Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. superlative form of well-known: most well-known.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. most familiar or renowned
Examples
“Head Start, one of the best-known creations of the War on Poverty, even today reaches only 40 percent of eligible three- and four-year-olds.”
“The best-known offshoot of the rock-and-roll movement, the hippies of the 1960s and 1970s, are well known for their libertine attitudes but, ironically, they found themselves in the same contradictory place as their redneck archenemies.”
“U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Harris Corp. is the best-known maker of stingrays, like the one above.”
“NEW YORK—The market's best-known anxiety gauge climbed higher for a fourth session to finish at its highest close in a month Thursday as U.S. stocks declined sharply on economic growth concerns sparked by a dour outlook from the Federal Reserve.”
“The new edition of "The Silver Spoon" includes an updated selection of menus from 23 of the world's best-known Italian chefs—including four from the U.S.”
“The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns one of his best-known paintings, "St. Martin de Porres," a 1983 work that depicts a Peruvian saint surrounded by a zoo's worth of tropical birds and beasts.”
“Silver Lake Partners isn't among the best-known investors in the private-equity business.”
“Don't be fooled by the options market's best-known sentiment gauge, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, which finished the year close to its sleepiest readings in months.”
The Wall Street Journal: New Year to Test Muted 'Fear Gauge'
“The best-known measure of options prices is the CBOE's VIX, commonly known as the "fear gauge.”
The Wall Street Journal: New Year to Test Muted 'Fear Gauge'
“Mr. Cronenberg, 68, is best-known for thrillers, horror films and science fiction pictures such as "The Fly.”
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EN - compound adjectives
Adjectively used nominal phrases with a "-" inside.
O-ring, B-grade, t-test, so-called, on-site, at-large, in-your-face, in-state, on-time, up-to-the-minute, in-store, on-call and 965 more...
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