even
adj 1: divisible by two [ant: {odd}]
2: equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or
balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even
terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a
fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" [syn: {fifty-fifty}]
3: being level or straight or regular and without variation as
e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at
the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an
even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road
was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window"
[ant: {uneven}]
4: symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features";
"a regular polygon" [syn: {regular}]
5: occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even
rhythm of his breathing" [syn: {regular}]
6: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)},
{level(p)}]
adv 1: used as an intensive especially to indicate something
unexpected; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even
to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!"
2: in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he
works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons;
"looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still)
more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be
solved"; "a yet sadder tale" [syn: {yet}, {still}]
4: to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"
v 1: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {level},
{even out}]
2: become even or more even; "even out the surface" [syn: {even
out}]
3: make even or more even [syn: {even out}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0