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best (effort) noun [UK: best] [US: ˈbest] | bestenoun |
best (person) noun [UK: best] [US: ˈbest] | bestnoun |
best (to beat) verb [UK: best] [US: ˈbest] | slåverb |
good [better, best] (acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions) adjective [UK: ɡʊd] [US: ˈɡʊd] | ,adjective |
well-defined [better-defined, best-defined] (accurately and precisely described or specified) adjective [UK: wel dɪ.ˈfaɪnd] [US: ˈwel də.ˈfaɪnd] | (Bokmål) veldefinertadjective (Nynorsk) veldefinertadjective |
best friend (an especially close and trusted friend) noun | (Bokmål) (also separable) bestevennnoun (Nynorsk) (also separable) bestevennoun |
well-kept [better-kept, best-kept] (neat, tidy) adjective [UK: wel kept] [US: ˈwel ˈkept] | (Bokmål) velholdtadjective |
best man (primary attendant to the groom) noun [UK: ˈbest.ˈmæn] [US: ˈbest.ˈmæn] | (Bokmål) forlovernoun (Nynorsk) forlovarnoun |
best of both worlds (combination of two contradictory benefits) noun | |
best regards (polite closing of a letter) noun [UK: best rɪ.ˈɡɑːdz] [US: ˈbest rɪ.ˈɡɑːrdz] | |
best-selling (superlative of well-selling) adjective [UK: best ˈsel.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbest ˈsel.ɪŋ] | (Bokmål) bestselgendeadjective |
bestial (beast-like) adjective [UK: ˈbe.stɪəl] [US: ˈbes.tʃəl] | (Bokmål) bestialskadjective (Nynorsk) bestialskadjective |
bestiary [bestiaries] (A medieval treatise of animals) noun [UK: ˈbe.stɪə.ri] [US: ˈbe.stɪə.ri] | bestiariumnoun |
bestow [bestowed, bestowing, bestows] (to present a thing as a gift or honour) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈstəʊ] [US: bəˈsto.ʊ] | forære, skjenkeverb |
bestseller (book or thing sold in large numbers) noun [UK: ˌbest.ˈse.lə(r)] [US: ˌbest.ˈse.lər] | (Bokmål) bestselgernoun (Nynorsk) bestseljarnoun |
all the best interjection | (Bokmål) lykke til, til lykkeinterjection |
asbestos (any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate) noun [UK: æs.ˈbe.stəs] [US: æˈs.be.stəs] | (Bokmål) asbestnoun (Nynorsk) asbestnoun |
attack is the best form of defence (attacking the opposition first is better than waiting) phrase | |
dumb [dumber, dumbest] (pointless or unintellectual) adjective [UK: dʌm] [US: ˈdəm] | (Bokmål) dumadjective (Nynorsk) dumadjective |
glib [glibber, glibbest] (having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding) adjective [UK: ɡlɪb] [US: ˈɡlɪb] | (Bokmål) glatt, litt for veltalende, rappmunnet, rapptungetadjective |
he who laughs last laughs best (success is better after you've endured ridicule) phrase | |
man's best friend (an affectionate term for a dog) noun | (Bokmål) menneskets beste vennnoun (Nynorsk) menneskets beste vennoun |
numb [number, numbest] (physically unable to feel) adjective [UK: ˈnʌm] [US: ˈnʌm] | (Bokmål) nummenadjective |