Definition of better

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Better (a.) To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.

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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..
Reform :: Reform (v. t.) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals..
New :: New (superl.) As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man..
Bettered :: Bettered (imp. & p. p.) of Bette.
Bet :: Bet (a. & adv.) An early form of Better.
Bookish :: Bookish (a.) Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.
Bettor :: Bettor (n.) One who bets; a better.
Top :: Top (v. t.) To perform eminently, or better than before..
Thought :: Thought (n.) A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a thought longer; a thought better..
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..
Betterness :: Betterness (n.) The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard.
Heart :: Heart (n.) The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish h
Disimprovement :: Disimprovement (n.) Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, disimprovement of the earth..
Worsen :: Worsen (v. t.) To get the better of; to worst.
Recover :: Recover (v. t.) To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body..
Better :: 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..
Ebb :: Ebb (v. i.) To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.
Unimproved :: Unimproved (a.) Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence..
Betterness :: Betterness (n.) The quality of being better or superior; superiority.
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..
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