even
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How even fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
E N V
Two-Letter Start
EV
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Ending
EN
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- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- EV start
- EN ending
- repeated letters
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
(diminutive) An even number.
"So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."
verb
To make flat and level.
"We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low."
verb
To equal.
verb
To be equal.
"Thrice nine evens twenty seven."
verb
To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
"We need to even the score."
verb
To set right; to complete.
verb
To act up to; to keep pace with.
adjective
Flat and level.
"Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even."
adjective
Without great variation.
"Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice."
adjective
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
"Call it even."
adjective
(of an integer) Divisible by two.
"Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers."
adjective
(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
adjective
On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
adjective
On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
"You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even."
adjective
Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
adjective
Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
adjective
Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
adverb
Exactly, just, fully.
"I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised."
adverb
In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
"Did you even make it through the front door?"
adverb
Emphasizing a comparative.
"I was strong before, but now I am even stronger."
adverb
Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
"My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even."
noun
Evening.
Related Words
Synonyms
- match
- flatten
- level
- settle
- round
- level
- onpar
- flat
- uniform
- quits
- square
- monotone
Antonyms
- odd
- uneven