S: (adj) better (better%3:00:00::) ((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) "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"
S: (adj) better (better%3:00:02::) ((comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness) "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
S: (adj) better (better%3:00:00:advisable:00), best (best%3:00:00:advisable:00) ((comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable) "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
S: (adj) better (better%3:00:00:major:01) (more than half) "argued for the better part of an hour"
S: (adj) good (good%3:00:01::) (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified) "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
S: (adj) well (well%3:00:01::) (in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury) "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"
S: (adv) better (better%4:02:00::) (comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.) "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
S: (adv) better (better%4:02:01::), best (best%4:02:03::) (from a position of superiority or authority) "father knows best"; "I know better."
S: (adv) well (well%4:02:00::), good (good%4:02:00::) ((often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')) "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good"
S: (adv) well (well%4:02:05::) (thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form) "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef"; "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated"
S: (adv) well (well%4:02:03::), easily (easily%4:02:05::) (indicating high probability; in all likelihood) "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"
S: (adv) well (well%4:02:15::) ((used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully) "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on"
S: (adv) well (well%4:02:08::) (to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree) "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades"
S: (adv) well (well%4:02:07::) (favorably; with approval) "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book"