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Etymology of volcanoThe original word for volcano was vulcano (c. 1611) meaning ‘burning mountain’ from the Latin Vulcanus or Volcanus. Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and metalworking (son of Jupiter and Juno and corresponding to the Greek god Hephaestus) and the term volcano was first applied to Mt.

Ship VS. BoatThe difference between a ship and a boat is size. Generally, a boat is a smaller craft than a ship. Ship is the more broad term for any oceangoing craft. A boat is a small vehicle for traveling on water. A boat can have oars, paddles, sails, or

awhile VS. a whileAs a noun phrase after a preposition such as after, for, in, within, one should use two words, a while. In that case, it means ‘a short or moderate time’. If one is using the term adverbially, it should be spelled as one word, awhile, which means

Attributive noun VS. AdjectiveAn attributive noun (also called noun premodifier) is a noun functioning as a modifier, usually as an adjective. An attributive noun may itself be a compound noun or noun phrase, in which case it is usually hyphenated. The noun phrase “ice cream” consisting of the adjective modifying

Bug VS. InsectWe tend to use the word bug loosely for any very small creature with legs. However, a true bug is defined as belonging to the order Hemiptera. These creatures characteristically have tough forewings and lack teeth, such as beetles. True bugs have a stylet (a mouth shaped like

The difference between a dictionary, a lexicon, and a glossaryThese reference books have slightly different denotations. A glossary is a specialized vocabulary with definitions but does not provide other information about the words. A glossary may also be called a vocabulary. A lexicon is generally an alphabetically-arranged list of words

The differences among fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, and sucroseGlucose (also called dextrose) and fructose (also called levulose or fruit sugar) are simple sugars. Glucose is found in plant saps and fruits and fructose is in fruits, honey, and green plants. Sucrose – ordinary table sugar from juices, fruits, and roots

Literally VS. FigurativelyLiterally means ‘with truth to the letter; exactly’ or according to the strictest sense of the word or words. Figuratively means ‘by or as a figure of speech; metaphorically’, or ‘in a descriptive, analogous, but metaphorical sense of the word or words’. So, you can say: He is

Intense VS. IntensiveThe best way to illustrate the difference between the words is to say that emotions are intense, while an action that is sustained (such as attention or an application) is intensive. Intense comes from within, while intensive comes from without, i.e., it is imposed or assumed. Intense details

Regret VS. RemorseRegret describes emotions ranging from being disappointed to intense sorrow due mainly to an external circumstance or event. An example is: She regrets that the television show has been canceled. One can also regret a wrong done, as in: He regrets his mistakes. Remorse describes deep regret, involving