Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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better | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
turn | Yes | No | Yes | No |
better (noun) | turn (noun) |
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something superior in quality or condition or effect | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course |
the superior one of two alternatives | the act of turning away or in the opposite direction |
someone who bets | taking a short walk out and back |
a superior person having claim to precedence | a favor for someone |
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession | |
turning or twisting around (in place) | |
a short performance that is part of a longer program | |
a movement in a new direction | |
an unforeseen development | |
a circular segment of a curve | |
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive | |
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) |
better (adjective) | turn (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) | turn (verb) |
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get better | twist suddenly so as to sprain |
to make better | change to the contrary |
surpass in excellence | go sour or spoil |
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become | |
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action | |
change color | |
become officially one year older | |
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to | |
direct at someone | |
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel | |
let (something) fall or spill from a container | |
alter the functioning or setting of | |
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | |
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow | |
to change orientation or direction | |
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of | |
cause to move around or rotate | |
pass to the other side of | |
move around an axis or a center | |
to send or let go | |
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction | |
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something | |
get by buying and selling | |
accomplish by rotating | |
undergo a change or development | |
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics |
better (adverb) | turn (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 |