Equal and Complement

noun

• A person who is of equal standing with another in a group.
  • synonyms: peer, match, compeer

verb

• Be identical or equivalent to.
  • usage: "One dollar equals 1, 000 rubles these days"
  • synonyms: be
• Be equal to in quality or ability.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: touch, rival, match
• Make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching.
  • usage: "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
  • synonyms: match, equalize, equalise, equate

adjective

• Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
  • usage: "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
• Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task.
  • usage: "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"
  • synonyms: adequate

• (a.) Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement.
• (v.t.) To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality.
• (a.) Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just.
• (a.) Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task.
• (n.) One not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, "If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal.".
• (a.) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed.
• (v.t.) To make equal return to; to recompense fully.
• (a.) Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity.
• (a.) Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc.; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value.
• (a.) Of the same interest or concern; indifferent.
• (n.) State of being equal; equality.
• (v.t.) To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank or the like, with; to be commen/urate with.

noun

• A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction.
• A complete number or quantity.
  • usage: "a full complement"
• Number needed to make up a whole force.
  • usage: "a full complement of workers"
  • synonyms: full complement
• Something added to complete or embellish or make perfect.
  • usage: "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
  • synonyms: accompaniment
• One of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response.
• Either of two parts that mutually complete each other.

verb

• Make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to.
  • usage: "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"

• (v.t.) To supply a lack; to supplement.
• (v.t.) The whole working force of a vessel.
• (v.t.) Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.
• (v.t.) To compliment.
• (v.t.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.
• (v.t.) A compliment.
• (v.t.) Full quantity, number or amount; a complete set; completeness.
• (v.t.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third.
• (v.t.) That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.
• (v.t.) That which is required to supply a deficiency or to complete a symmetrical whole.