Get Free Checker

Difference between dappled and mobile

dappled

Definitions

adjective

  1. having spots or patches of color

Examples

The woodland floor is dappled with sunlight, which makes it difficult to tell what is a mushroom and what is just a dead leaf.

The evening sunlight dappled through the leaves, casting shards of light onto the bridle paths.

Many dictionaries of Neapolitan dialect from the late eighteenth century onward tell us that pizza, at its simplest, was merely a generic word for all kinds of pies, and for what would be called focaccia or schiacciata elsewhere in Italy, that is, a flat piece of dough dappled with fat or oil and cooked quickly in a hot oven.

View all examples

Explore “dappled”
mobile

Definitions

adjective

  1. affording change (especially in social status)
  2. migratory
  3. moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
  4. capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
  5. having transportation available

noun

  1. sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents

Examples

A great deal of the nudge-nudge wink-wink routine by the young upwardly mobile male executives was the usual response to her presence.

The report said mobile phone networks worldwide were likely to have 1.6 billion subscribers by the end of this year.

With automobile insurance, for example, an insurance company accepts part of the risk that you will be involved in a car accident.

View all examples

Explore “mobile”
Master English with Ease
Translate words instantly and build your vocabulary every day.
Boost Your
Learning
Linguix pencil