| further | | |
| v. (social) | 1. foster, further | promote the growth of.; "Foster our children's well-being and education" |
| ~ encourage, promote, further, boost, advance | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| v. (social) | 2. advance, boost, encourage, further, promote | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| ~ connive at, wink at | give one's silent approval to. |
| ~ foster, further | promote the growth of.; "Foster our children's well-being and education" |
| ~ spur | incite or stimulate.; "The Academy was formed to spur research" |
| ~ help | contribute to the furtherance of.; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" |
| ~ carry | take further or advance.; "carry a cause" |
| ~ feed | support or promote.; "His admiration fed her vanity" |
| ~ conduce, contribute, lead | be conducive to.; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
| ~ back up, support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" |
| adj. | 3. farther, further | more distant in especially degree.; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" |
| ~ far | located at a great distance in time or space or degree.; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
| adv. | 4. farther, further | to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense).; "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies" |
| adv. | 5. further | in addition or furthermore.; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already" |
| adv. | 6. farther, further | to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense).; "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future" |
| more | | |
| n. (person) | 1. more, sir thomas more, thomas more | English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state. |
| ~ national leader, solon, statesman | a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs. |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
| adj. | 2. more, more than | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree.; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" |
| ~ comparative, comparative degree | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb.; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" |
| ~ much | (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent.; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage" |
| adj. | 3. more | (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number.; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one" |
| ~ comparative, comparative degree | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb.; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" |
| ~ many | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number.; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people" |
| ~ more, more than | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree.; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" |
| adv. | 4. more, to a greater extent | used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly" |
| adv. | 5. more | comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent.; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should" |
| supplement | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. addendum, postscript, supplement | textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end. |
| ~ matter | written works (especially in books or magazines).; "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
| ~ back matter, end matter | written matter following the main text of a book. |
| ~ appendix | supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book. |
| ~ continuation, sequel | a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. supplement, supplementation | a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency). |
| ~ increment, increase | the amount by which something increases.; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. accessory, add-on, appurtenance, supplement | a supplementary component that improves capability. |
| ~ auto accessory | an accessory for an automobile. |
| ~ constituent, element, component | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system.; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" |
| ~ computer accessory | an accessory for a computer.; "when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive" |
| ~ fitting | a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system. |
| ~ trimmings, fixings | the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity).; "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it" |
| v. (possession) | 4. supplement | add as a supplement to what seems insufficient.; "supplement your diet" |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ vitaminise, vitaminize | add vitamins as a supplement.; "vitaminized processed foods" |
| ~ eke out, fill out | supplement what is thought to be deficient.; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal" |
| ~ leverage | supplement with leverage.; "leverage the money that is already available" |
| ~ supplement | serve as a supplement to.; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet" |
| v. (stative) | 5. supplement | serve as a supplement to.; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet" |
| ~ supplement | add as a supplement to what seems insufficient.; "supplement your diet" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| v. (contact) | 6. add on, affix, append, supplement | add to the very end.; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ annex | attach to. |
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