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n. (time) | 1. eve, even, evening, eventide | the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall).; "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" |
| ~ daylight, daytime, day | the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside.; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" |
| ~ guest night | an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests. |
| ~ sundown, sunset | the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. |
| ~ crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight, fall | the time of day immediately following sunset.; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" |
v. (contact) | 2. even, even out, flush, level | make level or straight.; "level the ground" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ grade | level to the right gradient. |
| ~ strickle, strike | smooth with a strickle.; "strickle the grain in the measure" |
| ~ strickle | level off with a strickle in a measuring container.; "strickle sand" |
v. (change) | 3. even, even out | become even or more even.; "even out the surface" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
v. (change) | 4. even, even out | make even or more even. |
| ~ regularise, regularize | make regular or more regular.; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker" |
| ~ even, even out | become even or more even.; "even out the surface" |
adj. | 5. even | divisible by two. |
adj. | 6. even, fifty-fifty | equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced.; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" |
| ~ equal | having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
adj. | 7. even | being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with).; "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" |
| ~ flat, level, plane | having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another.; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams" |
| ~ flatbottom, flatbottomed | having a flat bottom.; "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat" |
| ~ flush | of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane.; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor" |
| ~ justified | having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins. |
| ~ lap-jointed | jointed so as to produce a flush surface. |
| ~ straight-grained | of timber; having fibers that run in parallel. |
| ~ level | oriented at right angles to the plumb.; "the picture is level" |
| ~ straight, true | accurately fitted; level.; "the window frame isn't quite true" |
| ~ smooth | having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities.; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" |
| ~ steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" |
adj. | 8. even, regular | symmetrically arranged.; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" |
| ~ symmetric, symmetrical | having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts. |
adj. | 9. even, regular | occurring at fixed intervals.; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" |
| ~ steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" |
adj. | 10. even, level, tied | of the score in a contest.; "the score is tied" |
| ~ equal | having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
adv. | 11. even | used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected.; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!" |
adv. | 12. even | in spite of; notwithstanding.; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him" |
adv. | 13. even, still, yet | to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons.; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale" |
adv. | 14. even | to the full extent.; "loyal even unto death" |
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