good : Idioms & Phrases

• adverb to a very great degree or extent
  very much; a lot; lots; much; a great deal.
  
  • I feel a lot better
  • we enjoyed ourselves very much
  • she was very much interested
  • this would help a great deal

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• (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.

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• (Naut.), a course sailed on a tack which is near the desired course.

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A-good adverb

Etymology

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1. In earnest; heartily. Obs. "I made her weep agood." Shak.

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• under the statute of frauds, is an intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of the transaction.

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• wholly the better; that is, better by the whole difference.

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• in effect; virtually; the same as.
• not less than; not falling short of.

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• faithful to a promise.

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• noun foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
  

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• noun a person's partner in marriage
  partner; married person; spouse; mate.
  

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• adjective satellite in a more fortunate or prosperous condition
  
  • she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching
  • is better off than his classmate

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• adjective satellite more familiar or renowned than the other of two
  
  • the better-known book of the two

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• adjective satellite pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
  fine-looking; well-favoured; better-looking; well-favored; handsome.
  
  • a fine-looking woman
  • a good-looking man
  • better-looking than her sister
  • very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray
  • our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman

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• noun communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable
  
  • they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car
• noun a consignment of merchandise
  

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• goods placed in a bonded warehouse; goods, for the duties on which bonds are given at the customhouse.

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• rightly; properly; correctly.

  He should himself use it by right. Chaucer.

  I should have been a woman by right. Shak.

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• noun food preserved by canning
  canned goods; canned food; canned foods.
  

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• a general name for fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish, preserved in hermetically sealed cans.

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• noun a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)
  
• noun a province of western South Africa
  

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• noun a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
  Cape Colony; Cape Province.
  

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• noun the good of a community
  commonweal.
  

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• noun goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption
  

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• verb attain success or reach a desired goal
  win; come through; succeed; bring home the bacon.
  
  • The enterprise succeeded
  • We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
  • she struggled to overcome her handicap and won

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• verb be beneficial for
  benefit.
  
  • This will do you good

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• noun someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
  improver; humanitarian.
  

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Dress" goods"

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1. A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls; -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.

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• See in the Vocabulary.

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Dry" goods`

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1. A commercial name for textile fabrics, cottons, woolens, linen, silks, laces, etc., -- in distinction from groceries. U.S.

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• noun consumer goods that are not destroyed by use
  durables; consumer durables.
  

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• while (or so long as) one conducts one's self with integrity and fidelity or with propriety.

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• noun goods that are chiefly ornamental
  

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• fabrics of various colors, patterns, etc., as ribbons, silks, laces, etc., in distinction from those of a simple or plain color or make.

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• woven fabrics of fine texture and quality. McElrath.

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• adverb for a long time without essential change
  permanently.
  
  • he is permanently disabled

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• completely and finally; fully; truly.

  The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all. L'Estrange.

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• adverb in addition (as to close a deal)
  
  • the car salesman threw in the radio, for good measure

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• in the way of improvement; so as to produce improvement. "If I have altered him anywhere for the better."

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• goods admitted into a country free of duty.

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• verb win a victory over
  overcome; defeat.
  
  • You must overcome all difficulties
  • defeat your enemies
  • He overcame his shyness
  • He overcame his infirmity
  • Her anger got the better of her and she blew up

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• verb discover some bad or hidden information about
  
  • She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail

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• noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
  afternoon.
  

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• adverb completely or thoroughly
  
  • when I'm good and ready

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• noun testimony by someone who should know
  
  • I have it on good authority

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• noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions
  Christian Bible; Bible; Word; Word of God; Holy Writ; Holy Scripture; Book; Scripture.
  
  • he went to carry the Word to the heathen

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• polite or polished manners, formed by education; a polite education.

  Distinguished by good humor and good breeding. Macaulay.

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• literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap.

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• (Law). (a) A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. Blackstone. (b) A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract.

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• noun a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
  continuation; law of continuation.
  

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• noun a farewell remark
  good-by; adieu; adios; so long; cheerio; arrivederci; sayonara; auf wiedersehen; goodbye; bye-bye; goodby; bye; good day; au revoir.
  
  • they said their good-byes

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• noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; batch; tidy sum; mass.
  
  • a batch of letters
  • a deal of trouble
  • a lot of money
  • he made a mint on the stock market
  • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
  • it must have cost plenty
  • a slew of journalists
  • a wad of money

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• noun (old-fashioned slang) a good person
  

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• adjective satellite adequately good for the circumstances
  
  • if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me

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• noun something to be imitated
  model; exemplar; example.
  
  • an exemplar of success
  • a model of clarity
  • he is the very model of a modern major general

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• noun having honest intentions
  straightness.
  
  • he acted in good faith
  • doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants

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• a person of companionable qualities. Familiar

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Good fellowship

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1. , companionableness; the spirit and disposition befitting comrades.

   There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee. Shak.

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• fairies; brownies; pixies, etc. Colloq. Eng. & Scot.

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• . (a) Of no value; useless; worthless. (b) Used substantively, an idle, worthless person.

  My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing. Ld. Lytton.

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• adjective satellite promoting health; healthful
  healthy; salubrious.
  
  • a healthy diet
  • clean healthy air
  • plenty of healthy sleep
  • healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy
  • the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis
  • carrots are good for you

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• noun behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time
  
  • it is not good form to brag about winning

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• noun an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
  luckiness; good fortune.
  
• noun a stroke of luck
  fluke; good fortune.
  

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• noun Friday before Easter
  

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• the Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion.

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• noun any person who is on your side
  

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• noun the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
  healthiness.
  

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• noun a cheerful and agreeable mood
  good humour; good humor; amiability.
  

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• a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind.

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• noun a cheerful and agreeable mood
  good humour; good humor; amiability.
  

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• noun the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)
  handsomeness.
  

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• noun an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
  luckiness; good fortune.
  
• noun a stroke of luck
  fluke; good fortune.
  
• noun an unexpected piece of good luck
  break; happy chance.
  
  • he finally got his big break

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• noun something believed to bring good luck
  charm.
  

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• noun a courteous manner
  courtesy.
  

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• noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
  morning.
  

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• noun a cheerful, obliging disposition
  

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• habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of being in good humor.

  The good nature and generosity which belonged to his character. Macaulay.

  The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics. Hawthorne.

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• noun a conventional expression of farewell
  

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Good" now"

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1. An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty. Obs. Shak.

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• noun a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group
  good ol' boy; good old boy.
  

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• noun a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group
  good ol' boy; good old boy.
  

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• noun past times remembered with nostalgia
  auld langsyne; old times; langsyne.
  

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• noun a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group
  good ol' boy; good old boy.
  

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• noun a place of especial strength
  

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• . See Good folk (above).

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• noun a person who is good to other people
  

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• noun a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
  

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• noun sound practical judgment
  gumption; mother wit; horse sense; sense; common sense.
  
  • Common sense is not so common
  • he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
  • fortunately she had the good sense to run away

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• noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
  Christ; the Nazarene; Jesus of Nazareth; Jesus; Saviour; Redeemer; Savior; Deliverer; Jesus Christ.
  

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• good luck; good success; godspeed; an old form of wishing success. See Speed.

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• noun someone who spells words
  speller; poor speller.
  

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• noun a benevolent spirit
  eudemon; eudaemon.
  

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• noun an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
  funny story; funny remark; funny.
  
  • she told a funny story
  • she made a funny

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• noun a cheerful and agreeable mood
  good humour; good humor; amiability.
  

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• noun a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
  blast.
  
  • we had a good time at the party
  • celebrating after the game was a blast

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• noun a favor for someone
  turn.
  
  • he did me a good turn

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• an act of kidness; a favor.

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• noun weather suitable for outdoor activities
  

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• noun a disposition to kindness and compassion
  grace; goodwill.
  
  • the victor's grace in treating the vanquished
• noun (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
  goodwill.
  
• noun the friendly hope that something will succeed
  goodwill.
  

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• . (a) Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling. (b) (Law) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination.

  The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place. Lord Eldon.

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• noun something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
  testimonial; recommendation.
  
• noun good news
  

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• noun a farewell remark
  good-by; adieu; adios; so long; cheerio; arrivederci; sayonara; auf wiedersehen; goodbye; bye-bye; goodby; bye; good day; au revoir.
  
  • they said their good-byes

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Good`-by", Good`-bye" noun ∨ interjection (Also<

• Good-by
• Good-bye

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Etymology

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1. Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last Note under By, prep. Shak.

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• noun a farewell remark
  good-by; adieu; adios; so long; cheerio; arrivederci; sayonara; auf wiedersehen; goodbye; bye-bye; goodby; bye; good day; au revoir.
  
  • they said their good-byes

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Good`-by", Good`-bye" noun ∨ interjection (Also<

• Good-by
• Good-bye

)

Etymology

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1. Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last Note under By, prep. Shak.

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Good`-den" interjection

Etymology

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1. A form of salutation. Obs. Shak.

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Good`-fel"low*ship noun

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1. Agreeable companionship; companionableness.

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• noun an idle worthless person
  no-account; goldbrick; good-for-naught; goof-off; ne'er-do-well.
  
• adjective satellite without merit
  meritless; no-account; good-for-naught; no-count; sorry; good-for-nothing.
  
  • a sorry horse
  • a sorry excuse
  • a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
  • the car was a no-good piece of junk

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• noun an idle worthless person
  no-account; goldbrick; good-for-naught; goof-off; ne'er-do-well.
  
• adjective satellite without merit
  meritless; no-account; good-for-naught; no-count; sorry; good-for-nothing.
  
  • a sorry horse
  • a sorry excuse
  • a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
  • the car was a no-good piece of junk

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• adjective satellite showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
  sympathetic; kindly; benevolent; large-hearted; charitable; openhearted.
  
  • was charitable in his opinions of others
  • kindly criticism
  • a kindly act
  • sympathetic words
  • a large-hearted mentor

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• adjective satellite disposed to please
  good-humored; amiable.
  
  • an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson

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Good`-hu"mored adjective

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1. Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured.

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Good`-hu"mored*ly adverb

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1. With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner.

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• noun a cheerful willingness to be obliging
  good-humouredness; good-humoredness; good-naturedness.
  

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• adjective satellite disposed to please
  good-humored; amiable.
  
  • an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson

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• noun a cheerful willingness to be obliging
  good-humouredness; good-humoredness; good-naturedness.
  

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• noun European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb
  allgood; Chenopodium bonus-henricus; wild spinach; fat hen.
  

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• adjective satellite pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
  fine-looking; well-favoured; better-looking; well-favored; handsome.
  
  • a fine-looking woman
  • a good-looking man
  • better-looking than her sister
  • very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray
  • our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman

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Good"-look`ing adjective

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1. Handsome.

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• adjective having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
  
  • too good-natured to resent a little criticism
  • the good-natured policeman on our block
  • the sounds of good-natured play

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Good`-na"tured adjective

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1. Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked. Syn. -- Good-natured, Good-tempered, Good-humored. Good-natured denotes a disposition to please and be pleased. Good-tempered denotes a habit of mind which is not easily ruffied by provocations or other disturbing influences. Good-humored is applied to a spirit full of ease and cheerfulness, as displayed in one's outward deportment and in social intercourse. A good-natured man recommends himself to all by the spirit which governs him. A good-humored man recommends himself particularly as a companion. A good-tempered man is rarely betrayed into anything which can disturb the serenity of the social circle.

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• adverb in a good-natured manner
  

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Good`-na"tured*ly adverb

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1. With maldness of temper.

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• noun a cheerful willingness to be obliging
  good-humouredness; good-humoredness; good-naturedness.
  

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• noun a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors
  good-neighborliness; neighbourliness; neighborliness.
  

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• noun a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors
  good-neighborliness; neighbourliness; neighborliness.
  

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• adjective satellite not easily irritated
  equable; even-tempered; placid.
  
  • an equable temper
  • not everyone shared his placid temperament
  • remained placid despite the repeated delays

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Good`-tem"pered adjective

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1. Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured.

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• noun a cheerful willingness to be obliging
  good-humouredness; good-humoredness; good-naturedness.
  

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• adjective satellite occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  convivial.
  
  • a convivial atmosphere at the reunion
  • a woman of convivial nature
  • he was a real good-time Charlie

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• a freight locomotive. Eng.

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• a freight train. Eng.

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• a freight car Eng. See the Note under Car, n., 2.

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• noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
  produce; garden truck; green groceries.
  

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• etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. See Had better, under Better.

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• . (See under Had). The phrase had better, followed by an infinitive without to, is idiomatic. The earliest form of construction was "were better" with a dative; as, "Him were better go beside." (Gower.) i. e., It would be better for him, etc. At length the nominative (I, he, they, etc.) supplanted the dative and had took the place of were. Thus we have the construction now used.

  By all that's holy, he had better starve Than but once think this place becomes thee not. Shak.

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• verb enjoy oneself greatly
  have a ball.
  
  • We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM

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• in good condition, health, or state of body.

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• with perfect sincerity.

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• in good courage; in good hope.

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• adverb in the right manner
  right; decent; decently; properly; the right way.
  
  • please do your job properly!
  • can't you carry me decent?

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• as well done; favorably; acceptably; in a friendly manner. Hooker.

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• adverb without losing equilibrium
  in stride.
  
  • she took all his criticism in stride

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• adjective satellite satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic standards
  

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• adverb at the appropriate time
  in due time; in due season; in due course; when the time comes.
  
  • we'll get to this question in due course

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• . (a) Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor too late. (b) (Mus.) Correctly; in proper time.

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• verb act as promised
  
  • make good on promises

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• adjective satellite without merit
  meritless; no-account; good-for-naught; no-count; sorry; good-for-nothing.
  
  • a sorry horse
  • a sorry excuse
  • a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
  • the car was a no-good piece of junk
• adjective satellite returned for lack of funds
  rubber.
  
  • a rubber check
  • a no-good check

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• noun groceries that are packaged for sale
  

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• noun merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard
  piece goods.
  

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• goods usually sold by pieces or fixed portions, as shirtings, calicoes, sheetings, and the like.

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• textile fabrics printed in patterns, especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.

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• noun textiles or clothing and related merchandise
  drygoods.
  

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• noun sports equipment sold as a commodity
  

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Steel"bow` goods"

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1. (Scots Law) Those goods on a farm, such as corn, cattle, implements husbandry, etc., which may not be carried off by a removing tenant, as being the property of the landlord.

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• noun food preserved by canning
  canned goods; canned food; canned foods.
  

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• to be in a better condition.

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• to be in a state of trial, in which something important depends on propriety of conduct.

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• to obtain an advantage over; to surpass; to subdue.

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• to remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the condition still holds good.

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• to be customarily early (or late) in returning home or in retiring to rest.

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• to be regular in going to bed early.

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• to take into custody or seize specific property in satisfaction of a writ.

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• (Naut.), to sail in a straight line when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.

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• to fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to clear; to vindicate.

  Each word made good and true. Shak.

  Of no power to make his wishes good. Shak.

  I . . . would by combat make her good. Shak.

  Convenient numbers to make good the city. Shak.

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• (Naut.), to endure a gale well or ill; said of a vessel. Shak.

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• (any one), to have a more favorable opinion of any one.
• (an opinion, resolution, etc.), to reconsider and alter one's decision.

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• to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper.

  If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. Zech. xi. 12.

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• to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade.

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• noun articles of commerce
  good; commodity.
  

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• noun (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
  usance; use; economic consumption; consumption.
  
  • the consumption of energy has increased steadily

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• intoxicating liquors. Slang

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• noun large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
  
• noun drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
  household linen.
  

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• in a fit and proper manner grace fully; graciously.

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• noun a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings
  worldly possession; worldly good.
  

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• noun all the property that someone possess
  worldly possessions; worldly belongings.
  
  • he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter
• noun a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings
  worldly possession; worldly good.
  

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• noun merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard
  piece goods.
  

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