Complete vs. Full
Difference Between Complete and Full
Completeadjective
Having all necessary or normal parts, components, or steps; entire
a complete medical history.a complete set of dishes.Fulladjective
Containing all that is normal or possible
a full pail.Completeadjective
(Botany) Having all principal parts, namely, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil or pistils. Used of a flower.
Fulladjective
Complete in every particular
a full account.Completeadjective
Having come to an end; concluded
The renovation of the kitchen is complete.Fulladjective
Amounting to three balls and two strikes. Used of a count.
Completeadjective
Absolute; thorough
complete control.a complete mystery.Fulladjective
Having a base runner at first, second, and third base
The bases were full when the slugger stepped up to bat.Completeadjective
Accomplished; consummate
a complete musician.Fulladjective
Of maximum or highest degree
at full speed.Completeadjective
(Football) Caught in bounds by a receiver
a complete pass.Fulladjective
Being at the peak of development or maturity
in full bloom.Completeverb
To bring to a finish or an end
She has completed her studies.Fulladjective
Of or relating to a full moon.
Completeverb
To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts
A second child would complete their family. Fill in the blanks to complete the form.Fulladjective
Having a great deal or many
a book full of errors.Completeverb
(Football) To throw (a forward pass) that is caught in bounds by a receiver.
Fulladjective
Totally qualified, accepted, or empowered
a full member of the club.Completeverb
(transitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
He completed the assignment on time.Fulladjective
Rounded in shape; plump
a full figure.Completeverb
(transitive) To make whole or entire.
The last chapter completes the book nicely.Fulladjective
Having or made with a generous amount of fabric
full draperies.Completeadjective
With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
My life will be complete once I buy this new television.She offered me complete control of the project.After she found the rook, the chess set was complete.Fulladjective
Having an appetite completely satisfied, especially for food or drink
was full after the Thanksgiving dinner.Completeadjective
Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin.Fulladjective
Providing an abundance, especially of food.
Completeadjective
Generic intensifier.
He is a complete bastard!It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep.Our vacation was a complete disaster.Fulladjective
Having depth and body; rich
a full aroma.full tones.Completeadjective
In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
Fulladjective
Completely absorbed or preoccupied
“He was already pretty full of himself” (Ron Rosenbaum).Completeadjective
In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
Fulladjective
Possessing both parents in common
full brothers.full sisters.Completeadjective
In which all small limits exist.
Fulladjective
Of or relating to a full-size bed
full sheets.a full bed skirt.Completeadjective
In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.
Fulladverb
Exactly; directly
full in the path of the moon.Completeadjective
That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).
Fulladverb
To a complete extent; entirely. Sometimes used in combination
knew full well.full blown.full-fledged.Completeverb
come or bring to a finish or an end;
He finished the dishesShe completed the requirements for her Master's DegreeThe fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hoursFullverb
To make (a garment) full, as by pleating or gathering.
Completeverb
bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements;
A child would complete the familyFullverb
To become full. Used of the moon.
Completeverb
complete or carry out;
discharge one's dutiesFullverb
To increase the density and usually the thickness of (cloth) by shrinking and beating or pressing.
Completeverb
complete a pass
Fullnoun
The maximum or complete size or amount
repaid in full.Completeverb
write all the required information onto a form;
fill out this questionnaire, please!make out a formFullnoun
The highest degree or state
living life to the full.Completeadjective
having every necessary or normal part or component or step;
a complete meala complete wardrobea complete set pf the Britannicaa complete set of chinaa complete defeata complete accountingan incomplete flowerFullnoun
A full-size bed.
Completeadjective
perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities;
a complete gentlemanconsummate happinessa consummate performanceFulladjective
Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.
The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.Completeadjective
having all four whorls or principal parts--sepals and petals and stamens and carpels (or pistils);
complete flowersFulladjective
Complete; with nothing omitted.
Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.Completeadjective
highly skilled;
an accomplished pianista complete musicianFulladjective
Total, entire.
She had tattoos the full length of her arms.He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.Completeadjective
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;
an arrant foola complete cowarda consummate foola double-dyed villaingross negligencea perfect idiotpure follywhat a sodding messstark staring mada thoroughgoing villainutter nonsenseFulladjective
(informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.
"I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table.Completeadjective
having come or been brought to a conclusion;
the harvesting was completethe affair is over, ended, finishedthe abruptly terminated interviewFulladjective
Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
a full pleated skirt;She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy.Fulladjective
Having depth and body; rich.
a full singing voiceFulladjective
(obsolete) Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.
Fulladjective
Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.
She's full of her latest project.Fulladjective
Filled with emotions.
Fulladjective
(obsolete) Impregnated; made pregnant.
Fulladjective
Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.
Nines full of aces = three nines and two aces (999AA).I'll beat him with my kings full! = three kings and two unspecified cards of the same rank.Fulladjective
(AU) Drunk, intoxicated
Fulladverb
(archaic) Fully; quite; very; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.
Fullnoun
Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.
I was fed to the full.Fullnoun
(of the moon) The phase of the moon when it is entire face is illuminated, full moon.
Fullnoun
(freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.
Fullverb
(of the moon) To become full or wholly illuminated.
Fullverb
(transitive) To baptise.
Fullverb
To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk
Fullverb
beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening;
full the clothFullverb
make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
Fullverb
increase in phase;
the moon is waxingFulladjective
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
a full glassa sky full of starsa full lifethe auditorium was full to overflowingFulladjective
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete;
an entire town devastated by an earthquakegave full attentiona total failureFulladjective
complete in extent or degree and in every particular;
a full gamea total eclipsea total disasterFulladjective
filled to satisfaction with food or drink;
a full stomachFulladjective
(of sound) having marked depth and body;
full tonesa full voiceFulladjective
having the normally expected amount;
gives full measuregives good measurea good mile from hereFulladjective
being at a peak or culminating point;
broad dayfull summerhigh noonFulladjective
not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit;
an undivided interest in the propertya full shareFulladjective
having ample fabric;
the current taste for wide trousersa full skirtFulladverb
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form);
fully grownhe didn't fully understandknew full wellfull-grownfull-fledged
