WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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half*, climate, weather, arctic, cyclone, storm, woman, meteorology>, prognostication
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ameliorate, amend, best, better, bettor, break, improve, meliorate, punter, wagerer,
1. NOUN. (better)
the superior one of two alternatives
"chose the better of the two"
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better, break, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate, better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate,
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2. NOUN. (better)
one having claim to precedence
a superior
"the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
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3. NOUN. (better)
someone who bets
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4. VERB. (better)
get better
"The weather improved toward evening"
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improvement, melioration, melioration, amelioration, melioration, betterment, amelioration, melioration, betterment, improvement, melioration, improvement, betterment, advance, improvement, betterment, advance, better,
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recuperate, recover, convalesce, heal, reform, straighten out, see the light, surge, turn around, pick up, get well, get over, bounce back, mend, heal, fructify, upgrade,
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5. VERB. (better)
to make better
"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
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improvement, melioration, amelioration, melioration, betterment, amelioration, melioration, betterment, improvement, humanitarian, do-gooder, improver, addition, add-on, improver, amelioration, melioration, betterment, better,
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relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage, help, aid, regenerate, revitalize, enrich, build up, develop, turn around, help, upgrade, condition, emend, iron out, straighten out, put right, enhance, repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on, reform, reform, beautify, embellish, prettify, build, perfect, hone, polish, refine, fine-tune, down, purify, sublimate, make pure, distill, fructify, raise, lift, advance, upgrade, educate,
