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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 an end — Most 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
most — [mōst] adj. [ME < OE mast, used as superl. of micel, big (var. of mycel: see MUCH): akin to Goth maists: for IE base see MORE] 1. compar. of MORE 2. greatest in amount, quantity, or degree: used as the superlative of MUCH 3. greatest in number … English World dictionary
most — /mohst/, adj., superl. of much or many with more as compar. 1. in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: to win the most votes. 2. in the majority of instances: Most operations are successful. 3. greatest, as in size or extent … Universalium
most — [[t]moʊst[/t]] adj. superl. of much or many with more as compar. 1) in the greatest number, amount, or degree: the most votes; the most talent[/ex] 2) in the majority of instances: Most operations are successful[/ex] 3) the greatest quantity,… … From formal English to slang
most — /moʊst / (say mohst) adjective 1. in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: the most votes. 2. in the majority of instances: most exercise is beneficial. 3. greatest, as in size or extent: the most part. –pronoun 4. the… …
For the most part — Most 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
My Life Among the Serial Killers: Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Murderers — is a book written by Helen Morrison, M.D and Harold Goldberg. It presents the cases of ten serial killers, and touches on many more. Morrison spent hundreds of hours in face to face interviews, over many years, with several of the subjects. She… … Wikipedia
List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games — See also: List of multiple Olympic medalists See also: Lists of Olympic medalists Canadian Ian Millar in a 2007 picture. At BeIjing 2008 he participated in his 9th Olympics, joining Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl as the sportsmen with most… … Wikipedia
for the most part — mainly; generally; largely; in the majority of cases or instances; on the whole … Idioms and examples
