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Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Best Mate (28 January 1995 – 1 November 2005) was an Irish-bred, English-trained racehorse and three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was a
Best_Mate
Canadian physician (born 1944)
Gabor Maté CM (/ˈɡɑːbɔːr ˈmɑːteɪ/ GAH-bor MAH-tay; born January 1944) is a Canadian physician and author. He has worked in family practices and specializes
Gabor_Maté
2026 Japanese television series
Soul Mate (Japanese: ソウルメイト, Hepburn: Sōrumeito) is a 2026 Japanese romance boys' love television series written and directed by Shunki Hashizume [ja]
Soul_Mate_(TV_series)
British actor
'Christopher'. In 2013, he appeared in Family Tree (an HBO series) as best mate to Chris O'Dowd's character. In 2016, he drew critical praise for his
Tom_Bennett_(actor)
English actor and singer
30 April 2012. "Jonny Wilkes: I can't help it if Robbie Williams is my best mate". Staff Life. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February
Jonathan_Wilkes
Evolutionary effects of sexual selection on humans
biological way one sex chooses a mate for the best reproductive success. Most compete with others of the same sex for the best mate to contribute their genome
Sexual_selection_in_humans
Desktop environment forked from GNOME 2
systems such as BSD, and Illumos. MATE is named after the South American plant yerba mate and tea made from the herb, mate. The name is stylized in all capital
MATE_(desktop_environment)
Steeplechase horse race in Britain
jump-racing. Its roll of honour features the names of such chasers as Arkle, Best Mate, Golden Miller, Kauto Star, Denman and Mill House. The Gold Cup is the
Cheltenham_Gold_Cup
Term for "mother" in Latvian mythology
of the māte characters: Bangu māte - Mother of Waves Ceļa māte - Mother of Roads Dārza māte - Mother of Gardens Dēkla māte Gausu māte Jūras māte - considered
Mahte
Television series
Bindi's mother Terri, her younger brother Robert, and Steve Irwin's "best mate" and director of Australia Zoo, Wes Mannion. Bindi performs songs and
Bindi_the_Jungle_Girl
Class of mating system in non-human species
mating system in which one male lives and mates with multiple females but each female only mates with a few males. Systems where several females mate
Polygyny_in_animals
Desirable qualities in partners
Mating preferences are qualities that one desires in a romantic or sexual partner. Research across many domains, such as evolutionary biology, psychology
Mate_choice_in_humans
Australian rules footballer
Retrieved 14 February 2025. Filippo, Cristian. "Why Jagga isn't surprised by best mate Cooper's progression". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2026. "Cooper
Cooper_Lord
2017 British TV series or programme
10, 2017). "Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine: 'It's not glamorous, I lost my best mate to it'". Daily Record. Rense, Sarah (October 11, 2017). "Gordon Ramsay
Gordon_Ramsay_on_Cocaine
2014 Australian TV series or program
A resentful Dave fetches himself from another timeline to be his new best mate, and their ensuing adventures result in the deaths of Hitler, Jesus and
Soul_Mates_(TV_series)
Filipino singer and beauty pageant titleholder (born 2001)
Deanna Marie "Dia" Remulla Maté (born September 18, 2001) is a Filipino singer, songwriter, record producer, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Reina
Dia_Maté
British writer, producer, and director
order to pay back the money he owes. Up against it, Nick involves his best mate (Danny Dyer) on a multi-part mission in order to raise the cash before
Alex_De_Rakoff
British influencer and author (born 1990)
Arielle (5 April 2019). "Mrs Hinch reveals the star she wants as her 'best mate'". Prima. Retrieved 14 June 2021. "Mrs Hinch: Instagram cleaner wants
Mrs_Hinch
Mating with individuals with dissimilar phenotypes
Disassortative mating (also known as negative assortative mating or heterogamy) is a mating pattern in which individuals with dissimilar phenotypes mate with one
Disassortative_mating
1996 film by Stephen Frears
his redundancy cheque, he buys a van and sells fish and chips with his best mate, Larry. Due, in part, to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA
The_Van_(1996_film)
Entrepreneur in automotive industry
Mate Rimac (Croatian: [mǎːte rǐːmats]; born 12 February 1988) is a Croatian entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the Rimac Group, a business which
Mate_Rimac
English Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
racehorse trainer. Knight is best known as a trainer of National Hunt racehorses. She trained triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate (2002, 2003, 2004), also
Henrietta Knight (racehorse trainer)
Henrietta_Knight_(racehorse_trainer)
Cars franchise tow-truck character
vehicle in town to support Lightning McQueen. They quickly become best friends. In Cars 2, Mater heads overseas to act as Lightning's crew chief in the first
Tow_Mater
Musical artist
Máté Balla (born 12 January 1991) is a Hungarian rock musician, best known as the guitarist of the garage rock band Ivan & The Parazol. Balla was born
Máté_Balla
Fictional character from Only Fools and Horses
generally agreed though that his dad was Donald Turpin (brother of Mum's best mate, Reenie)... when Elsie started showing, she claimed she'd been 'visited
Trigger (Only Fools and Horses)
Trigger_(Only_Fools_and_Horses)
Befriending a vulnerable person with the intent of exploiting them
friends, but may struggle to know the best ways of starting and maintaining friendships" and are therefore at risk of mate crime abuse. In 2011, a serious case
Mate_crime
Topics referred to by the same term
mater in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mater is a formal Latin term for mother and may refer to: Mater, Belgium, a village near Oudenaarde Mater Hospital
Mater
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
He was most famous for defeating three Cheltenham Gold Cup winners in Best Mate, Kicking King, and War of Attrition and also for his defeat of the 2005
Beef_Or_Salmon
Hungarian racewalker
17th and set a season best. "Mate Helebrandt". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-09-15. Máté Helebrandt at World Athletics
Máté_Helebrandt
2019 film by Owen Trevor
Championship by defeating the best drivers in Australia. He gets the support of Mandy, his mentor Patrick and his best mate Colin. However he has to confront
Go_Karts_(film)
Sport of horse racing in Western Europe
captured the three main prizes at Cheltenham and won the Grand National. Best Mate who captured the Cheltenham Gold Cup three successive times between 2002
National_Hunt_racing
English comedian (born 1975)
Bamford, began a podcast titled My Mate's a Footballer, a weekly podcast centred around Wilkinson's dream to be best mates with a footballer. The two discuss
Joe_Wilkinson
English National Hunt racing jockey
their stables, with many coming to see the 3 x Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate, who was ridden to victory by Jim Culloty in 3 consecutive Gold cups in
Terry_Biddlecombe
Licensed mariner and head of the deck department of a merchant ship
A chief mate (C/M) or chief officer, usually also synonymous with the first mate or first officer, is a licensed mariner and head of the deck department
Chief_mate
Sex position
Mating press is a sex position that usually consists of one participant performing downwards sexual penetration into the receiving partner, often holding
Mating_press
The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record
List of best-selling music artists
List_of_best-selling_music_artists
Strategy used by organisms
Mate-choice copying, or non-independent mate choice, occurs when an individual of an animal species copies another individual's mate choice. In other words
Mate_choice_copying
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
to stand. Jim Culloty, who had won the race three times as a jockey on Best Mate said "Halfway round I was going to sack the jockey! He's not moved a muscle
Lord_Windermere
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
and competed in the Cheltenham Gold Cup race where it came third behind Best Mate and Commanche Court. The last race for See More Business in that season
See_More_Business
Preferential mating pattern between individuals with similar phenotypes
Assortative mating (also referred to as positive assortative mating or homogamy) is a mating pattern and a form of sexual selection in which individuals
Assortative_mating
British TV sitcom, BBC 2007
the Pretty family but usually ends up making himself look a fool. His best mate Jase (Chris O'Dowd) is married to the eldest sister, Jenny (Sarah Solemani)
Roman's_Empire
who wield guns with explosive bullets. "Idiot's Mate" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 1968. Galactic Journey found it to
Idiot's_Mate
Australian professional golfer
September 2024. Webeck, Tony (22 January 2023). "Porter prevails over best mate in epic WPGA playoff". Australian Golf Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024
Cassie_Porter
British journalist (born 1990)
20 January 2017. Palmer, Ewan (3 September 2015). "Jake Hanrahan and best mate Philip Pendlebury: Vice News journalists arrested for 'aiding Isis' freed
Jake_Hanrahan
Croatian basketball player
Mate Vucić (born November 11, 1997) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He plays at
Mate_Vucić
Competition between males to mate with a female
occurs when two males of the same species compete for the opportunity to mate with a female. Sexually dimorphic traits, size, sex ratio, and the social
Male_intrasexual_competition
Smartphone
The Huawei Mate 60 (stylized as HUAWEI Mate60) is a 2023 series of high-end smartphones by the Chinese Huawei corporation from its Huawei Mate series. It
Huawei_Mate_60
Australian rules footballer
Bailey Humphrey opens up on depression battle and the tragic loss of his best mate". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 December 2022. "Bailey Humphrey to debut
Bailey_Humphrey
1983 British film
have a serious boyfriend and is best mates with Brenda Kim Thomson – Brenda, a cute, thin, and blonde girl, best mate of Shirley, has a thing for Sam
Party_Party_(film)
2008 British film
culminating in chaos. He just wanted a good night out with girlfriend Joolz, best mate Steve, and Steve's younger brother, Clive. But a little innocent joy-riding
The_Sickhouse
American singer (born 1972)
musician, best known as the original singer and a founding member of heavy metal band Slipknot. Colsefni only appeared on Slipknot's 1996 demo album Mate. Feed
Anders_Colsefni
Croatian boxer
amateur and as a professional. Parlov was voted the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 1974. Mate Parlov was born in Split, the youngest of four children
Mate_Parlov
Special checkmate position
Economical mate In chess, an economical mate is a checkmate position such that all of the attacker's remaining knights, bishops, rooks and queens contribute
Economical_mate
Polish-Hungarian cinematographer and director (1898–1964)
Rudolph Maté (born Rudolf Mayer; 21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964) was a Polish-Hungarian cinematographer who worked in Hungary, Austria, Germany, and
Rudolph_Maté
Racehorse trainer
Throughout his career he won 394 races. He is most associated with two horses, Best Mate and Bindaree, winning three consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups on the former
Jim_Culloty
Fictional character
various topics including his birth, recreational drug use, Punchbowl, his 'best mate' Kev, how "so many birds" are after him and his mother who is a sex worker
Trent_from_Punchy
Scottish footballer and coach
Nicholson (4 July 2014). "Ryan Gauld's Sporting Lisbon move opens doors for best mate John Souttar". The Courier. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016
Ian_Cathro
Hungarian wildlife photographer (born 1985)
Bence Máté is a Hungarian wildlife photographer. He pioneered the one-way glass photography technique now popular among hide-based nature photographers
Bence_Máté
October 2018. "10 nejlepších českých filmů podle čtenářů Reflexu. Nejraději máte Pelíšky!". Reflex.cz (in Czech). 24 August 2011. Archived from the original
List_of_films_voted_the_best
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
at Kempton on Boxing Day and finished third behind Florida Pearl and Best Mate with the favourite First Gold twenty-six lengths back in third. At Newbury
Bacchanal_(horse)
Mechanism of evolution by differential reproduction
selection, a female animal making a choice of mate may be argued to be intending to get the best mate. But, in neither case is there a suggestion that
Natural_selection
Ending goal in chess
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture)
Checkmate
History of the South American drink
The history of yerba mate stretches back to pre-Columbian Paraguay. It is marked by a rapid expansion in harvest and consumption in the Spanish South American
History_of_yerba_mate
New Zealand actor
and Pirates of the Airwaves. Wall co-wrote and directed the short film Best Mates. In 2016, he took over the role of Duncan Stewart in the Australian soap
Benedict_Wall
1987 Australian TV series
forces to evacuate and destroy a peasant village forcibly. Phil and his best mate Laurie become romantically involved with Vietnamese sisters Lien and Le
Vietnam_(miniseries)
1999 American film
(David Rosen) is tricked into purchasing a mansion in the city from his best mate, only to learn that the previous owner (Sammi Davis) was either killed
Soft_Toilet_Seats
Australian singer
2024. "Team Joel implodes: Voice favourite Mahalia Barnes beaten by her best mate". NewsComAu. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2015. "When Mahalia
Mahalia_Barnes
Horse racing venue in Exeter, England
was officially known as Devon and Exeter. On 1 November 2005 racehorse Best Mate died at the course of a suspected heart attack whilst competing in the
Exeter_Racecourse
High-end smartphone line by Huawei
Huawei Mate 30 is a line of Android-based phablets manufactured by Huawei as part of its Huawei Mate series, and the successor to the Mate 20. The Mate 30
Huawei_Mate_30
2007 British TV series or programme
Beesley as Mitch Moore, a womanising radio host whose producer is also his best mate and about to marry Claire (played by Laura Fraser). She is a new mother
Talk to Me (British TV series)
Talk_to_Me_(British_TV_series)
2014 video game
fun about racing tiny cars across a breakfast table and pushing your best mate off it onto the floor...[it] offers immediate multiplayer fun thanks to
Toybox_Turbos
won by the pre-race favourite Best Mate. The winner was ridden by Jim Culloty and trained by Henrietta Knight. Best Mate became the first horse to win
2003_Cheltenham_Gold_Cup
is the mother of Candice Stowe (Nikki Sanderson), who usually led her best mate Sarah-Louise Platt (Tina O'Brien) astray. Oblivious to Candice's bad behavior
List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2000
List_of_Coronation_Street_characters_introduced_in_2000
Android-based smartphone line by Huawei
The Huawei Mate 20 is a line of Android phablets produced by Huawei, which collectively succeed the Mate 10 as part of the Huawei Mate series. The flagship
Huawei_Mate_20
British actor (born 1985)
Nagaitis (/nəˈɡaɪtɪs/; born 7 June 1985) is a British actor best known for his roles as Caulker's Mate Cornelius Hickey in the AMC television series The Terror
Adam_Nagaitis
Australian rules footballer
was eventually selected at pick 17 in the 2016 AFL draft alongside his best mate, Hugh McCluggage. Berry was part of the Brisbane Lions' 2024 premiership-winning
Jarrod_Berry
Gail began getting mysterious phone calls, although she and her then best mate Tricia Hopkins (Kathy Jones) thought they were from a secret admirer.
List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 1976
List_of_Coronation_Street_characters_introduced_in_1976
Croatian tennis player (born 1993)
Mate Pavić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎːte pǎːvitɕ]; born 4 July 1993) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He is a former ATP world No. 1 in doubles
Mate_Pavić
favourite Best Mate. The winner was ridden by Jim Culloty and trained by Henrietta Knight. With his third successive Gold Cup victory Best Mate became the
2004_Cheltenham_Gold_Cup
2004 New Zealand TV series or programme
Age flake – Kirsty Cooke Tiffany the Rich Bitch – Sarah Thomson Ben the Best Mate - Charlie McDermott Mary the Virgin – Victoria Blackman Mark Ferguson
Living the Dream (New Zealand TV series)
Living_the_Dream_(New_Zealand_TV_series)
1987 British TV series or programme
with girlfriend Sharon, whose best friend Vera (an early role for Kathy Burke) just happens to have the hots for his best mate Matthew. However, Matthew is
Two_of_Us_(1987_film)
2004 New Zealand film
Kevin's increasing paranoia and erratic behaviour through the eyes of his best mate Jimmy Blick (John Leigh) and girlfriend Ruby Elder (Miriama Smith). What
Spooked_(film)
1925 Canadian novel by Martha Ostenso
lived to the westward, they are Icelandic. They have the best fishing sites. Skuli Erickson Best mate of Caleb and the other trustee of the school alongside
Wild_Geese_(novel)
Song by Calvin Harris
toward each other since the controversy; Harris even called Brown his "best mate" and said that he enjoys listening to his work. The music video for "I'm
I'm_Not_Alone
1988 studio album by the Pogues
mates went down – I'm not totally sure about this – he's haunted and he's dancing around with all this Turkish music in his brain ... Then his best mate
If I Should Fall from Grace with God
If_I_Should_Fall_from_Grace_with_God
2nd episode of the 6th series of Skins
sleeping in Grace's room until Alo tracks him down and pledges to help his best mate, but Alo has other things on his mind and cracks begin to develop in the
Rich_(Skins_series_6)
In the past legendary staying chasers such as Arkle, Desert Orchid and Best Mate had won the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park and the Cheltenham Gold
Stayers_Chase_Triple_Crown
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
victory when beating Foxchapel King by ten lengths. He was second to Best Mate in the 2002 Cheltenham Gold Cup. In 2005 he was retired to the paddocks
Commanche_Court
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Mate (foaled 1928 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1931 Preakness Stakes. From modest parentage, Mate was
Mate_(horse)
2004 Australian film
decides to grow some dope as a way out of his financial hole. Blade and his best mate, Wack (Rhys Muldoon), set about growing their crop of weed on a property
The_Crop_(film)
Australian rugby league footballer
League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. "Mad Dog's heartache at missing best mate". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 26 March 2011. "Former Blues player Adam
Gil_MacDougall
Grange Hill Character
started in Grange Hill in year 7 he found himself to be a prankster with best mates Abel and Andy. Pranking school headmaster Mr Mcdonald and arch rival Tanya
Togger_Johnson
New Zealand cyclist (born 2000)
Retrieved 5 August 2024. Johannsen, Dana (23 May 2024). "Olivia Podmore's best mate, Shaane Fulton to race at Paris Olympics in track cycling sprint team"
Shaane_Fulton
2003 British film
about the people they went to school with. He goes on to talk about his "best mate", Johnno, a popular and rebellious boy at school. However, Johnno turns
Dad's_Dead
Italian author and neuroscientist
Public Library Best Books for Adults 2024 – Bride The Love Hypothesis (2021) Love on the Brain (2022) Love, Theoretically (2023) Check & Mate (2023) Bride
Ali_Hazelwood
2020 South Korean television series
Dinner Mate (Korean: 저녁 같이 드실래요?) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Seo Ji-hye, Lee Ji-hoon, and Son Na-eun, and based
Dinner_Mate
Mobile phone
Mate 70 series comprises four models: Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro, Mate 70 Pro+, and Mate 70 RS. The Mate 70 and Mate 70 Pro have an aluminium casing. Mate 70
Huawei_Mate_70
British independent record label
Technology, the name was thought up by James's little brother Alex and his best mate Geoffrey Richards.[citation needed] React enjoyed commercial success within
React_Music_Limited
Hungarian handball player (born 2006)
Máté Fazekas (born 14 September 2006) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for OTP-Bank Pick Szeged. Máté started his career at Éles KISE. In the
Máté_Fazekas
Croatian playwright, screenwriter and composer (born 1965)
Mate Matišić[pronunciation?] (born 17 January 1965) is a Croatian playwright, screenwriter, composer and musician. His plays have been staged in Croatian
Mate_Matišić
BEST MATE
BEST MATE
Boy/Male
English American
West town. Surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the Germanic personal name Berto, a short form of the various compound personal names formed with berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’ (see for example Berthold, Bertholf, and Bertram).
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : metonymic occupational name for a leather belt or strap maker, from Middle English belt(e), Middle Low German balt.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Baldher (see Belter).North German : habitational name from a place called Beelte (see Belter 2).
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Chinese, English
West Town; Surname; From the Western Stream
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of German Hrodebert, RÓBERT means "bright fame."Â
Male
Egyptian
, ("oath"); Bes.
Female
Egyptian
, Child of Bast.
Male
English
Modern English name derived from Old English beorht, BERT means "bright." Used as a short form of longer names containing the same element.Â
Female
Egyptian
, Peace of Bes.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Apparently a metronymic from the female personal name Bess, pet form of Elizabeth.German : short form of Betz.In some cases it is probably an altered spelling of French Besse.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant spelling of Best.German : topographic name for someone who lived by the Beste river, a tributary of the Trave, or a habitational name from any of various villages called Besten, said by Bahlow to be named with a Middle Low German word for poor soil.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (Fife and Angus)
English and Scottish (Fife and Angus) : variant of Betts.
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Elisabet, ERZSÉBET means "God is my oath."
Female
Welsh
Welsh pet form of Greek Hagne (English Agnes), NEST means "chaste; holy."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land on which grew bent grass, rushes, or reeds (Middle English bent).
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a refiner, from Yiddish test ‘crucible’, ‘melting pot’.English : nickname for someone with a large or otherwise remarkable head, from Old French teste ‘head’.
Female
English
Short form of English Elizabeth, BET means "God is my oath."Â
Female
English
Pet form of English Elizabeth, BESS means "God is my oath."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a regional name for someone who had migrated from further west.This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.
Surname or Lastname
English, northern Irish, and French
English, northern Irish, and French : from Middle English, Old French beste ‘animal’, ‘beast’ (Latin bestia), applied either as a metonymic occupational name for someone who looked after beasts—a herdsman— or as a derogatory nickname for someone thought to resemble an animal, i.e. a violent, uncouth, or stupid man. It is unlikely that the name is derived from best, Old English betst, superlative of good. By far the most frequent spelling of the French surname is Beste, but it is likely that in North America this form has largely been assimilated to Best.German : from a short form of Sebastian.
BEST MATE
BEST MATE
Girl/Female
Muslim
Derived from gulwari
Female
English
Feminine form French Denis, DENISE means "follower of Dionysos."
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, Finnish, German
Dedicated; Disciplined; Experienced; Trained
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, Jamaican
Fortunate; Short Form of Alicia; Felicia; Letitia; Happy; Joy; Truth
Boy/Male
Biblical
A willing brother; brother of a vow.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Illuminator of the Earth
Female
English
Feminine form of English unisex Lindsay, LYNDSAY means "Lincoln's wetlands."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Where clouds rest, A sacred tree
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Sweet
Boy/Male
Tamil
God name
BEST MATE
BEST MATE
BEST MATE
BEST MATE
BEST MATE
a.
Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities.
superl.
Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is expedient is best known to himself.
v. i.
To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west.
n.
A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.
n.
A deed; an action; a gest.
imp. & p. p.
of Bet
a.
Most; largest; as, the best part of a week.
a.
Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east and west line; a west wind blows from the west.
a. & p. p.
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
v. t.
To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.
a.
Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject.
p. p.
of Beat
n.
Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability.
n.
A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest.
imp. & p. p.
of Beset
v. i.
To build and occupy a nest.
n.
Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand.
v. t.
To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
v. t.
To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo. See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc.
imp.
of Beat