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/ɡʊ(d)/
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Good is a word we use to describe something or someone that is positive, helpful, or what we want. For example, if a cake tastes nice, we say, "The cake is good." If a person is kind and does the right things, we call them a good person.

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"good" as adjective

1 - (of people)

2 - (of capabilities)

3 - (properties and qualities)

"good" as interjection

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

"good" as adverb

1 - Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.

"good" as noun

1 - The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.

2 - A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.

3 - The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.

"good" as verb

1 - To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.

2 - To make good; turn to good; improve.

3 - To make improvements or repairs.

"good" as verb

1 - To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.

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Synonyms
1 - commodity
2 - excellence
3 - virtue
4 - sweet
5 - cool
6 - welfare
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Antonyms
1 - bad
2 - evil
3 - worse
4 - poor
5 - wicked
6 - undesirable
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