Definition of better

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Better (compar.) 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..

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Better :: Better (a.) To improve the condition of, morally, physically, financially, socially, or otherwise..
Retrograde :: Retrograde (a.) Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc..
Better :: Better (a.) Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness, acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect..
Cutwater :: Cutwater (n.) A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself..
Hyperbole :: Hyperbole (n.) A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect..
Last :: Last (v. i.) To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter..
Roof :: Roof (n.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering..
Regenerate :: Regenerate (v. t.) Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society..
Overcome :: Overcome (v. t.) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle..
Change :: Change (v. i.) To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better..
Better :: Better (a.) To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
Hotel :: Hotel (n.) A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class..
Hem :: Hem (interj.) An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm..
Better :: Better (v. i.) To become better; to improve.
Improving :: Improving (a.) Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better..
Crane :: Crane (v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap..
Emend :: Emend (v. t.) To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal..
Meliorate :: Meliorate (v. t.) To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.
Snob :: Snob (n.) A vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable, than he really is; a vulgar upstart; one who apes his superiors..
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse..
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