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English to English adjective
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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
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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. | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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having the normally expected amount |
• gives full measure
• gives good measure
• a good mile from here
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deserving of esteem and respect |
• all respectable companies give guarantees
• ruined the family's good name
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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
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• we all had a good time
• good manners
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• a genuinely good person
• a just cause
• an upright and respectable man
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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
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• had a good workout
• gave the house a good cleaning
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with or in a close or intimate relationship |
• a good friend
• my sisters and brothers are near and dear
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• a good investment
• a secure investment
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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
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• 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
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exerting force or influence |
• the law is effective immediately
• a warranty good for two years
• the law is already in effect (or in force)
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• good looks
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• good music
• a serious book
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in excellent physical condition |
• good teeth
• I still have one good leg
• a sound mind in a sound body
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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
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• a good dollar bill
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• the meat is still good
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• good taste
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(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
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completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') |
• he was soundly defeated
• we beat him good
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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. | source: webster1913 noun Example:
• for your own good
• what's the good of worrying?
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moral excellence or admirableness |
• there is much good to be found in people
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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
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That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil. | source: webster1913 verb
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To make good; to turn to good. | source: webster1913
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