complex
- noun
- /ˈkɒmplɛks/
- Residents of the large housing complex enjoy shared amenities like a swimming pool and garden.
- an industrial complex
- military-industrial complex
- an apartment complex
She talks about the full complex of needs that families serve.
- She talks about the full complex of needs that families serve.
- It was in our apartment complex, in the office room.
- The people that back the industrial military complex are those people.
- I cut a cheque for this apartment complex on the West side.
- My dad was bouncing around from apartment complexes to trailers.
- I look over and it's two people from the apartment complex staring at me.
- But the, the real value, the true value of those apartment complexes wasn't really shaken.
- Like, you know, you go to the you know, to the complex, the airport complex, right.
- She knew that all the people out of this little apartment complex came out and swarmed her.
- They are what they are by being within the complex of what's being studied.
- And he said that the complex that's underground goes out.
- So you're saying all the money that came for this complex was from Americans?
Examples
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Davis did her first urban excavation in 1982 at PPG Place, a complex of six reflective-glass-facade buildings.
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So they had terraces, they had whole complexes of buildings up on top.
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The first apartment complex I moved into was haunted.
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The team arrives at a local studio complex.
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The Watergate office and apartment complex.
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This is Launch Complex 34, where the Apollo 1 tragedy occurred.
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The new office complex features several workspaces, conference rooms, and break areas for employees.
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The university built a sports complex that includes a gym, swimming pool, and multiple playing fields.
Synonyms
A group of connected parts that work together as a whole, like a computer or machine
A group of connected people or businesses that share information
A thing made from parts, like a bridge or reef
A group of connected buildings that share the same purpose
A very large system with many connected parts
Compounds
- Literature
A powerful group of armed forces and weapons makers that influence government decisions
Feeling that you are better than other people because you think highly of yourself
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A hidden wish in a boy to be loved by his mother and to replace his father
- Specialized
A sentence with one main clause and one or more clauses that depend on it
- Specialized
A group of vitamins that dissolve in water and help cells use food for energy
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A complex number with the same real part and the imaginary part with the opposite sign
A problem about law that is difficult to solve because it has many different parts
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A flat surface for showing numbers that have a real part and an imaginary part as points
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A daughter's hidden romantic feelings for her father and jealousy of her mother
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A child's strong sexual feelings for a parent of the opposite sex and anger toward the same-sex parent
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A function that has two or more variables and shows complicated behavior
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A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions
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A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware
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More than one word that work together to show place, time, or other connection like in front of
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A short seizure that makes you lose awareness and causes muscle weakness or sudden movements
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Small sacs inside a cell that change, sort, and pack proteins and fats for transport
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A group of genes that make cell-surface proteins telling the immune system if a donated organ is accepted
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A pattern on a heart test that shows electrical activity when the lower chambers contract
- Archaic
A group of old flowering plant families important for early flower evolution
- Specialized
A group of substances in food that dissolve in water and help the body make energy
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Etymology
Complex comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and plectere 'to braid', so it originally meant things joined into one. A building complex is simply a group of connected buildings 'woven' together into a single site.