even

nouns

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
"he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"

verbs

make level or straight
"level the ground"
become even or more even
"even out the surface"
make even or more even
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adjectives

divisible by two
antonym
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"
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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"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
"a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"
is similar to
having a flat bottom
"a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat"
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of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
"a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor"
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having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
is similar to
jointed so as to produce a flush surface
is similar to
of timber; having fibers that run in parallel
is similar to
oriented at right angles to the plumb
"the picture is level"
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accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn't quite true"
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having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
"smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
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not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
"a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
is an attribute of
a quality of uniformity and lack of variation
symmetrically arranged
"even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
is derived from
occurring at fixed intervals
"a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
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of the score in a contest
"the score is tied"
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adverbs

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!"
in spite of; notwithstanding
"even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
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"
to the full extent
"loyal even unto death"