What's the difference between argument and earring?

Argument


Definition:

  • (n.) Proof; evidence.
  • (n.) A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.
  • (n.) A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
  • (n.) The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
  • (n.) Matter for question; business in hand.
  • (n.) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
  • (n.) The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
  • (v. i.) To make an argument; to argue.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "Britain needs to be in the room when the euro countries meet," he said, "so that it can influence the argument and ensure that what the 17 do will not damage the market or British interests.
  • (2) It is entirely proper for serving judges to set out the arguments in high-profile cases to help public understanding of the legal issues, as long as it is done in an even-handed way.
  • (3) Environment groups Environment groups that have strongly backed low-carbon power have barely wavered in their opposition to nuclear in the last decade, although their arguments now are now much about the cost than the danger it might pose.
  • (4) Cameron had a legitimate argument, but the marines didn't want to hear it.
  • (5) This is not an argument for the status quo: teaching must be given greater priority within HE, but the flipside has to be an understanding on the part of students, ministers, officials, the public and the media that academics (just like politicians) cannot make everyone happy all of the time.
  • (6) Pathological changes may, thus, be initially confined to projecting and intrinsic neurons localized in cortical and subcortical olfactory structures; arguments are advanced which favor the view that excitotoxic phenomena could be mainly responsible for the overall degenerative picture.
  • (7) The legs of that argument were cut off by the financial crisis.
  • (8) These changes in the isozyme pattern of PK in aggressive fibromatosis may act as another argument to place them in the category of malignant fibroblastic tumors.
  • (9) This provides a compelling argument that the protein kinase function of p37mos is an intrinsic property of the protein.
  • (10) He always had a logical approach to his arguments and I would have described him as fair at the time.
  • (11) There are, however, plenty of arguments to be made about the Slim Reaper's supporting cast.
  • (12) The soldiers allegedly launched the attack after one of their comrades was killed when he became involved in an argument over a woman near Fizi hospital.
  • (13) In support of this argument, a case of erosive arthritis is reported in a skeleton from Kulubnarti, Republic of the Sudan (c. 700-1450 A.D.).
  • (14) Mallon's finance and resources director, Paul Slocombe, thinks Pickles's argument is "slightly disingenuous" because the funding was part of the last spending review, which ends on 31 March.
  • (15) Since the four determining coefficients may change over evolutionary time-scales, the mathematical results together with a natural selection argument proves that virulence gamma 2 attenuates.
  • (16) It seeks to acquaint them with 'ethical' arguments against their work which, because they are simple and plausible, persuade many people.
  • (17) The IFS gave this argument an airing today, and produced figures to show that – on such a basis – the VAT rise was a fair tax after all.
  • (18) Questions are raised as to the validity of arguments that crossover positions have been demonstrated to be normally established only during pachytene (after synapsis is maximal).
  • (19) The rioting began on Wednesday after a deadly argument between a Muslim gold shop owner and his Buddhist customers in Meikhtila.
  • (20) However, to insist that those who advise an IUD with the motive of contraception cannot herefore object to, say, intrauterine saline aimed at the destruction of a moving 27-week fetus is, in my view, stretching his argument.

Earring


Definition:

  • (n.) An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This paper describes a new method of reconstructing acquired complete and incomplete cleft earlobes which are elongated and have lost their normal bulk due to the wearing of heavy, dangling earrings.
  • (2) "Learning from school is useful for everybody, but making earrings is not that useful for everything."
  • (3) Patients' failure to use the recommended pressure earring and alteration in endocrine balance were noted in three of the four patients with recurrent keloids.
  • (4) Meyers said: “That’s the face you make when your wife snatches away your newspaper and screams: ‘Whose earrings are these?’” Trump’s presidency is still in its early days: extremely early for a special prosecutor to be involved.
  • (5) Only one patient (who underwent earlobe keloid excision) has greatly improved keloids after only 9 months follow-up, but this patient needs to wear pressure earrings continuously.
  • (6) We report an unusual cause of localized cutaneous argyria, due to the cutaneous implantation of a silver earring back.
  • (7) The patient is instructed to wear the earring for 4 to 6 months.
  • (8) A simple method of repairing a complete or incomplete cleft of the earlobe with preservation of a hole for an earring is described.
  • (9) (An early profile described his secretary as "a busty hippy in a skintight, purple mini-dress, with filigreed white stockings, lace-up boots and funkily mismatched earrings".
  • (10) Chandelier earrings Sparkly, gobstopper styles worn by celebrities ranging from Kim Kardashian to Keira Knightley.
  • (11) Films financed by Ingenious include Avatar, Die Hard 4 and Die Hard 5 and Girl with the Pearl Earring.
  • (12) So I started wearing big hoop earrings and scraping my hair back and dressing like they did.
  • (13) Several roentgenologic examinations revealed a small, closed earring in the stomach.
  • (14) "They compliment your earrings," cooed the reporter, who also noticed a "thin, shaggy-haired employee … skipping as he worked".
  • (15) At the same time, 62% of 735 young schoolgirls were found to have dermatitis of their earlobes and all regularly wore cheap earrings.
  • (16) He wears only a little ochre-coloured cloth and small hooped earrings, and smears his body in ashes.
  • (17) The three Alexander McQueen outfits that made the most front pages from the Duchess of Cambridge's recent tour wardrobe were: a sky blue belted knee-length coat, accessorised with navy round-toe suede shoes and a matching clutch bag; a demure dove grey coat with a jaunty grey hat; and a ballet-shoe pink peplum top and skirt, which the duchess wore with LK Bennett courts and pearl drop earrings.
  • (18) Gold hoop earrings, a black and white colour palette, cropped tops and red lipstick are becoming signatures .
  • (19) Earrings from the ACHICA Downton Abbey jewellery collection.
  • (20) We report here an 9-month-old boy who swallowed an earring.