adjust

adjust has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• v. t.. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
• v. t.. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
• v. t.. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
• v. t.. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
• v.. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
• v.. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
• v.. make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
• v.. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
• v.. decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim