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ADJECTIVE | 1 | even | Divisible by two |
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2 | even, fifty-fifty | Equal in degree or extent or amount | |
3 | even | Level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture | |
4 | even, regular | Symmetrically arranged | |
5 | even, regular | Occurring at fixed intervals | |
6 | even, tied, level | Of the score in a contest | |
ADVERB | 1 | even | Used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected |
2 | even | In spite of | |
3 | even, yet, still | To a greater degree or extent | |
4 | even | To the full extent | |
VERB | 1 | even, flush, level, even out | Make level or straight |
2 | even, even out | Become even or more even | |
3 | even, even out | Make even or more even |
Sounds | iy'vihn |
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Rhymes | Adrenalin, aflatoxin, Aiken, and 212 more rhymes in ihn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Divisible by two. |
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Contrary | odd |
Meaning | Equal in degree or extent or amount. Or equally matched or balanced. |
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Examples | "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" |
Synonyms | fifty-fifty |
Similar to | equal |
Adverbs | evenly |
Meaning | Level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture. Or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with). |
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Examples | "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" |
Attribute of | evenness, invariability |
Similar | flat, level, plane; flatbottom, flatbottomed; flush; justified; level; true, straight |
See also | smooth; steady |
Contrary | uneven |
Adverbs | evenly |
Meaning | Symmetrically arranged. |
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Examples | "even features" |
Synonyms | regular |
Similar to | symmetrical, symmetric |
Meaning | Occurring at fixed intervals. |
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Examples | "the even rhythm of his breathing" |
Synonyms | regular |
Similar to | steady |
Adverbs | regularly |
Meaning | Of the score in a contest. |
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Synonyms | tied, level |
Similar to | equal |
Meaning | Used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected. |
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Examples | "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!" |
Meaning | In spite of. Notwithstanding. |
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Examples | "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him" |
Meaning | To a greater degree or extent. Used with comparisons. |
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Examples | "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem" |
Synonyms | yet, still |
Meaning | To the full extent. |
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Examples | "loyal even unto death" |
Meaning | Make level or straight. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | flush, level, even out |
Narrower | grade; strickle, strike |
Broader | change surface |
Meaning | Become even or more even. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "even out the surface" |
Synonyms | even out |
Caused by | even, even out |
Broader | change, alter, modify |
Meaning | Make even or more even. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | even out |
Cause to | even, even out |
Broader | regularize, regularise |
See also | even out, even off, even up |