n. the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"

n. the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"

n. a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"

n. someone who bets

v. come into existence; "What becomes has duration"

v. surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

v. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

v. undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

adv. "She had never sung better"

adj. (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; "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"

adj. comparative of "well": "it would be better to speak to him"

adj. (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; "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"

n. one of greater rank or station or quality

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

v. make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

v. be beneficial for; "This will do you good"

v. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"

v. train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

v. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

v. cast or model anew; "She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state"

v. gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

v. return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

adj. comparative of "well": "it would be better to speak to him"

adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

adj. (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; "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"

adj. more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

adj. having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

adj. having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"

adj. giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"

adj. (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents"

adj. turned or stirred by plowing or harrowing or hoeing; "tilled land ready for seed"

adj. (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads; "condominiums were built on the developed site"

adj. of domestic animals; improved by selective breeding

adj. arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution"

v. retreat

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

v. get worse; "My grades are slipping"

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

v. fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

v. fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

adj. (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"