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means(noun) something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better"
better
means(noun) someone who bets
punter, better, wagerer, bettor
means(noun) a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
better
means(noun) the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"
better
means(verb) surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
break, better
means(verb) to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
improve, meliorate, ameliorate, amend, better
means(verb) get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
meliorate, better, ameliorate, improve
means(adjective) (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"
better
means(adjective) (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
better
means(adjective) (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
best, better
means(adjective) more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
better
means(adverb) comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
better
means(adverb) from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."
better, best

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