📖 C — The English dictionary · page 55

complete — Everyday, meaning 1: To complete something is to finish all of it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Complete means whole, with every part: «a complete set».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Complete means total: «a complete surprise».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To complete a form is to fill it in.↗ Example: She completed 12 of the 20 problems.↗ · He completes 3 puzzles each day.↗ · How many more pages to complete the book?↗ · How many problems did she complete in all?↗ · Complete the table with the missing numbers.↗ · I need two more cards to complete my set.↗ · The party was a complete surprise.↗ · A complete sentence has a subject and a verb.↗ · that they might be double beneath, and in like manner they should be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring.↗ (Torah EXO.36.29, JPS 1917)↗ · And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall there be complete; (Torah LEV.23.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring; thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.↗ (Torah EXO.26.24, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD recompense thy work, and be thy reward complete from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.'↗ (Writings RUT.2.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have completed their transgression, there shall stand up a king of fierce countenance, and understanding stratagems.↗ (Writings DAN.8.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.↗ (Writings EZR.5.16, JPS 1917)↗

completely — Everyday, meaning 1: Completely means fully, totally, with nothing left out.↗ A completely full glass has no room for more.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It makes a word stronger: completely different, completely right.↗ Example: The tank is completely full with 40 liters.↗ · She completely ate 3 pizzas.↗ · The wall is completely painted after 5 hours.↗ · How long until the pool is completely filled?↗ · I completely forgot my homework.↗ · The snow melted completely by noon.↗ · The two pictures are completely different.↗ · He was completely soaked by the rain.↗ · The whole church was completely buried in sand.↗ · Our author endeavors to show the gradual emanation of all things from God, which were completely finished in ten spheres.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

completion — Everyday, meaning 1: Completion is finishing something, so it is all done.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Completion is the state of being complete or whole.↗ Example: The new library is near completion.↗ · You get a certificate on completion of the course.↗ · Hand in your sheet on completion.↗ · The bridge took two years to reach completion.↗ · The bar shows 75% completion.↗ · Completion of the puzzle took all afternoon.↗ · On the completion of their labours, a dispute arose as to which had made the most perfect work.↗ · Quite recently, and since the completion of my translation, my attention has been drawn to a version by Isidor Kalisch, in which he has reproduced many of the valuable annotations of Meyer.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

complex — Everyday, meaning 1: Complex means made of many connected parts and hard to understand or explain.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A complex is a group of buildings used for one purpose, as in «a sports complex».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A complex is a strong, worried feeling about something, as in «He has a complex about his height».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) A complex is a group of things that work together, like a complex of chemicals.↗ Example: This puzzle is quite complex.↗ · The human brain is very complex.↗ · We swim at the new leisure complex.↗ · A complex sentence has a main clause and a subordinate clause.↗ · She has a complex about her freckles.↗ · The rules of the game were too complex for my little brother.↗ · It is evident that the traditions from which the popular conception of the ghostly enemy has been evolved must have been of a complex and even conflicting character.↗

complexion — Everyday, meaning 1: The natural colour and look of a person's skin, especially on the face.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) The general character or look of something.↗ Example: She had a fair complexion and rosy cheeks.↗ · The cold made his complexion pale.↗ · The whole complexion of the story changed when the stranger arrived.↗

compliance — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Obeying a rule, law, request or order.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The habit of doing what other people want, sometimes too easily.↗ Example: All toys must be in compliance with safety rules.↗ · The school checked compliance with the uniform policy.↗ · Compliance with the law is everyone's duty.↗ · The inspector made sure of the restaurant's compliance with hygiene rules.↗ · He nodded in compliance.↗ · Compliance with seatbelt laws saves lives.↗ · The company was fined for lack of compliance.↗ · In conclusion, the voice assured her, that compliance with the above conditions would insure for her a safe return to the realms of light.↗

complicated — Everyday, meaning 1: Complicated means having many parts or steps, so it is hard to understand or do.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Complicated describes a situation with many problems or feelings mixed up.↗ Example: This puzzle is too complicated for me.↗ · The recipe looks complicated, but it isn't.↗ · Break a complicated problem into smaller steps.↗ · The rules of the game are complicated.↗ · «It's complicated,» she said about her family.↗ · A watch has complicated parts inside.↗ · Kay made all sorts of figures, the most complicated, for it was an ice-puzzle for the understanding.↗

compliment — Everyday, meaning 1: A compliment is something nice you say to praise someone or show you admire them.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To compliment someone is to say something nice about them or what they did.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Compliments» (formal) means good wishes, as in «with our compliments».↗ Example: She paid me a compliment about my drawing.↗ · When someone gives you a compliment, say thank you.↗ · He complimented the cook on the delicious meal.↗ · "You worked really hard" is a good compliment.↗ · I'll take that as a compliment!↗ · The fox flattered the crow with false compliments.↗ · My teacher complimented me on my neat writing.↗ · Free drinks with the compliments of the hotel.↗ · “In a way,” said Smee, “it’s sort of a compliment.”↗

complimentary — Everyday, meaning 1: Free, given without charge: «complimentary drinks».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Saying nice things, praising: «She was very complimentary about my drawing».↗ Example: Breakfast is complimentary at this hotel.↗ · The teacher was very complimentary about my story.↗ · We got complimentary tickets to the show.↗ · The restaurant gave us a complimentary dessert.↗ · Her comments were complimentary.↗ · Complimentary water is on the table.↗ · So the tortoise climbed into the boat, the fisherman helping him, and after an exchange of complimentary speeches the tortoise said:↗

comply — Everyday, meaning 1: To comply is to do what a rule, law, order or request says.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To comply with something means to obey it or meet its standard.↗ Example: All visitors must comply with the safety rules.↗ · The driver complied and pulled over.↗ · The toy was taken off the shelves because it did not comply with safety standards.↗ · If you do not comply, you will lose your break time.↗ · She complied with her mum's request and tidied her room.↗ · The school complies with the new law on healthy lunches.↗ · The prisoners refused to comply with the guard's orders.↗ · The poor Prince had been getting quite thin with anxiety and annoyance, and was only too delighted to comply with her request.↗

component — Everyday, meaning 1: One of the parts that something is made of, especially a machine or a system.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) A part of a circuit, such as a bulb, battery, wire or switch.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths) A part of something larger, like the parts of a vector.↗ Example: A bulb, a wire and a battery are components of a circuit.↗ · The car factory makes engine components.↗ · Exercise is an important component of a healthy life.↗ · Draw the circuit using the right component symbols.↗ · The kit has all the components you need to build the robot.↗ · Each component must be checked for safety.↗ · Listening is a key component of good teamwork.↗

comport — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To comport yourself is to behave in a particular way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To comport with something is to agree with it or suit it.↗ Example: She comported herself with great dignity at the funeral.↗ · Pupils must comport themselves well on the trip.↗ · Toad did not comport himself like a gentleman.↗ · His words do not comport with his actions.↗ · The knight comported himself bravely.↗ · Try to comport yourself sensibly.↗

compose — Everyday, meaning 1: To compose music, a poem or a letter is to write or create it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To be composed of means to be made of parts: «Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To compose yourself is to calm down and control your feelings.↗ Example: Mozart composed music when he was very young.↗ · Our class composed a poem about the sea.↗ · Air is composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.↗ · She took a deep breath and composed herself.↗ · Compose a letter to your local council.↗ · The team is composed of eleven players.↗ · There was nothing that she did not seem to know, and as for songs she not only could sing those from every part of Brittany, but could compose them herself.↗

composed — Everyday, meaning 1: «Composed of»: made of or formed from certain parts (water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wrote or created music, a poem or a letter.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adjective) Calm and in control of your feelings.↗ Example: Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.↗ · The number 47 is composed of 4 tens and 7 ones.↗ · Mozart composed music when he was a child.↗ · The team is composed of eleven players.↗ · She stayed calm and composed during the fire drill.↗ · He composed a poem for his mum.↗ · The class is composed of 14 boys and 16 girls.↗ · He hath formed, weighed, transmuted, composed, and created with these twenty-two letters every living being, and every soul yet uncreated.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · He hath formed, weighed, and composed with these twenty-two letters every soul, and the soul of everything which shall hereafter be.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · After that our father Abraham had seen, and pondered over, investigated, and understood these things, he designed, engraved, and composed them, and received them into his power (hands).↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are those that are composed in collections; they are given from one shepherd.↗ (Writings ECC.12.11, JPS 1917)↗

composedly — Everyday, meaning 1: Composedly means in a calm, steady way, with your feelings under control.↗ Example: She answered the judge composedly.↗ · Despite the noise, he sat composedly in his chair.↗ · Alice replied composedly, though she was puzzled.↗ · The pilot spoke composedly to the passengers.↗ · The cat sat composedly washing its face.↗ · He composedly folded his napkin.↗ · "I must encounter the peril," answered Jason, composedly, "since it stands in the way of my purpose."↗

composer — Everyday, meaning 1: A composer is a person who writes music, such as songs, symphonies, operas or film music.↗ Example: Mozart was a composer who began writing music as a child.↗ · Beethoven was a composer who became deaf.↗ · John Williams is the composer of many film tunes.↗ · Today we are composers: make up a four-bar tune.↗ · The composer conducted the orchestra herself.↗ · Who is your favourite composer?↗

composite — Everyday, meaning 1: Made of several different parts or kinds joined together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A thing made by joining many parts, such as a picture built from several pictures.↗ Example: The tale is a composite of three old stories.↗ · Our class made a composite picture from all our drawings.↗ · Make a composite of the two versions and compare them.↗

composition — Everyday, meaning 1: What something is made of; its parts and how much of each (the composition of air).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A piece of music, art or writing someone has created.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A short school essay (UK, old-fashioned).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The way the parts of a picture or photo are arranged.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In maths, putting two functions or shapes together.↗ Example: Air's composition is mostly nitrogen and oxygen.↗ · Mozart wrote his first composition as a child.↗ · Write a composition about your holiday.↗ · The painting has a lovely composition.↗ · The class studied the composition of soil.↗ · The composition of the team changed after the injury.↗ · "I have never heard a more beautiful composition.↗ · And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.↗ (Torah EXO.30.37, JPS 1917)↗ · Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.↗ (Torah EXO.30.32, JPS 1917)↗ · But the time of its composition and the name of its author have not yet been ascertained, despite of the most elaborate researches of renowned archaeologists.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

compost — Everyday, meaning 1: A dark, crumbly mixture made from rotted plant and food waste, used to feed the soil and help plants grow.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To put waste such as peelings and leaves in a heap or bin so it rots into compost.↗ Example: We put apple cores in the compost bin.↗ · Worms help turn waste into compost.↗ · Gran digs compost into her vegetable beds.↗ · Do not put meat or plastic in the compost.↗ · The compost heap felt warm inside.↗ · Our class started composting the fruit from snack time.↗ · Compost makes the soil rich and dark.↗