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Mature (adjective)
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
“She is quite mature for her age.”
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Mature (adjective)
Brought to a state of complete readiness.
“a mature plan”
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Mature (adjective)
Profound; careful.
“The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.”
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Mature (adjective)
Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
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Mature (verb)
To become mature; to ripen.
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Mature (verb)
To gain experience or wisdom with age.
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Mature (verb)
To make something mature.
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Mature (verb)
To reach the date when payment is due
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Perfect (adjective)
Fitting its definition precisely.
“a perfect circle”
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Perfect (adjective)
Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
“That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.”
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Perfect (adjective)
Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
“Practice makes perfect.”
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Perfect (adjective)
Excellent and delightful in all respects.
“a perfect day”
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Perfect (adjective)
Representing a completed action.
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Perfect (adjective)
Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
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Perfect (adjective)
Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
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Perfect (adjective)
Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A’.
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Perfect (adjective)
Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
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Perfect (adjective)
Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
“a perfect Manhattan;”
“a perfect Rob Roy”
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Perfect (adjective)
Well informed; certain; sure.
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Perfect (noun)
The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
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Perfect (noun)
A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
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Perfect (verb)
To make perfect; to improve or hone.
“I am going to perfect this article.”
“You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.”
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Perfect (verb)
To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
“perfect an appeal; perfect an interest; perfect a judgment”