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even
adverb(e-ven)
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
Synonyms: still, yet,
Examples:
Looked sick and felt even worse.
An even (or still) more interesting problem.
even
adjective(e-ven)
of the score in a contest
Synonyms: level, tied,
even
adjective(e-ven)
occurring at fixed intervals
Synonyms: regular,
Examples:
The even rhythm of his breathing.
even
verb(e-ven)
become even or more even
Synonyms: even out,
Examples:
Even out the surface.
even
verb(e-ven)
make even or more even
Synonyms: even out,
even
adjective(e-ven)
symmetrically arranged
Synonyms: regular,
Examples:
Even features.
even
verb(e-ven)
make level or straight
Synonyms: even out, flush, level,
even
noun(e-ven)
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
Synonyms: eve, evening, eventide,
Examples:
He enjoyed the evening light across the lake.
even
adjective(e-ven)
equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
Synonyms: fifty-fifty,
Examples:
Even amounts of butter and sugar.
On even terms.
It was a fifty-fifty (or even) split.
Had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance.
An even fight.
even
adjective(e-ven)
being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
Antonyms: uneven,
Examples:
An even application of varnish.
An even floor.
The road was not very even.
The picture is even with the window.
even
(e-ven)
divisible by two
Antonyms: odd,

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