most
adj 1: (superlative of `many' used with count nouns; 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: (superlative of `much' used with mass nouns; usually
preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in
amount or extent or degree; used with mass nouns; usually
follows `the'; "made the most money he could"; "what
attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad
deal" [syn: {most(a)}] [ant: {least(a)}]
n : the greatest number or amount or degree: "she has the most
to lose"
adv 1: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most
dangerous snake" [syn: {to the highest degree}] [ant:
{least}]
2: (intensifier) very; "a most welcome relief"
3: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; "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"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as
in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used
informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees")
[syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {all but}, {nearly},
{near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]