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. mega`lh, great, and Icel. mj["o]k, adv., much.
   [root]103. See Mickle.]
   1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has
      fallen; much time.
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            Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and
            shalt gather but little in.           --Deut.
                                                  xxviii. 38.
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   2. Many in number. [Archaic]
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            Edom came out against him with much people. --Num.
                                                  xx. 20.
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   3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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	Most \Most\, adv. [AS. m[=ae]st. See Most, a.]
   In the greatest or highest degree.
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         Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites,
         were courtiers and prelates.             --Milton.
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   Note: Placed before an adjective or adverb, most is used to
         form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the
         termination -est; as, most vile, most wicked; most
         illustrious; most rapidly. Formerly, and until after
         the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of
         the double superlative was common. See More, adv.
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               The most unkindest cut of all.     --Shak.
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               The most straitest sect of our religion. --Acts
                                                  xxvi. 5.
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	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 number or quantity; greater in
      number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all. "Most
      men will proclaim every one his own goodness." --Prov. xx.
      6.
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            The cities wherein most of his mighty works were
            done.                                 --Matt. xi.
                                                  20.
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   2. Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it. "In
      the moste pride." --Chaucer.
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   3. Highest in rank; greatest. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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   Note: Most is used as a noun, the words part, portion,
         quantity, etc., being omitted, and has the following
         meanings: 1. The greatest value, number, or part;
         preponderating portion; highest or chief part. 2. The
         utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result;
         especially in the phrases to make the most of, at the
         most, at most.
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               A quarter of a year or some months at the most.
                                                  --Bacon.
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               A covetous man makes the most of what he has.
                                                  --L'Estrange.
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   For the most part, in reference to the larger part of a
      thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, or
      things referred to; as, human beings, for the most part,
      are superstitious; the view, for the most part, was
      pleasing.

   Most an end, generally. See An end, under End, n.
      [Obs.] "She sleeps most an end." --Massinger.
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	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, Dan. meere, meer, Sw. mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a.,
   mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus
   great, and magis, adv., more. [root]103. Cf. Most, uch,
   Major.]
   1. Greater; superior; increased; as:
      (a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the
          like; with the singular.
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                He gat more money.                --Chaucer.
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                If we procure not to ourselves more woe.
                                                  --Milton.
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   Note: More, in this sense, was formerly used in connection
         with some other qualifying word, -- a, the, this,
         their, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of
         greater, further, or the like, for more.
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               Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse
               height,
               Do make them music for their more delight.
                                                  --Spenser.
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               The more part knew not wherefore they were come
               together.                          --Acts xix.
                                                  32.
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               Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt.
                                                  --Shak.
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      (b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the
          plural.
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                The people of the children of Israel are more
                and mightier than we.             --Ex. i. 9.
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   2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more
      worlds to conquer.
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            With open arms received one poet more. --Pope.
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	most
     adj 1: (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often
            preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in
            number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like
            eggs"; "most fishes have fins" [syn: most(a)] [ant:
            fewest(a)]
     2: the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns
        and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the
        greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most
        money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?";
        "made the most of a bad deal" [syn: most(a)] [ant: least(a)]
     adv 1: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most
            dangerous snake" [syn: to the highest degree] [ant:
            least]
     2: very; "a most welcome relief"
     3: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
        accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for
        `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for
        `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was
        almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
        finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
        fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording
        is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed
        the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most
        everyone agrees" [syn: about, just about, almost, all
        but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh]

	

	172 Moby Thesaurus words for "most":
   A per se, a outrance, about, absolutely, ace, acme, all but,
   all out, almost, approximately, at the height, at the limit,
   authority, authorization, be-all and end-all, best, best part,
   better, better part, beyond all bounds, beyond compare,
   beyond comparison, beyond measure, blue ribbon, body, boss, bulk,
   champion, championship, chief, command, commander, completely,
   control, dead, dean, directorship, dominion, downright,
   effectiveness, egregiously, eminently, essence, essentially,
   exceedingly, extreme, extremely, far and away, far out,
   first place, first prize, first-class, first-rate, flat out,
   fugleman, fundamentally, furthest, generality, genius, gist,
   gravamen, greater, greatest, head, headship, hegemony, height,
   higher-up, highest, immeasurably, imperium, in the extreme,
   incalculably, incomparably, indefinitely, infinitely, influence,
   inimitably, jurisdiction, kingship, laureate, leader, leadership,
   lordship, main body, major part, majority, management, mass,
   master, mastership, mastery, maximal, maximum, meat, mightily,
   more than half, mortally, much, ne plus ultra, nearabout, new high,
   nigh, nonpareil, palms, par excellence, paragon, paramountcy,
   paramountly, perfectly, plurality, power, practically,
   preeminently, preponderance, preponderancy, presidency, primacy,
   principal, prodigy, prominently, purely, radical, radically,
   record, remarkably, rule, ruler, say, senior, sovereignty, star,
   substance, super, superior, superlative, superlatively, superman,
   superstar, supremacy, supreme, supremely, surpassingly, sway,
   the greatest, the greatest number, the most, thrust, tip-top,
   to crown all, too, too much, top, top dog, top spot, top-notch,
   topmost, totally, transcendently, ultra, ultra-ultra,
   unconditionally, unequivocally, uppermost, utmost, utterly,
   uttermost, virtuoso, way out, well-nigh, with a vengeance,
   zenith

	

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