best, better(p)
(adjective) (comparative and superlative of âwellâ) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; âit would be better to speak to himâ; âthe White House thought it best not to respondâ
best
(adjective) (superlative of âgoodâ) having the most positive qualities; âthe best film of the yearâ; âthe best solutionâ; âthe best time for plantingâ; âwore his best suitâ
best
(adverb) it would be sensible; âyouâd best stay at homeâ
best
(adverb) in a most excellent way or manner; âhe played best after a couple of martinisâ
better, best
(adverb) from a position of superiority or authority; âfather knows bestâ; âI know better.â
best
(noun) the supreme effort one can make; âthey did their bestâ
best, topper
(noun) the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; âhe could beat the best of themâ
Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best
(noun) Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
(verb) get the better of; âthe goal was to best the competitionâ
beneficial, good
(adjective) promoting or enhancing well-being; âan arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countriesâ; âthe beneficial effects of a temperate climateâ; âthe experience was good for herâ
full, good
(adjective) having the normally expected amount; âgives full measureâ; âgives good measureâ; âa good mile from hereâ
dear, good, near
(adjective) with or in a close or intimate relationship; âa good friendâ; âmy sisters and brothers are near and dearâ
good
(adjective) thorough; âhad a good workoutâ; âgave the house a good cleaningâ
good
(adjective) generally admired; âgood tasteâ
effective, good, in effect, in force
(adjective) exerting force or influence; âthe law is effective immediatelyâ; âa warranty good for two yearsâ; âthe law is already in effect (or in force)â
good, well
(adjective) resulting favorably; âitâs a good thing that I wasnât thereâ; âit is good that you stayedâ; âit is well that no one saw youâ; âallâs well that ends wellâ
good, unspoiled, unspoilt
(adjective) not left to spoil; âthe meat is still goodâ
good, honest
(adjective) not forged; âa good dollar billâ
good
(adjective) having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; âgood news from the hospitalâ; âa good report cardâ; âwhen she was good she was very very goodâ; âa good knife is one good for cuttingâ; âthis stump will make a good picnic tableâ; âa good checkâ; âa good jokeâ; âa good exterior paintâ; âa good secretaryâ; âa good dress for the officeâ
good
(adjective) morally admirable
good, salutary
(adjective) tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; âbeneficial effects of a balanced dietâ; âa good nightâs sleepâ; âthe salutary influence of pure airâ
good, sound
(adjective) in excellent physical condition; âgood teethâ; âI still have one good legâ; âa sound mind in a sound bodyâ
good, serious
(adjective) appealing to the mind; âgood musicâ; âa serious bookâ
good
(adjective) agreeable or pleasing; âwe all had a good timeâ; âgood mannersâ
good, right, ripe
(adjective) most suitable or right for a particular purpose; âa good time to plant tomatoesâ; âthe right time to actâ; âthe time is ripe for great sociological changesâ
good
(adjective) capable of pleasing; âgood looksâ
estimable, good, honorable, respectable
(adjective) deserving of esteem and respect; âall respectable companies give guaranteesâ; âruined the familyâs good nameâ
good, just, upright
(adjective) of moral excellence; âa genuinely good personâ; âa just causeâ; âan upright and respectable manâ
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
(adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; âadept in handicraftsâ; âan adept jugglerâ; âan expert jobâ; âa good mechanicâ; âa practiced marksmanâ; âa proficient engineerâ; âa lesser-known but no less skillful composerâ; âthe effect was achieved by skillful retouchingâ
dependable, good, safe, secure
(adjective) financially safe; âa good investmentâ; âa secure investmentâ
well
(adjective) wise or advantageous and hence advisable; âit would be well to start earlyâ
good, well
(adjective) resulting favorably; âitâs a good thing that I wasnât thereâ; âit is good that you stayedâ; âit is well that no one saw youâ; âallâs well that ends wellâ
well
(adjective) in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; âappears to be entirely wellâ; âthe wound is nearly wellâ; âa well manâ; âI think Iâm well; at least I feel wellâ
well, good
(adverb) (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (âgoodâ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for âwellâ); âthe children behaved wellâ; âa task well doneâ; âthe party went wellâ; âhe slept wellâ; âa well-argued thesisâ; âa well-seasoned dishâ; âa well-planned partyâ; âthe baby can walk pretty goodâ
well
(adverb) without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; âtook the joke wellâ; âtook the tragic news wellâ
well, easily
(adverb) indicating high probability; in all likelihood; âI might well do itâ; âa mistake that could easily have ended in disasterâ; âyou may well need your umbrellaâ; âhe could equally well be trying to deceive usâ
well
(adverb) thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; âThe problem is well understoodâ; âshe was well informedâ; âshake well before usingâ; âin order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cookedâ; âwell-done beefâ; âwell-satisfied customersâ; âwell-educatedâ
well
(adverb) favorably; with approval; âtheir neighbors spoke well of themâ; âhe thought well of the bookâ
well
(adverb) to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; âthe project was well underwayâ; âthe fetus has well developed organsâ; âhis father was well pleased with his gradesâ
well, comfortably
(adverb) in financial comfort; âThey live wellâ; âshe has been able to live comfortably since her husband diedâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Best
A surname.
• BTEs, Bets, bets
best
superlative form of good: most good.
Most; largest.
Most superior; most favorable.
The comparative gooder and superlative goodest derived from the positive good are nonstandard.
In informal (often jocular) contexts, best may be inflected further and given the comparative bester and the superlative bestest; these forms are also nonstandard.
• baddest (nonstandard)
• worst
best
superlative form of well: most well
To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
(colloquial shortening) Had best.
best (countable and uncountable, plural bests)
(uncountable) The supreme effort one can make, or has made.
(uncountable) One's best behavior.
(countable) The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.
best (third-person singular simple present bests, present participle besting, simple past and past participle bested)
To surpass in skill or achievement.
(transitive) To beat in a contest
• worst
• BTEs, Bets, bets
Source: Wiktionary
Best, a.; superl. of Good. Etym: [AS. besta, best, contr. from betest, betst, betsta; akin to Goth. batists, OHG. pezzisto, G. best, beste, D. best, Icel. beztr, Dan. best, Sw. bÀst. This word has no connection in origin with good. See Better.]
1. Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities. When he is best, he is a little worse than a man. Shak. Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. Milton.
2. Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject.
3. Most; largest; as, the best part of a week. Best man, the only or principal groomsman at a wedding ceremony.
Best, n.
Definition: Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability. At best, in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is at best very short.
– For best, finally. [Obs.] "Those constitutions . . . are now established for best, and not to be mended." Milton.
– To get the best of, to gain an advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly.
– To make the best of. (a) To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the greatest advantage. "Let there be freedom to carry their commodities where they can make the best of them." Bacon. (b) To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain.
Best, adv.; superl. of Well.
1. In the highest degree; beyond all others. "Thou serpent! That name best befits thee." Milton. He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small. Coleridge.
2. To the most advantage; with the most success, case, profit, benefit, or propriety. Had we best retire I see a storm. Milton. Had I not best go to her Thackeray.
3. Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is expedient is best known to himself.
Best, v. t.
Definition: To get the better of. [Colloq.]
Good, a. [Compar. Better; superl. Best. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] Etym: [AS. God, akin to D. goed, OS. god, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. goedhr, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth. gods; prob. orig., fitting, belonging together, and akin to E. gather. sq. root29 Cf. Gather.]
1. Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Gen. i. 31. Good company, good wine, good welcome. Shak.
2. Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious;
– said of persons or actions. In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works. Tit. ii. 7.
3. Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto. The men were very good unto us. 1 Sam. xxv. 15.
4. Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon;
– followed especially by for. All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit. Collier.
5. Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at. He . . . is a good workman; a very good tailor. Shak. Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else. South.
6. Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit. My reasons are both good and weighty. Shak. My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . that he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond. Shak.
7. Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth. Love no man in good earnest. Shak.
8. Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc.
9. Not lacking or deficient; full; complete. Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over. Luke vi. 38.
10. Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc. A good name is better than precious ointment. Eccl. vii. 1. As good as. See under As.
– For good, or For good and all, completely and finally; fully; truly. The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all. L'Estrange.
– Good breeding, polite or polished manners, formed by education; a polite education. Distinguished by good humor and good breeding. Macaulay.
– Good cheap, literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap.
– Good consideration (Law). (a) A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. Blackstone. (b) A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract.
– Good fellow, a person of companionable qualities. [Familiar] -- Good folk, or Good people, fairies; brownies; pixies, etc. [Colloq. Eng. & Scot.] -- Good for nothing. (a) Of no value; useless; worthless. (b) Used substantively, an idle, worthless person. My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing. Ld. Lytton.
– Good Friday, the Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion.
– Good humor, or Good-humor, a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind.
– Good nature, or Good-nature, habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of being in good humor. The good nature and generosity which belonged to his character. Macaulay. The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics. Hawthorne.
– Good people. See Good folk (above).
– Good speed, good luck; good success; godspeed; -- an old form of wishing success. See Speed.
– Good turn, an act of kidness; a favor.
– Good will. (a) Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling. (b) (Law) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination. The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place. Lord Eldon.
– In good time. (a) Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor too late. (b) (Mus.) Correctly; in proper time.
– To hold good, to remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the condition still holds good.
– To make good, to fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to clear; to vindicate. Each word made good and true. Shak. Of no power to make his wishes good. Shak. I . . . would by combat make her good. Shak. Convenient numbers to make good the city. Shak.
– To think good, to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper. If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. Zech. xi. 12.
Note: Good, in the sense of wishing well, is much used in greeting and leave-taking; as, good day, good night, good evening, good morning, etc.
Good, n.
1. That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil. There be many that say, Who will show us any good Ps. iv. 6.
2. Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc. The good of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the good of each of the members composing it. Jay.
3. pl.
Definition: Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property. Wharton. He hath made us spend much good. Chaucer. Thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate Unto the state of Venice. Shak. Dress goods, Dry goods, etc. See in the Vocabulary.
– Goods engine, a freight locomotive. [Eng.] -- Goods train, a freight train. [Eng.] -- Goods wagon, a freight car [Eng.] See the Note under Car, n., 2.
Good, adv.
Definition: Well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible. As good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Milton. As good as, in effect; virtually; the same as. They who counsel ye to such a suppressing, do as good as bid ye suppress yourselves. Milton.
Good, v. t.
1. To make good; to turn to good. [Obs.]
2. To manure; to improve. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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