Matching

//ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process by which things are matched together or paired up.
  2. 2
    A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of match form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    The same as another; sharing the same design.

    "We bought a new sofa and matching armchairs."

  2. 2
    That constitutes part of a pair with something else; complementary.

    "I greet you across the miles and hold out my hand to you and wish you many sunlit days and matching moonlit nights."

Adjective
  1. 1
    intentionally matched wordnet
  2. 2
    being two identical wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
allegoryanalogousanalogybalancingboutchromatic

Example

More examples

"I want to get the word out - even if you don't have a lot of clothes you can enjoy dressing more fashionably by mixing and matching."

Related phrases

gift matchingmatching numbermatching numbersmatching numbersmatching principlematching theoremmaximum matchingpattern matchingperfect matchingphono-semantic matchingstable matching problemweird matching

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