Hear a word and type it out. How many can you get right?
TAKE THE QUIZ“better than”
The following 3 entries include the term better than.
little better than
idiom: not much better than (something) : only slightly better than (something)
prevention is better than cure
conventional saying—used to say that it is better and easier to stop a problem, illness, etc., from happening than to stop or correct it after it has started
two heads are better than one
idiom—used to say that it is easier for two people who help each other to solve a problem than it is for one person to solve a problem alone
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
