–adjective, superl. of good with better as compar.
1.
of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.
2.
most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way.
3.
largest; most: the best part of a day.
–adverb, superl. of well with better as compar.
4.
most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice.
5.
in or to the highest degree; most fully (usually used in combination): best-suited; best-known; best-loved.
–noun
6.
something or someone that is best: They always demand and get the best. The best of us can make mistakes.
7.
a person's finest clothing: It's important that you wear your best.
8.
a person's most agreeable or desirable emotional state (often prec. by at).
9.
a person's highest degree of competence, inspiration, etc. (often prec. by at).
10.
the highest quality to be found in a given activity or category of things (often prec. by at): cabinetmaking at its best.
11.
the best effort that a person, group, or thing can make: Their best fell far short of excellence.
12.
a person's best wishes or kindest regards: Please give my best to your father.
–verb (used with object)
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to get the better of; defeat; beat: He easily bested his opponent in hand-to-hand combat. She bested me in the argument.
—Idioms
14.
all for the best, for the good as the final result; to an ultimate advantage: At the time it was hard to realize how it could be all for the best. Also, for the best.
15.
as best one can, in the best way possible under the circumstances: We tried to smooth over the di
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sagreement as best we could.
16.
at best, under the most favorable circumstances: You may expect to be treated civilly, at best.
17.
get or have the best of,
a.
to gain the advantage over.
b.
to defeat; subdue: His arthritis gets the best of him from time to time.
18.
had best, would be wisest or most reasonable to;
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ought to: You had best phone your mother to tell her where you are going.
19.
make the best of, to cope with in the best way possible: to make the best of a bad situation.
20.
with the best, on a par with the most capable: He can play bridge with the best.
an occupation, professi
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on, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
2.
the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit.
3.
a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern.
4.
volume of trade; patronage: Most of the store's business comes from local families.
5.
a building or site where commercial work is carried on, as a factory, store, or office; place of work: His business is on the corner of Broadway and Elm Street.
6.
that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned: Words are a writer's business.
7.
something with which a person is rightfully concerned: What they are doing is none of my business.
8.
affair; project: We were exasperated by the whole business.
9.
an assignment or task; chore: It's your business to wash the dishes now.
10.
Also called piece of business, stage business.Theater. a movement or gesture, esp. a minor one, used by an actor to give expressiveness, drama, detail, etc., to a scene or to help portray a character.
11.
excrement: used as a euphemism.
–adjective
12.
of, noting, or pertaining to business, its organization, or its procedures.
13.
containing, suitable for, or welcoming business or commerce: New York is a good business town.
—Idioms
14.
business is business, profit has precedence over personal considerations: He is reluctant to fire his friend, but business is business.
15.
do one's business, (usually of an animal or child) to defecate or urinate: housebreaking a puppy to do his business outdoors.
16.
get down to business, to apply oneself to serious matters; concentrate on work: They finally got down to business and signed the contract.
17.
give someone the business, Informal.
a.
to make difficulties for someone; treat harshly: Instead of a straight answer they give him the business with a needless run-around.
b.
to scold severely; give a tongue-lashing to: The passengers will give the bus driver the business if he keeps driving so recklessly.
18.
have no business, to have no right: You have no business coming into this house.
19.
mean business, to propose to take action or be serious in intent; be in earnest: By the fire in his eye we knew that he meant business.
20.
mind one's own business, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others: When he inquired about the noise coming from the neighbor's apartment, he was told to mind his own business.
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
2.
one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card.
3.
cards, (usually used with a singular verb)
a.
a game or games played with such a set.
b.
the playing of such a game: to win at cards.
c.
Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more.
d.
Whist. tricks won in excess of six.
4.
Also called
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greeting card.a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion.
5.
something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play.
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