Super vs X - What's the difference?
super | x |
Of excellent quality, superfine.
better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
(informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super- ).
(informal, Northeastern US) Abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".
(Australia, New Zealand, informal, uncountable) Short form of superannuation, the Australian/New Zealand retirement benefits or pension scheme.
(beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
(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:
(theatre) Someone outside the normal company, but appearing on stage with no lines to speak.
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As an adjective super
is super.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.super
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* (better) awesome, excellentDerived terms
* super-duper * supercuntAdverb
(-)- The party was super awesome.
Etymology 2
From (superintendent)Noun
(en noun)Etymology 3
From (superannuation)Noun
(en-noun)- Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.
Etymology 4
Shortened form of (superhive).Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (beekeeping) dupletAntonyms
* (beekeeping) nadirVerb
(en verb)- The question is: when is the best time to super ?
Etymology 5
Shortened form of (superhero).Etymology 6
Shortened form of (supernumerary).Noun
(en noun)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.}}