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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

go on
proceed verb continue a certain state, condition, or activity; `Keep on working!`; `We continued to work into the night`; `Keep smiling`; `We went on working until well past midnight`

go out
verb become extinguished; `The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark`

go over
verb hold a review (of troops)

go steady
go out verb date regularly; have a steady relationship with; `Did you know that she is seeing an older man?`; `He is dating his former wife again!`

go through
verb eat immoderately; `Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal`

go through the motions
verb pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; `She isn`t really working--she`s just going through the motions`

go to bed
turn in verb prepare for sleep; `I usually turn in at midnight`; `He goes to bed at the crack of dawn`

go to pot
go to the dogs verb become ruined; `His business went to pot when economy soured`

go to war
take arms verb commence hostilities

go-as-you-please
adjective not bound by rule or law or convention; `bewildered by the old go-as-you-please liberty of alliterative rhythm`- George Saintsbury

go-kart
noun a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open framework; used for racing

go-slow
noun a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers

go-to-meeting(a)
Sunday-go-to-meeting(a) adjective used of clothing; `my good clothes`; `her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes`

goa bean
noun Old World tropical bean

goad
goading noun a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; `the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves`

goal
noun a successful attempt at scoring; `the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play`

goal line
noun a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand

goal-directed
purposive adjective having a purpose; `purposive behavior`

goal-kick
noun (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line

goalkeeper
goalie noun the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring

goalmouth
noun (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal

goalpost
noun one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field

goat
caprine animal noun any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

goat antelope
noun bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats

goat cheese
chevre noun made from goats` milk

goat rue
Galega officinalis noun tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally

goat`s rue
Galega officinalis noun tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally

goat-like
adjective resembling a goat

goatee
noun a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat`s beard

goateed
adjective having a small pointed chin beard

goatfish
red mullet noun brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels

goats` milk
noun the milk of a goat

goatsucker
nightjar noun mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects

gob
noun a lump of slimy stuff; `a gob of phlegm`

gobbet
noun a lump or chunk of raw meat

gobble
noun the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock

gobbledygook
noun incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists

Gobiesocidae
family Gobiesocidae noun clingfishes

Gobiesox
genus Gobiesox noun type genus of the Gobiesocidae

Gobiidae
family Gobiidae noun gobies

Gobio
genus Gobio noun true gudgeons

Gobio gobio
noun small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers

goblet
noun a drinking glass with a base and stem

goblet cell
noun an epithelial cell that secretes mucous

goblet-shaped
adjective resembling the shape of a goblet

gobsmacked
adjective utterly astounded

goby
noun small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker

God knows how
adverb by some means not understood by the speaker; `God knows how he did it, but he did climbed that steep wall`

goddam
goddamn adverb extremely; `you are goddamn right!`

godless
irreverent adjective not revering god

godlike
adjective being or having the nature of a god; `the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers`-J.G.Frazier; `the divine will`; `the divine capacity for love`; ``Tis wise to learn; `tis God-like to create`-J.G.Saxe

godliness
noun piety by virtue of being a godly person

godly
reverent adjective showing great reverence for god; `a godly man`; `leading a godly life`

godown
noun a warehouse in the East

Godspeed
noun a successful journey; `they wished him Godspeed`

godwit
noun large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill

Goethean
Goethian adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Goethe

goffer
gauffer noun an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats

goffer
gauffering iron noun an iron used to press pleats and ridges

goffering iron
gauffering iron noun an iron used to press pleats and ridges

goggle
gape verb look with amazement; look stupidly

goggle-eyed
openmouthed adjective with eyes or mouth open in surprise

goggles
noun tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes

going
noun advancing toward a goal; `persuading him was easy going`; `the proposal faces tough sledding`

going ashore
noun debarkation from a boat or ship

going-out-of-business sale
noun a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close; `during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common`

going-over
noun a careful and thorough inspection

going(a)
adjective in full operation; `a going concern`

Golconda
noun a source of great wealth (especially a mine)

gold
golden adjective made from or covered with gold; `gold coins`; `the gold dome of the Capitol`; `the golden calf`; `gilded icons`

gold fever
noun greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush

gold foil
noun foil made of gold

gold leaf
noun a very thin form of gold foil

gold medal
noun a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition

gold plate
noun a thin plating of gold on something

gold rush
noun a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field

gold standard
noun a paragon of excellence; `academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged`

gold-colored
gold-coloured adjective having the color of gold

gold-crowned kinglet
Regulus satrata noun American golden-crested kinglet

gold-tail moth
Euproctis chrysorrhoea noun white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft

goldbrick
noun anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

goldcrest
golden-crested kinglet noun European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch

golden
halcyon adjective marked by peace and prosperity; `a golden era`; `the halcyon days of the clipper trade`

golden
favourable adjective favoring or bringing good luck; `a favorable time to ask for a raise`; `lucky stars`; `a prosperous moment to make a decision`

golden algae
noun algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll

golden calf
noun (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly

Golden Delicious
Yellow Delicious noun a sweet eating apple with yellow skin

golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos noun large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck

golden fern
noun stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides

Golden Gate Bridge
noun a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate

golden hamster
Syrian hamster noun small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet

golden handshake
noun a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire)

Golden Horde
noun a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century

golden mean
noun the middle between extremes

golden mole
noun mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur

golden oriole
Oriolus oriolus noun bright yellow songbird with black wings

golden parachute
noun giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover

golden pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus noun brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia

golden plover
noun plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots

golden retriever
noun an English breed having a long silky golden coat