More

• POS: Definite Article, Noun, Adverb

CIDE DICTIONARY

More, n. [AS. mōr. See Moor a waste.].

 A hill.  Halliwell.  [1913 Webster]

More, n. [AS. more, moru; akin to G. möhre carrot, OHG. moraha, morha.].

 A root.  Chaucer.  [1913 Webster]

More, a., compar. [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo, ma, AS. māra, and (as neut. and adv.) mā; akin to D. meer, OS. mēr, G. mehr, OHG. mēro, mēr, 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. Most, uch, Major.].

•  Greater; superior; increased;  [1913 Webster]

  " 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."  [1913 Webster]

  "He gat more money."  [1913 Webster]

  "If we procure not to ourselves more woe."  [1913 Webster]

  "Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height,
  Do make them music for their more delight."  [1913 Webster]

  "The more part knew not wherefore they were come together."  [1913 Webster]

  "Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt."  [1913 Webster]

  "The people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we."  [1913 Webster]
•  Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more worlds to conquer.  [1913 Webster]

  "With open arms received one poet more."  [1913 Webster]

More, n. 

•  A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with.  [1913 Webster]

  "And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less."  [1913 Webster]
•  That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount.  [1913 Webster]

  "They that would have more and more can never have enough."  [1913 Webster]

  "O! That pang where more than madness lies."  [1913 Webster]

Any more. (a) Anything or something additional or further; as, I do not need any more. (b) Adverbially: Further; beyond a certain time; as, do not think any more about it. -- No more, not anything more; nothing in addition. -- The more and less, the high and low. [Obs.] Shak. “All cried, both less and more.” Chaucer.

More, adv. 

•  In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree.  [1913 Webster]

  "Admiring more
  The riches of Heaven's pavement."  [1913 Webster]

  "Happy here, and more happy hereafter."  [1913 Webster]

  "The duke of Milan
  And his more braver daughter."  [1913 Webster]
•  In addition; further; besides; again.  [1913 Webster]

  "Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more,
  Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere,
  I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude."  [1913 Webster]

  "Those oracles which set the world in flames,
  Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were no more."  [1913 Webster]

More, v. t. 

 To make more; to increase.  Gower.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

More, adj., n., & adv.
--adj.
1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last time; bring some more water).
2 greater in degree (more's the pity; the more fool you).
--n. a greater quantity, number, or amount (more than three people; more to it than meets the eye).
--adv.
1 in a greater degree (do it more carefully).
2 to a greater extent (people like to walk more these days).
3 forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs, esp. those of more than one syllable (more absurd; more easily).
4 again (once more; never more).
5 moreover.

Idiom

more and more in an increasing degree. more like it see LIKE(1). more of to a greater extent (more of a poet than a musician). more or less
1 in a greater or less degree.
2 approximately; as an estimate. more so of the same kind to a greater degree.

Etymology

OE mara f. Gmc

DEVIL DICTIONARY

More

adj. The comparative degree of too much.

THESAURUS

More

a certain number, a few, above, accessory, added, additional, additionally, again, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, ancillary, and all, and also, and so, another, as well, au reste, auxiliary, beside, besides, better, beyond, certain, collateral, composite, contributory, else, en plus, ever more, extra, farther, for lagniappe, fresh, further, furthermore, greater and greater, growingly, in addition, increasingly, inter alia, into the bargain, item, likewise, more and more, more than one, moreover, new, nonuniqueness, not singular, numerous, numerousness, on and on, on the side, on top of, other, over, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, plurality, pluralness, plurative, plus, several, similarly, some, spare, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary, surplus, then, therewith, to boot, too, ulterior, variety, various, yet

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Superiority

N superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull, preponderance, preponderation, vantage ground, prevalence, partiality, personal superiority, nobility, Triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, trikumia, climax, culmination, transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, Benjamin's mess, excess, surplus, (redundancy), superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished, ultra, vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning, first-rate, unrivaled peerless, matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil, unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed, superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison, culminating, transcendent, transcendental, plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope increased, enlarged, beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, kat exochin, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more, I shall not look upon his like again, deos fortioribus addesse.

Addition

N addition, annexation, adjection, junction, superposition, superaddition, superjunction, superfetation, accession, reinforcement, increase, increment, supplement, accompaniment, interposition, insertion, added, additional, supplemental, supplementary, suppletory, subjunctive, adjectitious, adscititious, ascititious, additive, extra, accessory, au reste, in addition, more, plus, extra, and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item, and also, and eke, else, besides, to boot, et cetera, and so on, and so forth, into the bargain, cum multis aliis, over and above, moreover, with, withal, including, inclusive, as well as, not to mention, let alone, together with, along with, coupled with, in conjunction with, conjointly, jointly, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.