Plus

//plʌs// adj, conj, noun, prep, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Being positive rather than negative or zero. not-comparable

    "−2 * −2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")"

  2. 2
    Positive, or involving advantage. not-comparable

    "He is a plus factor."

  3. 3
    Electrically positive. not-comparable

    "A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole."

  4. 4
    (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards. informal, not-comparable, postpositional

    "The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48."

  5. 5
    And more. informal, not-comparable

    "Have you been to Brazil, Bhutan, or Botswana? Well, I haven't and I'm reday ^([sic]) to go ― almost anywhere interesting actually. Warm, wise world traveler seeks equally exciting, self-sufficient soul for adventures plus."

Adjective
  1. 1
    involving advantage or good wordnet
  2. 2
    on the positive side or higher end of a scale wordnet
Conjunction
  1. 1
    And also; in addition; besides (which).

    "Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well."

Noun
  1. 1
    A positive quantity.

    "But the pluses far outweigh the criticisms."

  2. 2
    a useful or valuable quality wordnet
  3. 3
    An asset or useful addition.

    "He is a real plus to the team."

  4. 4
    a sign indicating the operation of addition wordnet
  5. 5
    A plus sign: +.
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of LGBT+ abbreviation, alt-of
Preposition
  1. 1
    And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

    "Two plus two equals four."

  2. 2
    With; having in addition. colloquial

    "I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!"

Verb
  1. 1
    To add; to subject to addition. informal

    "For him y is a unique number, like 7, but for the time being unknown — if one does the operation of 'plussing 4' one still has, as a result, a unique number even though one does not yet know what it is."

  2. 2
    To increase in magnitude. often

    "I am doing a lot of writing here, plussing the script, adding sequences."

  3. 3
    To improve.

    "Coach Wooden didn't have to depend upon having the most talented players on his team because he could depend upon plussing to constantly make everyone better."

  4. 4
    To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.

    "The animators and directors on the receiving end of the plussing don't necessarily have to accept and incorporate the feedback, but plussing provides a method to share criticisms in a way that makes it more likely that they will."

  5. 5
    To sell additional related items with an original purchase.

    "Good will is also secured by plussing the original purchase with another article that goes appropriately with it."

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  1. 6
    To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.

    "Plussing is a technique for enhancing a positive atmosphere in the session, for diminishing hostility, and for raising self-esteem."

  2. 7
    To give a mark of approval on Google+. dated

    "How do you get others to add you or your brand to their circles? By creating and sharing useful content, commenting, plussing others' content and comments, and engaging with others on Google+."

  3. 8
    To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.

    "On hearing this, plussing was done (all medicated water of the phial was thrown away and fresh distilled was added and 10 strokes were given) on the 13th February 1974."

  4. 9
    To increase a correction.

    "No aspheric cataract spectacle lens designer has ever given the slightest thought to this 4 to 6 diopters of over-plussing for peripheral vision which is responsible for tremendous peripheral distortion, worse peripheral swim, worse false orientation, worse magnification, severe concave curvature of field ("The floor comes up at you"), increased ring scotoma size and increase jack-in-the-box phenomenon (the "horse-blinder effect") with unsafe walking and driving."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

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