nnoun.eventmaking or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstancesSynset:accommodation fitting
Derivationally Related Form:fitaccommodateadjust
Hypernyms:advance betterment improvement
Inherited Hypernyms:adjustmentimprovementtransformationchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:domesticationhabituationreadjustmentshakedown
Full Hyponyms:domesticationhabituationreadjustmentshakedown
nnoun.actthe act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)Synset:alteration modification
Derivationally Related Form:modifyalteradjust
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:alterationchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:accommodationadaptationlaxationlooseningtighteningtune
Full Hyponyms:accommodationadaptationdark adaptationlight adaptationlooseningtake-uptighteningtuneuntying
nnoun.actthe act of adjusting something to match a standardSynset:readjustment registration
Derivationally Related Form:registeradjust
Hypernyms:calibration standardisation standardization
Inherited Hypernyms:adjustmentcalibrationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:alignmentcollimationsynchronisationsynchronisingsynchronizationsynchronizingtemperamenttune-upvoicing
Full Hyponyms:alignmentcambercollimationequal temperamentsynchronizationtemperamenttoe-intune-upvoicing
nnoun.processthe process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)Synset:adaptation adaption
Derivationally Related Form:adaptadjust
Hypernyms:biological process organic process
Inherited Hypernyms:adaptationorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:acclimationacclimatisationacclimatizationdedifferentiationdifferentiationdomesticationspecialisationspecialization
Full Hyponyms:acclimatizationdedifferentiationdomesticationspecialization
nnoun.possessionan amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstancesSynset:allowance
Derivationally Related Form:adjust
Hypernyms:recompense
Inherited Hypernyms:allowancerecompensepaymentcostoutgotransferred propertypossessionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cost-of-living allowancedeductiondepreciation allowancediscountseasonal adjustmenttare
Full Hyponyms:cost-of-living allowancedeductiondepreciation allowanceseasonal adjustmenttaretrade discount