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Such :: Such (a.) Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better..

Remember :: Remember (v. i.) To execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember better than others..

Retrogressive :: Retrogressive (a.) Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.

Liking :: Liking (p. a.) Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look..

Overcome :: Overcome (v. t.) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle..

Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.

Ameliorate :: Ameliorate (v. i.) To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age..

Better :: Better (compar.) More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better..

Dradge :: Dradge (n.) Inferior ore, separated from the better by cobbing..

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

Emendation :: Emendation (n.) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement..

Better :: Better (n.) Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy..

Rise :: Rise (v.) To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed.

Betterment :: Betterment (n.) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural.

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..

Victor :: Victor (n.) The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by art, rarely by of..

Pricking-up :: Pricking-up (n.) The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat.

Recover :: Recover (v. t.) To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body..

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..

Improvement :: Improvement (n.) The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old..

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