complement

Noun
  1. A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction (synset 106326631)
    is a type of: construction, expression, grammatical construction - a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
  2. A complete number or quantity (synset 113613201)
    "a full complement"
    is a type of: count - the total number counted
  3. Number needed to make up a whole force (synset 108235133)
    "a full complement of workers"
    is a type of: hands, manpower, men, work force, workforce - the force of workers available
    subtypes: company, ship's company - crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
    same as: full complement
  4. Something added to complete or embellish or make perfect (synset 105116811)
    "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
    is a type of: adjunct - something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
    same as: accompaniment
  5. One of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response (synset 114760380)
    is a type of: enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
    is a part of: immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response - a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen
  6. Either of two parts that mutually complete each other (synset 105704262)
    is a type of: counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis - a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
Verb
  1. Make complete or perfect;
    Supply what is wanting or form the complement to (synset 200456874)
    "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
    is a type of: balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize - bring into balance or equilibrium

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