plus
(noun, adjective, verb, conjunction)
adjective
1. on the positive side or higher end of a scale
- a plus value
- temperature of plus 5 degrees
- a grade of C plus
Similar word(s): nonnegative, positive
2. involving advantage or good
- a plus (or positive) factor
Similar word(s): advantageous, favorable, favourable, positive
Sentences with plus as an adjective:
- -2 * -2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")
- He is a plus factor.
- A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.
conjunction
1. 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. (colloquial) with; having in addition
- I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred Euros' spending money!
3. and also; in addition
- Let's go home now, it's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.
noun
1. a useful or valuable quality
Similar word(s): asset
Definition categories: attribute, quality
2. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
- four plus three equals seven
Similar word(s): addition, summation
Definition categories: act
Sentences with plus as a noun:
- He is a real plus to the team.
verb
1. (informal) To add; to subject to addition.