family name; Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), English statesman and scholar, author of "Utopia"
to a greater degree; additionally; further; again
larger in quantity; in additional amounts; extra; greater in number, larger in size; further; greater in degree
larger quantity; additional amount; greater degree
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(v. t.)
To make more; to increase.
To make more; to increase.
(superl.)
Greater; superior; increased
Greater; superior; increased
(superl.)
Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular.
Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular.
(superl.)
Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural.
Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural.
(superl.)
Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more words to conquer.
Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more words to conquer.
(n.)
That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount.
That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount.
(n.)
A root.
A root.
(n.)
A hill.
A hill.
(n.)
A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with.
A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with.
(adv.)
With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix -er) to form the comparative degree; as, more durable; more active; more sweetly.
With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix -er) to form the comparative degree; as, more durable; more active; more sweetly.
(adv.)
With a verb or participle.
With a verb or participle.
(adv.)
In addition; further; besides; again.
In addition; further; besides; again.
(adv.)
In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutIn a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree.
more
\more\, adv.
1. in a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree. (a) with a verb or participle. admiring more the riches of heaven's pavement. (b) with an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix -er) to form the comparative degree; as, more durable; more active; more sweetly. happy here, and more happy hereafter.
note: double comparatives were common among writers of the elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, more brighter; more dearer. the duke of milan and his more braver daughter.
2. in addition; further; besides; again. yet once more, oye laurels, and once more, ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, i come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.
more
and more, with continual increase. "amon trespassed more and more." xxxiii. 23.
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more often than not
Origin
From Shakespeare's Hamlet.
From Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Origin
Quotation. Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe (1886-1969).
Quotation. Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe (1886-1969).
Origin
From Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
BIANCA: The more fool you, for laying on my duty.
From Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
BIANCA: The more fool you, for laying on my duty.
Meaning
Usually thought to mean a rule which is more often broken than observed. The context of the play shows the real meaning as 'it is more honourable to breach than to observe'.
Origin
From Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Usually thought to mean a rule which is more often broken than observed. The context of the play shows the real meaning as 'it is more honourable to breach than to observe'.
Origin
From Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Origin
From Shakespeare's Hamlet.
HORATIO: A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.
From Shakespeare's Hamlet.
HORATIO: A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.
Origin
From Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Cakes and ale are synonymous with the good life, like 'beer and skittles'.
From Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Cakes and ale are synonymous with the good life, like 'beer and skittles'.
Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry V.
From Shakespeare's Henry V.
Origin
Quotation from Rudyard Kipling.
Quotation from Rudyard Kipling.
Meaning
There is more than one way of achieving a goal.
Origin
The skinning may just refer to the notional parting of a cat and its skin. Another meaning of skin is to beat. The unfortunate feline may have suffered in that way.
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Origin
The skinning may just refer to the notional parting of a cat and its skin. Another meaning of skin is to beat. The unfortunate feline may have suffered in that way.
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Achwaneg = a. more, additional
Echre = adv. rather, more so
Eilchwyl = ad. once more
Gorddichoni = v. to be more than able
Gwaethach = a. worse, more bad
Haws = n. ease; more feasible
Hytrach = a. more forward
Mo = pron. it; him, he, prep. of, concerning, more of
Mwy = a. additional; more; larger, adv. more, again
Mwyach = a. more; adv. more
Mwyfwy = adv. more and more
Rhagor = n. superiority; difference; more
Ychwaneg = a. more, adv. more
More, (adj.)
The comparative degree of too much.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)The comparative degree of too much.
rome
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) Thomas More, Sir Thomas More
(hypernym) statesman, solon, national leader
Adjective
1. (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon"
(synonym) more(a), more than
(antonym) less(a)
(see-also) much(a)
(classification) comparative
2. (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one"
(synonym) more(a)
(antonym) fewer
(similar) more than
(see-also) many
(classification) comparative
3. existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time"
(synonym) additional, further(a), more(a)
(similar) added
Adverb
1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly"
(synonym) to a greater extent
(antonym) less, to a lesser extent
2. comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should"
(antonym) less
Adjective
1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"
(antonym) few
(similar) galore(ip)
(see-also) more(a)
(attribute) numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity
Noun
1. a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity"
(hypernym) large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
Adjective
1. (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"
(synonym) much(a)
(antonym) little(a)
(similar) overmuch
(see-also) more(a), more than
Adverb
1. to a great degree or extent; "she's much better now"
2. very; "he was much annoyed"
3. to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"
(synonym) a lot, a good deal, a great deal, very much
4. (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time"
(synonym) practically
5. frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much"
(synonym) a great deal, often
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Sweet is the dream, divinely sweet, when absent souls in fancy meet.
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More or Mores may refer to:
Computers
- MORE (application), a Mac OS outliner application
- more (command), a shell command
- MORE protocol, a routing protocol
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Möre is one of the original small lands of Småland, a historical province (landskap) in southern Sweden. It corresponds to the south-eastern part of modern Kalmar County. Möre was divided into two hundreds: Möre Northern Hundred and Möre Southern Hundred.
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Møre is the name of two traditional districts in different parts of Scandinavia.
- Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
- Möre, Sweden.
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Touch the fingertips of both 'and' hands before the chest with palms facing down.
