super
IPA: sˈupɝ
noun
- In any of various contexts, a specifically named instance of a super, such as a particular superintendent, supervisor, or super-weapon.
- (Australia, New Zealand, informal) Short for superannuation. [(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of regular deductions from one′s wage or salary while employed and similar regular contributions from the employer, usually administered by an independent entity; a pension.]
- Short for supercomputer. [(computing) Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation.]
- (comics, slang) Short for superhero. [Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.]
- (beekeeping) Short for superhive. [(beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.]
- (informal, US) Short for superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”). [A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.]
- (neologism) Short for supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright. [A person who believes in the supernatural.]
- Short for supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor. [A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).]
- Short for supertanker. [An extremely large tanker ship.]
- Short for supervisor. [(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.]
verb
- (beekeeping) Short for superhive. [(beekeeping) To add or to place a superhive atop the existing boxes of the beehive.]
- (television) Short for superimpose. [To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.]
adjective
- Of excellent quality, superfine.
- better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
adverb
- (informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).
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Examples of "super" in Sentences
- She knows that she is super.
- Her reputation is super good.
- I like to use the word 'super'.
- The performance was super awesome.
- Her mom is known as a super woman.
- The teens often use the word 'super'.
- Superciliousness comes before super silliness.
- The prize for the winner was super and awesome.
- It is a member of the tumour necrosis super family.
- Emma was the fifth super typhoon of the 1962 season.
- M. O'BRIEN: Gives new meaning to the term super size.
- A meal that brings new meaning to the term super size.
- I've been around for awhile, but I think the term super-senior is inappropriately snarky!
- Or did he see a way to entrench Roe more securely than if he'd talked about the term super stare decisis?
- DC & Marvel hold a joint *trademark* to the term super-hero for use in publications, and have held it for many years.
- I don't particularly like the term "super tutor", which I hear used more and more by the parents who hire me to work with their children.
- The International Space Nomenclature Council today adopted the term ‘emplacements de hauts gravité super’ – or ’super high gravity locations’ – as the official replacement name for black holes.
- Columbia University professor William T. R. Fox coined the term super power in 1944, primarily to describe the British Empire and Commonwealth; a common myth is that the United States assumed “the leadership of the world,” “replacing” the British Empire in 1947 by aiding Greece.
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