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| A-O.K. |
(informal) perfectly fine; in excellent working order. |
| apple-pie |
perfectly correct; excellent. [1/2 definitions] |
| burette |
a perfectly cylindrical tube with a stopcock near the bottom, used esp. by chemists for measuring out precise amounts of liquid. |
| Elysian |
perfectly delightful, happy, or blissful. [1/2 definitions] |
| ideally |
in conformance with an ideal; perfectly. [1/2 definitions] |
| incarnate |
to perfectly typify or embody. [1/5 definitions] |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. [1/3 definitions] |
| one's cup of tea |
exactly the type of thing that one prefers or enjoys; something that suits one perfectly. |
| pat2 |
of a hand in poker, perfectly satisfactory; requiring no different cards. [2/4 definitions] |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. [1/3 definitions] |
| same |
perfectly alike or equal; not at all different. [1/4 definitions] |
| spick-and-span |
perfectly clean and tidy. [1/2 definitions] |
| tailor-made |
perfectly suited to a situation, need, or taste. [1/2 definitions] |
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