| adaptation |
in biology, the process of change in an organism, over time, resulting in it being better able to survive and multiply. [1/4 definitions] |
| ahead |
into a relatively better situation. [1/6 definitions] |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. [2 definitions] |
| amend |
to make better or make right; improve; rectify. [2/3 definitions] |
| best |
to get the better of; defeat. [1/11 definitions] |
| betterment |
the act or result of making something better; improvement. [1/2 definitions] |
| blasé |
unstimulated or unimpressed, usu. due to a feeling that one has already experienced more or better. |
| box seat |
a seat in a box, usu. offering a better view and some privacy, in a theater, concert hall, stadium, or the like. |
| brain drain |
(informal) the loss of professional or intellectual persons from one country or company to another that offers better pay, opportunities, or advantages. |
| build a better mousetrap |
to invent or make a better product, esp. better than an old familiar one. |
| cap1 |
to outdo or surpass; better. [1/10 definitions] |
| closet drama |
a play better read than performed. |
| consciousness-raising |
in group therapy, a process of increasing one's self-knowledge so as to better achieve one's potential. [1/2 definitions] |
| dressed up |
wearing fancy or formal clothes, or wearing better or more stylish clothes than one usually wears. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), esp. by imitating. |
| emulation |
the process of trying to be the same as or better than another, esp. by imitating. |
| evolution |
a gradual process of change and development that something goes through, usu. becoming more complex and sometimes better. [1/3 definitions] |
| exceed |
to do better than; surpass. [1/3 definitions] |
| excel |
to do or perform better than others; surpass others. [1/2 definitions] |
| extra |
better than is expected or usual. [1/8 definitions] |
| good |
better than the average. [1/25 definitions] |