| communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups |
| turn good turn | a favor for someone, he did me a good turn |
approach trench
communication trench | a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position |
charm
good luck charm | something believed to bring good luck |
commodity
trade good
good | articles of commerce |
communication system
communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
| communication system | a system for communicating |
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 |
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 |
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 |
communications
communication theory | the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.), communications is his major field of study |
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 |
| communication communicating | the activity of communicating, the activity of conveying information, they could not act without official communication from Moscow |
channel communication channel
line | (often plural) a means of communication or access, it must go through official channels, lines of communication were set up between the two firms |
liaison
link
contact
inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
| electronic communication | communication by computer |
digital communication
data communication | electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) |
language
linguistic communication | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols, he taught foreign languages, the language introduced is standard throughout the text, the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written |
written communication
written language
black and white | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
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 |
| animal communication | communication between animals (of the same species) |
| visual communication | communication that relies on vision |
paralanguage
paralinguistic communication | the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings |
| auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing |
speech
speech communication
spoken communication
spoken language
language voice communication
oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth, his speech was garbled, he uttered harsh language, he recorded the spoken language of the streets |
phatic speech
phatic communication | conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information |
psychic communication
psychical communication
anomalous communication | communication by paranormal means |
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 |