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most

adverbadjective /moʊst/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 6 WWF 7
Definitions
adverb

slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

“the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded”

adverb

used to form the superlative

“the king cobra is the most dangerous snake”

adjective

quantifier meaning the greatest in number

“who has the most apples?”

adjective

the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree

“made the most money he could”

adverb

very

“a most welcome relief”

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