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better
('b/E/t/@/r )

adjective (a)

  • (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another(adj.all)
    Example:
    You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
    A better coat.
    A better type of car.
    A suit with a better fit.
    A better chance of success.
    Produced a better mousetrap.
    She's better in math than in history.
    Antonym:
    worse
    source: wordnet30
  • (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness(adj.all)
    Example:
    Her health is better now.
    I feel better.
    Antonym:
    worse, worsened
    source: wordnet30
  • Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • something superior in quality or condition or effect(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    A change for the better.
    source: wordnet30
  • someone who bets(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    bettor, punter, wagerer
    source: wordnet30
  • a superior person having claim to precedence(noun.person)
    Example:
    The common man has been kept in his place by his betters.
    source: wordnet30
  • the superior one of two alternatives(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    Chose the better of the two.
    source: wordnet30
  • Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • One who bets or lays a wager.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.(adv.all)
    Example:
    She had never sung better.
    A deed better left undone.
    Better suited to the job.
    source: wordnet30
  • from a position of superiority or authority(adv.all)
    Example:
    I know better..
    source: wordnet30
  • In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable(adj.all)
    Example:
    It would be better to speak to him.
    Synonym:
    best
    source: wordnet30
  • more than half(adj.all)
    Example:
    Argued for the better part of an hour.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

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