| VERB | stative | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
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| possession | match | provide funds complementary to | |
| contact | match, mate, couple, pair, twin | bring two objects, ideas, or people together | |
| stative | match, equal, touch, rival | be equal to in quality or ability | |
| change | match, fit | make correspond or harmonize | |
| contact | match | give or join in marriage | |
| competition | match, pit, oppose, play off | set into opposition or rivalry | |
| change | match | be equal or harmonize | |
| change | match, equal, equalize, equalise, equate | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | |
| NOUN | artifact | match, lucifer, friction match | lighter / lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical |
| event | match | a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete | |
| artifact | match | a burning piece of wood or cardboard | |
| artifact | match, mate | an exact duplicate | |
| quantity | match | the score needed to win a match | |
| person | match, catch | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect | |
| person | match, peer, equal, compeer | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group | |
| group | match, couple, mates | a pair of people who live together | |
| cognition | match | something that resembles or harmonizes with |
| Sounds | mae'ch | |
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| Rhymes | attach ... thatch / Thatch: 16 rhymes with aech... | |
| Meaning | lighter / lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction. | |
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| Example | "he always carries matches to light his pipe" | |
| Synonyms | lucifer, friction match | |
| Parts | matchstick | A short thin stick of wood used in making matches |
| Narrower | fusee, fuzee | A friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind |
| kitchen match | A wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface | |
| safety match, book matches | A paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface | |
| slow match | match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly | |
| Broader | lighter, light, igniter, ignitor | A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires |
| Spanish | cerilla, fosforo, fósforo, lucifer | |
| Catalan | llumí, lucifer, misto | |
| Meaning | A burning piece of wood or cardboard. | |
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| Example | "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode" | |
| Broader | lighter, light, igniter, ignitor | A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires |
| Spanish | mecha | |
| Catalan | metxa | |
| Meaning | An exact duplicate. | |
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| Example | "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" | |
| Synonym | mate | |
| Broader | duplicate, duplication | A copy that corresponds to an original exactly |
| Spanish | coincidencia, contraparte, equivalente, pareja, par, semejante | |
| Catalan | coincidència | |
| Verbs | match | satisfy a condition or restriction |
| Meaning | The score needed to win a match. | |
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| Broader | score | A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game / game or contest |
| Meaning | A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect. | |
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| Synonym | catch | |
| Broader | adult, grownup | A fully developed person from maturity onward |
| Spanish | partido | |
| Catalan | partit | |
| Verbs | match | bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
| match | give or join in marriage | |
| Meaning | A person who is of equal standing with another in a group. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | peer, equal, compeer | |
| Member of | peer group | contemporaries of the same status |
| Narrower | associate | A person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor |
| contemporary, coeval | A person of nearly the same age as another | |
| gangsta | (Black English) a member of a youth gang | |
| stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | |
| successor, replacement | A person who follows next in order | |
| townsman | A person from the same town as yourself | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | igual, par | |
| Catalan | igual, parell, parió | |
| Verbs | match | be equal to in quality or ability |
| Meaning | A pair of people who live together. | |
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| Synonyms | couple, mates | |
| Narrower | DINK | A couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids) |
| power couple | A couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential | |
| Broader | family, family unit | primary social group |
| Spanish | matrimonio, pareja | |
| Catalan | matrimoni, parella | |
| Verbs | match | bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
| match | give or join in marriage | |
| Meaning | Something that resembles or harmonizes with. | |
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| Example | "that tie makes a good match with your jacket" | |
| Broader | counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis | A person or thing having the same function or characteristics / characteristics as another |
| Spanish | combinación, juego | |
| Catalan | combinació, joc | |
| Verbs | match | be equal or harmonize |
| match | make correspond or harmonize | |
| Meaning | Provide funds complementary to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The company matched the employees' contributions" | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Meaning | Bring two objects, ideas, or people together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?" | |
| Synonyms | mate, couple, pair, twin | |
| Narrower | mismatch | match badly |
| mismate | Provide with an unsuitable mate | |
| Broader | join | Cause to become joined / joined or linked |
| Similar to | match | Give or join in marriage |
| Spanish | acoplar, casar, emparejar, relacionar | |
| Catalan | acoblar, aparellar, casar, relacionar | |
| Nouns | match | a pair of people who live together |
| match | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect | |
| Meaning | Be equal to in quality or ability. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" | |
| Synonyms | equal, touch, rival | |
| Broader | compete, vie, contend | compete for something |
| Similar to | equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching |
| Spanish | igualar, rivalizar | |
| Nouns | match | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| Meaning | make correspond or harmonize. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They match the cape | |
| Example | "Match my sweater" | |
| Synonym | fit | |
| Narrower | balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise | Bring into balance or equilibrium |
| Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
| Similar to | match | Be equal or harmonize |
| Spanish | emparejar, hacer juego | |
| Nouns | match | something that resembles or harmonizes with |
| Meaning | Give or join in marriage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | join | Cause to become joined / joined or linked |
| Similar to | match, mate, couple, pair, twin | Bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
| Spanish | casar | |
| Nouns | match | a pair of people who live together |
| match | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect | |
| matcher | someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others | |
| Meaning | Set into opposition or rivalry. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "let them match their best athletes against ours" | |
| Synonyms | pit, oppose, play off | |
| Broader | confront, face | Oppose, as in hostility or a competition |
| Spanish | medirse con, oponer | |
| Nouns | match | a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete |
| Meaning | Be equal or harmonize. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The two pieces match" | |
| Broader | adjust, conform, adapt | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
| Similar to | match, fit | make correspond or harmonize |
| Nouns | match | something that resembles or harmonizes with |
| Meaning | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" | |
| Synonyms | equal, equalize, equalise, equate | |
| Narrower | homogenize, homogenise | Cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing |
| homologize, homologise | make homologous | |
| tie, draw | Finish a game / game / game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | equal, touch, rival, match | Be equal to in quality or ability |
| Spanish | compensar, empatar, igualar | |
| Catalan | anivellar, compensar-se, igualar | |
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