best
/bɛst/ noun C2- The supreme effort one can make, or has made. · I did my best.· My personal best in that race is eighteen minutes, four seconds.
- One's best behavior. · I was somewhat distant lately, and my lady promised me head every Tuesday of the week when I’m nice to her, so I better be on my best.
- The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent. · Even the best of us makes mistakes, but only a few with the best of intentions...· We're (the) best of friends, who fortunately enjoy the best of health.
Plural bests
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“important—unimportant—unimportant—important—” as if he were trying which word sounded best.
“We had the best of educations—in fact, we went to school every day—”
So you see, Miss, we’re doing our best, afore she comes, to—” At this moment Five, who had been anxiously looking across the garden, called out “The Queen!
And had the very best of plays;
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