The difference between Moment and Stound

When used as nouns, moment means a brief, unspecified amount of time, whereas stound means an hour.


Stound is also verb with the meaning: to hurt, pain, smart.

check bellow for the other definitions of Moment and Stound

  1. Moment as a noun:

    A brief, unspecified amount of time.

    Examples:

    "Wait a moment, while I lock the front door."

  2. Moment as a noun:

    The smallest portion of time; an instant.

  3. Moment as a noun:

    Weight or importance.

  4. Moment as a noun (physics, mechanics):

    The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. Also called moment of force.

  5. Moment as a noun (historical):

    A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

  6. Moment as a noun (informal):

    A petit mal episode; such a spell.

  7. Moment as a noun (colloquial):

    A fit; a brief tantrum.

  8. Moment as a noun (math):

    An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.

  9. Moment as a noun (math):

    A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.

    Examples:

    "If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia."

  1. Stound as a noun (chronology, obsolete, or, dialectal):

    An hour.

  2. Stound as a noun (obsolete):

    A tide, season.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Chaucer"

  3. Stound as a noun (archaic, or, dialectal):

    A time, length of time, hour, while.

  4. Stound as a noun (archaic, or, dialectal):

    A brief span of time, moment, instant.

    Examples:

    "Listen to me a little stound."

  5. Stound as a noun:

    A moment or instance of urgency; exigence.

  6. Stound as a noun (dialectal):

    A sharp or sudden pain; a shock, an attack.

  7. Stound as a noun (by extension):

    A stroke or blow (from an object or weapon); a lashing; scourging

  8. Stound as a noun:

    A fit, an episode or sudden outburst of emotion; a rush.

  9. Stound as a noun:

    Astonishment; amazement.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

    "rfquotek John Gay"

  1. Stound as a verb (obsolete, or, dialectal, intransitive):

    To hurt, pain, smart.

  2. Stound as a verb (obsolete, or, dialectal, intransitive):

    To be in pain or sorrow, mourn.

  3. Stound as a verb (obsolete, or, dialectal, intransitive):

    To long or pine after, desire.

  1. Stound as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To stand still; stop.

  2. Stound as a verb (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal):

    To stop to listen; pause.

  1. Stound as a noun (UK, _, dialectal):

    A stand; a stop.

  1. Stound as a noun:

    A receptacle for holding small beer.

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