evens

Two, four, six...

Evens functions as both noun and verb.

As a noun, evens are numbers divisible by two: Two, four, six—those are the evens.

In betting, evens (or even money) means a wager where you win the same amount you stake.

As a verb, evens means makes level or equal: She evens the score, He evens out the distribution.

The phrase evens out suggests balance achieved over time: It all evens out in the end.

balance

levels

Heights or ranked stages

smooths · flattens · calibrates · normalizes · rectifies · stabilizes · counterbalances · compensates · aligns · centers

smooths

flattens

Makes level or even

  • gradesAcademic performance ratings
  • levelsHeights or ranked stages
  • planesAircraft or flat surfaces

spreads · rolls · trowels · rakes · irons · presses · steamrolls · bulldozes · resurfaces · paves

numbers

divisible

Able to be separated

  • integerNumber lacking fractions
  • twoNumber after one
  • fourNumber after three

six · eight · pairs · doubles · binary · halves · multiples · factors · partitions · splits

odds

betting

Staking money on outcomes

likelihood · bookmakers · handicapping · spreads · payouts · stakes · lines · chances · risk · wagers

score

ties

Connections or neckwear

matches · deadlocks · squares · balances · knots · stalemates · deuce

twilight

dusk

Dimming after sundown

sundown · vespers · crepuscular · dimming · darkening · afterglow · eve

Categories
Opposites
numerical parity

evensodds

Likelihood expressed numerically

odd numbers · primes

surface action (verb)

evensroughens

Makes less smooth

roughs · roughs up · textures · wrinkles · pits

equalizing action (verb)

evensunbalances

Disturbs equilibrium or stability

imbalances · skews · destabilizes · tilts · tips

Phrases
Family

even, evening, events, uneven, evenly, eventually, evened, eventful, unevenly

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G