The difference between Spur and Stimulus

When used as nouns, spur means a rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight, whereas stimulus means any external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon.

Spur is also verb with the meaning: to prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.

check bellow for the other definitions of Spur and Stimulus

  1. Spur as a noun:

    A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.

  2. Spur as a noun:

    Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse.

  3. Spur as a noun:

    An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.

  4. Spur as a noun:

    Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.

  5. Spur as a noun:

    Roots, tree roots.

  6. Spur as a noun:

    A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.

  7. Spur as a noun:

    A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.

  8. Spur as a noun (carpentry):

    A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.

  9. Spur as a noun (architecture):

    The short wooden buttress of a post.

  10. Spur as a noun (architecture):

    A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.

  11. Spur as a noun:

    Ergotized rye or other grain.

  12. Spur as a noun:

    A wall in a fortification that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.

  13. Spur as a noun (shipbuilding):

    A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.

  14. Spur as a noun (shipbuilding):

    A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam cannot be placed.

  15. Spur as a noun (mining):

    A branch of a vein.

  1. Spur as a verb:

    To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.

  2. Spur as a verb:

    To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object

    Examples:

    "synonyms: incite stimulate instigate impedrive Thesaurus:incite"

  3. Spur as a verb:

    To put spurs on

    Examples:

    "usex to spur boots"

  1. Spur as a noun:

    A tern.

  1. Spur as a noun (electronics):

    A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal.

  1. Spur as a noun:

    The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor.

  1. Spur as a verb (obsolete, dialectal):

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  1. Stimulus as a noun:

    Any external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon.

    Examples:

    "an economic stimulus"

  2. Stimulus as a noun (physiology):

    Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response.

  3. Stimulus as a noun (psychology):

    Anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism, including physical phenomena both internal and external to the body.

  4. Stimulus as a noun:

    Anything that induces a person to take action.

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