COMPLEMENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • something added to complete or make perfect
   Usage Example(s)
   • a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner
   Hypernyms(s) complement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   • increment (what does increment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • complement (what does complement mean?)
2. Meaning
   • either of two parts that mutually complete each other
   Hypernyms(s) complement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • counterpart (what does counterpart mean?)
   • opposite number (what does opposite number mean?)
   • vis-a-vis (what does vis-a-vis mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
   Hypernyms(s) complement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   • grammatical construction (what does grammatical construction mean?)
   • expression (what does expression mean?)
4. Meaning
   • number needed to make up whole force
   Synonym(s)
   • full complement (what does full complement mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a full complement of workers
   Hypernyms(s) complement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work force (what does work force mean?)
   • workforce (what does workforce mean?)
   • manpower (what does manpower mean?)
   • hands (what does hands mean?)
   • men (what does men mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ship’s company (what does ship’s company mean?)
   • company (what does company mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a complete number or quantity
   Usage Example(s)
   • a full complement
   Hypernyms(s) complement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • count (what does count mean?)
6. Meaning
   • one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
   Hypernyms(s) complement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enzyme (what does enzyme mean?)

COMPLEMENT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make complete or perfect
   • supply what is wanting or form the complement to
   Usage Example(s)
   • I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup
   Hypernyms(s) complement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • balance (what does balance mean?)
   • equilibrate (what does equilibrate mean?)
   • equilibrize (what does equilibrize mean?)
   • equilibrise (what does equilibrise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • complement (what does complement mean?)