perfect is the enemy of good
kaizen
imperfectionist
reform
compound
enhancement
compromise
sweetening
improvably
perfect
give-and-take
accommodative
counteradaptive
accommodating
counteradapted
ameliorated
meet halfway
preservation
conservation
emend
perfectation
cooperative
congruity
congruousness
congruence
for the better
congruency
stride
a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
tell you what
plus
adaptability
accommodation
move
perfectionist
run
likeliness
go
one step forward, two steps back
compromissorial
I know, right
cromulence
interadaptation
conformism
constructive criticism
improval
upgraded
bettering
elaboration
refinement
postadaptation
adaptational
tally
emendation
gibe
paramita
polyadaptational
amelioration
agree
correspond
match
future-proof
fine-tune
jibe
fit
postadaptive
betterment
check
overauthor
semiperfect
down
polish
refine
shape
readaptation
hard-core
accord
concessionary
improvable
improve on
steadiness
imperfect
rough
overimprovement
adaptively
agreeableness
mutatis mutandis
finished
nonperfection
redeemable
reformable
bettership
amelioratingly
correctedness
imperfectionist
accommodative
counteradaptive
accommodating
counteradapted
ameliorated
cooperative
perfectionist
compromissorial
upgraded
postadaptation
adaptational
polyadaptational
future-proof
postadaptive
semiperfect
hard-core
concessionary
improvable
imperfect
rough
finished
redeemable
reformable
improvably
adaptively
mutatis mutandis
amelioratingly
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enhancement
sweetening
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preservation
conservation
perfectation
congruity
congruousness
congruence
congruency
stride
adaptability
accommodation
likeliness
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interadaptation
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constructive criticism
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tally
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jibe
fit
check
overauthor
down
polish
refine
shape
accord
improve on
verb
- improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
- make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- produce by cracking
- break up the molecules of
- change for the better
noun
verb
- To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
- To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
- To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
- To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
- To worsen a situation.
- Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
adj
- Composed of elements; not simple.
- An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
- Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
noun
- A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
- An enclosure for secure storage.
- An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.
- A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
- Anything made by combining several things.
- A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
- A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
verb
- To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
- To breach (a security system).
- To find a way between extremes.
- To bind by mutual agreement.
- To cause impairment of.
- To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.
noun
- A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.
- The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
- A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
verb
- To make perfect; to improve or hone.
- To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
noun
- A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
- A leader of the Cathar movement.
- The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
adj
- Fitting its definition precisely.
- Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
- Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.
- Of flowers, having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).
- Of a set: equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
- Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
- Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
- Excellent and delightful in all respects.
- Representing a completed action.
- Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
- Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
prep_phrase
verb
- To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.
- To add; to subject to addition.
- To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.
- To sell additional related items with an original purchase.
- To increase in magnitude.
- To increase a correction.
- To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.
- To improve.
conj
noun
adj
- Electrically positive.
- Being positive rather than negative or zero.
- (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
- Positive, or involving advantage.
prep
noun
- The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
- Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
noun
- Adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement; compromise.
- The adaptation or adjustment of an organism, organ, or part.
- The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.
- The adjustment of the eye to a change of the distance from an observed object.
- Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.
- An offer of substitute goods to fulfill a contract, which will bind the purchaser if accepted.
- The place where sediments can make, or have made, a sedimentation.
- A loan of money.
- A convenience, a fitting, something satisfying a need.
- Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.
- An adaptation or method of interpretation which explains the special form in which the revelation is presented as unessential to its contents, or rather as often adopted by way of compromise with human ignorance or weakness.
- An accommodation bill or note.
- Modification(s) to make one's way of communicating similar to others involved in a conversation or discourse.
- The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.
verb
- progress by being changed
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
- move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
- change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
- follow a procedure or take a course
- be in a state of action
- go or proceed from one point to another
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- give an incentive for action
- arouse sympathy or compassion in
- dispose of by selling
- live one's life in a specified environment
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
noun
adj
- Inclined or related to perfectionism.
- Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
noun
- One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin.
- Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
verb
- progress by being changed
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- have a particular form
- move along, of liquids
- perform as expected when applied
- change or be different within limits
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- be operating, running or functioning
- change from one state to another
- cause to perform
- be affected by; be subjected to
- continue to exist
- occur persistently
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- conduct to completion
- pass over, across, or through
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- make without a miss
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- cause an animal to move fast
- be diffused
- sail before the wind
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- travel a route regularly
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- compete in a race
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- become undone
noun
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- the act of testing something
- a race run on foot
- an unbroken series of events
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- a regular trip
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- unrestricted freedom to use
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- a small stream
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a row of unravelled stitches
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- a short trip
verb
- progress by being changed
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- follow a procedure or take a course
- move away from a place into another direction
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be awarded; be allotted
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- follow a certain course
- be abolished or discarded
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- make a certain noise or sound
- perform as expected when applied
- to be spent or finished
- continue to live and avoid dying
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be in the right place or situation
- be ranked or compare
- begin or set in motion
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- be contained in
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- blend or harmonize
- lead, extend, or afford access
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- be spent
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- stop operating or functioning
adj
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- provide funds complementary to
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- be equal to in quality or ability
- make correspond or harmonize
- give or join in marriage
- set into opposition or rivalry
- be equal or harmonize
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
noun
- lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- a burning piece of wood or cardboard
- an exact duplicate
- the score needed to win a match
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- a pair of people who live together
- something that resembles or harmonizes with
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
- make fit
- insert or adjust several objects or people
- conform to some shape or size
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
- make correspond or harmonize
noun
- a display of bad temper
- a sudden uncontrollable attack
- the manner in which something fits
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
adj
adj
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- make an examination or investigation
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- slow the growth or development of
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- place into check
- write out a check on a bank account
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- make cracks or chinks in
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
noun
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- 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
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
verb
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- drink down entirely
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- shoot at and force to come down
- cause to come or go down
adj
adv
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- paid in cash at time of purchase
- from an earlier time
- to a lower intensity
- in an inactive or inoperative state
noun
- soft fine feathers
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
adj
verb
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying
- make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
verb
- To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
- To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
- To create or make.
- To give something a shape and definition.
- To give influence to.
noun
- Form; formation.
- Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
- In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.
- A loaded die.
- A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
- The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure.
- A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
- The status or condition of something
verb
- To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
- To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.
- To grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award.
- To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize.
- To agree in pitch and tone.
noun
- Voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act.
- Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
- A distinctive mixture of fragrances or the odor thereof.
- An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, prevents a lawsuit.
- An international agreement.
- Agreement or harmony of things in general.
- A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.
adj
- not perfected
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- not quite exact or correct
- full of hardship or trials
- violently agitated and turbulent
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- not carefully or expertly made
- unpleasantly stern
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
adv
- with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
- with rough motion as over a rough surface
verb
adj
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
noun
noun
- The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
- Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
- A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
- The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
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