full complement

  • 1full complement — index capacity (maximum) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2full complement — noun number needed to make up a whole force (Freq. 1) a full complement of workers • Syn: ↑complement • Derivationally related forms: ↑complemental (for: ↑complement) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 3full´mouth´ed|ly — full mouthed «FUL MOWTHD, MOWTHT», adjective. 1. having the mouth full of teeth; having the full complement of teeth: »full mouthed cattle. 2. produced with a loud sound; uttered in a loud voice: »a full mouthed laugh. –full´mouth´ed|ly, adverb …

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  • 4complement — complementer, n. n. /kom pleuh meuhnt/; v. /kom pleuh ment /, n. 1. something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal. 2. the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of packers …

    Universalium

  • 5complement — 1. noun /ˈkɒmpləmənt,ˈkɑːmpləmənt/ a) Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation. perform all those works of mercy, which Clemens Alexandrinus calls amoris et amicitiæ impletionem et extentionem, the extent and complement of love [ …

    Wiktionary

  • 6complement */ — I UK [ˈkɒmplɪment] / US [ˈkɑmpləˌment] verb [transitive] Word forms complement : present tense I/you/we/they complement he/she/it complements present participle complementing past tense complemented past participle complemented 1) to combine well …

    English dictionary

  • 7complement — com|ple|ment1 [ kamplə,ment ] verb transitive * 1. ) to combine well with something, often something that has different qualities: The plants are chosen to complement each other. a simple sweater that was perfectly complemented by elegant jewelry …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8complement — com•ple•ment n. [[t]ˈkɒm plə mənt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌmɛnt[/t]] n. 1) something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal[/ex] 2) the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of bridge… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9complement — n. 1) a full complement 2) (naval) a ship s complement ( crew ) 3) (grammar) a predicate complement 4) a complement to * * * [ kɒmplɪment] (grammar) a predicate complement a full complement a complement to (naval) a ship s complement ( crew ) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 10complement — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that goes well with sth else ADJECTIVE ▪ good, ideal, natural, necessary, nice, perfect PREPOSITION ▪ complement …

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