2. (noun)bettor, better, wagerer, punter someone who bets
3. (noun)better a superiorperson having claim to precedence "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
4. (adj)better the superior one of two alternatives "chose the better of the two"
5. (adj)better (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the sameclass or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"
6. (adj)better (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
7. (adj)better(p), best(p) (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
8. (verb)better more than half "argued for the better part of an hour"
9. (verb)better, break surpass in excellence "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
10. (verb)better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate to makebetter "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
11. (adverb)better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate get better "The weather improved toward evening"
12. (adverb)better comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
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