| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Two items of the same kind together: brace, couple, couplet, doublet, duet, duo, pair, two, twosome, yoke. See GROUP, SAME. 2. One of a matched pair of things: companion, counterpart, double, duplicate, fellow, mate, twin. See SAME. 3. Something closely resembling or analogous to something else: analogue, congener, correlate, correlative, correspondent, counterpart, parallel. See SAME. | | VERB: | 1. To be compatible or in correspondence: accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit1, harmonize, square, tally. Informal : jibe1. Archaic : quadrate. See AGREE. 2. To be equal or alike: compare, correspond, equal, measure up, parallel, touch. Informal : stack up. See SAME. 3. To do or make something equal to: equal, meet1, tie. See SAME. 4. To be in keeping with: become, befit, conform, correspond, fit1, go with, suit. See AGREE. 5. To represent as similar: analogize, assimilate, compare, equate, identify, liken, parallel. See SAME. 6. To place in opposition or be in opposition to: counter, oppose, pit1, play off. Idioms: bump heads with, meet head-on, set (or be) at odds, set (or be) at someone's throat, trade blows (or punches) . See SUPPORT.
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