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noun
- Something that, or someone who, improves something.
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- One who performs improv; an improviser.
- A substance added to cause improvement (especially to a foodstuff).
- (historical) A pad worn by women to make the dress hang properly.
- One who improves his or her performance, one who shows improvement (of individuals or groups).
- someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
noun
- Anything that improves the condition of something.
- Fabric conditioner, fabric softener.
- Hair conditioner.
- An agricultural machine that crimps and crushes newly cut hay to promote faster and more even drying.
- Someone who trains athletes or racehorses.
- exercise that conditions the body
- a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer
- a trainer of athletes
noun
- Something which is improved
- the act of improving something
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
- a change for the better; progress in development
noun
adj
- Able to repair or ameliorate.
- (linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
- (philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.
- tending to ameliorate
verb
- To improve.
- (psychology) To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.
- (optometry) To increase a correction.
- (homeopathy) To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.
- (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.
- (informal) To add; to subject to addition.
- To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.
- (sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase.
adj
- Being positive rather than negative or zero.
- (physics) Electrically positive.
- (postpostitive, informal) And more.
- Positive, or involving advantage.
- (postpositive, somewhat informal) (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
- involving advantage or good
- on the positive side or higher end of a scale
conj
noun
prep
noun
- (by extension) Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.
- Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
- a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
- plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
verb
noun
- Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
- An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
- (basketball) One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.
- (video games) An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.
- anything that tends to arouse
- an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
verb
verb
- To change or transform (something).
- To move in regular procession through a system.
- (chemistry) To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
- To change, to transform.
- To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
- Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
- (biology) Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.
- (chiefly passive voice) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
- To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
- undergo development or evolution
- work out
- gain through experience
verb
- improve; change for the better
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- give help or assistance; be of service
- take or use
- improve the condition of
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
noun
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
intj
verb
- improve significantly; go from bad to good
- lift out or reflect from a background
- give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- gather or collect
- register (perceptual input)
- take and lift upward
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- meet someone for sexual purposes
- take into custody
- gain or regain energy
- buy casually or spontaneously
- eat by pecking at, like a bird
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- take up by hand
- get in addition, as an increase
- (intransitive) To improve, increase, or speed up.
- (intransitive) To restart or resume.
- (sports) To behave in a manner that results in a foul.
- (transitive and intransitive with on) To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.
- (transitive or intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.
- (transitive) To point out the behaviour, habits, or actions of (a person) in a critical manner; used with on.
- (transitive, media) To obtain and publish a story, news item, etc.
- To reach and continue along (a road).
- (transitive) To record; to notch up.
- (transitive) To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch or contract (a disease).
- (transitive) To reduce the despondency of.
- (transitive) To take control (physically) of something.
- (intransitive, of a phone) To receive calls; to function correctly.
- (transitive) To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on.
- (soccer, transitive) To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.
- (transitive) To collect and detain (a suspect).
- (transitive) To pay for.
- (transitive) To collect an object, especially in passing.
- (transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
- (transitive) To collect a passenger.
- (US, military, transitive) To promote somebody who was previously passed over.
- (transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
- (transitive or intransitive) To answer a telephone.
- (transitive) To receive (a radio signal or the like).
noun
verb
- improve significantly; go from bad to good
- improve dramatically
- turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
- (transitive, figurative) To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).
- (transitive, idiomatic, of an idea) To consider from a different viewpoint.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To suddenly change or reverse one's opinion, point of view, stated position, behaviour, etc.
- (transitive, business, management, sports) To reverse an expected outcome (of a game, etc.), usually from a losing outcome to a winning one; to return (a business, department, etc.) to effectiveness, profitability, etc.
- (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) (often with a unit of time) To produce; to output; to generate.
- (ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
- (transitive, espionage) To convert (an agent) to work for one's own side.
noun
noun
- That which helps; anything serving to assist.
- One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
- (rail transport, US) A locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.
- (slang) A stimulating pill, especially amphetamine.
- (Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines) A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
noun
- An improvement.
- An upward grade or slope.
- An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
- a reservation that is improved
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
verb
- (transitive) To replace with something better.
- (transitive) To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to.
- (transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.
- (intransitive, transitive, computing) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.
- (intransitive) To improve in condition or status.
- give better travel conditions to
- get better travel conditions
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- rate higher; raise in value or esteem
- to improve what was old or outdated
adv
noun
- Something that refreshes.
- (law) A fee paid to counsel to continue with a case, especially one that was adjourned.
- A review to refresh or renew knowledge.
- (finance) An equity grant given by a company to an existing employee, as opposed to an initial grant given to new employees.
- a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day
- a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments
- a drink that refreshes
noun
- (countable) Something that is in the process of improving.
- (uncountable, accounting) A portion of inventory that represents goods which are no longer salable as raw materials, but not yet salable as finished goods, work in process.
- (uncountable) Work that has been started, but is not complete.
- (countable) A project that has been started but is not complete.
- a piece of work that is not yet finished
noun
- Someone or something who changes things.
- Someone or something that changes or transforms itself.
- A moneychanger; a person employed in changing or discounting money.
- a person who changes something
- an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention
noun
- Something which adds or increases.
- A common European adder (Vipera berus).
- A milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum).
- Someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers.
- (chiefly British) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera
- A northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), a venomous viper found in the eastern United States
- Death adders (Acanthophis spp.), elapid snakes found in Southeast Asia and Australia
- An electronic device that adds voltages, currents or frequencies.
- A sea stickleback or adder fish (Spinachia spinachia).
- A puff adders, of Africa (genus Bitis).
- A hog-nosed snake, of genus Heterodon of harmless colubrid snakes found in North America
- a machine that adds numbers
- a person who adds numbers
- small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
verb
adj
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.
- Consisting of different elements; various.
- Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
- (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
- Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
- many and different
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
noun
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
verb
noun
- Anything that raises or uplifts.
- (anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
- A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
- A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
- A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
- (Canada, US, Australia, Philippines) A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
- (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
- the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
- lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
verb
noun
- Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
- (automotive engineering, uncountable) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
- A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
- (physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
- an increase in cost
- the act of giving hope or support to someone
- the act of giving a push
verb
- (slang, transitive) To steal.
- (transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
- (Canada, transitive) To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
- (transitive, medicine) To give a booster shot to.
- (transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
- (transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.
- increase or raise
- push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
- give a boost to; be beneficial to
- increase
- contribute to the progress or growth of
noun
- Anything that is added.
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- (organic chemistry) an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).
- (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
- (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
- (chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
- (uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
- (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
- the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
- the act of adding one thing to another
- something added to what you already have
- a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
- a quantity that is added
noun
- the result of improving something
- developing in intricate and painstaking detail
- a discussion that provides additional information
- addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
- marked by elaborately complex detail
- (electronics) The process of taking a parsed tree of an abstract integrated circuit definition in a language such as Verilog and creating a hierarchy of module instances that ends with primitive (atomic) gates and statements.
- (psychology) The level of processing of a message or argument.
- The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order
- The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
- (computing) Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.
noun
- the result of improving something
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
- a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- (software engineering) Synonym of grooming (“review and prioritization process”).
- The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
- A fine or subtle distinction.
- High-class style; cultivation.
- A luxury.
noun
- Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
- The quality of being convenient.
- A convenient time.
- (chiefly British) Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”).
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- a toilet that is available to the public
- the quality of being useful and convenient
- the state of being suitable or opportune
verb
intj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To check someone out; to investigate someone that one is interested in.
- (aviation) To zoom climb.
- To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.
- To move rapidly.
- To participate in a video teleconferencing call.
- (photography) To change the focal length of a zoom lens.
- To move fast with a humming noise.
- To go up sharply.
- move along very quickly
- move with a low humming noise
- rise rapidly
adj
- (by extension) Improved.
- (US, chiefly New England, slang) Excited.
- (US, naval slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
- (horse racing, cant) Of a racehorse: injected with a substance to make it run faster or to change its temperament.
- (road transport, slang) Of an engine, a motor vehicle, etc.: modified for higher performance.
verb
verb
adj
- comparative form of well: more well
- Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
- Greater in amount or quantity
- comparative form of good: more good
- Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.
- (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
- more than half
- (comparative of ‘good’) changed for the better in health or fitness
- (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
adv
noun
noun
- (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
- (mass noun, possibly proscribed) Force understood as something of which there can be an amount.
- (usually with "the", in the singular or plural) Synonym of police force.
- (linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
- (law, uncountable) The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
- (financial mathematics, actuarial science) The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.
- (countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
- Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
- Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
- (in the singular or plural) Military personnel, collectively, including any vehicles, ships, or aircraft. More broadly, the military or police altogether.
- (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
- (countable) An instance of a physical force.
- (humorous or science fiction, with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
- Any large, organized group involved in a military engagement.
- (countable) A particular form or type of force.
- (countable) Something that exerts influence.
- (when in reference to that which it affects) Something that, over time, influences a system with which it interacts (with a connotation of underlyingness, subtlety, or indirectness).
- (uncountable) The generalized abstraction of this concept.
- (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
- (countable) A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
- (uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
- a group of people having the power of effective action
- physical energy or intensity
- group of people willing to obey orders
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- a unit that is part of some military service
- a powerful effect or influence
- a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- (of a law) having legal validity
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
verb
- (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
- (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
- (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
- (transitive) To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
- To stuff; to lard; to farce.
- (whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
- To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.
- To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
- (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
- (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- take by force
- do forcibly; exert force
- move with force
- urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
verb
- To tinker with: to make small adjustments or improvements to (something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
- (figuratively) To manipulate in order to gain something for oneself.
- (slang, usually reflexive) To masturbate.
- To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
verb
- change for the better
- produce by cracking
- improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
- make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- break up the molecules of
- (transitive) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.
- (intransitive) To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits.
- (transitive, intransitive) To form again or in a new configuration.
noun
verb
- change for the better
- make straight
- put (things or places) in order
- settle or put right
- extricate from entanglement
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- (transitive) To tidy, neaten, or organize.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To correct; to stop doing something wrong.
- (transitive) To make straight.
- (transitive, Mafia slang) To be made a made man in a Mafia organization.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To eliminate confusion from or concerning.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To correct or rectify.
- (transitive, informal) To (supposedly) make (a gay person) heterosexual.
noun
- Something that corrects or counteracts.
- The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc.
- (law) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
- A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
- act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
- a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
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noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
- anything that serves as an expedient
- a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.
- (nautical) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch.
- A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
- (slang) An improvised device, usually made from a piece of cardboard, to hold the last end of a joint.
- A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
- Something or someone that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop
- (nautical) A knee, or piece of knee timber.
verb
noun
- Something useful or valuable.
- (Marxism) Anything which has both a use value and an exchange value.
- (business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
- (marketing) Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin and (usually) fungibility, as distinguished from branded products not wholly fungible.
- (economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
noun
- Something that is useful.
- (economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
- The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
- (sports) The ability to play multiple positions.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A coupé utility, or ute; an automobile with an open tray or bed behind the passenger cabin.
- (computing) A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system, or application software.
- (philosophy) Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
- (business, finance, by extension) A natural or legal monopoly distributer of such a utility; or, the securities of such a provider.
- (computing) A software program other than a game; one that is useful or creative rather than merely entertaining.
- (business) A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage.
- a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
- (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
- the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
- the quality of being of practical use
- a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
adj
- Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
- Functional rather than attractive.
- (Of a building or its components) containing or intended for any of a building’s often-utility-related commodity transport, such as pipes or wires, or converting equipment, such as furnaces, water tanks or heaters, circuit breakers, central air conditioning units, laundry facilities, etc.
- capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
- used of beef; usable but inferior
noun
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- a supplementary component that improves capability
- a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application
- (sometimes attributive) Something which can be appended to something else.
- (video games) Synonym of expansion pack.
- (poker) Additional chips that can be purchased at specific times in tournament play.
- (computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
noun
- Something that, or someone who, improves something.
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- One who performs improv; an improviser.
- A substance added to cause improvement (especially to a foodstuff).
- (historical) A pad worn by women to make the dress hang properly.
- One who improves his or her performance, one who shows improvement (of individuals or groups).
- someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
noun
- Anything that improves the condition of something.
- Fabric conditioner, fabric softener.
- Hair conditioner.
- An agricultural machine that crimps and crushes newly cut hay to promote faster and more even drying.
- Someone who trains athletes or racehorses.
- exercise that conditions the body
- a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer
- a trainer of athletes
noun
- Something which is improved
- the act of improving something
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
- a change for the better; progress in development
noun
adj
- Able to repair or ameliorate.
- (linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
- (philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.
- tending to ameliorate
noun
- (by extension) Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.
- Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
- a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
- plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
verb
noun
- Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
- An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
- (basketball) One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.
- (video games) An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.
- anything that tends to arouse
- an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
verb
noun
- That which helps; anything serving to assist.
- One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
- (rail transport, US) A locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients.
- (slang) A stimulating pill, especially amphetamine.
- (Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines) A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee.
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
noun
- An improvement.
- An upward grade or slope.
- An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
- a reservation that is improved
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
verb
- (transitive) To replace with something better.
- (transitive) To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to.
- (transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.
- (intransitive, transitive, computing) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.
- (intransitive) To improve in condition or status.
- give better travel conditions to
- get better travel conditions
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- rate higher; raise in value or esteem
- to improve what was old or outdated
adv
noun
- Something that refreshes.
- (law) A fee paid to counsel to continue with a case, especially one that was adjourned.
- A review to refresh or renew knowledge.
- (finance) An equity grant given by a company to an existing employee, as opposed to an initial grant given to new employees.
- a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day
- a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments
- a drink that refreshes
noun
- (countable) Something that is in the process of improving.
- (uncountable, accounting) A portion of inventory that represents goods which are no longer salable as raw materials, but not yet salable as finished goods, work in process.
- (uncountable) Work that has been started, but is not complete.
- (countable) A project that has been started but is not complete.
- a piece of work that is not yet finished
noun
- Someone or something who changes things.
- Someone or something that changes or transforms itself.
- A moneychanger; a person employed in changing or discounting money.
- a person who changes something
- an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention
noun
- Something which adds or increases.
- A common European adder (Vipera berus).
- A milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum).
- Someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers.
- (chiefly British) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera
- A northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), a venomous viper found in the eastern United States
- Death adders (Acanthophis spp.), elapid snakes found in Southeast Asia and Australia
- An electronic device that adds voltages, currents or frequencies.
- A sea stickleback or adder fish (Spinachia spinachia).
- A puff adders, of Africa (genus Bitis).
- A hog-nosed snake, of genus Heterodon of harmless colubrid snakes found in North America
- a machine that adds numbers
- a person who adds numbers
- small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
noun
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
verb
noun
- Anything that raises or uplifts.
- (anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
- A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
- A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
- A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
- (Canada, US, Australia, Philippines) A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
- (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
- the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
- lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
verb
noun
- Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
- (automotive engineering, uncountable) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
- A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
- (physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
- an increase in cost
- the act of giving hope or support to someone
- the act of giving a push
verb
- (slang, transitive) To steal.
- (transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
- (Canada, transitive) To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
- (transitive, medicine) To give a booster shot to.
- (transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
- (transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.
- increase or raise
- push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
- give a boost to; be beneficial to
- increase
- contribute to the progress or growth of
noun
- Anything that is added.
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- (organic chemistry) an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).
- (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
- (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
- (chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
- (uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
- (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
- the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
- the act of adding one thing to another
- something added to what you already have
- a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
- a quantity that is added
noun
- the result of improving something
- developing in intricate and painstaking detail
- a discussion that provides additional information
- addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
- marked by elaborately complex detail
- (electronics) The process of taking a parsed tree of an abstract integrated circuit definition in a language such as Verilog and creating a hierarchy of module instances that ends with primitive (atomic) gates and statements.
- (psychology) The level of processing of a message or argument.
- The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order
- The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
- (computing) Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.
noun
- the result of improving something
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
- a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- (software engineering) Synonym of grooming (“review and prioritization process”).
- The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
- A fine or subtle distinction.
- High-class style; cultivation.
- A luxury.
noun
- Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
- The quality of being convenient.
- A convenient time.
- (chiefly British) Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”).
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- a toilet that is available to the public
- the quality of being useful and convenient
- the state of being suitable or opportune
verb
noun
- (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
- (mass noun, possibly proscribed) Force understood as something of which there can be an amount.
- (usually with "the", in the singular or plural) Synonym of police force.
- (linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
- (law, uncountable) The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
- (financial mathematics, actuarial science) The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.
- (countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
- Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
- Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
- (in the singular or plural) Military personnel, collectively, including any vehicles, ships, or aircraft. More broadly, the military or police altogether.
- (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
- (countable) An instance of a physical force.
- (humorous or science fiction, with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
- Any large, organized group involved in a military engagement.
- (countable) A particular form or type of force.
- (countable) Something that exerts influence.
- (when in reference to that which it affects) Something that, over time, influences a system with which it interacts (with a connotation of underlyingness, subtlety, or indirectness).
- (uncountable) The generalized abstraction of this concept.
- (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
- (countable) A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
- (uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
- a group of people having the power of effective action
- physical energy or intensity
- group of people willing to obey orders
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- a unit that is part of some military service
- a powerful effect or influence
- a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- (of a law) having legal validity
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
verb
- (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
- (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
- (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
- (transitive) To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
- To stuff; to lard; to farce.
- (whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
- To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.
- To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
- (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
- (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- take by force
- do forcibly; exert force
- move with force
- urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
noun
- Something that corrects or counteracts.
- The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc.
- (law) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
- A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
- act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
- a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
verb
noun
adj
noun
- anything that serves as an expedient
- a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.
- (nautical) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch.
- A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
- (slang) An improvised device, usually made from a piece of cardboard, to hold the last end of a joint.
- A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
- Something or someone that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop
- (nautical) A knee, or piece of knee timber.
verb
noun
- Something useful or valuable.
- (Marxism) Anything which has both a use value and an exchange value.
- (business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
- (marketing) Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin and (usually) fungibility, as distinguished from branded products not wholly fungible.
- (economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
noun
- Something that is useful.
- (economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
- The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
- (sports) The ability to play multiple positions.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A coupé utility, or ute; an automobile with an open tray or bed behind the passenger cabin.
- (computing) A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system, or application software.
- (philosophy) Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
- (business, finance, by extension) A natural or legal monopoly distributer of such a utility; or, the securities of such a provider.
- (computing) A software program other than a game; one that is useful or creative rather than merely entertaining.
- (business) A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage.
- a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
- (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
- the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
- the quality of being of practical use
- a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
adj
- Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
- Functional rather than attractive.
- (Of a building or its components) containing or intended for any of a building’s often-utility-related commodity transport, such as pipes or wires, or converting equipment, such as furnaces, water tanks or heaters, circuit breakers, central air conditioning units, laundry facilities, etc.
- capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
- used of beef; usable but inferior
noun
- a component that is added to something to improve it
- a supplementary component that improves capability
- a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application
- (sometimes attributive) Something which can be appended to something else.
- (video games) Synonym of expansion pack.
- (poker) Additional chips that can be purchased at specific times in tournament play.
- (computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
verb
- To improve.
- (psychology) To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.
- (optometry) To increase a correction.
- (homeopathy) To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.
- (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.
- (informal) To add; to subject to addition.
- To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.
- (sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase.
adj
- Being positive rather than negative or zero.
- (physics) Electrically positive.
- (postpostitive, informal) And more.
- Positive, or involving advantage.
- (postpositive, somewhat informal) (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
- involving advantage or good
- on the positive side or higher end of a scale
conj
noun
prep
verb
- To change or transform (something).
- To move in regular procession through a system.
- (chemistry) To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
- To change, to transform.
- To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
- Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
- (biology) Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.
- (chiefly passive voice) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
- To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
- undergo development or evolution
- work out
- gain through experience
verb
- improve; change for the better
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- give help or assistance; be of service
- take or use
- improve the condition of
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
noun
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
intj
verb
- improve significantly; go from bad to good
- lift out or reflect from a background
- give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- gather or collect
- register (perceptual input)
- take and lift upward
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- meet someone for sexual purposes
- take into custody
- gain or regain energy
- buy casually or spontaneously
- eat by pecking at, like a bird
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- take up by hand
- get in addition, as an increase
- (intransitive) To improve, increase, or speed up.
- (intransitive) To restart or resume.
- (sports) To behave in a manner that results in a foul.
- (transitive and intransitive with on) To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.
- (transitive or intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.
- (transitive) To point out the behaviour, habits, or actions of (a person) in a critical manner; used with on.
- (transitive, media) To obtain and publish a story, news item, etc.
- To reach and continue along (a road).
- (transitive) To record; to notch up.
- (transitive) To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch or contract (a disease).
- (transitive) To reduce the despondency of.
- (transitive) To take control (physically) of something.
- (intransitive, of a phone) To receive calls; to function correctly.
- (transitive) To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on.
- (soccer, transitive) To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.
- (transitive) To collect and detain (a suspect).
- (transitive) To pay for.
- (transitive) To collect an object, especially in passing.
- (transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
- (transitive) To collect a passenger.
- (US, military, transitive) To promote somebody who was previously passed over.
- (transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
- (transitive or intransitive) To answer a telephone.
- (transitive) To receive (a radio signal or the like).
noun
verb
- improve significantly; go from bad to good
- improve dramatically
- turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
- (transitive, figurative) To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).
- (transitive, idiomatic, of an idea) To consider from a different viewpoint.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To suddenly change or reverse one's opinion, point of view, stated position, behaviour, etc.
- (transitive, business, management, sports) To reverse an expected outcome (of a game, etc.), usually from a losing outcome to a winning one; to return (a business, department, etc.) to effectiveness, profitability, etc.
- (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) (often with a unit of time) To produce; to output; to generate.
- (ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
- (transitive, espionage) To convert (an agent) to work for one's own side.
noun
verb
adj
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.
- Consisting of different elements; various.
- Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
- (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
- Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
- many and different
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
verb
adj
- comparative form of well: more well
- Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
- Greater in amount or quantity
- comparative form of good: more good
- Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.
- (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
- more than half
- (comparative of ‘good’) changed for the better in health or fitness
- (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
adv
noun
verb
- To tinker with: to make small adjustments or improvements to (something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
- (figuratively) To manipulate in order to gain something for oneself.
- (slang, usually reflexive) To masturbate.
- To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
verb
- change for the better
- produce by cracking
- improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
- make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- break up the molecules of
- (transitive) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.
- (intransitive) To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits.
- (transitive, intransitive) To form again or in a new configuration.
noun
verb
- change for the better
- make straight
- put (things or places) in order
- settle or put right
- extricate from entanglement
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- (transitive) To tidy, neaten, or organize.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To correct; to stop doing something wrong.
- (transitive) To make straight.
- (transitive, Mafia slang) To be made a made man in a Mafia organization.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To eliminate confusion from or concerning.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To correct or rectify.
- (transitive, informal) To (supposedly) make (a gay person) heterosexual.
verb
noun
noun
- An improvement.
- An upward grade or slope.
- An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
- a reservation that is improved
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
verb
- (transitive) To replace with something better.
- (transitive) To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to.
- (transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.
- (intransitive, transitive, computing) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.
- (intransitive) To improve in condition or status.
- give better travel conditions to
- get better travel conditions
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- rate higher; raise in value or esteem
- to improve what was old or outdated
adv
adj
- (by extension) Improved.
- (US, chiefly New England, slang) Excited.
- (US, naval slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
- (horse racing, cant) Of a racehorse: injected with a substance to make it run faster or to change its temperament.
- (road transport, slang) Of an engine, a motor vehicle, etc.: modified for higher performance.