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matches

/ˈmæt͡ʃɪz/

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A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.

Examples :

"My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today."

sport entertainment game event

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Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.

Examples :

"The school is organizing chess matches to find the best player. "

sport entertainment game

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Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.

Examples :

"He knew he had met his match."

person achievement

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Examples :

"Arranged matches are still common in some cultures, where families play a significant role in finding suitable partners. "

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A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.

Examples :

"In some cultures, families arrange meetings between potential matches to see if they are compatible for marriage. "

family person society

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Examples :

"Her skill set includes strong communication and project management; these matches make her an ideal candidate for the team leader position. "

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Equivalence; a state of correspondence.

Examples :

"The software found three matches between the student's answer and the correct solution. "

condition quality

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Equality of conditions in contest or competition.

Examples :

""The basketball team's upcoming season features many exciting matches against rival schools." "

sport game condition

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A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.

Examples :

"The carpet and curtains are a match."

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An agreement or compact.

Examples :

"The new student handbook outlines the school's rules and matches them to the student behavior expectations. "

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A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.

Examples :

"The foundry worker carefully aligned the matches to ensure a clean separation line when creating the sand mould for the engine block. "

technical industry material structure

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To agree; to be equal; to correspond.

Examples :

"The color of her shirt perfectly matches her eyes. "

condition situation

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To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

Examples :

""Her answer matches the teacher's example, so she got the problem right." "

condition situation business

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To make a successful match or pairing.

Examples :

"The computer system matches user passwords to the ones stored in the database. "

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To equal or exceed in achievement.

Examples :

"She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better."

achievement business

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To unite in marriage, to mate.

Examples :

"In some cultures, families still arrange who matches their children in marriage. "

family human sex

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To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.

Examples :

"to match boards"

technical building

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A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

Examples :

"He struck a match and lit his cigarette."

item utility device thing