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Adjective
  • generally admired
    • good taste
  • not left to spoil
    • the meat is still good
  • not forged
    • a good dollar bill
  • 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
  • in excellent physical condition
    • good teeth
    • I still have one good leg
    • a sound mind in a sound body
  • appealing to the mind
    • good music
    • a serious book
  • capable of pleasing
    • good looks
  • exerting force or influence
    • the law is effective immediately
    • a warranty good for two years
    • the law is already in effect (or in force)
  • 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
  • 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
  • financially sound
    • a good investment
    • a secure investment
  • with or in a close or intimate relationship
    • a good friend
    • my sisters and brothers are near and dear
  • thorough
    • had a good workout
    • gave the house a good cleaning
  • 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
  • of moral excellence
    • a genuinely good person
    • a just cause
    • an upright and respectable man
  • agreeable or pleasing
    • we all had a good time
    • good manners
  • 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
  • deserving of esteem and respect
    • all respectable companies give guarantees
    • ruined the family's good name
  • morally admirable
  • having the normally expected amount
    • gives full measure
    • gives good measure
    • a good mile from here
  • 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
Noun
  • articles of commerce
  • 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
  • moral excellence or admirableness
    • there is much good to be found in people
  • benefit
    • for your own good
    • what's the good of worrying?
Adverb
  • completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
    • he was soundly defeated
    • we beat him 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
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