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a notch above

a notch above adjective: superior to; of a higher quality than.

Adjective

a notch above

  1. (idiomatic) superior to; of a higher quality than
    • The hotel we stayed in this year was fabulous. It put our vacation a notch above the rest.

Questions about a notch above

What does a notch above mean?
A notch above means superior to; of a higher quality than.
What part of speech is a notch above?
A notch above is an adjective.

Words near a notch above in the dictionary

  1. a niente
  2. A No. 1
  3. a nod is as good as a wink
  4. a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
  5. a non domino
  6. a notch above
  7. A number
  8. A number 1
  9. a number of
  10. A numbers
  11. A Pastoriza

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