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Showing words for PERFECTING using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Perfecting

perfecting

9 Letter Words for Perfecting

preinfect, refecting

8 Letter Words for Perfecting

creeping, erecting, frenetic, gentrice, infecter, perfecti, petering, piercent, prentice, reinfect, terpenic

7 Letter Words for Perfecting

centref, citrene, creeing, crepine, creping, energic, enteric, enticer, ereptic, feering, feigner, feinter, fengite, fiercen, figeter, freeing, generic, genetic, gentier, giterne, griecep, increep, incrept, inepter, integer, peering, pentice, percent, percine, percing, perfect, petrine, precent, precite, preeing, prefect, prefine, receipt, reefing, refeign, retinge, teering, tercine, terpine, treeing

6 Letter Words for Perfecting

ceftin, ceinte, center, cepter, cerine, cering, cerite, certie, certif, cierge, cinter, cretin, crinet, cringe, enfect, enfire, engirt, entice, entier, entire, entrec, entrep, epigne, feeing, feerin, fencer, fenite, fenter, ferine, feting, fierce, fierte, figent, fineer, finger, fregit, fringe, ftping, genepi, gerent, ginete, griece, incept, infect, infere, neiper, nerite, nipter, pecite, pecten, pectin, peeing, peinct, peirce, percen, perfet, perfin, perine, perite, perten, petrie, pfenig, picene, piecen, piecer, pierce, pignet, pincer, pinger, preife, priefe, prince, pteric, pterin, recent, recept, recife, recipe, recite, refect, refine, regent, regift, repent, repine, retine, teeing, tenrec, terpen, terpin, tierce, tinger, tipree, tricep, triene

5 Letter Words for Perfecting

cegep, ceint, centi, cerge, cerin, cerne, cetin, citee, citer, creen, creep, crepe, crept, crete, crine, cripe, ctene, egret, eigne, enter, entre, erect, erept, ering, fecit, feign, feint, fence, ferie, fient, fiere, finer, freen, freet, freit, genep, genet, genic, genie, genip, genit, genre, gerip, gerne, ginep, grece, green, greet, grein, greit, grete, grice, grief, grift, grint, gripe, gript, ifree, inept, inert, infer, inger, inter, irene, neger, neper, nepit, neter, nicer, niece, niger, niter, peert, peine, pence, penie, perce, perit, peter, petre, petri, piece, piert, piner, pinge, pinte, preen, preif, prent, price, prief, prine, print, recip, recit, recpt, recti, refit, reget, regie, regin, reice, reign, reneg, renet, renig, rente, repeg, repen, repic, repin, retie, retin, retip, rifte, ringe, ripen, tenge, terce, terfe, terne, ticer, tiger, tinge, treen, treif, trice, trine, tripe

4 Letter Words for Perfecting

cene, cent, cepe, cere, cern, cert, cete, ceti, cine, cire, cite, crig, crin, crip, crit, crpe, ctge, eger, eine, eire, engr, entr, epic, epit, eric, erie, erin, erne, eten, etic, feer, feet, feni, fent, fern, fete, fice, fict, fier, fine, fire, firn, free, fren, fret, frig, frit, geep, geer, geet, geic, gein, geir, geit, gene, gent, gere, gien, gift, gire, girn, girt, gite, gree, gren, gret, grin, grip, grit, icer, incr, intr, irpe, iter, neep, neer, neet, neif, nete, neti, nice, nief, nife, peen, peer, pene, peng, peni, pent, pere, perf, peri, pern, pert, pete, pice, pict, pien, pier, piet, pine, ping, pint, pirn, pnce, prec, pree, pref, pret, prie, prig, prin, rcpt, rect, reef, reen, reet, reft, regt, reif, rein, reit, rent, rept, rete, rgen, rice, rife, rift, rine, ring, ripe, ript, rite, teen, teer, tene, teng, tepe, terf, tern, terp, tice, tien, tier, tige, tinc, tine, ting, tipe, tire, tree, trie, trig, trin, trip

3 Letter Words for Perfecting

cee, cen, cep, cer, cfi, cie, cif, cig, cir, cit, cpi, cpr, cpt, crt, cte, ctf, ctg, ctn, ctr, ecg, ect, eec, eeg, een, eer, eft, eir, enc, ene, eng, epi, ere, erf, erg, ern, ert, etc, fcp, fec, fee, fei, fen, fer, fet, fgn, fie, fig, fin, fip, fir, fit, frg, fri, frt, ftp, gee, gen, ger, get, gie, gif, gin, git, gnp, grf, gtc, gte, ice, ifc, ife, ign, inc, inf, ing, int, ipr, ire, nee, nef, neg, nei, nep, net, nie, nig, nip, nit, pcf, pci, pct, pec, pee, peg, pen, per, pet, pfc, pfg, pic, pie, pig, pin, pir, pit, prc, pre, prf, prn, pte, ptg, rct, rec, ree, ref, reg, rei, rep, rie, rif, rig, rin, rip, rit, rpt, rte, rti, tcp, tec, tee, tef, teg, ten, ter, tfr, tgn, tic, tie, tig, tin, tip, tng, tpi, trf, tri, trp

Definitions for Perfecting

[1] conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
[2] excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement: There is no perfect legal code. The proportions of this temple are almost perfect.
[3] exactly fitting the need in a certain situation or for a certain purpose: a perfect actor to play Mr. Micawber; a perfect saw for cutting out keyholes.
[4] entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings: a perfect apple; the perfect crime.
[5] accurate, exact, or correct in every detail: a perfect copy.
[6] thorough; complete; utter: perfect strangers.
[7] pure or unmixed: perfect yellow.
[8] unqualified; absolute: He has perfect control over his followers.
[9] expert; accomplished; proficient: She will need a perfect driving teacher.
[10] unmitigated; out-and-out; of an extreme degree: He made a perfect fool of himself.
[11] Botany . having all parts or members present. monoclinous.
[12] Grammar . noting an action or state brought to a close prior to some temporal point of reference, in contrast to imperfect or incomplete action. designating a tense or other verb formation or construction with such meaning.
[13] Music . applied to the consonances of unison, octave, and fifth, as distinguished from those of the third and sixth, which are called imperfect. applied to the intervals, harmonic or melodic, of an octave, fifth, and fourth in their normal form, as opposed to augmented and diminished.
[14] Mathematics . (of a set) equal to its set of accumulation points.
[15] Obsolete . assured or certain.
[16] the perfect tense.
[17] a verb form or construction in the perfect tense. Compare future perfect, pluperfect, present perfect.
[18] to bring to completion; finish.
[19] to bring to perfection; make flawless or faultless: He has succeeded in perfecting his recipe for chicken Kiev.
[20] to bring nearer to perfection; improve; make better: She works hard to perfect her writing.
[21] to make fully skilled.
[22] Printing . to print the reverse of (a printed sheet).
[23] having all essential elements
[24] unblemished; faultless a perfect gemstone
[25] correct or precise perfect timing
[26] utter or absolute a perfect stranger
[27] excellent in all respects a perfect day
[28] maths exactly divisible into equal integral or polynomial roots 36 is a perfect square
[29] botany (of flowers) having functional stamens and pistils (of plants) having all parts present
[30] grammar denoting a tense of verbs used in describing an action that has been completed by the subject. In English this is a compound tense, formed with have or has plus the past participle
[31] music of or relating to the intervals of the unison, fourth, fifth, and octave Also: full , final (of a cadence) ending on the tonic chord, giving a feeling of conclusion Compare imperfect (def. 6)
[32] archaic positive certain, or assured
[33] grammar the perfect tense a verb in this tense
[34] to make perfect; improve to one's satisfaction he is in Paris to perfect his French
[35] to make fully accomplished
[36] printing to print the reverse side of (a printed sheet of paper)

Words related to Perfecting

perfectsplendid, foolproof, superb, ideal, pure, excellent, impeccable, simple, flawless, full, precise, appropriate, proper, suitable, exact, true, hone, accomplish, develop, refine

Words nearby Perfecting

perfectperez esquivel, perez-reverte, perf., perf. part., perfboard, perfect, perfect binding, perfect cadence, perfect competition, perfect continuous, perfect contrition

Origin of Perfecting

1250–1300; < Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere to finish, bring to completion (per- per- + -fec-, combining form of facere to do1 + -tus past participle suffix); replacing Middle English parfit < Old French < Latin as above

Words that may be confused with Perfecting

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, perfectperfect, prefect

Other words from Perfecting

per·fect·ed·ly , adverb
per·fect·er , noun
per·fect·ness , noun
non·per·fect·ed , adjective
qua·si-per·fect , adjective
qua·si-per·fect·ly , adverb
self-per·fect·ing , adjective
su·per·per·fect , adjective
su·per·per·fect·ly , adverb
un·per·fect , adjective
un·per·fect·ed , adjective

Word origin for Perfecting

C13: from Latin perfectus, from perficere to perform, from per through + facere to do

Synonyms for Perfecting

accomplish, carry out, cultivate, develop, hone, improve, realize, refine, ameliorate, complete, consummate, crown, effect, elaborate, finish, fulfill, idealize, perform, round, slick, smooth, put finishing touch on