English words for 'Anything that can be adjusted.'
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verb
- To tweak
- (intransitive) To be realized and understood; to click.
- To twitch
- (transitive) To beat with twigs.
- To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
- (colloquial, regional) To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.
- To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- branch out in a twiglike manner
noun
noun
- Any alteration or change.
- (law) The transfer of title of an asset in a register.
- A mutant.
- (rare, collective noun) A group of thrushes.
- (genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
- (linguistics) An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.
- a change or alteration in form or qualities
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
adj
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
- Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.
- Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
- (economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
- springy; bouncy; vivacious
- Made of elastic.
- Of clothing, elasticated.
- Pervasive, all-encompassing.
noun
adj
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
- making or willing to make concessions
- able to flex; able to bend easily
- bending and snapping back readily without breaking
- capable of being changed
- Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
- Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
noun
adj
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- capable of being influenced or formed
- capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
- (figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
- Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
noun
- A slight adjustment or modification.
- A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
- (cryptography) An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
- Trouble; distress; tweag.
- (slang) Methamphetamine.
- (slang) A single inhalation of cocaine.
- a squeeze with the fingers
verb
- (intransitive, slang, by extension) To be extremely confused; to have no clue what is happening.
- (transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
- (transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).
- (intransitive, US, slang) To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse.
- (military, weaponry, uncommon) From a catapult, to strike a target with a missile.
- (transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
- pull or pull out sharply
- pinch or squeeze sharply
- to be under the influence of methamphetamine
- adjust finely
noun
- Anything that is added.
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- (organic chemistry) an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).
- (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
- (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
- (chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
- (uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
- (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
- the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
- the act of adding one thing to another
- something added to what you already have
- a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
- a quantity that is added
verb
- To be adjusted; to fit.
- (intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
- To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
- (government, law) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
- (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
- (intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
- To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
- (US, ambitransitive) To babysit.
- (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position.
- (transitive, causative) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
- (intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
- To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
- be located or situated somewhere
- show to a seat; assign a seat for
- work or act as a baby-sitter
- be around, often idly or without specific purpose
- be in session
- take a seat
- serve in a specific professional capacity
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside
noun
noun
adj
- Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.
- Following each other in alternate succession; alternating.
- capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
- (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged
noun
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.
- The action of adjusting something.
- The settling or balancing of a financial account.
- The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim.
- The behavioral process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
- the act of adjusting something to match a standard
- making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
adj
- changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
- changed in form or character without becoming something else
- having testicles or ovaries removed
- Having been changed from an original form.
- (of an animal, usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.
noun
verb
verb
- make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- have room for; hold without crowding
- make (one thing) compatible with (another)
- provide with something desired or needed
- provide a service or favor for someone
- provide housing for
- (transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
- (transitive) To give consideration to; to allow for.
- (transitive, often reflexive) To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
- (intransitive, of an eye) To change focal length in order to focus at a different distance.
- (transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
- (transitive) To provide sufficient space for.
- (transitive) To provide housing for.
- (transitive) To provide with something desired, needed, or convenient.
- (transitive) To do a favor or service for; to oblige.
- (intransitive, rare) To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.
- (transitive) To contain comfortably; to have space for.
verb
- make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
- adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
- (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
- (intransitive) To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.
- (transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
- (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
adj
adj
- Able to vary or be varied.
- (mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
- (biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
- Likely to vary.
- Marked by diversity or difference.
- marked by diversity or difference
- liable to or capable of change
- (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
noun
- Something that is variable.
- Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
- (mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
- (nautical) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.
- (astronomy) A variable star.
- (programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- (nautical, in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
- something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
- a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
- a star that varies noticeably in brightness
- a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
verb
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
noun
verb
- To adjust by a rule or standard.
- (rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
- To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
- To judge, value, or appraise.
- (often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
- (stative) To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
- To estimate the unit size of something.
- (transitive) To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.
- To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
- determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
- have certain dimensions
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- express as a number or measure or quantity
noun
- A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion.
- The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.)
- (poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a metrical foot.
- Any of various standard units of capacity.
- (now chiefly cooking) A receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance.
- (in the plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans.
- A piece of legislation.
- (mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A ruler, measuring stick, or graduated tape used to take measurements.
- An (unspecified) portion or quantity.
- (geology) A bed or stratum.
- A unit of measurement.
- A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
- (music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar.
- measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
- the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- a statute in draft before it becomes law
adj
- Able to be changed in scale; resizeable.
- (computing, logistics, business) Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease.
- (manufacturing, of an engineering drawing or its features) Suitable to provide accurate dimensions to manufacturing staff by being measured and having the measurements multiplied by the scale factor.
- Capable of being climbed.
- capable of being scaled; possible to scale
verb
- To adjust or modify (especially a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
- Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
- (transitive) To set (lyrics) to music.
- To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
- (transitive, South Africa, slang) To be impudent towards; to cheek.
- To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
- To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
- To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
- (fandom slang) to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software such as VOCALOID (in order to achieve certain singing techniques, increase the human quality of the voice, etc.)
- (transitive) To give a certain tone or character to.
- adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
- adjust for (better) functioning
intj
noun
- A song, or short musical composition.
- (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
- The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
- A melody.
- the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
verb
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (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.
- (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- (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.
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- 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
adj
- Suitable; proper
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (British, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- 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
noun
- (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.
- 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
noun
- Anything that can be chosen.
- An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
- (set theory) Ellipsis of axiom of choice.
- One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
- (uncountable) The power to choose.
- (usually with the) The best or most preferable part.
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
adj
intj
noun
- Anything that improves the condition of something.
- Fabric conditioner, fabric softener.
- Hair conditioner.
- An agricultural machine that crimps and crushes newly cut hay to promote faster and more even drying.
- Someone who trains athletes or racehorses.
- exercise that conditions the body
- a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer
- a trainer of athletes
verb
- (transitive) To alter slightly.
- (transitive, slang) To throw shade, to subtly insult someone.
- (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
- (intransitive, rare) To shield oneself from light.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
- To win by a narrow margin.
- (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
- (transitive) To shield (someone or something) from light.
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- protect from light, heat, or view
- vary slightly
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
- cast a shadow over
noun
- (figuratively, in the plural) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
- (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
- (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- (historical) A candle-shade.
- (countable) A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
- A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
- (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
- (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- (chiefly literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
- (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- (uncountable, originally LGBTQ slang) Subtle insults.
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a position of relative inferiority
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
- a slight amount or degree of difference
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
noun
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- a supplementary component that improves capability
- a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application
- (sometimes attributive) Something which can be appended to something else.
- (video games) Synonym of expansion pack.
- (poker) Additional chips that can be purchased at specific times in tournament play.
- (computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
noun
- Any alteration or change.
- (law) The transfer of title of an asset in a register.
- A mutant.
- (rare, collective noun) A group of thrushes.
- (genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
- (linguistics) An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.
- a change or alteration in form or qualities
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
noun
- A slight adjustment or modification.
- A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
- (cryptography) An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
- Trouble; distress; tweag.
- (slang) Methamphetamine.
- (slang) A single inhalation of cocaine.
- a squeeze with the fingers
verb
- (intransitive, slang, by extension) To be extremely confused; to have no clue what is happening.
- (transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
- (transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).
- (intransitive, US, slang) To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse.
- (military, weaponry, uncommon) From a catapult, to strike a target with a missile.
- (transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
- pull or pull out sharply
- pinch or squeeze sharply
- to be under the influence of methamphetamine
- adjust finely
noun
- Anything that is added.
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- (organic chemistry) an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).
- (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
- (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
- (chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
- (uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
- (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
- the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
- the act of adding one thing to another
- something added to what you already have
- a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
- a quantity that is added
noun
adj
- Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.
- Following each other in alternate succession; alternating.
- capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
- (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged
noun
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.
- The action of adjusting something.
- The settling or balancing of a financial account.
- The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim.
- The behavioral process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
- the act of adjusting something to match a standard
- making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
noun
- Anything that can be chosen.
- An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
- (set theory) Ellipsis of axiom of choice.
- One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
- (uncountable) The power to choose.
- (usually with the) The best or most preferable part.
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
adj
intj
noun
- Anything that improves the condition of something.
- Fabric conditioner, fabric softener.
- Hair conditioner.
- An agricultural machine that crimps and crushes newly cut hay to promote faster and more even drying.
- Someone who trains athletes or racehorses.
- exercise that conditions the body
- a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer
- a trainer of athletes
noun
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- a supplementary component that improves capability
- a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application
- (sometimes attributive) Something which can be appended to something else.
- (video games) Synonym of expansion pack.
- (poker) Additional chips that can be purchased at specific times in tournament play.
- (computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
verb
- To tweak
- (intransitive) To be realized and understood; to click.
- To twitch
- (transitive) To beat with twigs.
- To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
- (colloquial, regional) To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.
- To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- branch out in a twiglike manner
noun
verb
- To be adjusted; to fit.
- (intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
- To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
- (government, law) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
- (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
- (intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
- To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
- (US, ambitransitive) To babysit.
- (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position.
- (transitive, causative) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
- (intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
- To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
- be located or situated somewhere
- show to a seat; assign a seat for
- work or act as a baby-sitter
- be around, often idly or without specific purpose
- be in session
- take a seat
- serve in a specific professional capacity
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside
noun
verb
- make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- have room for; hold without crowding
- make (one thing) compatible with (another)
- provide with something desired or needed
- provide a service or favor for someone
- provide housing for
- (transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
- (transitive) To give consideration to; to allow for.
- (transitive, often reflexive) To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
- (intransitive, of an eye) To change focal length in order to focus at a different distance.
- (transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
- (transitive) To provide sufficient space for.
- (transitive) To provide housing for.
- (transitive) To provide with something desired, needed, or convenient.
- (transitive) To do a favor or service for; to oblige.
- (intransitive, rare) To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.
- (transitive) To contain comfortably; to have space for.
verb
- make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
- adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
- (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
- (intransitive) To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.
- (transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
- (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
adj
verb
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
noun
verb
- To adjust by a rule or standard.
- (rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
- To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
- To judge, value, or appraise.
- (often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
- (stative) To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
- To estimate the unit size of something.
- (transitive) To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.
- To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
- determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
- have certain dimensions
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- express as a number or measure or quantity
noun
- A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion.
- The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.)
- (poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a metrical foot.
- Any of various standard units of capacity.
- (now chiefly cooking) A receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance.
- (in the plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans.
- A piece of legislation.
- (mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A ruler, measuring stick, or graduated tape used to take measurements.
- An (unspecified) portion or quantity.
- (geology) A bed or stratum.
- A unit of measurement.
- A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
- (music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar.
- measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
- the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- a statute in draft before it becomes law
verb
- To adjust or modify (especially a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
- Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
- (transitive) To set (lyrics) to music.
- To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
- (transitive, South Africa, slang) To be impudent towards; to cheek.
- To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
- To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
- To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
- (fandom slang) to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software such as VOCALOID (in order to achieve certain singing techniques, increase the human quality of the voice, etc.)
- (transitive) To give a certain tone or character to.
- adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
- adjust for (better) functioning
intj
noun
- A song, or short musical composition.
- (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
- The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
- A melody.
- the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
verb
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (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.
- (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- (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.
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- 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
adj
- Suitable; proper
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (British, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- 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
noun
- (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.
- 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
verb
- (transitive) To alter slightly.
- (transitive, slang) To throw shade, to subtly insult someone.
- (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
- (intransitive, rare) To shield oneself from light.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
- To win by a narrow margin.
- (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
- (transitive) To shield (someone or something) from light.
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- protect from light, heat, or view
- vary slightly
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
- cast a shadow over
noun
- (figuratively, in the plural) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
- (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
- (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- (historical) A candle-shade.
- (countable) A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
- A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
- (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
- (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- (chiefly literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
- (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- (uncountable, originally LGBTQ slang) Subtle insults.
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a position of relative inferiority
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
- a slight amount or degree of difference
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
adj
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
- Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.
- Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
- (economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
- springy; bouncy; vivacious
- Made of elastic.
- Of clothing, elasticated.
- Pervasive, all-encompassing.
noun
adj
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
- making or willing to make concessions
- able to flex; able to bend easily
- bending and snapping back readily without breaking
- capable of being changed
- Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
- Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
noun
adj
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- capable of being influenced or formed
- capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
- (figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
- Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
adj
- changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
- changed in form or character without becoming something else
- having testicles or ovaries removed
- Having been changed from an original form.
- (of an animal, usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.
noun
verb
adj
- Able to vary or be varied.
- (mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
- (biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
- Likely to vary.
- Marked by diversity or difference.
- marked by diversity or difference
- liable to or capable of change
- (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
noun
- Something that is variable.
- Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
- (mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
- (nautical) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.
- (astronomy) A variable star.
- (programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- (nautical, in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
- something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
- a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
- a star that varies noticeably in brightness
- a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
adj
- Able to be changed in scale; resizeable.
- (computing, logistics, business) Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease.
- (manufacturing, of an engineering drawing or its features) Suitable to provide accurate dimensions to manufacturing staff by being measured and having the measurements multiplied by the scale factor.
- Capable of being climbed.
- capable of being scaled; possible to scale