Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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better | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
doctor | Yes | No | Yes | No |
better (noun) | doctor (noun) |
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something superior in quality or condition or effect | children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office |
the superior one of two alternatives | a licensed medical practitioner |
someone who bets | a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution |
a superior person having claim to precedence |
better (adjective) | doctor (adjective) |
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(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 | |
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness | |
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | |
more than half |
better (verb) | doctor (verb) |
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get better | give medical treatment to |
to make better | alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive |
surpass in excellence | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken |
better (adverb) | doctor (adverb) |
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comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. | |
from a position of superiority or authority |