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noun + goods : consumer, household
adjective + goods : counterfeit, damaged, faulty, stolen; durable, electrical, electronic, manufactured
verb + goods : export, import; return
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adjective + goods : worldly SYNONYMS goods NOUN 1
merchandise: No one will buy merchandise bearing this logo.
stock: We took the decision to withdraw a quantity of stock from sale.
product: Try to get the best product at the lowest price.
wares: Vendors displayed their wares in baskets or on the ground.
goo ds train (goods trains ) N‑COUNT A goods train is a train that transports goods and not people. [BRIT ] in AM, use freight train
goo d-te mpered ADJ A good-tempered person or animal is naturally friendly and pleasant and does not easily get angry or upset. □ He was a happy, good-tempered child. □ …a horse which is quiet and good tempered.
good|will /gʊ dw I l/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Goodwill is a friendly or helpful attitude towards other people, countries, or organizations. □ I invited them to dinner, a gesture of goodwill. □ They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.
2 N‑UNCOUNT The goodwill of a business is something such as its good reputation, which increases the value of the business. [BUSINESS ] □ We do not want to lose the goodwill built up over 175 years.
goody /gʊ di/ (goodies ) also goodie
1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] You can refer to pleasant, exciting, or attractive things as goodies . [INFORMAL ] □ …a little bag of goodies.
2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] You can refer to the heroes or the morally good characters in a film or story as the goodies . You can also refer to the goodies in a situation in real life. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ …the thriller, a genre which depends on goodies and baddies. in AM, usually use good guys
goo dy bag (goody bags ) N‑COUNT A goody bag is a bag of little gifts, often given away by manufacturers in order to encourage people to try their products. [INFORMAL ]
goo dy-goody (goody-goodies ) N‑COUNT If you call someone a goody-goody , you mean they behave extremely well in order to please people in authority. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]
goo|ey /guː i/ (gooier , gooiest ) ADJ If you describe a food or other substance as gooey , you mean that it is very soft and sticky. [INFORMAL ] □ …a lovely, gooey, sticky mess.
goof /guː f/ (goofs , goofing , goofed )
1 VERB If you goof or goof up , you make a silly mistake. [INFORMAL ] □ [V ] We goofed last week at the end of our interview with the singer. [Also V adv] ● N‑COUNT Goof is also a noun. □ But was it, in fact, a hideous goof?
2 N‑COUNT If you call someone a goof , you think they are silly. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ I could write for TV as well as any of those goofs.
goofy /guː fi/ (goofier , goofiest ) ADJ If you describe someone or something as goofy , you think they are rather silly or ridiculous. [INFORMAL ] □ …a goofy smile.
goog|ly /guː gli/ (googlies ) N‑COUNT When a cricketer bowls a googly , he or she spins the ball and makes it bounce in a different direction from the direction that the batsman is expecting.
goon /guː n/ (goons )
1 N‑COUNT A goon is a person who is paid to hurt or threaten people. [AM , INFORMAL ] □ He and the other goon began to beat me up.
2 N‑COUNT If you call someone a goon , you think they behave in a silly way. [OLD-FASHIONED , DISAPPROVAL ]
goose /guː s/ (geese )
1 N‑COUNT A goose is a large bird that has a long neck and webbed feet. Geese are often farmed for their meat.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Goose is the meat from a goose that has been cooked. □ …roast goose.
3 → see also wild goose chase
goose|berry /gʊ zbəri, [AM ] guː sberi/ (gooseberries ) N‑COUNT A gooseberry is a small green fruit that has a sharp taste and is covered with tiny hairs.
goo se bumps N‑PLURAL If you get goose bumps , the hairs on your skin stand up so that it is covered with tiny bumps. You get goose bumps when you are cold, frightened, or excited.
goo se pim|ples N‑PLURAL Goose pimples are the same as goose bumps .
goo se-step (goose-steps , goose-stepping , goose-stepped ) VERB When soldiers goose-step , they lift their legs high and do not bend their knees as they march. □ [V ] …photos of soldiers goose-stepping beside fearsome missiles.
go|pher /goʊ fə r / (gophers )
1 N‑COUNT A gopher is a small animal which looks a bit like a rat and lives in holes in the ground. Gophers are found in Canada and the USA.
2 N‑PROPER ; N‑COUNT In computing, Gopher is a program that collects information for you from many databases across the internet.
gore /gɔː r / (gores , goring , gored )
1 VERB [usu passive] If someone is gored by an animal, they are badly wounded by its horns or tusks. □ [be V -ed] Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros. □ [be V -ed + to ] He was gored to death in front of his family.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Gore is blood from a wound that has become thick. □ There were pools of blood and gore on the pavement.