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down vs better

better vs down

down and better both are nouns.

down and better both are adjectives.

down and better both are verbs.

down and better both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
better Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, better is a hypernym of down; that is, better is a word with a broader meaning than down:
  • down: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
  • better: to make better
Other hypernyms of down include ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate.
down (noun) better (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football something superior in quality or condition or effect
soft fine feathers the superior one of two alternatives
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) someone who bets
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil a superior person having claim to precedence
down (adjective) better (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value (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
filled with melancholy and despondency (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
becoming progressively lower more than half
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
down (verb) better (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing get better
bring down or defeat (an opponent) to make better
drink down entirely surpass in excellence
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
down (adverb) better (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
away from a more central or a more northerly place from a position of superiority or authority
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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