better vs built-up

better

adj
  • Greater in amount or quantity 

verb
  • To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel. 

  • To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of. 

  • Had better. 

  • To improve. 

  • To become better; to improve. 

noun
  • An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior. 

adv
  • Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc. 

  • Had better. 

built-up

adj
  • Having increased in size, quantity, or intensity over time; accumulated. 

  • Made of sections or layers, one on top of the other. 

  • Having buildings, especially having residences and high population density. 

  • Constructed or enhanced. 

  • (of an area of land) Having street lights and therefore subject to a 30 mph speed limit. 

  • (of an area of land) Having specific traffic signaling and therefore usually subject to a maximum 50 km/h speed limit. 

How often have the words better and built-up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )