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good

gʊd
WordNet
Chips and iron capacity measure for dry goods with bridge and style of 1/2 bushel, with labels.
Chips and iron capacity measure for dry goods with bridge and style of 1/2 bushel, with labels.
  1. (adj) good
    promoting or enhancing well-being "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries","the beneficial effects of a temperate climate","the experience was good for her"
  2. (adj) good
    having the normally expected amount "gives full measure","gives good measure","a good mile from here"
  3. (adj) good
    with or in a close or intimate relationship "a good friend","my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
  4. (adj) good
    thorough "had a good workout","gave the house a good cleaning"
  5. (adj) good
    generally admired "good taste"
  6. (adj) good
    exerting force or influence "the law is effective immediately","a warranty good for two years","the law is already in effect (or in force)"
  7. (adj) good
    resulting favorably "it's a good thing that I wasn't there","it is good that you stayed","it is well that no one saw you","all's well that ends well"
  8. (adj) good
    not left to spoil "the meat is still good"
  9. (adj) good
    not forged "a good dollar bill"
  10. (adj) good
    having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified "good news from the hospital","a good report card","when she was good she was very very good","a good knife is one good for cutting","this stump will make a good picnic table","a good check","a good joke","a good exterior paint","a good secretary","a good dress for the office"
  11. (adj) good
    morally admirable
  12. (adj) good
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health "beneficial effects of a balanced diet","a good night's sleep","the salutary influence of pure air"
  13. (adj) good
    in excellent physical condition "good teeth","I still have one good leg","a sound mind in a sound body"
  14. (adj) good
    appealing to the mind "good music","a serious book"
  15. (adj) good
    agreeable or pleasing "we all had a good time","good manners"
  16. (adj) good
    most suitable or right for a particular purpose "a good time to plant tomatoes","the right time to act","the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
  17. (adj) good
    capable of pleasing "good looks"
  18. (adj) good
    deserving of esteem and respect "all respectable companies give guarantees","ruined the family's good name"
  19. (adj) good
    of moral excellence "a genuinely good person","a just cause","an upright and respectable man"
  20. (adj) good
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude "adept in handicrafts","an adept juggler","an expert job","a good mechanic","a practiced marksman","a proficient engineer","a lesser-known but no less skillful composer","the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
  21. (adj) good
    financially sound "a good investment","a secure investment"
  22. (adv) good
    (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well') "the children behaved well","a task well done","the party went well","he slept well","a well-argued thesis","a well-seasoned dish","a well-planned party","the baby can walk pretty good"
  23. (adv) good
    completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') "he was soundly defeated","we beat him good"
  24. (n) good
    articles of commerce
  25. (n) good
    moral excellence or admirableness "there is much good to be found in people"
  26. (n) good
    that which is pleasing or valuable or useful "weigh the good against the bad","among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
  27. (n) good
    benefit "for your own good","what's the good of worrying?"
Illustrations
The Good Samaritan lifts the injured man onto his donkey, on the right in the background the arrival at an inn. Below the picture the text: Samaritanus impositum iumento hic in diversorium abducit einsq curam agit Luc 10. Third print from a series of four.
The Good Samaritan lifts the injured man onto his donkey, on the right in the background the arrival at an inn. Below the picture the text: Samaritanus impositum iumento hic in diversorium abducit einsq curam agit Luc 10. Third print from a series of four.
Chips and iron capacity measure for dry goods with bridge and style of 1 bushel, with stamps and labels.
Chips and iron capacity measure for dry goods with bridge and style of 1 bushel, with stamps and labels.
Sheet with 6 representations of the good and bad behavior of children, including looking at pictures, earning a beating, looking in the mirror, playing hide and seek, building a tower and catching a mouse. Below each image a four-line verse in two columns. Numbered top right: No. 40.
Sheet with 6 representations of the good and bad behavior of children, including looking at pictures, earning a beating, looking in the mirror, playing hide and seek, building a tower and catching a mouse. Below each image a four-line verse in two columns. Numbered top right: No. 40.
The Apostle Peter as a good shepherd. He leads his flock of sheep (the Christian community) into a stable (the church) that is being prepared by the other apostles. In the background a village. On the horizon Christ on the cross. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series on the parable of the good shepherd.
The Apostle Peter as a good shepherd. He leads his flock of sheep (the Christian community) into a stable (the church) that is being prepared by the other apostles. In the background a village. On the horizon Christ on the cross. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series on the parable of the good shepherd.
Christ as a good shepherd. He walks with his lambs toward the gates of New Jerusalem. The holy city has twelve gates, guarded by twelve angels. God and the Holy Spirit appear in the clouds, along with some angels. On the left an angel showing John the New Jerusalem. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series on the parable of the good shepherd.
Christ as a good shepherd. He walks with his lambs toward the gates of New Jerusalem. The holy city has twelve gates, guarded by twelve angels. God and the Holy Spirit appear in the clouds, along with some angels. On the left an angel showing John the New Jerusalem. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series on the parable of the good shepherd.
The good murderer
Chips and iron capacity measure for dry goods with bridge and style of 1 aggele, with vzv mark and labels.
Chips and iron capacity measure for dry goods with bridge and style of 1 aggele, with vzv mark and labels.
Adam and Eve are ashamed of their nakedness after eating from the tree of good and evil. They are discovered by God while covering themselves with leaves. In the background the Fall. Below the picture an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album.
Adam and Eve are ashamed of their nakedness after eating from the tree of good and evil. They are discovered by God while covering themselves with leaves. In the background the Fall. Below the picture an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
It's a good thing lemmings are promiscuous, they produce 4 times as many females as males.
  1. Good
    Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit. "My reasons are both good and weighty.", "My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . that he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond."
  2. Good
    Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc. "The good of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the good of each of the members composing it."
  3. Good
    Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at. "He . . . is a good workman; a very good tailor.", "Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else."
  4. Good
    Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto. "The men were very good unto us."
  5. Good
    Not lacking or deficient; full; complete. "Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over."
  6. Good
    Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. "And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good .", "Good company, good wine, good welcome."
  7. Good
    Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions. "In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works."
  8. Good
    Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth. "Love no man in good earnest."
  9. Good
    Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for. "All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit."
  10. Good
    That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil. "There be many that say, Who will show us any good ?"
  11. Good
    To make good; to turn to good.
  12. Good
    To manure; to improve.
  13. Good
    Well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible. "As good almost kill a man as kill a good book.", "They who counsel ye to such a suppressing, do as good as bid ye suppress yourselves."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
A lead pencil is good for about 50,000 words.
  1. good
    Serving as a means to a desired end or a purpose; suited to need or requirement; fit; suitable; serviceable; advantageous; beneficial; profitable.
  2. good
    Satisfactory in kind, quantity, quality, or degree Of a kind to give satisfaction or pleasure; possessing valuable or desirable qualities; gratifying to the mind or the senses: as, a good book; good looks; good food; to have a good time; a good deliverance.
  3. good
    Adequate; sufficient; without shortcoming or defect; thorough: as, to give good security; to take good heed.
  4. good
    Suitable in state or condition; sufficient in character or capacity; competent; qualified; fit: as, he is good, or his credit is good, for the sum required; a horse good for five years' service.
  5. good
    Of full measure or amount; reckoned to the utmost limit; without abatement; full; complete: as, a good bushel; it is a good day's journey from here.
  6. good
    Considerable; more than a little; rather large, great, long, or the like: as, a good way off; a good deal.
  7. good
    Not a counterfeit or imitation; real; genuine; hence, actual; serious: as, a good dollar; in good earnest.
  8. good
    Competent; skilful; dexterous; handy; clever; apt: as, a good lawyer; a good workman; a good oarsman; to be good at riming.
  9. good
    Possessing or characterized by moral excellence; free from evil or wickedness; virtuous; righteous; pure: applied to persons, or to their nature, conduct, thoughts, etc.: as, a good man; good conduct; good thoughts.
  10. good
    Kind; friendly; gracious; hence, humane; merciful; benevolent; as, a good old soul; to do one a good turn; good nature.
  11. good
    Fair; untarnished; honorable; becoming a virtuous person; as, a good nature.
  12. good
    Worthy: used in complimentary speech or address, as in good sir, good madam, my good man, etc.
  13. good
    Practically the same as; on the verge of being or becoming, or in an equivalent state to being.
  14. good
    In effect; by clear implication: practically: as, he as good as promised it to me.
  15. good
    Considerable rapidity: used elliptically as an adverb.
  16. good
    To confirm or establish; prove; verify: as, to make good a charge or an accusation.
  17. good
    To provide or supply; make up: as, I will make good what is wanting.
  18. good
    To supply an equivalent for; make up for: as, if you suffer loss, I will make it good to you.
  19. good
    To maintain; defend; preserve intact.
  20. good
    To carry into effect; succeed in making; or effecting; as, to make good a retreat.
  21. (n) good
    That which is desirable, or is an object of desire.
  22. (n) good
    That which has worth or desirable qualities, and is or may be made advantageous or beneficial; whatever is adapted and conduces to happiness, advantage, benefit, or profit; that which contributes to pleasure, or is a source of satisfaction; a good thing, state, or condition.
  23. (n) good
    Advantage: benefit; profit; satisfaction: opposed to evil, harm, etc.: as, it does me good to hear you laugh; it will do no good; hence, welfare; well-being; advancement of interest or happiness: as, to labor for the common good.
  24. (n) good
    A personal possession; a thing, or things collectively, belonging to one.
  25. (n) good
    plural Movable effects or personal chattels; articles of portable property, as distinguished from money, lands, buildings, ships, rights in action, etc.: as, household goods.
  26. (n) good
    Specifically plural Articles of trade; commodities; wares; merchandise.
  27. (n) good
    A piece of dry-goods; a textile fabric; cloth of any kind: as, will these goods (that is, this piece of goods) wash ?
  28. (n) good
    A full ending or conclusion; a closing act; a finality: only in the phrase for good, or for good and all.
  29. good
    Well.
  30. good
    That is good: an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
  31. good
    To make good.
  32. good
    To manure.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Interesting fact
Thomas Marshall (1854-1925), U.S. vice-president, once remarked "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar."
  1. (adj) Good
    good having qualities, whether physical or moral, desirable or suitable to the end proposed: promoting success, welfare, or happiness: virtuous: pious: kind: benevolent: proper: fit: competent: satisfactory: sufficient: valid: sound: serviceable: beneficial: real: serious, as in 'good earnest:' not small, considerable, as in 'good deal:' full, complete, as in 'good measure:' unblemished, honourable, as in 'good name:'—comp. bett′er; superl. best
  2. (n) Good
    that which promotes happiness, success, &c.—opp. to Evil: prosperity: welfare: advantage, temporal or spiritual: moral qualities: virtue: :
  3. (interj) Good
    well! right!—adv. well
  4. (n) Good
    an idle person
  5. (adj) Good
    good-like: good-looking: fine: excellent:—comp. Good′lier; superl. Good′liest
  6. (n) Good
    a sweetmeat
  7. (n) Good
    (B.) possessions
  8. (n) Good
    (pl.) household furniture: movable property: merchandise (in composition, the equivalent of U.S. freight)
Quotations
Good things happen to those who hustle.
Chuck Noll
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
Horace
It is nobler to be good, and it is nobler to teach others to be good -- and less trouble!
Mark Twain
Ninon De L'Enclos
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good; but that which is good is always beautiful.
Ninon De L'Enclos
Hannah More
How goodness heightens beauty!
Hannah More
Beauty is a good letter of introduction.
Portuguese Proverb
Idioms

As good as new - If something has been used but is still in extremely good condition, it is as good as new.

Deliver the goods - Do what is required, come up to expectations. For example, Kate delivered the goods and got us the five votes we needed. This phrase alludes to delivering an order of groceries or other items. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]

Give as good as you get - If you give as good as you get, you are prepared to treat people as badly as they treat you and to fight for what you believe.

Good antennae - Someone with good antennae is good at detecting things.

Good as gold - If children are as good as gold, they behave very well.

Good egg - A person who can be relied on is a good egg. Bad egg is the opposite.

Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary AS. Gōd, akin to D. goed, OS. gōd, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. gōðr, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth. gōds,; prob. orig., fitting, belonging together, and akin to E. gather,. √29 Cf. Gather

Usage in the news

It's a really good time for you to try something a little different -- give yourself the good advice you think you need and all should be just fine. arizonasown.com

Janet Good A Good Idea. dailyamerican.com

But there was good reason for that: Most of the job seekers have been out there in the hunt for a long time, and they knew their prospects weren't particularly good. fayobserver.com

Gardening is such a great pasttime, and it's just so, you know, good for, I believe it's good for us emotionally and mentally, and you can eat what you grow or ... ksmu.org

Do good and look good with the Clarins FEED 15 Pouch , on sale today, which contains the brand's iconic Hand and Nail Treatment Cream, Moisture-Rich Body Lotion, and Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in Rose Shimmer. fitnessmagazine.com

He has travelled from Europe to South America to Canada in search of good snow and good trails to shoot. powdermag.com

When someone's life is on the line 'good enough' accuracy may not be good enough. policemag.com

At Cambridge Primary School , they believe if students understand their basic needs and begin to learn how to get their needs met in a responsible way they will be good learners, good citizens and grow up to be productive members of society. isanticountynews.com

'Miami Connection' Is So Good It's Good. ocweekly.com

Being a Good Quitter Makes You a Good Entrepreneur. psychologytoday.com

Thriller Rod Lott While the box reads "Good Neighbors," the credits read "Good Neighbours". okgazette.com

Wapakoneta shot a team total of 339, good enough to place 10th out of 19 teams, but not good enough to advance as a team. apakdailynews.com

There can be awkwardness, complications, or reluctance that lead to many a good love -- and good music too. bsrlive.com

Some of these things that we do are good and not good. dodgecountynews.com

But the former PNC Bank at 108th and Western has one good thing going for it: All things considered, it is pretty good piece of architecture. bez.org

Usage in scientific papers

An open set U is good if it is a good neighborhood of some x ∈ U .
Orbispaces and Orbifolds from the Point of View of the Borel Construction, a new Definition

If [µ] = [λ] ∪ {x} for some good node x we write λ good−−−−→ µ.
The representation theory of the Ariki-Koike and cyclotomic q-Schur algebras

Therefore, conditioned on {Rn , In }, they are independent if P is a product measure, and they possess good mixing properties if P has good mixing properties.
Random walks in random environments

Note that this is a good path since z is good); otherwise, select γ 1 (x, y ).
Convergence to equilibrium for finite Markov processes, with application to the Random Energy Model

We say that an edge e = (x, x′ ) is good, if x and y are good, this will be denoted by e ∈ G , otherwise the edge is bad: e ∈ B.
Convergence to equilibrium for finite Markov processes, with application to the Random Energy Model

Usage in literature

We wish to be plainly understood that the matter of good birth and good ancestors is a good thing to have. "Dollars and Sense" by Col. Wm. C. Hunter

They who come to them now regard them as playthings, good-time centers for twelve or fourteen weeks. "Fair Harbor" by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Dey gib 'em good houses, good feed, good clothes an' plenty uv fun. "Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States" by Various

The supper had been good, the tobacco was good, and the toddy was good. "Orley Farm" by Anthony Trollope

The promise, made good to so many in all ages, was made good to him. "Janet's Love and Service" by Margaret M Robertson

Scotland is a good country to be born in; and it is a good country to get out of; and at times it may be a good country to go back to. "Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)" by Elbert Hubbard

The habit burns up good health, good resolutions, good manners, good memories, good faculties, and often honesty and truthfulness as well. "Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners" by B.G. Jefferis

She had a white cape of some soft cotton goods with a satiny finish, warranted to wash as good as new. "A Little Girl in Old New York" by Amanda Millie Douglas

They're good to boil, and they're good to fry, And they're good to make a clam pot-pie. "A Little Girl of Long Ago" by Amanda Millie Douglas

May he never lack good courage and good friends. "The History of Sir Richard Calmady" by Lucas Malet

Usage in poetry
They taste good to her
They taste good
to her. They taste
good to her
Good tidings, Virgin Princess !
Thy Son is risen this morn.
Good tidings to all mortals.
The born and the unborn!
'Ho, Sailor of the sea!
How's my boy—my boy?'
'What's your boy's name, good wife,
And in what good ship sailed he?'
Telling you all would take too long.
Besides, we read in the Bible
how the good is harmful
and how misfortune is good.
Kiss and kiss: 'It is not pain
Thus to kiss and die.
One kiss more.'—'And yet one again.'—
'Good-bye.'—'Good-bye.'
His father is a Mandarin,
His father's name is Loo Too Sin.
They put no sugar in his tea,
Yet he's as good as good can be.