The difference between Homer and Log

When used as nouns, homer means a former hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230l or 6½bushels, whereas log means the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

When used as verbs, homer means to hit a homer, whereas log means to cut trees into logs.

check bellow for the other definitions of Homer and Log

  1. Homer as a noun (historical, _, units of measure):

    A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230L or 6½bushels.

  2. Homer as a noun (historical, _, units of measure):

    approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.

  1. Homer as a noun (baseball):

    A four-base hit; a home run

    Examples:

    "The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth."

  2. Homer as a noun:

    A homing pigeon

    Examples:

    "Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time."

  3. Homer as a noun (sports):

    A person who is extremely devoted to his favorite team.

    Examples:

    "Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league."

  1. Homer as a verb (baseball):

    To hit a homer; to hit a home run.

    Examples:

    "The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times."

  1. Log as a noun:

    The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

    Examples:

    "They walked across the stream on a fallen log."

  2. Log as a noun:

    Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.

  3. Log as a noun:

    A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.

  4. Log as a noun:

    Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.

  5. Log as a noun (nautical):

    A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.

  6. Log as a noun (figuratively):

    A blockhead; a very stupid person.

  7. Log as a noun (surfing, _, slang):

    A longboard.

  8. Log as a noun (figuratively):

    A rolled cake with filling.

  9. Log as a noun (mining):

    A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.

  10. Log as a noun (vulgar):

    A piece of feces.

  1. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To cut trees into logs.

  2. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To cut down (trees).

  3. Log as a verb (intransitive):

    To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.

  1. Log as a noun:

    A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progress

  2. Log as a noun:

    A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.

  3. Log as a noun (computer science):

    Specifically, an append-only sequence of records written to disk

  1. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.

    Examples:

    "to log the miles travelled by a ship"

  2. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook

  3. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by chip log.

  1. Log as a verb (obsolete):

    To move to and fro; to rock.

  1. Log as a noun (historical, _, units of measure):

    A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about ⅓L).

  1. Log as a noun:

    logarithm.

    Examples:

    "To multiply two numbers, add their logs."

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