Stamp vs. Affix

Stamp vs. Affix — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Stamp and Affix

Stampnoun

An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.

The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.

Affixnoun

That which is affixed; an appendage.

Stampnoun

An indentation or imprint made by stamping.

My passport has quite a collection of stamps.

Affixnoun

(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.

Stampnoun

A device for stamping designs.

She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps.

Affixnoun

A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.

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Stampnoun

A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.

These stamps have a Christmas theme.

Affixnoun

(mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).

Stampnoun

A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees.

I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.Now that commerce is done electronically, tax stamps are no longer issued here.

Affixnoun

(decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.

Stampnoun

A tattoo

Affixverb

(transitive) To attach.

to affix a stigma to a personto affix ridicule or blame to somebody
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Stampnoun

(slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide

Affixverb

(transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.

to affix a syllable to a wordto affix a seal to an instrumentto affix one's name to a writing

Stampverb

(intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.

The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy.

Affixverb

(transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.

eyes affixed upon the ground

Stampverb

(transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.

The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.

Affixnoun

a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

Stampverb

(transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.

Affixverb

attach to;

affix the seal here

Stampverb

(transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.

This machine stamps the metal cover with a design.This machine stamps the design into the metal cover.

Affixverb

add to the very end;

He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language

Stampverb

(transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.

The immigration officer stamped my passport.

Affixverb

attach or become attached to a stem word;

grammatical morphemes afix to the stem

Stampverb

(transitive) To apply postage stamps to.

I forgot to stamp this letter.

Stampverb

To mark; to impress.

Stampnoun

a token that postal fees have been paid

Stampnoun

the distinctive form in which a thing is made;

pottery of this cast was found throughout the region

Stampnoun

a type or class;

more men of his stamp are needed

Stampnoun

a symbol that is the result of printing;

he put his stamp on the envelope

Stampnoun

machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

Stampnoun

a block or die used to imprint a mark or design

Stampnoun

a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

Stampverb

walk heavily;

The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots

Stampverb

to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something;

a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps

Stampverb

reveal clearly as having a certain character;

His playing stamps him as a Romantic

Stampverb

affix a stamp to;

Are the letters properly stamped?

Stampverb

treat or classify according to a mental stereotype;

I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European

Stampverb

destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot;

Stamp fascism into submissionstamp out tyranny

Stampverb

form or cut out with a mold, form, or die;

stamp needles

Stampverb

crush or grind with a heavy instrument;

stamp fruit extract the juice

Stampverb

raise in a relief;

embossed stationary