n. taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park"

n. the act of turning away or in the opposite direction; "he made an abrupt turn away from her"

n. benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"

n. (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

n. turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"

n. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"

n. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

n. a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn"

n. a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"

n. moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"

n. that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"

n. an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"

n. a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

n. (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive

n. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"

v. change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

v. cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

v. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

v. let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"

v. shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel"

v. pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle"

v. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"

v. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

v. go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

v. undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"

adj. generally admired; "good taste"

adj. resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well"

adj. not forged; "a good dollar bill"

adj. having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

adj. morally admirable

adj. agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners"

adj. in excellent condition: "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"

adj. well above average in performance: "a good student"

adj. "I feel good"; "felt fine"

adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"

adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"

adj. thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"

adj. appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book"

adj. capable of pleasing; "good looks"

adj. used of clothing; "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes"

adj. with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

adj. exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"

adj. not left to spoil; "the meat is still good"

adj. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"

adj. most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"

n. the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

n. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

n. something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

n. the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"

n. a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"

n. a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

n. (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I"

n. a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system

n. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

n. the quality of being honest

n. complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles; "in a world where financial probity may not be widespread"; "he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity"

n. righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

n. anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

n. moral soundness; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity"

n. being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

n. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

n. the quality of being polite and respectable

n. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

n. the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

n. the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

n. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

n. a sudden unexpected event

n. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

n. a small concavity

n. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

n. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

n. a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

n. the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"

n. an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

n. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

n. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

n. the period of time during which something continues

n. an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

n. a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

n. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

n. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

v. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

v. cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"

v. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

v. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

v. ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

v. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

v. change direction; "The road bends"

v. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

v. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

v. cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"

v. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"

v. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

v. change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left"

v. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

v. change direction; "The road bends"

v. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

v. sway to and fro

v. do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

v. be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

v. send (money) in payment; "remit $25"

v. make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"

v. cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

v. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

v. change direction; "The road bends"

v. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

v. form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

v. end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

v. form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"

v. stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter

v. be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

v. administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"

v. ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"

adj. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow

adj. easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

adj. financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"

adj. being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"

adj. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

adj. (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal"

adj. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"

adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

adj. worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"

adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"

adj. used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"

adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"

adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"

adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"

adj. encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

adj. showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"

adj. promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you"

adj. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"

adj. serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function

adj. of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps"

adj. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs or success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

adj. suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"

adj. obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

adj. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

adj. capable of being put to good use; "a serviceable kitchen gadget"

adj. easy to use; "a handy gadget"

adj. capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"

adj. available for immediate use; "extra personnel on tap"; "other sports and entertainment facilities are on tap"; "there are numerous projects on tap"

adj. concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

adj. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"

adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"

adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

adj. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

adj. kindness of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"

adj. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"

adj. not injurious to physical or mental health

adj. lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"

adj. showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"

adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"

adj. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"

adj. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

adj. willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"

adj. marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

adj. hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"

adj. showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"

adj. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"

adj. worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"

adj. suitable to your needs or similar to your nature; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock

adj. giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"

adj. characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function

adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

adj. financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy"

adj. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

adj. affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"

adj. full of flavor

adj. promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you"

adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

adj. conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"

adj. physically strong

adj. encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"

adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"

adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"

adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

v. retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"

v. have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

v. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

v. undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"

v. get better; "Her performance in school picked up"

v. make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"

v. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

v. fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"

v. cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo"

v. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

adj. capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel

adj. noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"

adj. capable of making fine distinctions

adj. selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

adj. tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

adj. in a more fortunate condition: "she would have been better-off is she had stuck to her Bible."

adj. marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome"

adj. occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"

adj. peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery"

adj. blessed with good fortune; "considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house"; "a lucky guess"

adj. fortunately situated; "doesn't know when he's well-off"

adj. not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

adj. established as genuine

adj. (used informally especially for emphasis); "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"

adj. not spurious: "real mink"; "true gold"

adj. resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well"

adj. (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"

adj. (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"

adj. encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

adj. morally admirable

adj. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

adj. having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"

adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"

adj. characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16

adj. morally excellent

adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"

adj. pleasant in manner or behavior; "I didn`t enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"

adj. financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"

adj. financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy"

adj. characterized by good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"

adj. firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; "the economy is stable"

adj. not harmed or spoiled; sound

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

adj. distinguished from all others in excellence: "a banner year for the company"

adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"

adj. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

adj. of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"

adj. highest in quality

adj. absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"

adj. marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

adj. excellent; best possible

adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

adj. skillfully constructed

adj. being satisfactorily healthy and reasonably happy: "I'm fine, and you?"; "I'm feeling all right again"

adj. having no symptoms of illness or disease

adj. freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron

adj. freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron

adj. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

adj. promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties"

adj. manifesting partiality; "a discriminatory tax"; "preferential tariff rates"; "preferential treatment"; "a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

adj. having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"

adj. having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"

adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"

adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"

adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him"

adj. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"

adj. using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants"

adj. covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"

adj. toward a full side; "a broadside attack"

adj. thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"

adj. caught; "a completed forward pass"

adj. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"

adj. given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis"

adj. complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation"

adj. occupying an entire page in a book or paper; "a full-page ad"

adj. constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"

adj. thorough; "a sound thrashing"

adj. "an unbroken (complete) set of an encyclopedia"

adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

adj. with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"

adj. highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic"

adj. having its source in or being guided by the intellect (distinguished from experience or emotion); "a rational analysis"

adj. devoted to matters of the mind; "the reflective type"

adj. intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama"

adj. inspiring admiration or approval; "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness"

adj. highly pleasing: "pleasureful relaxation"; "an agreeable prospect"

adj. pleasing or delighting; "endowed with charming manners"; "a charming little cottage"; "a charming personality"

adj. greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"

adj. capable of allaying suspicion or hostility and inspiring confidence; "a disarming smile"

adj. affording pleasure; "easy good looks"

adj. extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation"

adj. pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge"

adj. capable of winning favor; "with open arms and an ingratiating smile"

adj. pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

adj. surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore"

adj. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

adj. highest in quality

adj. of greatest advantage or suitability

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

adj. best of its kind on record: "in record time"

adj. surpassing any previously established record; "a record-breaking high jump"; "record-breaking crowds"

adj. next to the best; "his second-best bed"

adj. (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality; "made of superfine Flemish cloth"

adj. not capable of being improved on

adj. very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

adj. very close and convivial; "boon companions"

adj. (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"

adj. held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit"

adj. denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"

adj. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

adj. having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"

adj. being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"

adj. fresh; "caller fish"

adj. pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"

adj. cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers"

adj. newly made; "a hot scent"

adj. newly made; "the aroma of new-made bread"

adj. freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"

adj. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

adj. capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

adj. relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)

adj. emotionally purging

adj. emotionally purging

adj. tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"

adj. without the use of drugs; "drugless therapy"

adj. financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy"

adj. having the properties of medicine; "medicative drugs"; "medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties"

adj. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"

adj. promoting recuperation; "recuperative powers"; "strongly recuperative remedies"; "restorative effects of exercise"

adj. done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed"

n. activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"

n. the quality or nature of being harmful or evil

n. the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

n. a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

adj. not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

adj. having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

adj. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"

adj. not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"

adj. morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

adj. "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy

adj. contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"