match¹ /mach/

1. That which tallies or exactly agrees with another thing
2. An equal
3. A person who can stand up to or get the better of someone else
4. A condition of exact agreement, compatibility or close resemblance, esp in colours
5. Equality in contest
6. A compact (obsolete)
7. A formal contest or game
8. A pairing
9. A marriage
10. A person to be gained in marriage

1. To be exactly or nearly alike
2. To correspond
3. To form a union
4. To compete or encounter (esp on equal terms)

1. To be equal to
2. To be a counterpart to
3. To be compatible with, or exactly like, in colour, etc
4. To be able to compete with
5. To find an equal or counterpart to
6. To pit or set against another in contest or as equal
7. To treat as equal
8. To fit in with
9. To suit
10. To join in marriage
11. To make the impedances of (two circuits) equal, so as to produce maximum transfer of energy (electronics)

matchˈable adjective

matched adjective

matchˈer noun

matchˈing adjective

matchˈless adjective

1. Having no match or equal
2. Superior to all
3. Peerless
4. Not matching (Spenser)

matchˈlessly adverb

matchˈlessness noun

matchˈboard noun

One of a number of boards with a tongue cut along one edge and a groove in the opposite edge, fitted one into the next to make a wall-facing, etc

matchˈboarding noun

matched sample noun

A group of people of the same age, sex, income, etc, as another group, used as a sample to test products

matchˈ-joint noun

The junction of matchboards

matchˈmaker noun

1. A person who attempts to arrange marriages by bringing suitable partners together
2. A person who arranges boxing matches

matchˈmaking noun

match play or matchˈplay noun

Scoring in golf according to holes won and lost rather than the overall total of strokes taken

match point noun

1. (in tennis, etc) the stage at which another point wins the match
2. The point that wins the match
3. A unit of scoring in bridge tournaments

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