plus

1. plus (prep) — sense 1

Definition: And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

Example: Two plus two equals four.

2. plus (prep) — sense 2

Definition: With; having in addition.

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

3. plus (conj) — sense 3

Definition: And also; in addition; besides (which).

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

4. plus (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A positive quantity.

Example: The figures show a plus.

5. plus (noun) — sense 5

Definition: An asset or useful addition.

Example: He is a real plus to the team.

6. plus (noun) — sense 6

Definition: A plus sign: +.

7. plus (adj) — sense 7

Definition: Being positive rather than negative or zero.

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

8. plus (adj) — sense 8

Definition: Positive, or involving advantage.

Example: He is a plus factor.

9. plus (adj) — sense 9

Definition: Electrically positive.

Example: A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.

10. plus (verb) — sense 10

Definition: To add; to subject to addition.

Example: 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.

11. plus (verb) — sense 11

Definition: To increase in magnitude.

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

12. plus (verb) — sense 12

Definition: To improve.

Example: 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.