adjust
adjust is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. Johnson.
- 2.To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
- 3.To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abatement
- abide
- adjustment
- agree
- and
- arbitration
- arrange
- best
- bridge
- come
- commutation
- commute
- compensation
- composition
- compound
- compromise
- concession
- contract
- deed
- difference
- for
- give
- halfway
- make
- mean
- meet
- mezzo
- middle
- mutual
- necessity
- one
- out
- over
- patch
- split
- straighten
- submit
- take
- term
- termine
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is adjust.
- What is to put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. Johnson called?
- What is to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted called?
- What is to bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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