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SUPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
Synonyms:
super; superintendent
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Hypernyms ("super" is a kind of...):
caretaker (a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Including more than a specified category
Example:
a super experiment
Classified under:
Similar:
comprehensive (including all or everything)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Extremely large
Example:
another super skyscraper
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Similar:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of the highest quality
Example:
she is absolutely tops
Synonyms:
A-one; ace; crack; first-rate; super; tiptop; top-notch; topnotch; tops
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Adjectives
Similar:
superior (of high or superior quality or performance)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To an extreme degree
Example:
as a child, I was deathly afraid of snakes
Synonyms:
deathly; exceedingly; extremely; super
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