approximate
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(satellite adjective) located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united" |
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Synonyms: close together |
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(satellite adjective) very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" |
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Synonyms: near |
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(satellite adjective) not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough estimate" |
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Synonyms: approximative, rough |
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(verb) be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" |
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Synonyms: come close |
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Related Words: approach, border on, resemble |
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(verb) form an opinion about; judge tentatively; form an estimate of, esp. quantities or time; "I estimate this chicken to weigh at three pounds" |
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Synonyms: estimate, gauge, guess, judge |
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Related Words: calculate, cipher, compute, count, cypher, figure, give, guesstimate, lowball, make, misgauge, place, put, reckon, reckon, set, underestimate |
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