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Definition: Complement |
ComplementNoun1. A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction. 2. A complete number or quantity: "a full complement". 3. Number needed to make up whole force: "a full complement of workers". 4. Something added to complete or make perfect: "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner". 5. One of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response. 6. Either of two parts that mutually complete each other. Verb1. Make complementary to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "complement" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Complement |
Aerospace | 1. An angle equal to 90 minus a given angle. Thus, 50 is the complement of 40, and the two are said to be complementary. See explement. 2. The true complement of any quantity in positional notation, i.e., the quantity which, when added to the first quantity, gives the least quantity containing one more place. 3. The base-minus-one complement of any quantity in positional notation; i.e., the quantity which, when added to the first quantity, gives the largest quantity containing the same number of places.In many computing machines a negative quantity is represented as a complement of the corresponding positive quantity. (references) |
Health | A term originally used to refer to the heat-labile factor in serum that causes immune cytolysis, the lysis of antibody-coated cells, and now referring to the entire functionally related system comprising at least 20 distinct serum proteins that is the effector not only of immune cytolysis but also of other biologic functions. Complement activation occurs by two different sequences, the classic and alternative pathways. The proteins of the classic pathway are termed 'components of complement' and are designated by the symbols C1 through C9. C1 is a calcium-dependent complex of three distinct proteins C1q, C1r and C1s. The proteins of the alternative pathway (collectively referred to as the properdin system) and complement regulatory proteins are known by semisystematic or trivial names. Fragments resulting from proteolytic cleavage of complement proteins are designated with lower-case letter suffixes, e.g., C3a. Inactivated fragments may be designated with the suffix 'i', e.g. C3bi. Activated components or complexes with biological activity are designated by a bar over the symbol e.g. C1 or C4b,2a. The classic pathway is activated by the binding of C1 to classic pathway activators, primarily antigen-antibody complexes containing IgM, IgG1, IgG3; C1q binds to a single IgM molecule or two adjacent IgG molecules. The alternative pathway can be activated by IgA immune complexes and also by nonimmunologic materials including bacterial endotoxins, microbial polysaccharides, and cell walls. Activation of the classic pathway triggers an enzymatic cascade involving C1, C4, C2 and C3; activation of the alternative pathway triggers a cascade involving C3 and factors B, D and P. Both result in the cleavage of C5 and the formation of the membrane attack complex. Complement activation also results in the formation of many biologically active complement fragments that act as anaphylatoxins, opsonins, or chemotactic factors. (references) |
Math | (1) Of a boolean, 0 if 1, or 1 if 0. See not. (2) Of a set A, a set having all the members which are in the universe, but not in A. (references) |
Mathematics | If A is a subset of X, then the set of all points in S but not in A is again a subset of S; it is called the -- of A. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | See:rock fracture. (references) |
Transportation | Officers + crew. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
COMPLEMENT | English | Comprehensive Large-scale Engineering Methodologies and Training | Computing, European Union |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: ComplementSynonym: full complement (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Adjunct | Noun: adjunct; addition, additament; additum, affix, appelidage, annexe, annex; augment, augmentation; increment, reinforcement, supernumerary, accessory, item; garnish, sauce; accompaniment; adjective, addendum; complement, supplement; continuation. |
Completeness | Complement, supplement, make-weight; filling, up; Verb: |
Imperfection | Adjective: imperfect; not perfect; deficient, defective; faulty, unsound, tainted; out of order, out of tune; cracked, leaky; sprung; warped; (distort); lame; injured; (deteriorated); peccant; (bad); frail; (weak); inadequate; (insufficient); crude; (unprepared); incomplete; found wanting; below par; short-handed; below its full strength, under its full strength, below its full complement. |
Number | Sum, difference, complement, subtrahend; product; multiplicand, multiplier, multiplicator; coefficient, multiple; dividend, divisor, factor, quotient, submultiple; fraction, rational number; surd, irrational number; transcendental number; mixed number, complex number, complex conjugate; numerator, denominator; decimal, circulating decimal, repetend; common measure, aliquot part; prime number, prime, relative prime, prime factor, prime pair; reciprocal; totient. |
Remainder | Surplus, overplus, excess; balance, complement; superplus, surplusage; superfluity;(redundancy); survival, survivance. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | That's not a complement! A compliment is 'you're sexy', 'you turn me on', not 'one look at you proves I'm a queer'! (Will & Grace; writing credit: Evan Weinstein) | |
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 | A view of the GAUSS in winter quarters showing the meteorological instruments monitored by the scientific complement. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Prince Albert I of Monaco and members of the scientific complement conferring with Captain G. Isachsen of the Norwegian Army, an Arctic explorer of note. Left to right: Commander Carr (back turned); L. Tinayre; Captain Isachsen; Hergesell; A. Fuhrmeister; and Prince Albert I. Plate V, print 1. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 89. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Exterior close-up of tower from north. Photograph by Jack E. Boucher, August 1969. (Reproduction Number: HABS WIS,51-RACI,5-6) The great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright made national headlines in 1936 with his designs for the Pennsylvania house known as Fallingwater and this building, the Johnson Wax Corporation Building in Racine, Wisconsin. Using reinforced concrete, brick, and innovative glass tubing, Wright created one of his most distinctive commercial designs for Johnson Wax. The eight-story research tower shown here was completed in 1947 to complement the original building. Each floor of the tower is cantilevered out from a central cylindrical core. The exterior walls are made of layers of curved glass tubing and brick. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Anatomy Of The Immune System: : Complement Cascade. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Nurses of the ship's complement, while she was serving in Cuban waters, 1898. Credit: NAVY. |  | The enlisted complement of USS Chief poses alongside their ship, circa 1952-54. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Ship's complement posing on her forecastle, forward turrets and superstructure, circa 1924. The officer seated in the second row, 4th from right, is Ensign Arleigh A. Burke. Credit: NAVY. |  | Panoramic photograph of the Ship's Complement posed on a wharf beside her, at Belfast, Northern Ireland, in August 1925. Taken by the Panograph Company, Belfast. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Ship's enlisted complement on the fantail, at the time of her commissioning ceremonies, 25 April 1944, at New York City. Note barrel of 40mm single gun mount in left foreground. Credit: NAVY. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Giuseppe Mazzini | Constancy is the complement of all other human virtues. |
Horace Mann | Jails and prisons are the complement of schools; so many less as you have of the latter, so many more must you have of the former. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | But this state of things finds its complement in the practical absence of the family among the proletarians, and in public prostitution. (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The one, indeed, was the complement of the other. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Immunodeficiencies involving the complement system are not common. (references) | |
Researchers have found that beta-amyloid is a potent complement activator. (references) | ||
Another important component of the immune defenses is the complement system. (references) | ||
Business | Moreover, the majority of Australian manufacturers also import goods to complement their product lines. (references) | |
In December 1997, the company acquired Ferrosan UK, an herbal remedy market leader, to complement its market-leading major brands. (references) | ||
The possible representative may also be a manufacturer of materials handling equipment needing to complement his/her lines of products. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Mozambique | NGO's must register their presence and scope of work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation; the Ministry then issues permits to those NGO's whose programs the Government decides complement its priorities. (references) |
Economic History | Philippines | The Philippines has a skilled labor complement of 29 million. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | U.S. FDI IS INCREASINGLY VIEWED AS A COMPLEMENT OR EVEN A NECESSARY COMPONENT OF TRADE. (references) | |
Human Rights | Belize | The Supreme Court is staffed by four justices; although a full complement is five. (references) |
Indigenous People | Mexico | The President created the sub-cabinet level Office for the Development of Indigenous Peoples led by Xochitl Galvez to complement the efforts of the National Indigenous Institute, the CNDH, and various NGO's, which operate programs to educate indigenous groups about their political and human rights. (references) |
Minorities | Croatia | Government officials indicated that further amendments on minorities and local self-government would complement the Constitutional law; however, these amendments were not passed by year's end. (references) |
Political Economy | Canada | These factors complement the obvious geographic facts and have combined to make each the other's best customer. (references) |
HONDURAS | Investment Barriers: The Honduran Constitution requires that all foreign investments complement, but not substitute for, national investment. (references) | |
GUATEMALA | Much of the financing for this additional spending will come from grants and loans provided by the international donor community, but Guatemala is under pressure to generate significant internal resources to complement foreign grants and lending to fund these expenditures. (references) | |
Trade | Croatia | The Bank is negotiating a Structural Adjustment Loan of $200 million to complement the IMF's stand-by arrangement. (references) |
Ghana | In order to complement its relatively small market size, the GOG is seeking to make Ghana the "Gateway" to the West African market through a project sponsored by the World Bank. (references) | |
Romania | An over-the-counter (OTC) securities market, designed to complement the BSE through the effects of the privatization process, opened in September 1996 with assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development. (references) | |
Travel | Guatemala | Suppliers should be prepared to explain how their products and services will complement existing products and systems. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | All reservists are assigned to units structured to complement and provide needed depth to our active forces. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Complement" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 48.40% of the time. "Complement" is used about 809 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 48.4% | 392 | 14,171 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 45.43% | 368 | 14,720 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 6.17% | 50 | 48,117 |
| Total | 100.00% | 809 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "complement": arithmetical complement of a logarithm ♦ arithmetical complement of a number ♦ below its full complement ♦ bitwise complement ♦ Complement 1 ♦ Complement 1 Inactivators ♦ Complement 1q ♦ Complement 1r ♦ Complement 1s ♦ Complement 2 ♦ Complement 3 ♦ Complement 3 Convertase ♦ Complement 3 Nephritic Factor ♦ Complement 3a ♦ Complement 3b ♦ Complement 3b Inactivators ♦ Complement 3c ♦ Complement 3d ♦ Complement 4 ♦ Complement 4a ♦ Complement 4b ♦ Complement 5 ♦ Complement 5a ♦ Complement 6 ♦ Complement 7 ♦ Complement 8 ♦ Complement 9 ♦ Complement Activating Enzymes ♦ Complement Activation ♦ Complement Factor B ♦ Complement Factor D ♦ Complement Factor H ♦ Complement Factor I ♦ complement fixation ♦ complement fixation test ♦ Complement Fixation Tests ♦ Complement Hemolytic Activity Assay ♦ Complement Inactivators ♦ Complement Membrane Attack Complex ♦ Complement of a parallelogram ♦ Complement of an ♦ Complement of an angle ♦ Complement of an arc ♦ complement on nine ♦ complement on one ♦ complement on ten ♦ complement to each other ♦ emergency complement ♦ full complement ♦ In her complement ♦ logical complement ♦ nines complement ♦ ones complement ♦ peacetime complement ♦ radix complement ♦ set complement ♦ tens complement ♦ the ship's complement ♦ twos complement. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "complement": complement-inhibitory. | |
Ending with "complement": head-complement. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "complement"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | sasi e plotë, plotësues (additional, complementary, counterpart, farther, implementing, obverse, odd, supplemental, supplementary), plotësoj (amplify, appease, complete, consummate, draw, fill, fill in, fill up, flesh, fulfil, fulfill, grant, gratify, indulge, make good, make out, make up, meet, perfect, perform, process, realize, refill, replenish, satisfy, supplement, supply), plotës, kompletoj (complete), kënd plotësues. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مجموعة كاملة, تكملة (completeness, sequel, supplement), تمم (complete), المتمم, الداحر بالرياضيات, شكل تتمة ل. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | комплект (gang, outfit, set, suit, suite), допълням, допълнение (addendum, addition, adjunct, affix, afterthought, amplification, annexe, object, pendant, supplement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 補語 , 補" , 补全 (Complementary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | rozvíjející vìtný èlen, plné obsazení, doplnìk (addition, pendant, supplement), dodatek (addition, appendix, clause, rider, supplement, supply, tailpiece). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | komplement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | complement (adjunct). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مکمل (Complementary, Supplement, Supplementary), متمم بودن , کامل کردن (Complete, Integrate, Round), تزءینی , تعارفات معمولی , ضماءم (Paraphernalia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | komplementti. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | complément. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | komplement (adjunct, compliment), ergänzen (add, add to, amend, amplify, complete, eke, expand, recruit, replenish, supplement, supply, to complement, to complete, to eke, to recruit, to supplement (with)). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συμπλήρωμα (accessory, addendum, adjunct, refill, supplement, top up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מספר מלא, "שלמ" (accomplishment, completion, fulfillment, reconciliation, supplement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | pótlék (allowance, bonus, ersatz, make-weight, surrogate), kiegészítés (addition, admixture, affix, amendment, codicil, completion, corollary, makeup, refill, resupply, supplement, supplemental), teljes létszám (full board), állítmánykiegészítő. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | tambahan (apposition, boost, counterattraction, extra, gain, mend, plus, supplement), penggenap, pelengkap, menggenapi (fulfill, make complete). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | complemento (adjunct, reserve). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 補語 , 補足 (supplement), 補集合 (complementary set), 相補 , 付かたり (accessory, addition, appendage, appendix, excuse, supplement), コン"ュータ"語 (combo, comfrey, competition, complete, completion, complex, compliance, compliment, component, component stereo, component type, composer, composite, composite index, composition, compost, compote, compress, compressor, computation, computer communication, computerese, computing, computopia, computopolis, con brio, confection, confectionery, conference, confession, configuration, conflict, conform, conformism, convention, convention bureau, convention center, convention hall, conventional, conveyor, conveyor system, convoy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | そうほ, つかたり (accessory, addition, appendage, appendix, excuse, supplement), ほしゅう"う (complementary set), ほそく (capture, pacing off, seizure, supplement, supplementary rules), ほ" (care, favor, guardianship, patronage, protection, scrap paper, shelter, wastepaper), コンプリメント (compliment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 보충 (Recruiting, replacement, supplementary, Supplementing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lught (batch, batch of numbers, bulk, burden, cargo, cast, content, freight, load, train, train of personage), lane-skimmee, laad (burden, cargo, consignment, load), dooie (endemic, full-blooded, good-natured, inborn, inherent, kind, natural, patriotic, species, true-born, vernacular), co-reggyrt, aachione. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omplementcay complemento (adjunct, article, object, thing). (various references) complinire (adjunct, completion), complini (complete), completare (addendum, addition, annex, completion, filling, parenthesis, supplement), completa (activate, complete, fill, fill up, recruit, round, supplement), complet (absolute, all out, broad, clear, collected, complete, completely, comprehensive, dead, down to the ground, downright, entire, entirely, every bit, every inch, exhaustive, fairly, flat, full, fully, good, hollow, outright, perfect, purely, quite, stark, strict, suite, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughpaced, to the bone, total, unabridged, utter, utterly, whole), complement (adjunctive, object), set (game, set, suite), garniturã (assortment, decorations, garnish, garniture, gasket, jabot, packing, set, side dish, suite, trimming, trimmings), echipaj (carriage, crew, equipage, equipment). (various references) комплект (gang, kit, set, set of, suit, suite), дополнять (elaborate, pad, supplement, supplemented, supplementing), дополнение (accompaniment, addition, app appendix, augmentability, augmenter, object, obverse, refill, rider, supplement, supplementation). (various references) upotpuniti (complete, perfect, totalize), dopuniti (eke out, fill, supplement), dopuna (addition, amendment, obverse, supplement). (various references) complemento (appendix, object, obverse, supplement, supporting feature). (various references) komplement (adjunct, obverse), fyllnad (filling, supplement). (various references) tamlık (accuracy, completeness, entirety, exactitude, exactness, faithfulness, nicety, plenitude, preciseness, precision, thoroughness, truth, wholeness), tamamlayıcı (adjunct, collateral, complemental, complementary, component, expletive, follow up, integral, integrant, modifier, processor, supplement, supplemental, supplementary), tamamlamak (bring to completion, button up, catch up on, clear up, complete, consummate, do, eke out, finalize, finish, fulfil, fulfill, go through with, implement, integrate, perfect, round off, round out, serve out, supplement, take up, work off, work up), tam kadro (full complement), tümleç, bütünleyici şey, bütünler açı (supplement, supplementary angle), bütün (aggregate, all, all out, all over the, altogether, at all, clear, complete, continuum, entire, entirely, every, everything, gross, holo-, integral, omni-, one and only, out and out, overall, pan-, quite, round, sheer, solid, the total, the whole, total, totality, unbroken, undivided, utter, whole, wholly). (various references) укомплектовувати (complete), комплект (assembly, bank, battery, bevy, kit, outfit, set, set out, shook, suite), доповнювати (become, eke, fill up, supplement), доповнення (accompaniment, addenda, adder, addition, adjunct, annex, annexe, appendage, codicil, obverse, refill, tail piece), додаток (addendum, adjunct, adjunction, affix, annex, annexe, appendage, appendant, appendix, codicil, enclosure, inclosure, object, supplement). (various references) phần bù, bổ thể. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | complementum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "complement": complemental, complementaries, complementarily, complementariness, complementarinesses, complementarities, complementarity, complementary, complementation, complementations, complemented, complementing, complementizer, complementizers, complements. (additional references) | |
Words containing "complement": noncomplementary. (additional references) | |
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"Complement" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: commpliment, compelment, compenent, compiement, complacment, complaiment, complament, complecent, compleent, complememnt, complementi, Complemento, compliement, complimenta, complimento, komplement, omplement. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "complement" (pronounced kÄ"mplumunt) |
| 8 | -m p l u m u n t | implement. |
| 7 | -p l u m u n t | supplement. |
| 6 | -l u m u n t | element, filament, parliament. |
| 5 | -u m u n t | accompaniment, adamant, argument, armament, condiment, detriment, disarmament, excrement, experiment, impediment, increment, instrument, integument, ligament, ornament, orpiment, predicament, rearmament, regiment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, sentiment, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, vehement. |
| 4 | -m u n t | abandonment, abatement, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, arraignment, arrangement, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, comportment, concealment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excitement, extinguishment, figment, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, infringement, installment, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, segment, settlement, shipment, statement, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, wonderment. |
| 3 | -u n t | aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-l-m-m-n-o-p-t" | |
-2 letters: complete. | |
-3 letters: clement, comment, compete, memento, potence. | |
-4 letters: cement, cenote, cleome, coempt, compel, lepton, loment, melton, metope, molten, moment, omelet, pecten, pelmet, pencel, pommee, pommel, poteen, potmen, telome, temple, toneme. | |
-5 letters: celom, cento, clepe, clept, clomp, clone, comet, compt, comte, conte, copen, elect, elope, emmet, emote, lemon, lento, leone, melon, monte, motel, netop, pelon. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-l-m-m-n-o-p-t" | |
+1 letter: complements. | |
+2 letters: complemental, complemented, complimented. | |
+3 letters: complementary, complementing. | |
+4 letters: complementizer. | |
+5 letters: complementaries, complementarily, complementarity, complementation, complementizers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Speeches 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Abbreviations 18. Acronyms 19. Derivations 20. Rhymes | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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