Good vs. Well

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Goodadjective

(of people)

Goodadjective

Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.

Goodadjective

Competent or talented.

Goodadjective

Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.

Goodadjective

(US) Satisfied or at ease

Goodadjective

(of capabilities)

Goodadjective

Useful for a particular purpose; functional.

Goodadjective

Effective.

Goodadjective

(obsolete) Real; actual; serious.

Goodadjective

(of properties and qualities)

Goodadjective

(of food)

Goodadjective

Healthful.

Goodadjective

Pleasant; enjoyable.

Goodadjective

Favourable.

Goodadjective

Beneficial; worthwhile.

Goodadjective

Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.

Goodadjective

Very, extremely.

Goodadjective

Holy especially when capitalized .

Goodadjective

(of quantities)

Goodadjective

Reasonable in amount.

Goodadjective

Large in amount or size.

Goodadjective

Full; entire; at least as much as.

Goodinterjection

That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.

Goodadverb

(nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.

Goodnoun

(uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.

Goodnoun

(countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.

Goodnoun

(uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.

Goodnoun

An item of merchandise.

Goodverb

To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.

Goodverb

To make good; turn to good; improve.

Goodverb

To make improvements or repairs.

Goodverb

To benefit; gain.

Goodverb

To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.

Goodverb

To satisfy; indulge; gratify.

Goodverb

To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.

Goodverb

To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.

Goodadjective

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc.

Goodadjective

Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; - said of persons or actions.

Goodadjective

Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; - often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto.

Goodadjective

Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; - followed especially by for.

Goodadjective

Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; - followed especially by at.

Goodadjective

Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit.

Goodadjective

Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth.

Goodadjective

Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc.

Goodadjective

Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.

Goodadjective

Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc.

Goodnoun

That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; - opposed to evil.

Goodnoun

Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; - opposed to harm, etc.

Goodnoun

Wares; commodities; chattels; - formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property.

Goodadverb

Well, - especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible.

Goodverb

To make good; to turn to good.

Goodverb

To manure; to improve.

Goodnoun

benefit;

Goodnoun

moral excellence or admirableness;

Goodnoun

that which is good or valuable or useful;

Goodadjective

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified;

Goodadjective

having the normally expected amount;

Goodadjective

morally admirable

Goodadjective

deserving of esteem and respect;

Goodadjective

promoting or enhancing well-being;

Goodadjective

superior to the average;

Goodadjective

agreeable or pleasing;

Goodadjective

of moral excellence;

Goodadjective

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;

Goodadjective

thorough;

Goodadjective

with or in a close or intimate relationship;

Goodadjective

having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others;

Goodadjective

financially sound;

Goodadjective

most suitable or right for a particular purpose;

Goodadjective

resulting favorably;

Goodadjective

exerting force or influence;

Goodadjective

feeling healthy and free of aches and pains;

Goodadjective

capable of pleasing;

Goodadjective

appealing to the mind;

Goodadjective

in excellent physical condition;

Goodadjective

tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health;

Goodadjective

not forged;

Goodadjective

not left to spoil;

Goodadjective

generally admired;

Goodadverb

(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');

Goodadverb

in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly');

Goodadjective

to be desired or approved of

Goodadjective

pleasing and welcome

Goodadjective

showing approval

Goodadjective

having the required qualities; of a high standard

Goodadjective

skilled at doing or dealing with a specified thing

Goodadjective

healthy, strong, or well

Goodadjective

useful, advantageous, or beneficial in effect

Goodadjective

appropriate to a particular purpose

Goodadjective

(of language) with correct grammar and pronunciation

Goodadjective

strictly adhering to or fulfilling all the principles of a particular religion or cause

Goodadjective

possessing or displaying moral virtue

Goodadjective

showing kindness

Goodadjective

obedient to rules or conventions

Goodadjective

used to address or refer to people in a courteous, patronizing, or ironic way

Goodadjective

commanding respect

Goodadjective

belonging or relating to a high social class

Goodadjective

giving pleasure; enjoyable or satisfying

Goodadjective

pleasant to look at; attractive

Goodadjective

(of clothes) smart and suitable for formal wear

Goodadjective

thorough

Goodadjective

used to emphasize that a number is at least as great as one claims

Goodadjective

used to emphasize a following adjective or adverb

Goodadjective

fairly large in number, amount, or size

Goodadjective

valid

Goodadjective

likely to provide

Goodadjective

sufficient to pay for

Goodadjective

used in conjunction with the name of God or a related expression as an exclamation of extreme surprise or anger

Goodnoun

that which is morally right; righteousness

Goodnoun

benefit or advantage to someone or something

Goodnoun

merchandise or possessions

Goodnoun

things to be transported, as distinct from passengers

Goodnoun

the genuine article.

Goodadverb

well

Good

In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil, and is of interest in the study of morality, ethics, religion and philosophy.

Welladverb

(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

Welladverb

(manner) Completely, fully.

Welladverb

(degree) To a significant degree.

Welladverb

Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).

Welladverb

In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.

Welladjective

In good health.

Welladjective

(hypercorrect) Good, content.

Welladjective

(archaic) Prudent; good; well-advised.

Wellinterjection

Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.

Wellinterjection

An exclamation of surprise, often doubled or tripled.

Wellinterjection

An exclamation of indignance.

Wellinterjection

Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.

Wellinterjection

Used in speech to fill gaps; filled pause.

Wellinterjection

(Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting

Wellnoun

A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

Wellnoun

A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.

Wellnoun

A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.

Wellnoun

(figurative) A source of supply.

Wellnoun

(nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.

Wellnoun

(nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat.

Wellnoun

(nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.

Wellnoun

(nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.

Wellnoun

(military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.

Wellnoun

(architecture) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.

Wellnoun

The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.

Wellnoun

(metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.

Wellnoun

A well drink.

Wellnoun

(video games) The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.

Wellnoun

(biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.

Wellverb

(intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.

Wellverb

(intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface.

Wellnoun

An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.

Wellnoun

A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form, and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth from caving in.

Wellnoun

A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.

Wellnoun

Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring.

Wellnoun

An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection.

Wellnoun

A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.

Wellnoun

An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.

Wellnoun

The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.

Wellverb

To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.

Wellverb

To pour forth, as from a well.

Welladverb

In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or wickedly.

Welladverb

Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully; adequately; thoroughly.

Welladverb

Fully or about; - used with numbers.

Welladverb

In such manner as is desirable; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently.

Welladverb

Considerably; not a little; far.

Welladjective

Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was discovered.

Welladjective

Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly well.

Welladjective

Being in favor; favored; fortunate.

Welladjective

Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a certain day and place.

Wellnoun

a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine

Wellnoun

a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid

Wellnoun

an abundant source;

Wellnoun

an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)

Wellnoun

an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps

Wellverb

come up;

Welladjective

in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury;

Welladjective

resulting favorably;

Welladjective

wise or advantageous and hence advisable;

Welladverb

(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');

Welladverb

thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form;

Welladverb

indicating high probability; in all likelihood;

Welladverb

(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully;

Welladverb

to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree;

Welladverb

favorably; with approval;

Welladverb

to a great extent or degree;