Anchor-hold (n.) The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds. |
Anchor-hold (n.) Hence: Firm hold: security. |
Good (superl.) Possessing desirable qualities |
Good (superl.) Possessing moral excellence or virtue |
Good (superl.) Kind |
Good (superl.) Serviceable |
Good (superl.) Clever |
Good (superl.) Adequate |
Good (superl.) Real |
Good (superl.) Not small, insignificant, or of no account |
Good (superl.) Not lacking or deficient |
Good (superl.) Not blemished or impeached |
Good (n.) That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc. |
Good (n.) Advancement of interest or happiness |
Good (n.) Wares |
Good (adv.) Well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied |
Good (v. t.) To make good |
Good (v. t.) To manure |
Good-by (n. / interj.) Alt. of Good-bye |
Good-bye (n. / interj.) Farewell |
Good-den (interj.) A form of salutation. |
Good-fellowship (n.) Agreeable companionship |
Good-humored (a.) Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor |
Good-humoredly (adv.) With a cheerful spirit |
Good-looking (a.) Handsome. |
Good-natured (a.) Naturally mild in temper |
Good-naturedly (adv.) With maldness of temper. |
Good now () An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty. |
Good-tempered (a.) Having a good temper |
Hold (n.) The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed. |
Hold (v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like |
Hold (v. t.) To retain in one's keeping |
Hold (v. t.) To have |
Hold (v. t.) To impose restraint upon |
Hold (v. t.) To maintain in being or action |
Hold (v. t.) To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action |
Hold (v. t.) To receive and retain |
Hold (v. t.) To accept, as an opinion |
Hold (v. t.) To consider |
Hold (v. t.) To bear, carry, or manage |
Hold (n. i.) In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition |
Hold (n. i.) Not to more |
Hold (n. i.) Not to give way |
Hold (n. i.) Not to fail or be found wanting |
Hold (n. i.) Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant |
Hold (n. i.) To restrain one's self |
Hold (n. i.) To derive right or title |
Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms |
Hold (n.) The authority or ground to take or keep |
Hold (n.) Binding power and influence. |
chokehold choke hold | a restraining hold, someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind, he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled |
hold-down | a limitation or constraint, taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending |
grasping taking hold seizing prehension | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold | the act of grasping, he released his clasp on my arm, he has a strong grip for an old man, she kept a firm hold on the railing |
wrestling hold | a hold used in the sport of wrestling |
scissors scissors hold scissor hold scissor grip scissors grip | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze |
turn good turn | a favor for someone, he did me a good turn |
cargo area cargo deck cargo hold hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
charm good luck charm | something believed to bring good luck |
commodity trade good good | articles of commerce |
handle grip handgrip hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, he grabbed the hammer by the handle, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
hold keep | a cell in a jail or prison |
hold | a stronghold |
worldly possession worldly good | a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings |
good-temperedness good-humoredness good-humouredness good-naturedness | a cheerful willingness to be obliging |
good nature | a cheerful, obliging disposition |
grace good will goodwill | a disposition to kindness and compassion, the victor's grace in treating the vanquished |
neighborliness neighbourliness good-neighborliness good-neighbourliness | a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors |
handsomeness good looks | the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man) |
good goodness | moral excellence or admirableness, there is much good to be found in people |
good faith straightness | having honest intentions, he acted in good faith, doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants |
good form | behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time, it is not good form to brag about winning |
courtesy good manners | a courteous manner |
good part | a place of especial strength |
good goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful, weigh the good against the bad, among the highest goods of all are happiness and selfealization |
good | benefit, for your own good, what's the good of worrying? |
common good commonweal | the good of a community |
hold | power by which something or someone is affected or dominated, he has a hold over them |
common sense good sense gumption horse sense sense mother wit | sound practical judgment, Common sense is not so common, he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples, fortunately she had the good sense to run away |
appreciation grasp hold | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something, he has a good grasp of accounting practices |
exemplar example model good example | something to be imitated, an exemplar of success, a model of clarity, he is the very model of a modern major general |
good continuation continuation law of continuation | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction |
Bible Christian Bible Book Good Book Holy Scripture Holy Writ Scripture Word of God Word | the sacred writings of the Christian religions, he went to carry the Word to the heathen |
f adieu adios arrivederci auf wiedersehen au revoir bye bye-bye cheerio good-by goodby good-bye goodbye good day sayonara so long | a farewell remark, they said their good-byes |
good morning morning | a conventional expression of greeting or farewell |
good afternoon afternoon | a conventional expression of greeting or farewell |
good night | a conventional expression of farewell |
good word | good news |
good authority | testimony by someone who should know, I have it on good authority |
recommendation testimonial good word | something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable |
funny story good story funny remark funny | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line), she told a funny story, she made a funny |
good time blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience, we had a good time at the party, celebrating after the game was a blast |
break good luck happy chance | an unexpected piece of good luck, he finally got his big break |
good will goodwill | the friendly hope that something will succeed |
good humor good humour good temper amiability | a cheerful and agreeable mood |
Cape Province Cape of Good Hope Province Cape Colony | a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in and ceded to Great Britain in , in it was split into three new provinces of South Africa |
Cape of Good Hope | a province of western South Africa |
Cape of Good Hope | a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town) |
eudemon eudaemon good spirit | a benevolent spirit |
goldbrick goof-off ne'er-do-well good-for-nothing no-account good-for-naught | an idle worthless person |