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[ adverb ] used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
Synonyms Examples "more interesting" "more beautiful" "more quickly" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Baltimore 's bulky spring_training contingent now gradually will be reduced as Manager Paul_Richards and his coaches seek to trim it down to a more streamlined and workable unit . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Inheriting a more mature Mantle , who now has seen the sights on and off Broadway , Ralph_Houk quietly bestowed , no pun intended , the mantle of authority on Mickey . ("Editorials"...)So escalation proceeds , ad_infinitum or , more accurately , until the contestants begin dropping them on each other instead_of on their respective proving_grounds . Morrison points_out that since our country is more urbanized than the Soviet_Union or Red_China , it is the most vulnerable of the great_powers - Europe of_course must be written_off out_of_hand . But if his purpose was to inspire terror , his action could hardly have miscarried more obviously . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
Synonyms Examples "more land" "more support" "more rain fell" "more than a gallon" Used in print (Successful Farming, 59:12...)Filling these bunks by the same self unloading wagons used to fill silos spreads cost of the wagons over more time and operations . (Sports Age, 24:9...)Harassed state park officials often have more campers than they know what to do with . Among them , according to the U._S. Department_of_Commerce , are : ( 1 ) shorter work_weeks , ( 2 ) higher pay , ( 3 ) longer paid_vacations , ( 4 ) better transportation , ( 5 ) earlier retirement , and ( 6 ) more education . The more people learn about their country , the more they want to learn . The more people learn about their country , the more they want to learn . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number
Examples "a hall with more seats" "we have no more bananas" "more than one" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)It permits the state to take_over bank_accounts , stocks and other personal_property of persons missing for seven years or more . The bill is designed to provide special schooling for more deaf students in the scholastic age at a reduced cost to the state . It would authorize the Texas_Education_Agency to establish county-wide day_schools for the deaf in counties of 300000 or more population , require deaf children between 6 and 13 years of_age to attend the day_schools , permitting older ones to attend the residential Texas_School_for_the_Deaf here . `` We 're getting more ' pro ' letters than ' con ' on horse_race betting '' , said Ratcliff . The monthly cost of ADC to more than 100000 recipients in the county is 4.4 million dollars , said C._Virgil_Martin , president of Carson_Pirie_Scott_+_Co. , committee chairman . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (politics,writing) a greater or additional quantity or number or degree or amount
Synonyms Examples : "the more I see of you the more I like you" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)One , by Sen._Louis_Crump of San_Saba , would aid more than 17000 retailers who pay a group of miscellaneous excise_taxes by eliminating the requirement that each return be notarized . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)They knew what they could do and it was often a_little more than I thought they could do . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)The jazz buff could hardly ask for more . However well_chosen and cleverly arranged , such memorabilia unfortunately amounted to more of an interruption than an auxiliary to the evening 's main business , which ( considering the talent at_hand ) should probably have been the gathering of fresh samples of the Chicago style . (The Providence Journal...)For the hero of this work by John_Osborne and Anthony_Creighton is a chap embittered by more than the lack of beer during a jam_session . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] existing or coming by way of addition
Synonyms Examples "an additional problem" "further information" "there will be further delays" "took more time" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)After more years of concentrated effort , Roy and his brother Max finally established a thriving family_business at the old stand . (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)To reduce further the flow of goods from England , the Company 's local officials asked that its London authorities refrain_from forwarding any more trade goods to these men . (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)Those were his only interludes behind bars , although he collected four more charges on his police record in 1921 and 1922 , three for burglary and one for robbery . (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)The Pathet_Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more . Then we drove on , until there was no more road and we traversed dry rice fields , bouncing across their squat earth walls . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent
Examples "he works more now" "they eat more than they should" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The petition said that the couple has not lived together as man_and_wife for more than a year . He will be succeeded by Rob_Ledford of Gainesville , who has been an assistant more than three years . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)The stained-glass_windows may have developed unpremeditated patinas , the paneling may be no more durable than the planks in a political_platform . (Mr. America, 4:6...)It improves over-all balance and control for the bodybuilder , and helps to make Squats more easily and more correctly performed . It improves over-all balance and control for the bodybuilder , and helps to make Squats more easily and more correctly performed . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5396
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[ noun ] (politics,writing) English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
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