n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

n. a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete

n. equality or equivalence between two strings, characters etc.

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

n. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

n. an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"

n. something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"

n. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

n. lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"

n. a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"

n. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

n. federate state in the United States of America

v. provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"

v. information technology: be equal or equivalent (strings, characters etc.)

v. get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"

v. be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"

v. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

v. give to in marriage

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"

v. hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"

v. set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"

v. satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

v. bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

v. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adj. holding office; "the in party"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

n. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

n. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"

n. a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction

n. a person's partner in marriage

n. informal term for a friend of the same sex

n. a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

n. a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"

n. a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"

n. one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"

n. a person from your own country

n. an associate you work with

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. engage somebody to enter the army

v. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. assign to a station

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

v. hold spellbound

v. keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"

v. promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife"

v. make a promise or commitment

v. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

v. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

v. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

v. to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

v. lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"

v. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. engage somebody to enter the army

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

v. make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

v. behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

v. face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

v. be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

v. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

v. plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

v. link together; "can we couple these proposals?"

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

v. let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"

v. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. engage somebody to enter the army

v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

v. be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"

v. to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

v. take the place of

v. be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"

v. come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"

adj. in the current fashion or style

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

adj. flowing inward

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

adj. yielding positive results

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

n. someone who is not competent to take effective action

v. become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"

v. cause to be bored

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

v. release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

v. terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

v. be different from one another

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"