match

Examples

• All

• It's a DNA match for Roman Bridger.

  Scream VI (2023)

• Previously, the cost of computing such matches for an entire image had eluded efforts to provide interactive performance.

  Academic text (2011)

• Once it finds that match, then it knows where to make the cut.

  WIRED

• We do not have a match on all points of comparison.

  Academic text (2013)

• There were no matches in the database...

  CHEST (2022)

• The samples themselves were as close to a perfect match as Worf had ever seen.

  Fiction book (1992)

• If they get a fingerprint match on one of the suspects, it's over.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Vocabulary knowledge was measured by counting the number of correct matches students made on the vocabulary measure.

  Academic text (2012)

• If the metadata in the knowledge base is incorrect or incomplete, a match will similarly fail.

  Academic text (2012)

• The readout began flashing the words DATA MATCH and a set of coordinates.

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

D

duplicate

vsmatch

35 3.2

A copy that is exactly the same as the original

also refers to a confirming result that shows two samples are the same

Antonyms

M

mismatch

22 3.6

A combination of people or things that do not go well together

Idioms

N

no match for

64 5.5

Not able to beat them because they are stronger or better

Compounds

M

match-up

28 3.8

An event that pairs two sides, like sports teams, to compete

B

boxing match

20 1.4

A fight between two boxers in a ring judged by officials

W

wrestling match

11 2.8

A contest where two people try to throw and hold each other

T

tennis match

9 1.1

A game of tennis played between two players or two pairs in a tournament

S

shouting match

• Informal

7 3.8

A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other

M

match point

5 3.4

A point that, if won, decides who wins the whole contest

C

chess match

4 2.3

A formal game between two chess players, often in a competition

C

cricket match

3 1.5

A game of cricket played between two teams

M

match play

3 5.6

A golf contest where each hole is a separate game and the player who wins more holes wins the contest

S

sparring match

3 4.2

A quick back-and-forth argument between people to test ideas

L

love match

2 3.3

A marriage or romantic relationship where both people love each other

T

test match

• UK

2 3.2

A long cricket game where national teams play over several days

W

whole shooting match

• Informal

1 7.7

All the things that are part of a situation

K

kitchen match

• Archaic

1 2.7

A wooden match you can strike on any rough surface to light stoves

S

sparring match

1 4.9

A short practice fight in boxing or martial arts to improve skills

S

safety match

1 2.8

A thin wooden or cardboard stick that lights only when struck on the box's rough strip

F

friction match

1 5.8

A small wooden stick with a tip that lights when you strike it on something rough

S

slow match

• Archaic

1 9.9

A cord soaked to burn slowly used to light guns or cannons

S

shitting match

• Offensive

1 9.9

A very angry, petty argument with personal insults

M

match plane

• Specialized

9.9

A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together

How Similar

identicalness

1 6.2

match

• Specialized

242 4.2

comp

• Jargon

6 7.8

similarity

162 2.7

nonfungible

• Jargon

9.3

Surface Forms

Etymology