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Super

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Noun

1. super, superintendent

a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

Adjective

2. a-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops

of the highest quality

Example Sentences:
'an ace reporter'
'a crack shot'
'a first-rate golfer'
'a super party'
'played top-notch tennis'
'an athlete in tiptop condition'
'she is absolutely tops'

3. super

including more than a specified category

Example Sentences:
'a super experiment'

4. super

extremely large

Example Sentences:
'another super skyscraper'

Adverb

5. exceedingly, extremely, passing, super

to an extreme degree

Example Sentences:
'extremely cold'
'extremely unpleasant'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Super

see synonyms of super
adjective
1. informal
outstanding; exceptionally fine
noun
2. 
petrol with a high octane rating
3. informal
a superintendent or supervisor
4. Australian and New Zealand informal
superannuation benefits
5. Australian and New Zealand informal
superphosphate
exclamation
6. British informal
an enthusiastic expression of approval or assent

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Super

see synonyms of super
noun
1. 
a. 
supernumerary (sense 4)
b. 
superintendent (sense 2)
2.  Informal
a product of superior grade, extra-large size, etc.: a trade term
3.  Bookbinding
a kind of starched cotton gauze used to reinforce the spine of a book
adjective
4.  Informal
outstanding; exceptionally fine
5. 
great, extreme, or excessive
adverb
6.  Informal
very, extremely, or excessively
verb transitive
7.  Bookbinding
to reinforce with super
1. 
superfine
2. 
superior

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Super

see synonyms of super
pref.
1. Above; over; upon: superimpose.
2. Superior, as in size, quality, degree, or ability: superfluid.
3.
a. Exceeding a norm: supersaturate.
b. Extreme or excessive, as in degree or intensity: supersubtle.
c. Containing a specified ingredient in an unusually high proportion: superphosphate.
4. More inclusive than a specified category: superorder.
n.
1. An article or a product of superior size, quality, or grade.
2.
a. A superintendent in an apartment or office building.
b. A supernumerary.
adj.
1. Very large, great, or extreme: "yet another super Skyscraper" (Dylan Thomas).
2. Excellent; first-rate: a super party.
adv.
Especially; extremely: a super accurate missile; was super careful.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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