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the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) (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" champion, finest, first, go-to-meeting(a), optimum, primo, record-breaking, second-best, superfine, unexcelled, unsurpassable it would be sensible; "you''d best stay at home" in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis" from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" |
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