complete (adj.)

  1. having every necessary or normal part or component or step; a complete meal; a complete wardrobe; a complete set of the Britannica; a complete set of china; a complete defeat; a complete accounting'

  2. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; a complete gentleman; consummate happiness; a consummate performance

    [ Syn: consummate ]

  3. highly skilled; an accomplished pianist; a complete musician

    [ Syn: accomplished ]

  4. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; an arrant fool; a complete coward; a consummate fool; a double-dyed villain; gross negligence; a perfect idiot; pure folly; what a sodding mess; stark staring mad; a thoroughgoing villain; utter nonsense; the unadulterated truth

    [ Syn: arrant , consummate , double-dyed , everlasting , gross , perfect , pure , sodding , stark , staring , thoroughgoing , utter , unadulterated ]

  5. having come or been brought to a conclusion; the harvesting was complete; the affair is over, ended, finished; the abruptly terminated interview

    [ Syn: concluded , ended , over , all over , terminated ]

    complete (v.)

  1. come or bring to a finish or an end; He finished the dishes; She completed the requirements for her Masters Degree; The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours

    [ Syn: finish ]

  2. bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; A child would complete the family'

  3. complete or carry out; discharge ones duties

    [ Syn: dispatch , discharge ]

  4. complete a pass

    [ Syn: nail ]

  5. write all the required information onto a form; fill out this questionnaire, please!; make out a form

    [ Syn: fill out , fill in , make out ]

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