Usually means: Greater than half; majority portion.
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General (30 matching dictionaries)
  1. most: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. -most, most, the most: Merriam-Webster
  3. -most, most: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. most: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. -most, most, the most: Collins English Dictionary
  6. most: Vocabulary.com
  7. MOst, Most, Most, most, most, most: Wordnik
  8. -most, most: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. -most: Wiktionary
  10. -most, most: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. -most, most: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. most: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. MOST, -most, the most: Dictionary.com
  14. most: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. most: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. MOST (interbank network), MOST (satellite), Most (Most District), Most (Unix), Most (surname), Most, The Most (Down to Nothing album), The Most (Swedish band), The Most (TV series), The Most (The Cruel Sea album): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Most: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. most: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. most: Rhymezone
  20. most: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. most: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. MOST: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  23. most: FreeDictionary.org
  24. most: Mnemonic Dictionary
  25. most: TheFreeDictionary.com
  26. most: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  27. MOST: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  28. most: Wiktionary

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. MOST: Management Dictionary
  2. MOST (disambiguation), most: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. MOST (disambiguation), MOST: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. MOST: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  3. most: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. The Most: 1960's Slang
  2. most, the most: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. MOST: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING
  2. Wine Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adverb:  Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
▸ adverb:  To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
▸ adjective:  (slang, dated) The greatest; the best.
▸ noun:  (uncountable) The greatest amount.
▸ noun:  (countable, uncountable) The greater part.
▸ noun:  (countable) A record-setting amount.
▸ adverb:  (informal, chiefly US) Almost.

Similar:
nearly, all but, almost, virtually, about, just about, near, nigh, well-nigh, to the highest degree, more...

Opposite:
least, fewest, minimal, smallest, slightest

Phrases:
the most, most important, most likely, a most, most often, more...

Adjectives:
other, clinical, moct, her, range, second, your, dear, physical, more, write

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Similar:
nearly, all but, almost, virtually, about, just about, near, nigh, well-nigh, to the highest degree, more...

Opposite:
least, fewest, minimal, smallest, slightest

Phrases:
the most, most important, most likely, a most, most often, most recent, most powerful, most frequently, at most, most influential, most valuable, most importantly, most recently, most active, most expensive, more...

Adjectives:
other, clinical, moct, her, range, second, your, dear, physical, more, write

Colors:
    blue,     red,     green,     yellow,     black, more...



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