Definition of better

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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..

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Emend :: Emend (v. t.) To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal..
Top :: Top (v. t.) To perform eminently, or better than before..
Betterment :: Betterment (n.) A making better; amendment; improvement.
Exceptional :: Exceptional (a.) Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior..
Change :: Change (v. i.) To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better..
Betterness :: Betterness (n.) The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard.
Better :: Better (n.) One who bets or lays a wager.
Better :: Better (a.) Greater in amount; larger; more.
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..
Retrogressive :: Retrogressive (a.) Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
Disimprovement :: Disimprovement (n.) Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, disimprovement of the earth..
Betterness :: Betterness (n.) The quality of being better or superior; superiority.
Better :: Better (a.) To improve the condition of, morally, physically, financially, socially, or otherwise..
Worsen :: Worsen (v. t.) To get the better of; to worst.
Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.
Agio :: Agio (n.) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.
Liking :: Liking (p. a.) Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look..
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..
Hem :: Hem (interj.) An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm..
Amendment :: Amendment (n.) An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
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