excelsior

Speech parts

1. excelsior - Noun

2. excelsior - Adjective

3. excelsior - Verb

4. excelsior - Interjection

Meaning

More lofty; still higher; ever upward.

A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rising wood shavings ever upward still higher excel great continue grass rise forward advance progress excellent package finger
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Antonyms

base tawdry failure weak evil fair
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Hypernyms

packing wadding packing material

Examples

The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

An internet provider told Excelsior that Government was forced to issue the internet restoration order after the Supreme Court bashing. Source: Internet

Excelsior: But what if it makes it to the alpha site as well? Source: Internet

El miércoles, la secundaria James Denman Middle School en el Excelsior, y hoy en Mission High, Bessie Carmichael Elementary School en South of Market y Francisco Middle School en North Beach. Source: Internet

On the opposite side of the metro in Excelsior, Eileen Lee was avoiding crowds and practicing physical distancing with her two sisters as they sat 6 feet apart in lawn chairs in the shade of a tree, watching boats zip by on Lake Minnetonka. Source: Internet

Even though he is known for numerous sayings, Excelsior! has to be one of the most popular of all his sayings. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

excellento excelling excelsin excementosis excenter excentral