✅ Older is the more general term. It describes something that is more advanced in age than something else (The tree is older than all the houses on the block).

✅ Elder also describes something that is older than something else, but is almost always used to refer to people (Her elder sister took her to the movies).

✅ Elder is used to indicate which person is the older of any two people (The elder one is in charge). It is used most often to refer to the oldest child in a family.

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✅ Hand refers to the appendage at the end of the human arm (My hand was cold).

✅ Palm refers to the inner part of the hand, from the wrist to the bottom of the fingers (I cut my palm on a thorn).

✅ While hand refers to the whole of the appendage including the palm, fingers, and thumb, you can use hand to mean the palm (She had the ring in her hand), but you can’t use palm to refer to the whole hand.

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✅ Miss means to notice and feel sad or regretful over the absence of something or someone (I miss my friends).

✅ Pine means to yearn in a deep and longing way (The dog pined for his blanket, which was in the laundry).

✅ Pine can be used to refer to longing or yearning for someone who has a different relationship to you than you would like (He’s pining over that girl from his class that he has a crush on).

✅ Miss almost always refers to feelings for someone who has left or gone away (She missed her family while she was on vacation).

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