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  • 41good — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a person) efficient, competent (good at French; a good driver). b (of a thing) reliable, efficient (good brakes). c (of health etc.)… …

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  • 42good — I. adjective (better; best) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High German guot good, Middle High German gatern to unite, Sanskrit gadhya what one clings to Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) of a favorable character or …

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  • 43good*/*/*/ — [gʊd] (comparative better [ˈbetə] ; superlative best [best] ) adj I 1) of a high quality or standard We saw a really good film last night.[/ex] They were all dressed in their best clothes.[/ex] How good is his English?[/ex] 2) able to do… …

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  • 44good — [[t]gʊd[/t]] adj. bet•ter, best, n. interj. adv. 1) morally excellent; virtuous; righteous: a good man[/ex] 2) satisfactory in quality, quantity, or degree: a good teacher; good health[/ex] 3) of high quality; excellent: to wear good jewelry[/ex] …

    From formal English to slang

  • 45good — see if you can’t be good, be careful a good beginning makes a good ending there’s many a good cock come out of a tattered bag no good deed goes unpunished he is a good dog who goes to church the good die young …

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  • 46good — I adj. 1) any good (is he any good at chess?) 2) good at, in (she is good at/in mathematics) 3) good for (exercise is good for you) 4) good to (he is good to his parents) 5) good with (he is good with his hands) 6) good to + inf. (it s good to be …

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  • 47good — See: AS GOOD AS, AS GOOD AS ONE GETS, BUT GOOD, DO ONE GOOD, FOR GOOD, FOR GOOD MEASURE, GET THE GOODS ON, HOLD GOOD, IN GOOD, IN GOOD FAITH, IN GOOD TIME, IN ONE S GOOD GRACES, IT S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD, MAKE GOOD, MISS IS AS GOOD… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 48good — See: AS GOOD AS, AS GOOD AS ONE GETS, BUT GOOD, DO ONE GOOD, FOR GOOD, FOR GOOD MEASURE, GET THE GOODS ON, HOLD GOOD, IN GOOD, IN GOOD FAITH, IN GOOD TIME, IN ONE S GOOD GRACES, IT S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD, MAKE GOOD, MISS IS AS GOOD… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 49good — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ The results of the research should be used for the common good. VERB + GOOD ▪ do (sb) ▪ You can try talking to her, but I don t think it will do much good …

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  • 50Good — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Good >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 good good benefit advantage Sgm: N 1 improvement improvement &c. 658 Sgm: N 1 greatest good greatest good supreme good Sgm: N 1 interest interest servi …

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