Difference and Changed

noun

• The quality of being unlike or dissimilar.
  • usage: "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
• A variation that deviates from the standard or norm.
  • usage: "the deviation from the mean"
  • synonyms: deviation, divergence, departure
• A disagreement or argument about something important.
  • usage: "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
  • synonyms: dispute, difference of opinion, conflict
• A significant change.
  • usage: "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"
• The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend.
  • synonyms: remainder

• (n.) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See Augmentation, and Marks of cadency, under Cadency.
• (n.) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
• (n.) The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?.
• (n.) That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute.
• (v.t.) To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish.
• (n.) Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy.
• (n.) Choice; preference.
• (n.) The quantity by which one quantity differs from another or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other.

verb

• Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.
  • usage: "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
  • synonyms: change, alter, modify
• Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.
  • usage: "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
  • synonyms: change
• Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.
  • usage: "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
  • synonyms: change, alter, vary
• Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.
  • usage: "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
  • synonyms: switch, shift, change
• Change clothes; put on different clothes.
  • usage: "Change before you go to the opera"
  • synonyms: change
• Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
  • usage: "Could you convert my dollars into pounds"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
  • synonyms: change, exchange, commute, convert
• Give to, and receive from, one another.
  • usage: "Would you change places with me"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
  • synonyms: exchange, change, interchange
• Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another.
  • usage: "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
  • synonyms: transfer, change
• Become deeper in tone.
  • usage: "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
  • synonyms: deepen, change
• Remove or replace the coverings of.
  • usage: "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"
  • synonyms: change

adjective

• Made or become different in nature or form.
  • usage: "changed attitudes"; "changed styles of dress"; "a greatly changed country after the war"
• Made or become different in some respect.
  • usage: "he's an altered (or changed) man since his election to Congress"
• Changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism.
  • usage: "metamorphic rocks"