Main entry: commodity, trade good, good
Definition: articles of commerce
Definition: moral excellence or admirableness
Usage: there is much good to be found in people
Definition: that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
Usage: weigh the good against the bad; among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization
Main entry: good
Definition: benefit
Usage: for your own good; what's the good of worrying?
Main entry: beneficial, good
Definition: promoting or enhancing well-being
Usage: an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries; the beneficial effects of a temperate climate; the experience was good for her
Definition: having the normally expected amount
Usage: gives full measure; gives good measure; a good mile from here
Definition: with or in a close or intimate relationship
Usage: a good friend; my sisters and brothers are near and dear
Main entry: good
Definition: thorough
Usage: had a good workout; gave the house a good cleaning
Main entry: good
Definition: generally admired
Usage: good taste
Main entry: in effect, in force, good, effective
Definition: exerting force or influence
Usage: the law is effective immediately; a warranty good for two years; the law is already in effect (or in force)
Definition: resulting favorably
Usage: 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
Main entry: undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt, good
Definition: not left to spoil
Usage: the meat is still good
Definition: not forged
Usage: a good dollar bill
Main entry: good
Definition: having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
Usage: 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
Main entry: good
Definition: morally admirable
Definition: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
Usage: beneficial effects of a balanced diet; a good night's sleep; the salutary influence of pure air
Definition: in excellent physical condition
Usage: good teeth; I still have one good leg; a sound mind in a sound body
Definition: appealing to the mind
Usage: good music; a serious book
Main entry: good
Definition: agreeable or pleasing
Usage: we all had a good time; good manners
Definition: most suitable or right for a particular purpose
Usage: a good time to plant tomatoes; the right time to act; the time is ripe for great sociological changes
Main entry: good
Definition: capable of pleasing
Usage: good looks
Main entry: estimable, respectable, honorable, good
Definition: deserving of esteem and respect
Usage: all respectable companies give guarantees; ruined the family's good name
Main entry: just, upright, good
Definition: of moral excellence
Usage: a genuinely good person; a just cause; an upright and respectable man
Main entry: adept, skilful, skillful, expert, practiced, proficient, good
Definition: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Usage: 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
Main entry: secure, safe, dependable, good
Definition: financially sound
Usage: a good investment; a secure investment
Definition: (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')
Usage: 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
Main entry: thoroughly, soundly, good
Definition: completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
Usage: he was soundly defeated; we beat him good