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 Wordsuper: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
super: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary