Helen Fenton

Beware: Definition and part of speech

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Beware

  1. v. t. To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for.
  2. v. i. To be on one’s guard; to be cautious; to take care; — commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.
  3. v. i. To have a special regard; to heed.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Better: Definition and part of speech

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Better

  1. compar. More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better.
  2. a. Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.
  3. a. Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness, acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect.
  4. a. Greater in amount; larger; more.
  5. a. Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the patient is better.
  6. a. More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject.
  7. n. Advantage, superiority, or victory; — usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy.
  8. n. One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; — usually in the plural.
  9. 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.
  10. compar. More correctly or thoroughly.
  11. 1compar. 1 More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Betterment: Definition and part of speech

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Betterment

  1. n. An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; — generally used in the plural.
  2. n. A making better; amendment; improvement.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Betterness: Definition and part of speech

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Betterness

  1. n. The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard.
  2. n. The quality of being better or superior; superiority.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.