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15,763 words match “OD”

Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune.

The rank or character of a god; deity; divinity; a god or goddess. O'er hills and dales their godships came. Prior.

A gossip. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See Godfather.

Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, "God speed you." [Written also as two separate words.] Receive him not into house, neither bid him God speed. 2 John 10.

Toward God. 2 Cor. iii. 4.

billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.

l elongated cluster. The name is common to all the species of the genus Solidago. Golden-rod tree (Bot.), a shrub (Bosea Yervamora), a native of the Canary Isles.

GOOD a. 16 definitions

rable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Gen. i. 31. Good company, good wine, good welcome. Shak.

An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty. [Obs.] Shak.

GOOD-BY; GOOD-BYE n.

Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last Note under By, prep. Shak.

GOOD-DEN interj.

A form of salutation. [Obs.] Shak.

GOOD-FELLOWSHIP n.

Agreeable companionship; companionableness.

GOOD-HUMORED a.

Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good- natured.

GOOD-HUMOREDLY adv.

With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner.

GOOD-LOOKING a.

GOOD-NATURED a.

Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.

GOOD-NATUREDLY adv.

With maldness of temper.

GOOD-TEMPERED a.

Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured.

Same as Gudgeon, 5.