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better vs down

down vs better

better and down both are nouns.

better and down both are adjectives.

better and down both are verbs.

better and down both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
better Yes Yes Yes Yes
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, down is a hyponym of better; that is, down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than better:
  • better: to make better
  • down: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Other hyponyms of better include alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve, aid, help, regenerate, revitalize, enrich, build up, develop, turn around, help, upgrade, condition, emend, iron out, put right, straighten out, enhance, bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on, reform, reform, beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify, build, hone, perfect, fine-tune, polish, refine, distil, distill, make pure, purify, sublimate, fructify, lift, raise, advance, upgrade, educate.
better (noun) down (noun)
something superior in quality or condition or effect (American football) a complete play to advance the football
the superior one of two alternatives soft fine feathers
someone who bets fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
a superior person having claim to precedence (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
better (adjective) down (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 being or moving lower in position or less in some value
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness filled with melancholy and despondency
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
more than half becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
better (verb) down (verb)
get better improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
to make better bring down or defeat (an opponent)
surpass in excellence drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
better (adverb) down (adverb)
comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
from a position of superiority or authority away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
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