(often attributive) The point at which a program is converted from source code to machine code; literally the time of compilation.

(grammar) A case used to mark a likeness to something, or that two things have the same quantity of something. It corresponds roughly to the English adverb "like". Languages that use the comparative case include Mari, Nivkh, and Chechen.

(sciences) A type of competition where the resource is inadequate to fit the needs of all, resulting in each competitor obtaining an equally partitioned amount and thus never the amount it needs.

(sciences) A type of competition where the resource is inadequate to fit the needs of all and the resource is partitioned unequally among contestants, thus some obtain all they need and others less than they need.

(idiomatic) To appear small or unimportant in relation to something else.

(UK) A company that acts as an employer to fixed-term contractors, usually through an employment agency.

(grammar) In Spanish: the superlative form of an adjective when it is used in a grammatically comparative situation.

(transitive, intransitive, idiomatic, dated, euphemistic) To court. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To socialise.

(idiomatic) To remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.

Higher-density development in which a variety of land uses are located such that residents and workers are within walking distance of many destinations.