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Disciplinarian :: Disciplinarian (n.) One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar..

Best :: Best (v. t.) To get the better of.

Than :: Than (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer than that y

Roach :: Roach (n.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit..

Do :: Do (v. i.) To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do..

Agio :: Agio (n.) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.

Improvement :: Improvement (n.) The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc..

Reenforce :: Reenforce (v.) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon..

Better :: Better (n.) One who bets or lays a wager.

Betterness :: Betterness (n.) The quality of being better or superior; superiority.

Reformation :: Reformation (n.) The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses..

Outreason :: Outreason (v. t.) To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.

Embetter :: Embetter (v. t.) To make better.

Betterness :: Betterness (n.) The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard.

Equal :: Equal (a.) Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value..

Unimproved :: Unimproved (a.) Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence..

Ebb :: Ebb (v. i.) To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.

Brazil Wood :: Brazil wood () A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of Caesalpinia echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of C. Braziliensis and C. crista. This is often distinguished as Braziletto , but the better kind is also frequently so named..

Exceptional :: Exceptional (a.) Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior..

Meliorate :: Meliorate (v. i.) To grow better.

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