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through 2, adjective(dictionary)
third 1, adjective(dictionary)
bad 1, adjective(dictionary)
ill 1, adjective(dictionary)
near 2, adjective(dictionary)
then 2, adjective(dictionary)
net 2, adjective(dictionary)
bay 3, adjective(dictionary)
shy 1, adjective(dictionary)

even 2, adjective (oh)



2 adj
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1 ?level?
2 ?not changing?
3 ?divided equally?
4 ?number?
5 ?competition?
6 ?scores?
7 be even
8 ?calm?
9 an even chance
10 get even (with somebody)
11 break even
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[Language: Old English; Origin: efen]
?LEVEL?
flat and level, with no parts that are higher than other parts
-opposite uneven uneven
::The floor must be completely even before we lay the tiles.
::You need a flat, even surface to work on.
::He had lovely white, even teeth.
?NOT CHANGING?
an even rate, speed, or temperature is steady and does not change
::The room is kept at an even temperature.
::Wood burns at a fairly even rate.
?DIVIDED EQUALLY?
divided equally, so that there is the same amount of something in each place, for each person etc
::Divide the dough into three even amounts.
::an even distribution of wealth
?NUMBER?
an even number can be divided exactly by two
-opposite odd odd
::2, 4, 6 and 8 are even numbers.
?COMPETITION?
having teams or competitors that are equally good so that everyone has a chance of winning
::The first half was very even, and neither side scored.
::an even contest
?SCORES?
if the score in a game is even, two teams or players have the same number of points
::At the end of the first half the scores is even.
be even
informal to no longer owe someone something, especially money
::If you give me $5, we'll be even.
?CALM?
calm and controlled, and not extreme
::He read most of the speech in an even tone.
an even chance
a situation in which it is just as likely that something will happen as not happen
::I think we have an even chance of winning.
::We knew there was an even chance that the operation would fail.
get even (with sb)
informal to do something unpleasant to someone to punish them for something that they did to you
-synonym get revenge (on somebody) get revenge (on somebody)
::I'll get even with him one day.
break even
to neither make a profit nor lose money
::We're hoping that we'll at least break even, and perhaps make a small profit.
-see also even-tempered
-- evenness n [U]