WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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half*, climate, weather, arctic, cyclone, storm, woman, meteorology>, prognostication
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adapt, adjust, align, aline, conform, correct, line up, set,
1. VERB. (adjust)
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
"We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
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readjust, readapt, readapt, assimilate, focus, focalize, focalise, acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate, match, obey, square,
2. VERB. (adjust)
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
"Adjust the clock, please"
"correct the alignment of the front wheels"
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adjustment, registration, readjustment, adjuster, adjustor, claims adjuster, claims adjustor, claim agent,
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proportion, modulate, temper, tune, tune up, calibrate, graduate, fine-tune, tune, tune up, time, trim, zero, zero in, zero, readjust, reset, attune, time, set, regulate, modulate, focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen, synchronize, synchronise, sync, pressurize, pressurise, depressurize, depressurise, decompress, match, fit, plumb, align, ordinate, coordinate, harmonize, harmonise, reconcile, linearize, linearise, justify, citify,
3. VERB. (adjust)
make correspondent or conformable
"Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
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4. VERB. (adjust)
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
"align the car with the curb"
"align the sheets of paper on the table"
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address, synchronize, synchronise, realign, realine, true, true up, collimate, concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus,
