A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
A flawless diamond of at least 100 carats.
To serve as a model for; to surpass.
To compare with; to equal; to rival.
To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
To be equal; to hold comparison.
To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability
A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.
A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.