SkyfireDict

complement   (TTS Sound)

The noun complement has 6 senses

• complement -- (a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction)


• complement -- (a complete number or quantity; "a full complement")


• complement, full complement -- (number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers")


• complement, accompaniment -- (something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish")


• complement -- (one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response)


• complement -- (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)

The verb complement has 1 sense

• complement -- (make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup")