plus, positive
(adjective) involving advantage or good; “a plus (or positive) factor”
plus
(adjective) on the positive side or higher end of a scale; “a plus value”; “temperature of plus 5 degrees”; “a grade of C plus”
plus, eleven-plus
(noun) (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school
summation, addition, plus
(noun) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; “the summation of four and three gives seven”; “four plus three equals seven”
asset, plus
(noun) a useful or valuable quality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
plus
And; sum of the previous one and the following one.
(colloquial) With; having in addition.
And also; in addition; besides (which).
• and
• minus
plus (plural pluses or plusses)
A positive quantity.
An asset or useful addition.
(arithmetic) A plus sign: +.
• (useful addition): asset
• (arithmetic: plus sign): plus sign
• (useful addition): liability, minus
• (arithmetic: plus sign): minus, minus sign
plus (not comparable)
Being positive rather than negative or zero.
Positive, or involving advantage.
(physics) Electrically positive.
(postpositive) (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
• (being positive rather than negative or zero): positive
• (positive, involving advantage): advantageous, good, positive
• (being positive rather than negative or zero): minus, negative
• (positive, involving advantage): bad, disadvantageous, minus, negative
plus (third-person singular simple present plusses or pluses, present participle plussing or plusing, simple past and past participle plussed or plused)
(informal) To add; to subject to addition.
(often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.
To improve.
To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.
(sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase.
(psychology) To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.
(social media) To give a mark of approval on Google+.
(homeopathy) To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.
(optometry) To increase a correction.
• LPUS, ULPs, puls, ulps
Source: Wiktionary
Plus, a. Etym: [L., more; akin to Gr. full. See Full, a., and cf. PiĂą, Pleonasm.]
1. (Math.)
Definition: More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to Ant: minus.
2. Hence, in a literary sense, additional; real; actual. Success goes invariably with a certain plus or positive power. Emerson. Plus sign (Math.), the sign (+) which denotes addition, or a positive quantity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
