Synonyms: match, lucifer, friction match
Definition: lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
Usage: he always carries matches to light his pipe; as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
Similar words: light, lighter, igniter, ignitor
Definition: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
Usage: do you have a light?
Definition: an exact duplicate
Usage: when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
Similar words: duplicate, duplication
Definition: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
Usage: he made a duplicate for the files
Synonyms: match
Definition: a burning piece of wood or cardboard
Usage: if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode
Similar words: light, lighter, igniter, ignitor
Definition: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
Usage: do you have a light?
Synonyms: match
Definition: something that resembles or harmonizes with
Usage: that tie makes a good match with your jacket
Similar words: opposite number, counterpart, vis-a-vis
Definition: a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
Synonyms: match
Definition: a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
Similar words: competition, contest
Definition: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Synonyms: match, mates, couple
Definition: a pair of people who live together
Usage: a married couple from Chicago
Similar words: family, family unit
Definition: primary social group; parents and children
Usage: he wanted to have a good job before starting a family
Synonyms: peer, match, compeer, equal
Definition: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do
Definition: a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
Synonyms: match
Definition: the score needed to win a match
Similar words: score
Definition: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
Usage: the score was 7 to 0
Synonyms: equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match
Definition: 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
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: match
Definition: be equal or harmonize
Usage: The two pieces match
Similar words: conform, adapt, adjust
Definition: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
Usage: We must adjust to the bad economic situation
Definition: make correspond or harmonize
Usage: Match my sweater
Similar words: adjust, correct, set
Definition: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Usage: Adjust the clock, please; correct the alignment of the front wheels
Synonyms: pit, play off, oppose, match
Definition: set into opposition or rivalry
Usage: 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
Definition: oppose, as in hostility or a competition
Usage: You must confront your opponent; Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring; The two enemies finally confronted each other
Synonyms: couple, twin, pair, match, mate
Definition: bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Usage: 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
Similar words: join, bring together
Definition: cause to become joined or linked
Usage: join these two parts so that they fit together
Synonyms: match
Definition: give or join in marriage
Similar words: join, bring together
Definition: cause to become joined or linked
Usage: join these two parts so that they fit together
Synonyms: match
Definition: provide funds complementary to
Usage: The company matched the employees' contributions
Similar words: supply, render, provide, furnish
Definition: give something useful or necessary to
Usage: We provided the room with an electrical heater
Synonyms: match, meet, cope with
Definition: satisfy or fulfill
Usage: meet a need; this job doesn't match my dreams
Similar words: deal, contend, cope, make do, make out, manage, grapple, get by
Definition: come to terms with
Usage: We got by on just a gallon of gas; They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
Synonyms: correspond, tally, jibe, match, fit, gibe, agree, check
Definition: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Usage: 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
Definition: be identical or equivalent to
Usage: One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
Synonyms: equal, touch, rival, match
Definition: 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
Similar words: contend, vie, compete
Definition: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others