Word Finder - good

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(when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.

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The soup is good and hot.

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Holy (especially when capitalized) .

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Good Friday

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That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.

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Good! I can leave now.

It felt so good to be home.

You have a good family.

She is such a good seamstress.

It was a good thing they were going home tomorrow.

It was all just good clean fun.

It meant a good deal to him to secure a home like this.

It would do no good to ask him why.

He had done one good deed.

He was a good husband and father.

Why would a good looking wealthy man move to the country, become a veterinarian and marry a country hick?

These are good suggestions!

He wants you because you would do a good job, and because you are his son.

Carmen is a good wife.

What's the good of denying it, my dear?

You've been a very good girl.

Everything was in good order except the boots.

Carmen is a very good cook.

It would be good to get home - away from all the finery and hostility.

One farmer said that it was "good for nothing but to raise cheeping squirrels on."

It was a good thing he found it so amusing.

The good minister looked at the picture for a long time.

What felt good a minute ago now sounded like suicide.

The roof was the soundest part, though a good deal warped and made brittle by the sun.

There were so many people she had never seen - lots of good looking women.

It was nice having Alex home all day and having the family together, but all good things come to an end.

She's in good hands.

That was a pretty good indication of interest - or lack thereof.

These will be good ventures.

If I may take the liberty, your excellency, it would be a good thing.

Alex always said she had a good imagination.

In fact, that was a good way to make sure he didn't.

Maybe it was good for them - I don't know, but I don't think it's going to be good for you - or Alex.

He soon learned all that his teacher could teach; for he was bright and quick, and had a good memory.

A good book would sometimes cost as much as a good house.

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Something about the way Felipa was smiling up at him suggested she was anticipating a good night kiss.

We've had a good many adventures together, Ozma and I, and she likes me.

But my guess is that we will be able to do this and even make existing "good" genes perform better.

It means I can trade you a good or service for an intermediate store of value known as money, and then trade that money to the person who actually has the goods I want.

The car was six years old now, but it was in good shape and still had low mileage.

It's not looking good.

What is your sorcery good for if it cannot tell us the truth?

By some means, however, he learned to read; and after that he loved nothing so much as a good book.

They say that Arion, being a good swimmer, kept himself afloat until this ship happened to pass by and rescued him from the waves.

It was a place where good people, and timid, helpless people could find shelter in time of war.

Good information on a product can mitigate this problem.

Most of them I met first in the house of my good friend, Mr. Laurence Hutton.

One piece of good sense would be more memorable than a monument as high as the moon.

Selivanov, now, did a good stroke last Thursday-- sold flour to the army at nine rubles a sack.

There's a world of good you could perform.