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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
good/ɡʊd/

▶adjective (better, best)

1 to be desired or approved of; pleasing.
■ (good for) beneficial to.

■ expressing good wishes on meeting: good morning.

2 having the required qualities; of a high standard.
■ (often good at) skilled at doing or dealing with a specified thing.

■ appropriate.

■ (of language) with correct grammar and pronunciation.

■ strictly adhering to the principles of a religion or cause: a good Catholic girl.

3 morally right; virtuous.
■ (of a child) obedient; well behaved.

4 enjoyable or satisfying: a good time.
■ (of clothes) smart and formal.

5 thorough: a good look around.
■ at least; no less than: a good twenty years.

6 chiefly N. Amer. (of a ticket) valid.

▶noun

1 that which is morally right; righteousness.

2 benefit or advantage.

– phrases
as good as —— very nearly or inevitably ——.
be any (or no or much) good have some (or none or a lot of) merit.
be to the good have a net profit or advantage.
do good

1 act virtuously, especially by helping others.

2 make a helpful contribution.

do someone good be beneficial, especially to health.
for good forever.
(as) good as gold (of a child) extremely well behaved.
the Good Book the Bible.
good for (or on) you! well done!
the Good Shepherd a name for Jesus.
a good word words in recommendation or defence of a person.
in good time

1 with no risk of being late.

2 (also all in good time) in due course but without haste.

make good be successful.
make something good

1 compensate for loss, damage, or expense.

2 fulfil a promise or claim.

take something in good part not be offended.
up to no good doing something wrong.

– origin OE gōd, of Gmc origin.

'good' also found in these Oxford entries:

absenteeism - account - ace - acumen - advantage - affable - afterglow - agree - all - antidote - A-OK - approve - Armageddon - au fait - augur - auspicious - ave - bad - badass - bag - bankrupt - basic - bee - benefaction - benefactor - benefice - beneficent - benefit - bet - betimes - better - bide - bill of health - binocular vision - blessing - blind - blooded - bloody - blot - bluff - bode - bona fide - bona fides - bonanza - bon appétit - bonbon - bonhomie - bon mot - bonne bouche - bonne femme

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