adj.
adjective
- 1
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
“Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.”
- 2
Just before, after, or facing.
“The picture is on the adjacent page.”
- 3
Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
Antonyms
noun
- 1
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.
“The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives.”
- 2
A dependent; an accessory.
noun
- 1
An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
- 2
A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
- 3
An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.
- 4
A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
- 5
A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
- 6
(grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while".
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(X-bar theory) A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.
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Symploce.
- 9
One of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.
Synonyms
adjective
- 1
Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.
noun
- 1
The action of adjusting something
- 2
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
- 3
The settling or balancing of a financial account
“The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.”
- 4
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
“When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.”
- 5
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
Synonyms
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