best friend
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.24 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An especially close and trusted friend.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best, friend.
Example Sentences
- "I know you and Virginia are on best-friend terms."
- "A best friend is always there for you, even when no one else is."
- "Being best friends means giving up control and allowing ourselves to become vulnerable."
- "After all these years, he was still my best friend, and a few months later, he was my best man."
- "But my best friend, Gale Hawthorne, and his family will be depending on today’s haul and I can’t let them down."
- "You might even say, the bigger the problem, the greater your creative potential. The problem you're facing is your best friend because it will help to bring out the best in you."