most

most (http://definr.com/most)

     adj 1: (superlative of `many' used with count nouns; often preceded
            by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number;
            "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs";
            "most fishes have fins" [syn: most(a)] [ant: fewest(a)]
     2: (superlative of `much' used with mass nouns; usually
        preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in
        amount or extent or degree; used with mass nouns; usually
        follows `the'; "made the most money he could"; "what
        attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad
        deal" [syn: most(a)] [ant: least(a)]
     adv 1: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most
            dangerous snake" [syn: to the highest degree] [ant:
            least]
     2: (intensifier) very; "a most welcome relief"
     3: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
        accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby
        was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
        finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
        fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording
        is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed
        the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as
        in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used
        informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees")
        [syn: about, just about, almost, all but, nearly,
         near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh]