Definition of SUPER

super

Plural: supers

Noun

  • a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
  • Clipping of superannuation.
  • Clipping of supercomputer.
  • Clipping of superhero.
  • Clipping of superhive.
  • Clipping of superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”).
  • Clipping of supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright.
  • Clipping of supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.
  • Clipping of supertanker.
  • Clipping of supervisor.
  • A superimposed caption or image.

Adjective Satellite

  • of the highest quality
    • "a super party"
  • including more than a specified category
    • "a super experiment"
  • extremely large
    • "another super skyscraper"

Adverb

  • to an extreme degree

Adj

  • Of excellent quality, superfine.
  • Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

Adv

  • Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).
  • Absolutely; utterly.

Verb

Verb Forms: supered, supering, supers

  • To reinforce something, like a book spine, with a strong mesh.
  • Clipping of superhive.
  • Clipping of superimpose.

Examples

  • He tried to super the weak point in his Scrabble defense, but it was too late.
  • I super don't care about that.
  • Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.
  • The party was super awesome.

Origin / Etymology

From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.

Synonyms

A-one, ace, crack, exceedingly, extremely, first-rate, passing, superintendent, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops, awesome, excellent

Scrabble Score: 7

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

super: valid Words With Friends Word