I come.
Second: The farmers work hard to till in the field.
Two meaning of read
read- it means reading. Example : Read this Book.
read- this means that you have completed reading. Example: I have read this book.
Two meaning of read
read- it means reading. Example : Read this Book.
read- this means that you have completed reading. Example: I have read this book.


You have selected a very nice word. Let me further explain some thing more about read, reed.

The verb 'read' is same in three forms- present, past and past perfect.
But this is pronounced as 'red' in past.

Also 'reed' pronounced similarly is a sort of plant. This also refers to a musical instrument. By searching 'reed' on Google search, all this will be clear.

There is another word 'red' with same pronunciation but this is a color.
Pray - Pray means to talk with God by heart.

Prey - A victim of exploitation
Pray - Pray means to talk with God by heart.

Prey - A victim of exploitation



The words 'Pray' and 'Prey' have been explained earlier in the thread. We should explain new words instead or may give new meaning of the words already discussed. It is no use repeating same thing.

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