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Leader :: Leader (n.) A branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one..

Worst :: Worst (a.) To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit..

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..

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..

Fake :: Fake (v. t.) To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it..

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

Mend :: Mend (v. i.) To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.

Improving :: Improving (a.) Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better..

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin..

Bete :: Bete (v. t.) To better; to mend. See Beete.

Descent :: Descent (n.) Progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station, virtue, and the like, from a higher to a lower state, from a higher to a lower state, from the more to the less important, from the better to the worse, etc..

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..

Mend :: Mend (v. t.) To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace..

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

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

Emendation :: Emendation (n.) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations..

Moralize :: Moralize (v. t.) To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse..

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

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..

Bettor :: Bettor (n.) One who bets; a better.

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