| good | |
| 1. adj. of people | |
| 2. adj. Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. | |
| good intentions | |
| 3. adj. Competent or talented. | |
| a good swimmer | |
| 4. adj. Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit. | |
| Can you lend me fifty dollars? You know I'm good for it. | |
| 5. adj. (US) Satisfied or at ease | |
| Would you like a glass of water? — I'm good. | |
| Are you good? — Yeah, I'm fine. | |
| 6. adj. of capabilities | |
| 7. adj. Useful for a particular purpose; functional. | |
| it’s a good watch; the flashlight batteries are still good | |
| 8. adj. Effective. | |
| a good worker | |
| 9. adj. (obsolete) Real; actual; serious. | |
| in good sooth | |
| 10. adj. of properties and qualities | |
| 11. adj. (of food) | |
| 12. adj. # Edible; not stale or rotten. | |
| # The bread is still good. | |
| 13. adj. # Having a particularly pleasant taste. | |
| # The food was very good. | |
| 14. adj. # Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements. | |
| # Eat a good dinner so you will be ready for the big game tomorrow. | |
| 15. adj. Healthful. | |
| carrots are good for you; walking is good for you | |
| 16. adj. Pleasant; enjoyable. | |
| the music, dancing, and food were very good; we had a good time | |
| 17. adj. Favourable. | |
| a good omen; good weather | |
| 18. adj. Beneficial; worthwhile. | |
| a good job | |
| 19. adj. Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious. | |
| 20. adj. (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. | |
| The soup is good and hot. | |
| 21. adj. Holy (especially when capitalized). | |
| Good Friday | |
| 22. adj. of quantities | |
| 23. adj. Reasonable in amount. | |
| all in good time | |
| 24. adj. Large in amount or size. | |
| a good while longer; a good number of seeds; A good part of his day was spent shopping. It will be a good while longer until he | |
| 25. adj. Full; entire; at least as much as. | |
| This hill will take a good hour and a half to climb. The car was a good ten miles away. | |
| 26. interj. That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation. | |
| Good! I can leave now. | |
| 27. adv. (nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly. | |
| 28. n. The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence. | |
| 29. n. A result that is positive in the view of the speaker. | |
| 30. n. The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc. | |
| The best is the enemy of the good. | |
| 31. n. (usually in plural) An item of merchandise. | |
| 32. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve. | |
| 33. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make good; turn to good; improve. | |
| 34. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make improvements or repairs. | |
| 35. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To benefit; gain. | |
| 36. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain. | |
| 37. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To satisfy; indulge; gratify. | |
| 38. v. (reflexive, now chiefly dialectal) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate. | |
| 39. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise. | |
