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| if worse comes to worst |
if the worst happens; if no other way is successful. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| pit1 |
(plural; slang) the worst or most terrible thing (used with "the"). [1/5 definitions] |
| rank1 |
When you rank people or things, you put them in a certain order. For example, you might rank them from best to worst, or tallest to shortest, or oldest to youngest. [1/5 definitions] |
| rate1 |
If someone rates things, they judge them and put them in a certain order, like from best to worst or hardest to easiest. [1/6 definitions] |
| the2 |
We use "the" before words that show the highest level or degree of something, like when we say that something is "the best" or "the most" or "the worst." [1/2 definitions] |
| worst |
superlative of "bad" or "ill." [3/7 definitions] |
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