Best Definition–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) | 13. | 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 disagreement 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; 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. | |
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Cruise Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to sail about on a pleasure trip. | | 2. | to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water. | | 3. | to travel about without a particular purpose or destination. | | 4. | to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel. | | 5. | to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed: cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery. | | 6. | to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention: Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area. | | 7. | to go or travel (often fol. by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert. | | 8. | Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner. | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to cruise in (a specified area): patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean. | | 10. | Informal. | a. | to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner. | | b. | to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of. | | | 11. | to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential. | –noun | 13. | a pleasure voyage on a ship, usual
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Deal Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to occupy oneself or itself (usually fol. by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities. | | 2. | to take action with respect to a thing or person (fol. by with): Law courts must deal with lawbreakers. | | 3. | to conduct oneself toward persons: He deals fairly. | | 4. | to be able to handle competently or successfully; cope (fol. by with): I can't deal with your personal problems. | | 5. | to trade or do business (fol. by with or in): to deal with a firm; to deal in used cars. | | 6. | to distribute, esp. the cards in a game (often fol. by out): to deal out five hands of six cards each; your turn to deal. | | 7. | Slang. to buy and sell drugs illegally. | | 8. | Archaic. to have dealings or commerce, often in a secret or underhand manner (often fol. by with): to deal with the Devil. | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to give to one as a share; apportion: Deal me in. | | 10. | to distribute among a number of recipients, as the cards required in a game: Deal five cards to each player. | | 11. | Cards. to give a player (a specific card) in dealing: You dealt yourself four aces. |
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