complement
/kɑmplɛmənt/
nounverb
10 letters3 syllables18 points in Scrabble®24 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
NOUN
1
Something added to complete or embellish or make perfect.
“a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner”
2
Number needed to make up a whole force.
“a full complement of workers”
3
A complete number or quantity.
“a full complement”
4
A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction.
5
Either of two parts that mutually complete each other.
6
VERBOne of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response.
1
Make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to.
“I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup”
WORD FORMS
Related formcomplemental
Related formcomplementary
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®24 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinomplementcay
Starts & ends withC … T
Syllablescom · ple · ment
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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