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ADJECTIVE | 1 | more, more than | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree |
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2 | more | (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number | |
3 | more, additional, further | Existing or coming by way of addition | |
ADVERB | 1 | more, to a greater extent | Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs |
2 | more | Comparative of much | |
NOUN | 1 | More, Thomas More, Sir Thomas More | English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded |
Sounds | mao'r |
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Rhymes | abhor, adore, albacore, and 113 more rhymes in aor at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree. |
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Examples | "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" |
Synonyms | more than |
See also | much; more |
Contrary | less |
Usage | comparative |
Meaning | (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number. |
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Examples | "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one" |
Similar | many more; more than |
See also | many; more, more than |
Contrary | fewer |
Usage | comparative |
Meaning | Existing or coming by way of addition. |
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Examples | "took more time" |
Synonyms | additional, further |
Similar to | added |
Meaning | English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded. Recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state. |
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Synonyms | Thomas More, Sir Thomas More |
Broader | statesman, solon, national leader; writer, author |
Meaning | Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs. |
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Examples | "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly" |
Synonyms | to a greater extent |
Contrary | less, to a lesser extent |
Meaning | Comparative of much. To a greater degree or extent. |
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Examples | "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should" |
Contrary | less |