Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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good | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
best | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
good (noun) | best (noun) |
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a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes | the supreme effort one can make |
benefit | the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others |
moral excellence or admirableness | |
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful |
good (adjective) | best (adjective) |
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities |
morally admirable | (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable |
promoting or enhancing well-being | |
having the normally expected amount | |
with or in a close or intimate relationship | |
thorough | |
generally admired | |
resulting favorably | |
not left to spoil | |
not forged | |
tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health | |
in excellent physical condition | |
appealing to the mind | |
agreeable or pleasing | |
exerting force or influence | |
most suitable or right for a particular purpose | |
capable of pleasing | |
deserving of esteem and respect | |
of moral excellence | |
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | |
financially safe |
good (verb) | best (verb) |
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get the better of |
good (adverb) | best (adverb) |
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(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') | it would be sensible |
completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') | in a most excellent way or manner |
from a position of superiority or authority |