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good
promoting or enhancing well-being
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- G
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- OO
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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adjective
promoting or enhancing well-being
“an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries”
adjective
having the normally expected amount
“gives full measure”
adjective
with or in a close or intimate relationship
“a good friend”
adjective
thorough
“had a good workout”
adjective
generally admired
“good taste”
adjective
exerting force or influence
“the law is effective immediately”
adjective
resulting favorably
“it's a good thing that I wasn't there”
adjective
not left to spoil
“the meat is still good”
adjective
not forged
“a good dollar bill”
adjective
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
“good news from the hospital”
adjective
morally admirable
adjective
tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
“beneficial effects of a balanced diet”
adjective
in excellent physical condition
“good teeth”
adjective
appealing to the mind
“good music”
adjective
agreeable or pleasing
“we all had a good time”
adjective
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
“a good time to plant tomatoes”
adjective
capable of pleasing
“good looks”
adjective
deserving of esteem and respect
“all respectable companies give guarantees”
adjective
of moral excellence
“a genuinely good person”
adjective
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
“adept in handicrafts”
adjective
financially safe
“a good investment”
adverb
(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”
adverb
completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
“he was soundly defeated”
noun
a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
noun
moral excellence or admirableness
“there is much good to be found in people”
noun
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
“weigh the good against the bad”
noun
benefit
“for your own good”
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Example Sentences
an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries
the beneficial effects of a temperate climate
the experience was good for her
gives full measure
gives good measure
a good mile from here
a good friend
my sisters and brothers are near and dear
had a good workout
gave the house a good cleaning
good taste
the law is effective immediately
a warranty good for two years
the law is already in effect (or in force)
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
the meat is still good
a good dollar bill
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
beneficial effects of a balanced diet
a good night's sleep
the salutary influence of pure air
good teeth
I still have one good leg
a sound mind in a sound body
good music
a serious book
we all had a good time
good manners
a good time to plant tomatoes
the right time to act
the time is ripe for great sociological changes
good looks
all respectable companies give guarantees
ruined the family's good name
a genuinely good person
a just cause
an upright and respectable man
adept in handicrafts
an adept juggler
an expert job
a good mechanic
a practiced marksman
a good investment
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