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noun
- similarity by virtue of corresponding
- compatibility of observations
- communication by the exchange of letters
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount
- (uncountable) Newspaper or news stories.
- (set theory, countable) A relation.
- (countable) An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
- (countable or uncountable) Postal or other written communications.
- (uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
- (theology, Swedenborgianism) A similarity between physical and spiritual things (e.g. light to wisdom, or warmth to love)
noun
- similarity by virtue of corresponding
- The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.
- The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
- (philosophy) The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind.
- (rhetoric, grammar) The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.
- (biology) Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.
- (law) In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.
- (computing) The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.
- A parallel position; the relation of parallels.
noun
- Similarity or resemblance to something else; likeness, similitude.
- (literary device) A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
- Something similar that's not a clone.
- a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with ‘like’ or ‘as’)
noun
- Resemblance; analogy.
- (games, countable) In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.
- (mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.
- (physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
- (agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed.
- (computing) The count of one bits in a value, reduced to even or odd or zero or one.
- (uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- (mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.
- (medicine, countable) The number of delivered pregnancies reaching viable gestational age, usually between 20-28 weeks.
- (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
- (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
- (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
- functional equality
- (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity
noun
- relation based on similarities and differences
- the act of examining resemblances
- That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
- An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
- qualities that are comparable
- (phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
- (grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
- The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
- (rhetoric) A simile.
- With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
adj
- similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
- corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
- (biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
- Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
adj
noun
- a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
- someone who communicates by means of letters
- Something which corresponds with something else; counterpart.
- Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing.
- A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
noun
- A point of resemblance; a similarity.
- The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
- The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
- The state of things being similar or identical.
- acting according to certain accepted standards
- orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
- correspondence in form or appearance
- concurrence of opinion
- hardened conventionality
noun
- A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
- (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
- (military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- (geography) A line of latitude.
- Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- One of a set of parallel lines.
- Direction conformable to that of another line.
- An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- something having the property of being analogous to something else
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
adj
- (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
- Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
- (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
- (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
- (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- Equally distant from one another at all points.
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
adv
verb
- Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- To compare or liken something to something else.
- To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
- To equal; to match; to correspond to.
- To produce or adduce as a parallel.
- Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- make or place parallel to something
- duplicate or match
- be parallel to
adj
- resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
- having the same or similar characteristics
- conforming in every respect
- equal in amount or value
- (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic; usually with to) inclined (to), prone (to).
- (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic) Likely; probable.
- Similar.
noun
- a similar kind
- a kind of person
- (golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
- (Internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
- (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
- (chiefly in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
verb
- to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
- want to have
- be fond of
- find enjoyable or agreeable
- feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
- (with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. See also would like.
- To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
- To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
- (chiefly dialectal, intransitive) To be likely.
- (informal, chiefly in the negative) Of a computer or other system: to tolerate as an input; to accept.
- (Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
- To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- (informal, personification) To be prone to.
conj
particle
- (colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
- (colloquial) a discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a story
- (colloquial, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie, Teesside, Liverpool) A delayed filler.
- (colloquial) Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
prep
adj
- resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
- having the same or similar characteristics
- Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
- capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
- marked by correspondence or resemblance
- (of words) expressing closely related meanings
- (mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
noun
suffix
- Resembling; having the likeness of (usually including the concept of not being the same despite the likeness, but counterexamples exist).
- (less commonly) Of, pertaining to, or related to.
- Added to nouns to create derogatory terms, typically referring to a particular ideology or group of people.
- (category theory) Added typically to the name of an algebraic structure, to denote the horizontal categorification of that structure.
prefix
noun
- Likeness, resemblance.
- (statistics, probability theory) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
- The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
- the probability of a specified outcome
noun
- inherent resemblance between persons or things
- (taxonomy) Resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
- a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
- a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
- (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
- (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
- the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
- (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
- A love interest; a paramour.
- The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
- (chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.
- Any romantic relationship.
- A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
- A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- (geology) Structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
- A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
- (medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
- (computing) A tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses.
- (geometry) An automorphism of affine space.
- Any passionate love for something.
noun
- Similarity of form
- (sociology) the similarity in the structure or processes of different organizations.
- (computer science) a one-to-one correspondence between all the elements of two sets, e.g. the instances of two classes, or the records in two datasets.
- (group algebra) A bijection f such that both f and its inverse f⁻¹ are homomorphisms, that is, structure-preserving mappings.
- (category theory) A morphism which has a two-sided inverse; the composition of the morphism and such an inverse yields either one of two identity morphisms (depending on the order of composition).
- (biology) the similarity in form of organisms, which may be due to convergent evolution or shared genetic background, e.g. an algae species in which the haploid and diploid life stages are indistinguishable based on morphology.
- (chemistry) the similarity in the crystal structures of similar chemical compounds.
- (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure
verb
- consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- examine and note the similarities or differences of
- be comparable
- to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
- (transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
- (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
- (transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
- (intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
noun
verb
noun
verb
- consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- (rare) To represent or symbolize (something).
- (also reflexive, rare) Chiefly followed by to: to make (oneself, someone, or something) resemble another person or thing.
- Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
noun
- the quality of being similar
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit
- (geometry) A transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances
- (philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.
- Closeness of appearance to something else.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) The property of two matrices being similar.
noun
- drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
- an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
- the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
- (grammar) The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.
- (geometry) The proportion or the equality of ratios.
- A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
noun
- the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function
- (organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.
- (chemistry) The relationship, between elements, of being in the same group of the periodic table.
- (geometry, projective geometry) specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective.
- (anthropology) The relationship, between temporally separated human beliefs, practices or artefacts, of possessing shared characteristics attributed to genetic or historical links to a common ancestor.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A general way of associating a sequence of algebraic objects, such as abelian groups or modules, to a sequence of topological spaces; also used attributively: see Usage notes below.
- (geometry, projective geometry) An automorphism of the projective plane (representing a perspective projection) that leaves all the points of some straight line (the homology axis) fixed and maps all the lines through some single point (the homology centre) onto themselves.
- (genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in different but related genes.
- (algebra) Given a chain complex {Gₙ} and its associated set of homomorphisms {Hₙ}, the rule which explains how each Hₙ maps Gₙ into the kernel of Gₙ₊₁.
- (biology, psychology) The relationship, between characteristics or behaviours, of having a shared evolutionary or developmental origin;
verb
- be identical or equivalent to
- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
- spend or use time
- have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- form or compose
- be priced at
- have an existence, be extant
- have life, be alive
- be identical to; be someone or something
- represent, as of a character on stage
- to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form
- To occupy a place.
- (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
- To pass or spend (time).
- (formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.
- (rare and regional, chiefly in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was.
- (with a dummy subject it) Used to indicate the time of day.
- To remain undisturbed in a certain state or situation.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
- Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
- To take a period of time.
- (often impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
- (with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
- Used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent.
- (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
- (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
- (now usually literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
- Used to link a subject to a measurement.
- To occur, to take place.
- Used with present participles of verbs to form the continuous aspect.
- (colloquial, humorous) To have (a condition, especially a mental or physical disability).
- Used to indicate that a predicate nominal applies to the subject.
- (dynamic / lexical be, especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
- (African-American Vernacular, Caribbean, Ireland, auxiliary, not conjugated) To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
- (with since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
noun
verb
- be identical or equivalent to
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
- (copulative, informal) To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean.
- (transitive) To make equivalent to; to cause to match.
- (transitive) To match in degree or some other quality, to match up to.
adj
- having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
- having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
- The same in all respects that matter practically; interchangeable, fungible, or (even sometimes) identical for practical purposes.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.
- The same in value (status, merit, etc): having or deserving the same rights or treatment.
- (music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.
- (not comparable) The same in one or more respects.
noun
noun
- A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
- (statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
- (algebra) An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
- a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
- a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
- a reciprocal relation between two or more things
adj
- Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
- (cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
- (geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
- (mathematics, category theory) Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.
- (mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
- (chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
- (mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
- being essentially equal to something
noun
- Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
- (chemistry) An equivalent weight.
- a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
verb
prefix
- Having commonality, similarity with respect to the root.
- Having multiple targets or effects; the root affects or involves multiple subjects.
- Secondary or auxiliary in rank or priority.
- In conjunction: the root needs another entity to take effect, or there is a one-way interaction between them.
- Gender-mixed; having men and women together for the root activity or location.
- The difference from some fixed quantity.
- During the same time period as the root.
- Mutually: the root is done in a way that is reciprocal and bidirectional.
- Equally, equal with respect to the root.
- (chemistry) Deriving from multiple sources.
- Moving or oriented in the same direction; co-directional.
- Dual, relating to the opposite category.
- Simultaneously, done or able to do at the same time.
- (biochemistry) Referring to coenzymes.
- Coequal, equal in rank.
- Indicating a family relationship that indicates a common rank made through three degrees of separation, the middle of which is by marriage.
- (organic chemistry) Referring to copolymers.
- Jointly: the root verb is done in coordination between multiple actors or entities
- Along with: the root verb is done along with or in addition to others.
- Spatially located or positioned together, co-located.
- (informal) Initialism of class of. Directly precedes a full or abbreviated year.
noun
- similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
- (uncountable) Similarity or resemblance to something else.
- a duplicate copy
- (countable) A way in which two people or things share similitude.
- (countable) Someone or something that closely resembles another; a duplicate or twin.
- A parable or allegory.
- (countable, geometry) A similarity: a transformation of Euclidean space that preserves angles and the ratios of distances.
adj
- (not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
- (comparable, rare) Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.
- (not comparable, biology) Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
- (not comparable, mathematics) Exactly equivalent.
- (not comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
- coinciding exactly when superimposed
- being the exact same one; not any other:
- exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
- having properties with uniform values along all axes
- (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum
noun
noun
- (countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
- (uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
- (psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
- (uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
- pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
- a temperamental disposition to be agreeable
adj
- closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
- Similar, alike.
- unchanged in character or nature
- same in identity
- equal in amount or value
- Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
- A reply of confirmation of identity.
- Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
- Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
adv
intj
pron
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- be in accord; be in agreement
- go together
- be agreeable or suitable
- consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
- achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose
- show grammatical agreement
- (intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
- (intransitive, grammar) To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.
- (intransitive, law) To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract.
- (transitive, UK, Ireland) To yield assent to; to approve.
- (intransitive, now always with with) To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well.
- (intransitive) To resemble; to coincide; to correspond; to tally.
- (intransitive, followed by "to") To give assent; to accede.
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- place into check
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- slow the growth or development of
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- make an examination or investigation
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- make cracks or chinks in
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- write out a check on a bank account
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- (intransitive) To check out, make sense or prove to be the case after verification or interrogation.
- (transitive) To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- (transitive) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- (informal, transitive) To scold or rebuke someone.
- (transitive) To mark with a check pattern.
- (poker, transitive) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
- (transitive) To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- (intransitive, with at) To make a stop; to pause.
- (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- (street basketball, transitive) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
- (chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
- (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- (transitive) To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
- (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
- (sports, transitive) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
- (transitive) To verify or compare with a source of information.
- (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
- (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
noun
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- An inspection or examination.
- (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [from 15th c.]
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
- A small chink or crack.
- (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- A token used instead of cash in various contexts, including sign-out of company property or collection of rations (dated), in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
- (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
adj
intj
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- exchange messages
- be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- (intransitive, constructed with with) To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
- (intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- make fit
- insert or adjust several objects or people
- make correspond or harmonize
- conform to some shape or size
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
- (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
- (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
- (transitive) To make ready.
- To be proper or becoming.
- (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
- (transitive) To equip or supply.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony.
- (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- (transitive) To be suitable for.
- (transitive) To be in agreement with.
adj
- physically and mentally sound or healthy
- meeting adequate standards for a purpose
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- Suitable; proper
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (British, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
noun
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- a display of bad temper
- the manner in which something fits
- a sudden uncontrollable attack
- (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
- (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- (statistics) Goodness of fit.
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- (slang) An outfit, a set of clothing.
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- A seizure or convulsion.
- (advertising) Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
- The degree to which something fits.
verb
noun
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- shift from one side of the ship to the other
- (nautical, now chiefly US) Alternative spelling of gybe.
- (intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
- (transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
- (transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
- (intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.
noun
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give or join in marriage
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- provide funds complementary to
- be equal or harmonize
- be equal to in quality or ability
- make correspond or harmonize
- set into opposition or rivalry
- (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
- (transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
- (transitive, programming) To be an example of a rule or regex.
- (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
- To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
noun
- a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- a pair of people who live together
- an exact duplicate
- something that resembles or harmonizes with
- the score needed to win a match
- lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- a burning piece of wood or cardboard
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
- Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
- (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
- (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.
- Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- Suitability.
- A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
- Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
- A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
- A marriage.
- A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
- An agreement or compact.
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- determine the sum of
- keep score, as in games
- gain points in a game
- (intransitive) To correspond or agree. [with with]
- (transitive) To count something.
- (transitive) To mathematically calculate a numeric result.
- (transitive) To record something by making marks.
- (transitive) To make things correspond or agree with each other.
- (nautical) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
- (intransitive) To keep score.
noun
- a bill for an amount due
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- Abbreviation of tally stick.
- A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.
- A tally shop.
- A ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong.
- (by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.
- (by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
intj
adj
noun
prefix
- Similar, in the same form of, resembling.
- (biology) Relating to epigenetics.
- Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position.
- Front or anterior in position.
- Entirety, a system being referred to as a whole.
- Mapping onto, passing along, resolving to.
- Upwards in direction or growth.
- Overlapping in position.
- Outside of in position.
- Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or lesser version.
- Located on the surface.
- (chemistry) Denotes an epimeric form.
- (biology) Epidemiology
- Covering: the root entity is covered.
- After in time.
- (zoology) Epibiotic: an organism that lives on another organism.
- Near in position.
- Surrounding in position: the edges of the root entity.
- Top: a part that is positioned at the uppermost of multiple levels.
- Above in location or position.
- Outward in direction or projection.
- More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity.
- A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object.
- A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer.
- Outranked, above in rank.
- Beyond, meta, transcending.
- Shallow in depth.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
- The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A well-known or famous person.
- (mathematics) An equation which always holds true regardless of the choice of input variables.
- A name or persona—a mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.
- (algebra, computing) Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.
- (algebra) An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this second element.
- the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
- an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates
- exact sameness
- the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
noun
- similarity by virtue of corresponding
- compatibility of observations
- communication by the exchange of letters
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount
- (uncountable) Newspaper or news stories.
- (set theory, countable) A relation.
- (countable) An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
- (countable or uncountable) Postal or other written communications.
- (uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
- (theology, Swedenborgianism) A similarity between physical and spiritual things (e.g. light to wisdom, or warmth to love)
noun
- similarity by virtue of corresponding
- The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.
- The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
- (philosophy) The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind.
- (rhetoric, grammar) The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.
- (biology) Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.
- (law) In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.
- (computing) The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.
- A parallel position; the relation of parallels.
noun
- Similarity or resemblance to something else; likeness, similitude.
- (literary device) A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
- Something similar that's not a clone.
- a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with ‘like’ or ‘as’)
noun
- Resemblance; analogy.
- (games, countable) In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.
- (mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.
- (physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
- (agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed.
- (computing) The count of one bits in a value, reduced to even or odd or zero or one.
- (uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- (mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.
- (medicine, countable) The number of delivered pregnancies reaching viable gestational age, usually between 20-28 weeks.
- (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
- (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
- (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
- functional equality
- (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity
noun
- relation based on similarities and differences
- the act of examining resemblances
- That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
- An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
- qualities that are comparable
- (phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
- (grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
- The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
- (rhetoric) A simile.
- With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
noun
- A point of resemblance; a similarity.
- The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
- The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
- The state of things being similar or identical.
- acting according to certain accepted standards
- orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
- correspondence in form or appearance
- concurrence of opinion
- hardened conventionality
noun
- A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
- (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
- (military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- (geography) A line of latitude.
- Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- One of a set of parallel lines.
- Direction conformable to that of another line.
- An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- something having the property of being analogous to something else
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
adj
- (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
- Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
- (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
- (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
- (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- Equally distant from one another at all points.
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
adv
verb
- Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- To compare or liken something to something else.
- To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
- To equal; to match; to correspond to.
- To produce or adduce as a parallel.
- Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- make or place parallel to something
- duplicate or match
- be parallel to
noun
- Likeness, resemblance.
- (statistics, probability theory) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
- The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
- the probability of a specified outcome
noun
- inherent resemblance between persons or things
- (taxonomy) Resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
- a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
- a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
- (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
- (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
- the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
- (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
- A love interest; a paramour.
- The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
- (chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.
- Any romantic relationship.
- A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
- A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- (geology) Structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
- A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
- (medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
- (computing) A tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses.
- (geometry) An automorphism of affine space.
- Any passionate love for something.
noun
- Similarity of form
- (sociology) the similarity in the structure or processes of different organizations.
- (computer science) a one-to-one correspondence between all the elements of two sets, e.g. the instances of two classes, or the records in two datasets.
- (group algebra) A bijection f such that both f and its inverse f⁻¹ are homomorphisms, that is, structure-preserving mappings.
- (category theory) A morphism which has a two-sided inverse; the composition of the morphism and such an inverse yields either one of two identity morphisms (depending on the order of composition).
- (biology) the similarity in form of organisms, which may be due to convergent evolution or shared genetic background, e.g. an algae species in which the haploid and diploid life stages are indistinguishable based on morphology.
- (chemistry) the similarity in the crystal structures of similar chemical compounds.
- (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure
noun
- the quality of being similar
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit
- (geometry) A transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances
- (philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.
- Closeness of appearance to something else.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) The property of two matrices being similar.
noun
- drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
- an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
- the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
- (grammar) The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.
- (geometry) The proportion or the equality of ratios.
- A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
noun
- the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function
- (organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.
- (chemistry) The relationship, between elements, of being in the same group of the periodic table.
- (geometry, projective geometry) specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective.
- (anthropology) The relationship, between temporally separated human beliefs, practices or artefacts, of possessing shared characteristics attributed to genetic or historical links to a common ancestor.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A general way of associating a sequence of algebraic objects, such as abelian groups or modules, to a sequence of topological spaces; also used attributively: see Usage notes below.
- (geometry, projective geometry) An automorphism of the projective plane (representing a perspective projection) that leaves all the points of some straight line (the homology axis) fixed and maps all the lines through some single point (the homology centre) onto themselves.
- (genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in different but related genes.
- (algebra) Given a chain complex {Gₙ} and its associated set of homomorphisms {Hₙ}, the rule which explains how each Hₙ maps Gₙ into the kernel of Gₙ₊₁.
- (biology, psychology) The relationship, between characteristics or behaviours, of having a shared evolutionary or developmental origin;
noun
- A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
- (statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
- (algebra) An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
- a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
- a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
- a reciprocal relation between two or more things
noun
- similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
- (uncountable) Similarity or resemblance to something else.
- a duplicate copy
- (countable) A way in which two people or things share similitude.
- (countable) Someone or something that closely resembles another; a duplicate or twin.
- A parable or allegory.
- (countable, geometry) A similarity: a transformation of Euclidean space that preserves angles and the ratios of distances.
noun
- (countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
- (uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
- (psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
- (uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
- pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
- a temperamental disposition to be agreeable
noun
- Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
- The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A well-known or famous person.
- (mathematics) An equation which always holds true regardless of the choice of input variables.
- A name or persona—a mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.
- (algebra, computing) Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.
- (algebra) An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this second element.
- the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
- an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates
- exact sameness
- the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
verb
- consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- examine and note the similarities or differences of
- be comparable
- to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
- (transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
- (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
- (transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
- (intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
noun
verb
noun
verb
- consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- (rare) To represent or symbolize (something).
- (also reflexive, rare) Chiefly followed by to: to make (oneself, someone, or something) resemble another person or thing.
- Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
verb
- be identical or equivalent to
- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
- spend or use time
- have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- form or compose
- be priced at
- have an existence, be extant
- have life, be alive
- be identical to; be someone or something
- represent, as of a character on stage
- to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form
- To occupy a place.
- (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
- To pass or spend (time).
- (formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.
- (rare and regional, chiefly in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was.
- (with a dummy subject it) Used to indicate the time of day.
- To remain undisturbed in a certain state or situation.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
- Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
- To take a period of time.
- (often impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
- (with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
- Used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent.
- (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
- (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
- (now usually literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
- Used to link a subject to a measurement.
- To occur, to take place.
- Used with present participles of verbs to form the continuous aspect.
- (colloquial, humorous) To have (a condition, especially a mental or physical disability).
- Used to indicate that a predicate nominal applies to the subject.
- (dynamic / lexical be, especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
- (African-American Vernacular, Caribbean, Ireland, auxiliary, not conjugated) To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
- (with since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
noun
verb
- be identical or equivalent to
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
- (copulative, informal) To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean.
- (transitive) To make equivalent to; to cause to match.
- (transitive) To match in degree or some other quality, to match up to.
adj
- having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
- having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
- The same in all respects that matter practically; interchangeable, fungible, or (even sometimes) identical for practical purposes.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.
- The same in value (status, merit, etc): having or deserving the same rights or treatment.
- (music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.
- (not comparable) The same in one or more respects.
noun
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- be in accord; be in agreement
- go together
- be agreeable or suitable
- consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
- achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose
- show grammatical agreement
- (intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
- (intransitive, grammar) To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.
- (intransitive, law) To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract.
- (transitive, UK, Ireland) To yield assent to; to approve.
- (intransitive, now always with with) To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well.
- (intransitive) To resemble; to coincide; to correspond; to tally.
- (intransitive, followed by "to") To give assent; to accede.
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- place into check
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- slow the growth or development of
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- make an examination or investigation
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- make cracks or chinks in
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- write out a check on a bank account
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- (intransitive) To check out, make sense or prove to be the case after verification or interrogation.
- (transitive) To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- (transitive) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- (informal, transitive) To scold or rebuke someone.
- (transitive) To mark with a check pattern.
- (poker, transitive) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
- (transitive) To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- (intransitive, with at) To make a stop; to pause.
- (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- (street basketball, transitive) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
- (chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
- (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- (transitive) To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
- (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
- (sports, transitive) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
- (transitive) To verify or compare with a source of information.
- (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
- (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
noun
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- An inspection or examination.
- (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [from 15th c.]
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
- A small chink or crack.
- (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- A token used instead of cash in various contexts, including sign-out of company property or collection of rations (dated), in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
- (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
adj
intj
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- exchange messages
- be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- (intransitive, constructed with with) To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
- (intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- make fit
- insert or adjust several objects or people
- make correspond or harmonize
- conform to some shape or size
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
- (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
- (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
- (transitive) To make ready.
- To be proper or becoming.
- (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
- (transitive) To equip or supply.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony.
- (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- (transitive) To be suitable for.
- (transitive) To be in agreement with.
adj
- physically and mentally sound or healthy
- meeting adequate standards for a purpose
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- Suitable; proper
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (British, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
noun
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- a display of bad temper
- the manner in which something fits
- a sudden uncontrollable attack
- (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
- (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- (statistics) Goodness of fit.
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- (slang) An outfit, a set of clothing.
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- A seizure or convulsion.
- (advertising) Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
- The degree to which something fits.
verb
noun
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- shift from one side of the ship to the other
- (nautical, now chiefly US) Alternative spelling of gybe.
- (intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
- (transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
- (transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
- (intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.
noun
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give or join in marriage
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- provide funds complementary to
- be equal or harmonize
- be equal to in quality or ability
- make correspond or harmonize
- set into opposition or rivalry
- (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
- (transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
- (transitive, programming) To be an example of a rule or regex.
- (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
- To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
noun
- a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- a pair of people who live together
- an exact duplicate
- something that resembles or harmonizes with
- the score needed to win a match
- lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- a burning piece of wood or cardboard
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
- Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
- (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
- (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.
- Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- Suitability.
- A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
- Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
- A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
- A marriage.
- A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
- An agreement or compact.
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- determine the sum of
- keep score, as in games
- gain points in a game
- (intransitive) To correspond or agree. [with with]
- (transitive) To count something.
- (transitive) To mathematically calculate a numeric result.
- (transitive) To record something by making marks.
- (transitive) To make things correspond or agree with each other.
- (nautical) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
- (intransitive) To keep score.
noun
- a bill for an amount due
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- Abbreviation of tally stick.
- A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.
- A tally shop.
- A ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong.
- (by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.
- (by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
intj
adj
- similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
- corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
- (biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
- Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
adj
noun
- a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
- someone who communicates by means of letters
- Something which corresponds with something else; counterpart.
- Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing.
- A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
adj
- resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
- having the same or similar characteristics
- conforming in every respect
- equal in amount or value
- (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic; usually with to) inclined (to), prone (to).
- (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic) Likely; probable.
- Similar.
noun
- a similar kind
- a kind of person
- (golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
- (Internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
- (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
- (chiefly in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
verb
- to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
- want to have
- be fond of
- find enjoyable or agreeable
- feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
- (with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. See also would like.
- To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
- To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
- (chiefly dialectal, intransitive) To be likely.
- (informal, chiefly in the negative) Of a computer or other system: to tolerate as an input; to accept.
- (Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
- To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- (informal, personification) To be prone to.
conj
particle
- (colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
- (colloquial) a discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a story
- (colloquial, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie, Teesside, Liverpool) A delayed filler.
- (colloquial) Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
prep
adj
- resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
- having the same or similar characteristics
- Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
- capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
- marked by correspondence or resemblance
- (of words) expressing closely related meanings
- (mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
noun
noun
- A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
- (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
- (military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- (geography) A line of latitude.
- Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- One of a set of parallel lines.
- Direction conformable to that of another line.
- An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- something having the property of being analogous to something else
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
adj
- (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
- Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
- (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
- (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
- (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- Equally distant from one another at all points.
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
adv
verb
- Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- To compare or liken something to something else.
- To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
- To equal; to match; to correspond to.
- To produce or adduce as a parallel.
- Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- make or place parallel to something
- duplicate or match
- be parallel to
adj
- Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
- (cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
- (geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
- (mathematics, category theory) Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.
- (mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
- (chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
- (mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
- being essentially equal to something
noun
- Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
- (chemistry) An equivalent weight.
- a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
verb
adj
- (not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
- (comparable, rare) Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.
- (not comparable, biology) Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
- (not comparable, mathematics) Exactly equivalent.
- (not comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
- coinciding exactly when superimposed
- being the exact same one; not any other:
- exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
- having properties with uniform values along all axes
- (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum
noun
adj
- closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
- Similar, alike.
- unchanged in character or nature
- same in identity
- equal in amount or value
- Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
- A reply of confirmation of identity.
- Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
- Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.