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. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?"

v. be fond of; "I like my nephews"

v. find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

v. want to have; "I'd like a beer now!"

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

v. prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"

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. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"

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. having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

adj. equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number"

adj. conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

n. one of greater rank or station or quality

v. feel admiration for

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

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. conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

adj. marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"

adj. all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"

adj. exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats"

adj. lacking variety

adj. similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"

adj. having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

adj. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"

adj. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"

adj. very similar

adj. being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"

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

adj. similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"

adj. conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

adj. marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"

adj. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"

adj. all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"

adj. exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats"

adj. lacking variety

adj. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"

adj. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"

adj. similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"

adj. having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

adj. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"

adj. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"

adj. marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"

adj. very similar

adj. being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"

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. closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"

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"

adj. having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"

adj. exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats"

adj. being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution"

adj. presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament; "synoptic sayings"

v. have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"

v. look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"

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"

adj. marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"

adj. not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be"

adj. not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities"

adj. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"