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1. prep. And; sum of the previous one and the following one. | |
Two plus two equals four. | |
A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen. | |
2. prep. (colloquial) With; having in addition. | |
I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money! | |
3. prep. And also; in addition; besides (which). | |
Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well. | |
4. n. A positive quantity. | |
5. n. An asset or useful addition. | |
He is a real plus to the team. | |
6. n. (arithmetic) A plus sign: +. | |
7. adj. Being positive rather than negative or zero. | |
−2 * −2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four") | |
8. adj. Positive, or involving advantage. | |
He is a plus factor. | |
9. adj. (physics) Electrically positive. | |
A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole. | |
10. adj. (postpositive) (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards. | |
The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48. | |
11. v. (informal) To add; to subject to addition. | |
12. v. (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude. | |
13. v. To improve. | |
14. v. To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms. | |
15. v. (sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase. | |
16. v. (psychology) To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation. | |
17. v. (social media) To give a mark of approval on Google+. | |
18. v. (homeopathy) To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring. | |
19. v. (optometry) To increase a correction. | |