Perfect
1. Fitting its definition precisely. It was a perfect circle.
2. Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose. A bucket with
holes in the bottom is a poor bucket but perfect for watering plants.
3. Thoroughly skilled or talented. Practice makes perfect.
4. Excellent and delightful in all respects. We went to the beach and had a
perfect day.
5. (grammar of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action. I had
called him twice (showed calls were made in the past). (Past Perfect tense.)
6. Accurately reproducing an original. He created a perfect copy of the
original.
7. Complete; thorough; utter. He was a perfect fool.
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