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| all- |
in sports, representing the best. [1/4 definitions] |
| all-American |
chosen as one of the best players in the United States in a particular sport. [2 definitions] |
| all-star |
made up entirely of the best players or performers. |
| beat the tar out of |
to best or outdo by a large amount. [1/2 definitions] |
| best-case scenario |
the best possible way that things could proceed from a particular point on. |
| bib and tucker |
(informal) clothing, esp. one's best garment or outfit. |
| blue-ribbon |
representing or being the best of a kind or type. |
| Charles Dickens |
popular and acclaimed English novelist, best known for the novels Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and A Christmas Carol (b.1812--d.1870). |
| classic |
something that remains popular over a long period of time. [1/4 definitions] |
| cream |
the best part of something. [2/6 definitions] |
| cream of the crop |
the best one. |
| crème de la crème |
cream of the cream (French); the very best. |
| deacon |
to falsely represent (something), as by displaying (produce) with only the best items showing. [1/3 definitions] |
| decide |
to consider the possibilities and choose what is best. [1/2 definitions] |
| disjunctive |
in grammar, of or denoting a word or phrase that is not syntactically part of the sentence in which it occurs, as "in my opinion" in "He is, in my opinion, the best baseball player ever". [1/5 definitions] |
| earless seal |
any of a family of seals with inconspicuous ears, short front flippers, and rudimentary hind flippers that are best adapted for swimming. |
| elite |
(usu. used with a pl. verb) the best, taken collectively. [2/4 definitions] |
| end |
(informal, old-fashioned) the very best or worst (prec. by "the"). [1/18 definitions] |
| expedient |
a means used in an emergency, and not necessarily the best one that could be used; contrivance. [1/4 definitions] |
| fat |
the best or richest part of something. [1/10 definitions] |
| fiduciary |
a person who is legally entrusted with the assets or powers of another, to be used in the other's best interest; trustee; agent. [1/3 definitions] |
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