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| accept |
to regard as valid or correct. [1/6 definitions] |
| accepted |
generally regarded as normal, right, or correct; approved; recognized. [1/2 definitions] |
| add up |
to make the correct total or expected result. [1/2 definitions] |
| adjust |
to bring to a more desirable, fitting, or correct state, relationship, position, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| adjustable |
able to be adjusted; able to be made into a more desirable, fitting, or correct state, position, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| apple-pie |
perfectly correct; excellent. [1/2 definitions] |
| approximate |
very close in accuracy; nearly exact or correct. [1/6 definitions] |
| array |
a correct or proper arrangement. [1/6 definitions] |
| authoritative |
accepted as correct, true, or reliable as a source of information; official. [1/2 definitions] |
| ballpark |
(informal) approximately correct; with some margin for error. [1/2 definitions] |
| bifocal |
(pl.) eyeglasses or contact lenses with separate sections that correct for near and far vision. [1/3 definitions] |
| calibrate |
to assign, verify, or correct the graduated markings on (a quantitative measuring instrument such as a thermometer). [2 definitions] |
| check |
an assessment or search to make sure something is correct or in order. [2/19 definitions] |
| collate |
to stack the pages in the correct order. |
| collocate |
to place together or put in correct order; arrange. |
| confirm |
to prove or verify; show to be true or correct. [1/4 definitions] |
| consequent |
following as a logical conclusion; logically consistent or correct. [1/3 definitions] |
| contact lens |
a thin, usu. plastic lens, clear or tinted, that is worn over the cornea of the eye to correct imperfect vision or change the color of the eyes. |
| correctable |
combined form of correct. |
| corrupt |
to make alterations, usu. errors, in the original or correct version of (a text, language, or the like). [1/11 definitions] |
| cosmetic |
designed to increase attractiveness or correct physical blemishes. [1/4 definitions] |
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