most

most
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. greatest, most numerous; the majority of, nearly or almost all. See superiority, multitude.Ant., least.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. maximum, greatest, largest, utmost, nearly all, all but, well-nigh all, not quite all, close upon all, in the majority.
at the most,
Syn. in toto, not more than, at the outside*.
make the most of,
Syn. exploit, utilize, take advantage of; see use 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
greatest, largest, nearly all, majority, *lion's share, maximum, utmost, unsurpassed, unequaled, furthest.
ANT.: least, smallest, lowest
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective Much more than half: best, better1, greater, larger, largest. See BETTER, BIG. II adverb To a high degree: awfully, dreadfully, eminently, exceedingly, exceptionally, extra, extremely, greatly, highly, notably, very. Informal: awful. Chiefly Regional: mighty. See BIG.

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  • Most — (m[=o]st), a., superl. of {More}. [OE. most, mast, mest, AS. m[=ae]st; akin to D. meest, OS. m[=e]st, G. meist, Icel. mestr, Goth. maists; a superl. corresponding to E. more. [root]103. See {More}, a.] 1. Consisting of the greatest number or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Most — Most, adv. [AS. m[=ae]st. See {Most}, a.] In the greatest or highest degree. [1913 Webster] Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites, were courtiers and prelates. Milton. [1913 Webster] Note: Placed before an adjective or adverb, most… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • most — See: AT MOST, MAKE THE MOST OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • most — See: AT MOST, MAKE THE MOST OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Most — More More, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. {Most} (m[=o]st).] [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo, ma, AS. m[=a]ra, and (as neut. and adv.) m[=a]; akin to D. meer, OS. m[=e]r, G. mehr, OHG. m[=e]ro, m[=e]r, Icel. meiri, meirr,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -most — adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, alteration of mest (as in formest foremost) most < innermost > ; most toward < headmost > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Most — Much Much (m[u^]ch), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by {More} (m[=o]r), and {Most} (m[=o]st), from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. me gas, fem.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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