nnoun.communicationa word or phrase used to complete a grammatical constructionHypernyms:construction expression grammatical construction
Inherited Hypernyms:complementconstructionconstituentsyntagmastring of wordslanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:complementconstructionconstituentsyntagmastring of wordsstringsequenceseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.quantitya complete number or quantityHypernyms:count
Inherited Hypernyms:complementcountnumberdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.groupnumber needed to make up a whole forceSynset:full complement
Examples:- a full complement of workers
Derivationally Related Form:complemental
Hypernyms:hands manpower men work force workforce
Inherited Hypernyms:complementwork forceforceorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:companyship's company
Full Hyponyms:ship's company
nnoun.attributesomething added to complete or embellish or make perfectSynset:accompaniment
Examples:- a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner
- wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish
Derivationally Related Form:complementarycomplementcomplemental
Hypernyms:adjunct
Inherited Hypernyms:complementadjunctinessentialthingphysical entityentity
nnoun.substanceone of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune responsePart Holonyms:immune reaction immune response immunologic response
Hypernyms:enzyme
Inherited Hypernyms:complementenzymecatalystactivatorsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:complementenzymecatalystactivatorsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:complementenzymeproteinmacromoleculemoleculeunitthingphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:complementenzymeproteinmacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:complementenzymeproteinmacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitioneither of two parts that mutually complete each otherDerivationally Related Form:complemental
Hypernyms:counterpart opposite number vis-a-vis
Inherited Hypernyms:complementcounterpartequivalentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changemake complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement toExamples:- I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup
Derivationally Related Form:complement
Hypernyms:balance equilibrate equilibrise equilibrize
Inherited Hypernyms:complementbalancematchadjustchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something