plus

Plural: pluses, plusses

Noun

An additional quantity or an advantage.
a useful or valuable quality
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
- "four plus three equals seven"
A positive quantity.
An asset or useful addition.
A plus sign: +.
Abbreviation of LGBT+

Adjective

on the positive side or higher end of a scale
- "a plus value"
- "temperature of plus 5 degrees"
- "a grade of C plus"

Adjective Satellite

involving advantage or good
- "a plus (or positive) factor"

Prep

And; sum of the previous one and the following one.
With; having in addition.

Conj

And also; in addition; besides (which).

Adj

Being positive rather than negative or zero.
Positive, or involving advantage.
Electrically positive.
(Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
And more.

Verb

To add; to subject to addition.
To increase in magnitude.
To improve.
To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.
To sell additional related items with an original purchase.
To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.
To give a mark of approval on Google+.
To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.
To increase a correction.

Examples

A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.
A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
Getting a triple word score was a huge PLUS for his Words With Friends game.
He is a plus factor.
He is a real plus to the team.
I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!
Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.
The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48.
Two plus two equals four.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

Synonyms

addition, asset, positive, summation, advantageous, and, being positive rather than negative, good, plus sign, zero

Antonyms

liability, minus, bad, disadvantageous, minus sign, negative

Scrabble Score: 6

plus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
plus: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

plus: valid Words With Friends Word