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• bet|ter-to-do — «BEHT uhr too DOO», adjective. above the well to do; more prosperous: »the better to do section of town …   Useful english dictionary

• bet|ter-known — «BEHT uhr NOHN», adjective. very well known; quite familiar: »He numbers among his better known customers Marshall Field & Co. (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

• bet|ter-off — «BEHT uhr F, OF», adjective. better to do: »the better off members of society …   Useful english dictionary

• bet|ter|most — «BEHT uhr mohst», adjective. Dialect. best: »Men, after their fashion, as well as women, distinguish the bettermost, and aid him to succeed (George Meredith) …   Useful english dictionary

• bet|ter|ness — «BEHT uhr nihs», noun. the quality or condition of being better …   Useful english dictionary

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• a|bet|ter — «uh BEHT uhr», noun. a person who abets …   Useful english dictionary

• bet|ter|ment — …   Useful english dictionary

• bet·ter·ment — /ˈbɛtɚmənt/ noun [noncount] : the act or result of making something better : ↑improvement working for the betterment of the lives of working people …   Useful english dictionary

• ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables