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V :: V () V, the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. V and U are only varieties of the same character, U being the cursive form, while V is better adapted for engraving, as in stone. The two letters were formerly used indiscriminately, and till a comparatively recent date words containing them were often classed together in dictionaries and other books of reference (see U). The letter V is from the Latin alphabet, where it was used both as a consonant (about like Engli

Improvement :: Improvement (n.) Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises..

Better :: Better (compar.) More correctly or thoroughly.

Rise :: Rise (v.) To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed.

Abetter :: Abetter (n.) Alt. of Abetto.

Disimprovement :: Disimprovement (n.) Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, disimprovement of the earth..

Overreach :: Overreach (v. t.) To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat..

Filleting :: Filleting (n.) The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar, or cement, where flashing is employed in better work..

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.

Hotel :: Hotel (n.) A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class..

Mend :: Mend (v. t.) To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace..

Bettor :: Bettor (n.) One who bets; a better.

Ebb :: Ebb (v. i.) To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.

Ameliorate :: Ameliorate (v. i.) To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age..

Improving :: Improving (a.) Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better..

Change :: Change (v. i.) To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better..

Betterment :: Betterment (n.) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural.

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..

Exceptional :: Exceptional (a.) Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior..

Amelioration :: Amelioration (n.) The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration..

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