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super | ascended |

As an adjective super

is super.

As a verb ascended is

(ascend).

super

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • Of excellent quality, superfine.
  • better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
  • Synonyms
    * (better) awesome, excellent
    Derived terms
    * super-duper * supercunt

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super- ).
  • The party was super awesome.

    Etymology 2

    From (superintendent)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal, Northeastern US) Abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".
  • Etymology 3

    From (superannuation)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, informal, uncountable) Short form of superannuation, the Australian/New Zealand retirement benefits or pension scheme.
  • Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.

    Etymology 4

    Shortened form of (superhive).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
  • Synonyms
    * (beekeeping) duplet
    Antonyms
    * (beekeeping) nadir

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (beekeeping) To add or to place a atop the existing boxes of the beehive.
  • * 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping ; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:
  • The question is: when is the best time to super ?

    Etymology 5

    Shortened form of (superhero).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (comics, slang) superhero.
  • * (seecites)
  • Etymology 6

    Shortened form of (supernumerary).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (theatre) Someone outside the normal company, but appearing on stage with no lines to speak.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
  • , title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.}}

    Anagrams

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    ascended

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ascend)
  • ----

    ascend

    English

    (wikipedia ascend)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move upward, to fly, to soar.
  • He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.
  • To slope in an upward direction.
  • The road ascends the mountain.
  • To go up.
  • You ascend the stairs and take a right.
  • To succeed.
  • She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.
  • (figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
  • Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.

    Antonyms

    * descend

    Anagrams

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