| accessory |
An accessory is a thing that you add to something else to make it nicer or better in some way. An accessory is a nice thing to have but it is not a necessary thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| accompany |
When you accompany one thing with another thing, you add the second thing to make the first thing better or more complete. You might accompany your guitar playing with the beat of a drum to make your sound more complete. You might accompany your sandwich with a glass of juice to make your lunch better. [1/3 definitions] |
| action |
An action is something people do, usually to solve a problem or make things better. [1/5 definitions] |
| adaptable |
If a living thing is adaptable, it has the ability to change itself in order to survive or fit in better in a new situation. [1/2 definitions] |
| adaptation |
in biology, the process of change in a living thing, over time, resulting in it being better able to survive and multiply. [1/4 definitions] |
| add |
to put on or with something else to make larger or better. [1/5 definitions] |
| addition |
Addition is the act of putting something together with something else, usually to make it better or larger. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjust |
to bring to a better state or position; make fit. [2/3 definitions] |
| advancement |
a move to a higher or better position or rank. [1/2 definitions] |
| advantage |
a better chance or position; upper hand. [2 definitions] |
| aerobic |
able to work the heart and lungs to help the body use oxygen better. |
| aerobics |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a form of exercise that works the heart and lungs to help the body use oxygen better. Running, swimming, biking, or dance are forms of aerobics. |
| age |
When something ages, it becomes older and sometimes better. [1/7 definitions] |
| appeal |
If someone loses their case in a court of law, sometimes they make a request for their case to go to a higher level court. This way they have a chance to get a better result. This request to bring a case to a higher court is called an appeal. [1/6 definitions] |
| arrogant |
If a person is arrogant, they feel or act is if they are better or more important than other people. They have too much pride. |
| awful |
When something is awful, its quality is poor. Other things are much better than this is, or other people can do this much better. [1/2 definitions] |
| beat |
When you beat someone in a game, it means that you did better than they did. [1/7 definitions] |
| beat the tar out of |
to perform much better by a large amount. [1/2 definitions] |
| benefit |
A benefit is something that is given to you that makes your life better. [1/4 definitions] |
| best |
better than all others in quality or ability. [2/6 definitions] |
| better |
comparative of "good." [6/11 definitions] |