What's the difference between full and thorough?

Full


Definition:

  • (Compar.) Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people.
  • (Compar.) Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture.
  • (Compar.) Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
  • (Compar.) Sated; surfeited.
  • (Compar.) Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.
  • (Compar.) Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project.
  • (Compar.) Filled with emotions.
  • (Compar.) Impregnated; made pregnant.
  • (n.) Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree.
  • (adv.) Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.
  • (v. i.) To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight.
  • (n.) To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.
  • (v. i.) To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
  • (2) On the other hand, the LAP level, identical in preterms and SDB, is lower than in full-term infants but higher than in adults.
  • (3) The issue of the Schizophrenia Bulletin is devoted to articles representing this full range of conceptual and empirical work on first-episode psychosis.
  • (4) A full-length cDNA encoding porcine heart aconitase was derived from lambda gt10 recombinant clones and by amplification of the 5' end of the mRNA.
  • (5) It is suggested that the results indicate the need for full haematological screening of all patients with recurrent aphthae.
  • (6) Lactate-induced anxiety and symptom attacks without panic were seen more often in the groups with panic attacks, but a full-blown panic attack was provoked in only four subjects, all belonging to the groups with a history of panic attacks.
  • (7) The data for the eubacterial ribosomes are in full agreement with the model of the 50S protein topography derived from immunological data.
  • (8) We present a mathematical model that is suitable to reconcile this apparent contradiction in the interpretation of the epidemiological data: the observed parallel time series for the spread of AIDS in groups with different risk of infection can be realized by computer simulation, if one assumes that the outbreak of full-blown AIDS only occurs if HIV and a certain infectious coagent (cofactor) CO are present.
  • (9) A full-scale war is unlikely but there is clear concern in Seoul about the more realistic threat of a small-scale attack on the South Korean military or a group of islands near the countries' disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea.
  • (10) Full consideration should be given to the dynamics of motion when assessing risk factors in working tasks.
  • (11) The patient presented in coma but regained full consciousness over the next six hours with supportive therapy.
  • (12) Full activity could be restored by addition of nanogram amounts of endotoxin or of FCS before assay.
  • (13) It was not possible to offer all very low birthweight infants full intensive care; to make this possible, it was calculated that resources would have to increase by 26%.
  • (14) Knapman concluded that the 40-year-old designer, whose full name was Lee Alexander McQueen, "killed himself while the balance of his mind was disturbed".
  • (15) In a newspaper interview last month, Shapps said the BBC needed to tackle what he said was a culture of secrecy, waste and unbalanced reporting if it hoped to retain the full £3.6bn raised by the licence fee after the current Royal Charter expires in 2016.
  • (16) In granulosa cells containing full aromatase activity, treatment with cortisol and dexamethasone did not inhibit aromatization of androstenedione to estrogens whereas two known aromatase inhibitors (dihydrotestosterone and 4-androstene-3, 6, 17-trione) were effective.
  • (17) To evaluate the first full year of operation of the rural registrar scheme by comparing the educational activities undertaken by the participating rural general practitioners with those undertaken in the previous year.
  • (18) When the transcriptional activity of these proteins was examined it was found that carboxyl-truncated Myb is more effective as a transcriptional activator than full-length or amino-truncated Myb.
  • (19) The peptides, which were synthesized using a FMOC solid phase procedure and purified by HPLC, consisted of residues 6-25 from the putative aqueous domain, residues 22-35, which overlaps the putative aqueous and transmembrane domains, and residues 1-38 and 1-40 representing nearly the full length of beta-AP.
  • (20) Here's Dominic's full story: US unemployment rate drops to lowest level in six years as 288,000 jobs added Michael McKee (@mckonomy) BNP economists say jobless rate would have been 6.8% if not for drop in participation rate May 2, 2014 2.20pm BST ING's Rob Carnell is also struck by the "extraordinary weakness" of US wage growth .

Thorough


Definition:

  • (prep.) Through.
  • (a.) Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house.
  • (a.) Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.
  • (adv.) Thoroughly.
  • (adv.) Through.
  • (n.) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 2.39pm BST The European Union called for a "thorough and immediate" investigation of the alleged chemical attack.
  • (2) Before carrier vaccines are applied, these risks must be thoroughly evaluated case-by-case.
  • (3) To study these changes more thoroughly, specific monoclonal antibodies of the A and B subunits of calcineurin (protein phosphatase 2B) were raised, and regional alterations in the immunoreactivity of calcineurin in the rat hippocampus were investigated after a transient forebrain ischemic insult causing selective and delayed hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cell damage.
  • (4) A careful history, a thorough physical examination, and an appropriate selection of tests will identify these patients.
  • (5) Thorough clinical investigation of the patient revealed sarcoid involvement of the skin, lungs, liver and lymph nodes and an extensive retroperitoneal surgically-verified lymph tumour.
  • (6) Sift the cocoa powder over the top and lightly but thoroughly fold it in with the metal spoon.
  • (7) A thorough nursing assessment is essential to detect and correct drug misuse and to diagnose drug abuse.
  • (8) Fetal activity throughout pregnancy has been thoroughly studied.
  • (9) A high index of suspicion of bilateral tumors and a thorough work-up resulted in the early diagnosis of small tumors.
  • (10) Results indicate that laryngeal paralysis following severe trauma can be a very early sign of aortic injury and requires prompt and thorough investigation.
  • (11) A thorough dental prophylaxis before acid-etching of enamel is often recommended.
  • (12) A thorough family history and an extensive investigation of bleedings in the neonatal period should make early diagnosis possible.
  • (13) The diagnosis in all patients was made on the base of a thorough clinical examination, the results from the electrocardiography and the selective coronarography.
  • (14) Xu, the ABP chairman, disputed any claims of impropriety, and said his company went through a “robust and thorough” tender process.
  • (15) Thorough knowledge of the modes of ventilatory support and criteria for weaning are essential for the critical care nurse to anticipate patient needs.
  • (16) Similarities and differences in the sensitization induced by cocaine and amphetamine (which are though to have different mechanisms of actions although common behavioral outcomes) have not been thoroughly studied.
  • (17) It is advisable to examine horses thoroughly during training and to use the results of training for the evaluation of their condition before difficult races.
  • (18) The requirement for technical reliability of the implantable device for patient safety requires a thorough understanding of all technical and medical details of the therapeutic device.
  • (19) If LTP is to be effective, thorough coagulation with tender blanching effects is mandatory.
  • (20) A thorough review of the literature concerning the Frey syndrome is reported.