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Word - rootword - affixes
paghawod - hawod - pag-~
pag.ha.wud. - 3 syllables

pag- = paghawod
paghawod

paghawod : excel (v.)
hawod [ha.wud.] : best (adj.); predominant (adj.); surpassing (adj.); champ (n.); champion (n.)

Derivatives of hawod


Glosses:
excel
v. (stative)1. excel, stand out, surpassdistinguish oneself.; "She excelled in math"
~ top, exceed, go past, overstep, transcend, passbe superior or better than some standard.; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
~ outrank, ranktake precedence or surpass others in rank.
~ excel at, shine atbe good at.; "She shines at math"
predominant
adj. 1. dominant, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, rifemost frequent or common.; "prevailing winds"
~ frequentcoming at short intervals or habitually.; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
adj. 2. overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderatinghaving superior power and influence.; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
~ dominantexercising influence or control.; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
surpassing
adj. 1. surpassing, transcendentexceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence.
~ superiorof high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
adj. 2. exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassingfar beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree.; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
~ extraordinarybeyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
champ
n. (person)1. champ, champion, title-holdersomeone who has won first place in a competition.
~ record-breaker, record-holdersomeone who breaks a record.
~ challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competitionthe contestant you hope to defeat.; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
v. (consumption)2. champchafe at the bit, like horses.
~ chew, manducate, masticate, jawchew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth.; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
v. (consumption)3. champ, chompchew noisily.; "The boy chomped his sandwich"
~ chew, manducate, masticate, jawchew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth.; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
champion
n. (person)1. champion, fighter, hero, paladinsomeone who fights for a cause.
~ defender, guardian, protector, shieldera person who cares for persons or property.
n. (person)2. admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supportera person who backs a politician or a team etc..; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
~ advocate, advocator, exponent, proponenta person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea.
~ anglophil, anglophilean admirer of England and things English.
~ believer, trustera supporter who accepts something as true.
~ boswella devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds.
~ cheerleaderan enthusiastic and vocal supporter.; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning"
~ confederatea supporter of the Confederate States of America.
~ corporatista supporter of corporatism.
~ enthusiast, partizan, partisanan ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity.
~ francophil, francophilean admirer of France and everything French.
~ free traderan advocate of unrestricted international trade.
~ functionalistan adherent of functionalism.
~ jacobitea supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts.
~ loyalist, stalwarta person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt).
~ new dealera supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal.
~ graecophile, philhellene, philhellenistan admirer of Greece and everything Greek.
~ mainstay, pillara prominent supporter.; "he is a pillar of the community"
~ roundheada supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War.
~ secondersomeone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote.
~ shavianan admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works.
~ endorser, indorser, ratifier, subscribersomeone who expresses strong approval.
~ well-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizersomeone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful.
~ toaster, wassailersomeone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture.
~ maintainer, sustainer, upholdersomeone who upholds or maintains.; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"
~ verifier, vouchersomeone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement.
~ whiga supporter of the American Revolution.
n. (person)3. ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizardsomeone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
~ experta person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully.
~ track stara star runner.
v. (competition)4. champion, defendprotect or fight for as a champion.
~ back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, supportbe behind; approve of.; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
adj. 5. champion, prizewinningholding first place in a contest.; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
~ best(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"