n. the head of a religious community

n. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"

n. a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

n. an ability that has been acquired by training

n. one of greater rank or station or quality

n. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

adj. of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"

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

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"

adj. written or printed above and to one side of another character

adj. having a higher rank; "superior officer"

n. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

n. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

n. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

n. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

n. natural abilities or qualities

n. an aptitude that may be developed

n. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

n. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

n. the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"

n. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

n. adroitness in using the hands

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

n. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

n. the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"

n. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

n. natural abilities or qualities

n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

n. a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"

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

n. (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

n. a person who is older than you are

n. a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

n. a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"

adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer

adj. able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"

adj. befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

adj. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

adj. such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"

adj. of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

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. exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

adj. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"

adj. (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"

adj. most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"

adj. able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"

adj. responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies"

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

adj. having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent"

adj. greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal"

adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

adj. of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"

adj. having precedence (especially because of longer service); "precedential treatment for senior members of the firm"

n. a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

n. lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

n. one of lesser rank or station or quality

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

adj. of or characteristic of low rank or importance

adj. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"

adj. lower in rank or importance

adj. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

adj. compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

adj. of low or inferior quality

adj. of very poor quality; flimsy

adj. moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"

adj. lower in rank or importance

adj. written or printed below and to one side of another character

adj. written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it