best
noun
1 best
The supreme effort one can make.
Dutch: kruim
2 best
The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others:
— He could beat the best of them.
synonym: topper.
Dutch: kruim
3 Best
Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978).
synonyms: C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best.
verb
1 best
adjective
1 best
superlative of `good' Having the most positive qualities.
Roget 650:
perfect,
faultless;
indefective†,
indeficient†,
indefectible;
immaculate,
spotless,
impeccable;
free from imperfection
etc.
651;
unblemished,
uninjured
etc.
659;
sound,
sound as a roach;
in perfect condition;
scathless†,
intact,
harmless;
seaworthy
etc.
(safe)
644;
right as a trivet;
in seipso totus teres atque rotundus [Lat.]
[Horace];
consummate
etc.
(complete)
52;
finished
etc.
729.
best
etc.
(good)
648;
model,
standard;
inimitable,
unparagoned†,
unparalleled
etc.
(supreme)
33;
superhuman,
divine;
beyond all praise
etc.
(approbation)
931;
sans peur et sans reproche [Fr.].
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2 best
comparative and superlative of `well' Wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable:
— The White House thought it best not to respond.
synonym: better.
Roget 648:
harmless,
hurtless†;
unobnoxious†,
innocuous,
innocent,
inoffensive.
beneficial,
valuable,
of value;
serviceable
etc.
(useful)
644;
advantageous,
edifying,
profitable;
salutary
etc.
(healthful)
656.
favorable;
propitious
etc.
(hope-giving)
858;
fair.
good,
good as gold;
excellent;
better;
superior
etc.
33;
above par;
nice,
fine;
genuine
etc.
(true)
494.
best,
choice,
select,
picked,
elect,
recherche,
rare,
priceless;
unparagoned†,
unparalleled
etc.
(supreme)
33;
superlatively
etc.
33;
good;
bully [Slang],
crackajack [Slang],
giltedged;
superfine,
superexcellent†;
of the first water;
first-rate,
first-class;
high-wrought,
exquisite,
very best,
crack,
prime,
tiptop,
capital,
cardinal;
standard
etc.
(perfect)
650;
inimitable.
admirable,
estimable;
praiseworthy
etc.
(approve)
931;
pleasing
etc.
829;
couleur de rose [Fr.],
precious,
of great price;
costly
etc.
(dear)
814;
worth its weight in gold,
worth a Jew's eye;
priceless,
invaluable,
inestimable,
precious as the apple of the eye.
tolerable
etc.
(not very good)
651;
up to the mark,
unexceptionable,
unobjectionable;
satisfactory,
tidy.
in good condition,
in fair condition;
fresh;
sound
etc.
(perfect)
650.
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adverb
1 best
In a most excellent way or manner.
2 best
3 best
From a position of superiority or authority:
— Father knows best.
synonym: better.
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good
noun
1 good
Benefit.
Roget 827:
pleasure,
gratification,
enjoyment,
fruition;
oblectation,
delectation,
delection†;
relish,
zest;
gusto
etc.
(physical pleasure)
377;
satisfaction
etc.
(content)
831;
complacency.
well-being;
good
etc.
618;
snugness,
comfort,
ease;
cushion
etc.
215;
sans souci [Fr.],
without worry,
mind at ease.
joy,
gladness,
delight,
glee,
cheer,
sunshine;
cheerfulness
etc.
836.
treat,
refreshment;
amusement
etc.
840;
luxury
etc.
377.
mens sana in corpore sano [Lat.]
[Juvenal],
a sound mind in a sound body.
happiness,
felicity,
bliss;
beatitude,
beautification;
enchantment,
transport,
rapture,
ravishment,
ecstasy;
summum bonum [Lat.];
paradise,
elysium
etc.
(heaven)
981;
third heaven†,
seventh heaven,
cloud nine;
unalloyed happiness
&c.;
hedonics†,
hedonism.
honeymoon;
palmy days,
halcyon days;
golden age,
golden time;
Dixie,
Dixie's land;
Saturnia regna [Lat.],
Arcadia†,
Shangri-La,
happy valley,
Agapemone†.
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Dutch: goed
2 good
Moral excellence or admirableness:
— There is much good to be found in people.
synonym: goodness.
Roget 618:
good,
benefit,
advantage;
improvement
etc.
658;
greatest good,
supreme good;
interest,
service,
behoof,
behalf;
weal;
main chance,
summum bonum [Lat.],
common weal;
consummation devoutly to be wished;"
gain,
boot;
profit,
harvest.
boon
etc.
(gift)
784;
good turn;
blessing;
world of good;
piece of good luck [Fr.],
piece of good fortune [Fr.];
nuts,
prize,
windfall,
godsend,
waif,
treasure-trove.
good fortune
etc.
(prosperity)
734;
happiness
etc.
827.
[Source of good]
goodness
etc.
648;
utility
etc.
644;
remedy
etc.
662;
pleasure giving
etc.
829.
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Dutch: goed, goedheid
Polish: dobro
3 good
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.
synonym: goodness.
Dutch: waar, goedheid, goederen
Polish: dobro
4 good
Articles of commerce.
synonyms: commodity, trade good.
Dutch: handel, handelsgoederen, handelswaar, koopwaar, negotie, spul, waar, waren
Polish: towar
adjective
1 good
Having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.
Roget 394:
savory,
delicious,
tasty,
well-tasted,
to one's taste,
good,
palatable,
nice,
dainty,
delectable;
toothful†,
toothsome;
gustful†,
appetizing,
lickerish†,
delicate,
exquisite,
rich,
luscious,
ambrosial,
scrumptious,
delightful.
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Roget 651:
imperfect;
not perfect
etc.
650;
deficient,
defective;
faulty,
unsound,
tainted;
out of order,
out of tune;
cracked,
leaky;
sprung;
warped
etc.
(distort)
243;
lame;
injured
etc.
(deteriorated)
659;
peccant
etc.
(bad)
649;
frail
etc.
(weak)
160;
inadequate
etc.
(insufficient)
640;
crude
etc.
(unprepared)
674;
incomplete
etc.
53;
found wanting;
below par;
short-handed;
below its full strength,
under its full strength,
below its full complement.
indifferent,
middling,
ordinary,
mediocre;
average
etc.
29;
so-so;
coucicouci,
milk and water;
tolerable,
fair,
passable;
pretty well,
pretty good;
rather good,
moderately good;
good;
good enough,
well enough,
adequate;
decent;
not bad,
not amiss;
inobjectionable†,
unobjectionable,
admissible,
bearable,
only better than nothing.
secondary,
inferior;
second-rate,
second-best;
one-horse [U.S.].
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Polish: dobry
2 good
Having the normally expected amount:
— Gives good measure.
— A good mile from here.
synonym: full.
Roget 52:
complete,
entire;
whole
etc.
50;
perfect
etc.
650;
full,
good,
absolute,
thorough,
plenary;
solid,
undivided;
with all its parts;
all-sided.
exhaustive,
radical,
sweeping,
thorough-going;
dead.
regular,
consummate,
unmitigated,
sheer,
unqualified,
unconditional,
free;
abundant
etc.
(sufficient)
639.
brimming;
brimful,
topful,
topfull;
chock full,
choke full;
as full as an egg is of meat,
as full as a vetch;
saturated,
crammed;
replete
etc.
(redundant)
641;
fraught,
laden;
full-laden,
full-fraught,
full-charged;
heavy laden.
completing
etc.
v.;
supplemental,
supplementary;
ascititious†.
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Polish: równy
3 good
4 good
Deserving of esteem and respect:
— Ruined the family's good name.
synonyms: estimable, honorable, respectable.
Roget 931:
approving
etc.
v.;
in favor of;
lost in admiration.
commendatory,
complimentary,
benedictory†,
laudatory,
panegyrical,
eulogistic,
encomiastic,
lavish of praise,
uncritical.
approved,
praised
etc.
v.;
uncensured,
unimpeached;
popular,
in good odor;
in high esteem
etc.
(respected)
928;
in favor,
in high favor.
deserving of praise,
worthy of praise
etc.
n.;
praiseworthy,
commendable,
of estimation;
good
etc.
648;
meritorious,
estimable,
creditable,
plausible,
unimpeachable;
beyond all praise.
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Roget 648:
harmless,
hurtless†;
unobnoxious†,
innocuous,
innocent,
inoffensive.
beneficial,
valuable,
of value;
serviceable
etc.
(useful)
644;
advantageous,
edifying,
profitable;
salutary
etc.
(healthful)
656.
favorable;
propitious
etc.
(hope-giving)
858;
fair.
good,
good as gold;
excellent;
better;
superior
etc.
33;
above par;
nice,
fine;
genuine
etc.
(true)
494.
best,
choice,
select,
picked,
elect,
recherche,
rare,
priceless;
unparagoned†,
unparalleled
etc.
(supreme)
33;
superlatively
etc.
33;
good;
bully [Slang],
crackajack [Slang],
giltedged;
superfine,
superexcellent†;
of the first water;
first-rate,
first-class;
high-wrought,
exquisite,
very best,
crack,
prime,
tiptop,
capital,
cardinal;
standard
etc.
(perfect)
650;
inimitable.
admirable,
estimable;
praiseworthy
etc.
(approve)
931;
pleasing
etc.
829;
couleur de rose [Fr.],
precious,
of great price;
costly
etc.
(dear)
814;
worth its weight in gold,
worth a Jew's eye;
priceless,
invaluable,
inestimable,
precious as the apple of the eye.
tolerable
etc.
(not very good)
651;
up to the mark,
unexceptionable,
unobjectionable;
satisfactory,
tidy.
in good condition,
in fair condition;
fresh;
sound
etc.
(perfect)
650.
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Polish: honorowy
5 good
6 good
7 good
Of moral excellence:
— A genuinely good person.
synonyms: just, upright.
8 good
9 good
10 good
With or in a close or intimate relationship:
— A good friend.
synonyms: dear, near.
Polish: miły, kochany
11 good
12 good
Most suitable or right for a particular purpose:
— A good time to plant tomatoes.
synonyms: right, ripe.
Roget 944:
virtuous,
good;
innocent
etc.
946;
meritorious,
deserving,
worthy,
desertful†,
correct;
dutiful,
duteous;
moral;
right,
righteous,
right-minded;
well-intentioned,
creditable,
laudable,
commendable,
praiseworthy;
above all praise,
beyond all praise;
excellent,
admirable;
sterling,
pure,
noble;
whole-souled†.
exemplary;
matchless,
peerless;
saintly,
saint-like;
heaven-born,
angelic,
seraphic,
godlike.
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Roget 922:
right,
good;
just,
reasonable;
fit
etc.
924;
equal,
equable,
equatable†;
evenhanded,
fair.
legitimate,
justifiable,
rightful;
as it should be,
as it ought to be;
lawful
etc.
(permitted)
760,
(legal)
963.
deserved
etc.
924.
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14 good
15 good
16 good
Appealing to the mind:
— Good music.
synonym: serious.
17 good
In excellent physical condition:
— Good teeth.
— I still have one good leg.
synonym: sound.
18 good
Tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health:
— A good night's sleep.
synonym: salutary.
19 good
Not forged:
— A good dollar bill.
synonym: honest.
20 good
21 good
adverb
2 good
Completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'):
— We beat him good.
synonyms: soundly, thoroughly.
Roget 488:
yes,
yea,
ay,
aye,
true;
good;
well;
very well,
very true;
well and good;
granted;
even so,
just so;
to be sure,
'thou hast said',"
you said it,
you said a mouthful;
truly,
exactly,
precisely,
that's just it,
indeed,
certainly,
you bet,
certes [Lat.],
ex concesso [Lat.];
of course,
unquestionably,
assuredly,
no doubt,
doubtless;
naturally,
natch.
be it so;
so be it,
so let it be;
amen;
willingly
etc.
602.
affirmatively,
in the affirmative.
OK,
all right,
might as well,
why not;?
with one consent,
with one voice,
with one accord;
unanimously,
una voce,
by common consent,
in chorus,
to a man;
nem.
con,
nemine contradicente [Lat.];
nemine dissentiente [Lat.];
without a dissentient voice;
as one man,
one and all,
on all hands.
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certainly, champion, changeless, charitable, chaste, chattels, cheerful, choice, clean, clever, cloth, cogent, commendable, commensurate, commodities, company, compassionate, compatible, compelling, competent, complaisant, complete, complimentary, condign, congenial, congruous, considerable, considerate, consistent, constitutional, consumable, convenient, convincing, coordinated, cordial, correct, corresponding, crack, crackerjack, cracking, creating, creative, credible, creditable, crucial, cunning, cute, da, daedal, dainty, decent, decorous, defensible, deft, delectable, delicate, delicious, delightful, dependable, deserved, desirable, dexterous, dextrous, dinkum, diplomatic, due, dulcet, edible, effects, elegant, elevated, en rapport, encomiastic, enjoyable, enough, enthusiastic, equal to, equitable, erect, established, esteemed, estimable, eternal, eternally the same, ethical, eulogistic, even, evenhanded, everlasting, exactly, excellent, exemplary, expedient, expert, exquisite, extensive, extraordinary, fab, fabric, fabulous, fair, fair and pleasant, fair and square, famous, fancy, fantastic, favorable, favorably, favoring, feasible, felicific, felicitous, fine, first-class, first-rate, fit, fitten, fitting, flattering, following the letter, fortunate, fraternal, freight, fresh, friendly, fructuous, full, full of integrity, full of promise, gain, gear, genial, gentle, genuine, gifted, glorious, godlike, godly, godly-minded, godsend, golden, good enough, good for, good to eat, good-hearted, good-tasting, goodish, goodly, goodness, goods, graceful, gracious, grand, grateful, gratifying, great, groovy, gustable, gusty, hallowed, handy, happy, harmonious, health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy, hear, heart-warming, heavenly, helpful, high-minded, high-mindedness, high-principled, highest, highly respectable, holy, holy-minded, honest, honest-to-God, honesty, honeyed, honorable, honorableness, human, humane, humanely, humanly, hygeian, hygienic, immaculate, immortal, immutable, inartificial, indeed, indeedy, infinite, ingenious, integrity, interest, invigorating, inviolate, irreproachable, ja, juicy, just, just so, justifiable, justified, kind, kindhearted, kindheartedly, kindly, kindly-disposed, knockout, kosher, lares and penates, large, laudable, laudatory, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, lawful, legal, legitimate, level, lifelike, likable, likely, limitless, line, literal, lofty, logical, loving, lucky, luminous, luscious, lush, magisterial, mais oui, majestic, making, manly, masterful, masterly, material, meet, meet and right, mellifluous, mellow, merchandise, merciful, merit, merited, minimal, minimum, moral, morality, most assuredly, movables, natural, naturalistic, naturally, naturellement, neat, nectareous, nectarous, needed, nice, nicely, no mean, nobility, noble, normal, normative, numinous, obedient, of course, of good omen, of gourmet quality, of happy portent, of promise, okay, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, one, opportune, orderly, original, otherworldly, oui, outstanding, palatable, paraphernalia, passable, penetrating, permanent, permissible, perpetual, personal property, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasureful, plenty, plenty good enough, politic, positive, positively, possessions, precisely, principled, probity, produce, professional, proficient, profit, profitable, promising, proper, propitious, proportionate, prosperity, prosperous, pure, pure in heart, purehearted, quick, quite, quite some, radiant, rather, ready, real, realistic, really, recommendable, rectitude, refreshing, regal, reliable, reputable, resourceful, respectable, respected, rewarding, right, right and proper, right-minded, righteous, righteousness, rightful, righto, royal, sacred, safe, saintlike, saintly, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, sapid, satisfactory, satisfying, savorous, savory, scrumptious, seasonable, secure, see you later, seemly, self-consistent, sensible, seraphic, serious, shapely, shaping, simon-pure, simple, sincere, sizable, sizeable, skilled, skillful, slick, smart, smashing, softhearted, softheartedly, solicitous, solid, solvent, some, sortable, sound, sovereign, spiritual, spiritual-minded, splendid, spotless, square, stainless, statesmanlike, sterling, stock, straight, stuff, stylish, substantial, succulent, sufficient, sufficient for, sufficing, suitable, superb, superior, supreme, sure, sure thing, sure-enough, surely, sweet, sympathetic, sympathizing, tactful, talented, tangibles, tasty, tender, tenderhearted, tenderheartedly, terrific, textile, the compleat, the complete, things, thorough, timeless, timely, to be desired, to be sure, tolerable, tonic, toothsome, toward, true to life, true to nature, true to reality, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, truly, trustworthy, ubiquitous, unadulterated, unaffected, unassumed, unassuming, unbelievable, unblemished, unbounded, unchanging, uncolored, unconcocted, uncopied, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, uncounterfeited, undefiled, undefined, undisguised, undisguising, undistorted, unearthly, unexaggerated, unfabricated, unfanciful, unfeigned, unfeigning, unfictitious, unflattering, unimagined, unimitated, unimpeachable, unindebted, uninvented, unlimited, unpretended, unpretending, unqualified, unromantic, unsimulated, unspecious, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, unsynthetic, untarnished, unvarnished, unworldly, up to, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, use, useful, usefulness, valid, vendibles, verbal, verbatim, veridical, verisimilar, very good, very well, virtue, virtuoso, virtuous, virtuousness, wares, warm, warmhearted, warmheartedly, warmly, warrantable, warranted, weighty, welcome, welfare, well, well and good, well-behaved, well-being, well-disposed, well-done, well-founded, well-grounded, well-mannered, well-proportioned, well-thought-of, well-timed, wholesome, why yes, wicked, wise, wonderful, word-for-word, workmanlike, world of good, worth, worthwhile, worthy, yard goods, yea, yeah, yeomanly, yep, yes, yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes sir, yes sirree, yummy ... show more.
well
noun
1 well
A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine.
Roget 208:
depth;
deepness
etc.
adj.;
profundity,
depression
etc.
(concavity)
252.
hollow,
pit,
shaft,
well,
crater;
gulf
etc.
198;
bowels of the earth,
botttomless pit†,
hell.
soundings,
depth of water,
water,
draught,
submersion;
plummet,
sound,
probe;
sounding rod,
sounding line;
lead.
bathymetry.
[instrument to measure depth]
sonar,
side-looking sonar;
bathometer†.
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Roget 343:
land covered with water,
gulf,
gulph†,
bay,
inlet,
bight,
estuary,
arm of the sea,
bayou [U.S.],
fiord,
armlet;
frith†,
firth,
ostiary†,
mouth;
lagune†,
lagoon;
indraught†;
cove,
creek;
natural harbor;
roads;
strait;
narrows;
Euripus;
sound,
belt,
gut,
kyles†;
continental slope,
continental shelf.
lake,
loch,
lough†,
mere,
tarn,
plash,
broad,
pond,
pool,
lin†,
puddle,
slab,
well,
artesian well;
standing water,
dead water,
sheet of water;
fish pond,
mill pond;
ditch,
dike,
dyke,
dam;
reservoir
etc.
(store)
636;
alberca†,
barachois†,
hog wallow [U.S.].
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Roget 662:
remedy,
help,
cure,
redress;
medicine,
medicament;
diagnosis,
medical examination;
medical treatment;
surgery;
preventive medicine.
[medical devices]
clinical thermometer,
stethoscope,
X-ray machine.
anthelmintic [Med.];
antidote,
antifebrile [Med.],
antipoison†,
counterpoison†,
antitoxin,
antispasmodic;
bracer,
faith cure,
placebo;
helminthagogue†,
lithagogue†,
pick-meup,
stimulant,
tonic;
vermifuge,
prophylactic,
corrective,
restorative;
sedative
etc.
174;
palliative;
febrifuge;
alterant†,
alterative;
specific;
antiseptic,
emetic,
analgesic,
pain-killer,
antitussive [Med.],
antiinflammatory [Med.],
antibiotic,
antiviral [Med.],
antifungal [Med.],
carminative;
Nepenthe,
Mithridate.
cure,
treatment,
regimen;
radical cure,
perfect cure,
certain cure;
sovereign remedy.
examination,
diagnosis,
diagnostics;
analysis,
urinalysis,
biopsy,
radiology.
medicine,
physic,
Galenicals†,
simples,
drug,
pharmaceutical,
prescription,
potion,
draught,
dose,
pill,
bolus,
injection,
infusion,
drip,
suppository,
electuary†;
linctus†,
lincture†;
medicament;
pharmacon†.
nostrum,
receipt,
recipe,
prescription;
catholicon†,
panacea,
elixir,
elixir vitae,
philosopher's stone;
balm,
balsam,
cordial,
theriac†,
ptisan†.
agueweed†,
arnica,
benzoin,
bitartrate of potash,
boneset†,
calomel,
catnip,
cinchona,
cream of tartar,
Epsom salts [Chem];
feverroot†,
feverwort;
friar's balsam,
Indian sage;
ipecac,
ipecacuanha;
jonquil,
mercurous chloride,
Peruvian bark;
quinine,
quinquina†;
sassafras,
yarrow.
salve,
ointment,
cerate,
oil,
lenitive,
lotion,
cosmetic;
plaster;
epithem†,
embrocation†,
liniment,
cataplasm†,
sinapism†,
arquebusade†,
traumatic,
vulnerary,
pepastic†,
poultice,
collyrium†,
depilatory;
emplastrum†;
eyewater†,
vesicant,
vesicatory [Med.].
compress,
pledget†;
bandage
etc.
(support)
215.
treatment,
medical treatment,
regimen;
dietary,
dietetics;
vis medicatrix†,
vis medicatrix naturae [Lat.];
medecine expectante [Fr.];
bloodletting,
bleeding,
venesection [Med.],
phlebotomy,
cupping,
sanguisae,
leeches;
operation,
surgical operation;
transfusion,
infusion,
intravenous infusion,
catheter,
feeding tube;
prevention,
preventative medicine,
immunization,
inoculation,
vaccination,
vaccine,
shot,
booster,
gamma globulin.
pharmacy,
pharmacology,
pharmaceutics;
pharmacopoeia,
formulary;
acology†,
Materia Medica [Lat.],
therapeutics,
posology†;
homeopathy,
allopathy†,
heteropathy [Med.],
osteopathy,
hydropathy [Med.];
cold water cure;
dietetics;
surgery,
chirurgery [Med.],
chirurgy†;
healing art,
leechcraft†;
orthopedics,
orthopedy†,
orthopraxy†;
pediatrics;
dentistry,
midwifery,
obstetrics,
gynecology;
tocology†;
sarcology†.
hospital,
infirmary;
pesthouse†,
lazarhouse†;
lazaretto;
lock hospital;
maison de sante [Fr.];
ambulance.
dispensary;
dispensatory†,
drug store,
pharmacy,
apothecary,
druggist,
chemist.
Hotel des Invalides;
sanatorium,
spa,
pump room,
well;
hospice;
Red Cross.
doctor,
physician,
surgeon;
medical practitioner,
general practitioner,
specialist;
medical attendant,
apothecary,
druggist;
leech;
osteopath,
osteopathist†;
optometrist,
ophthalmologist;
internist,
oncologist,
gastroenterologist;
epidemiologist [Med.],
public health specialist;
dermatologist;
podiatrist;
witch doctor,
shaman,
faith healer,
quack,
exorcist;
Aesculapius†,
Hippocrates,
Galen;
accoucheur [Fr.],
accoucheuse [Fr.],
midwife,
oculist,
aurist†;
operator;
nurse,
registered nurse,
practical nurse,
monthly nurse,
sister;
nurse's aide,
candystriper;
dresser;
bonesetter;
pharmaceutist†,
pharmacist,
druggist,
chemist,
pharmacopolist†.
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Dutch: bron, boorput, put
Polish: odwiert, otwór wiertniczy
2 well
A cavity or vessel used to contain liquid.
Dutch: put
3 well
An abundant source:
— She was a well of information.
synonyms: fountainhead, wellspring.
Roget 636:
stock,
fund,
mine,
vein,
lode,
quarry;
spring;
fount,
fountain;
well,
wellspring;
milch cow.
stock in trade,
supply;
heap
etc.
(collection)
72;
treasure;
reserve,
corps de reserve,
reserved fund,
nest egg,
savings,
bonne bouche [Fr.].
crop,
harvest,
mow,
vintage.
store,
accumulation,
hoard,
rick,
stack;
lumber;
relay
etc.
(provision)
637.
storehouse,
storeroom,
storecloset†;
depository,
depot,
cache,
repository,
reservatory†,
repertory;
repertorium†;
promptuary†,
warehouse,
entrepot [Fr.],
magazine;
buttery,
larder,
spence†;
garner,
granary;
cannery,
safe-deposit vault,
stillroom†;
thesaurus;
bank
etc.
(treasury)
802;
armory;
arsenal;
dock;
gallery,
museum,
conservatory;
menagery†,
menagerie.
reservoir,
cistern,
aljibar†,
tank,
pond,
mill pond;
gasometer†.
budget,
quiver,
bandolier,
portfolio;
coffer
etc.
(receptacle)
191.
conservation;
storing
etc.
v.;
storage.
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Roget 153:
cause,
origin,
source,
principle,
element;
occasioner†,
prime mover,
primum mobile [Lat.];
vera causa [Lat.];
author
etc.
(producer)
164;
mainspring;
agent;
leaven;
groundwork,
foundation
etc.
(support)
215.
spring,
fountain,
well,
font;
fountainhead,
spring head,
wellhead;
fons et origo [Lat.],
genesis;
descent
etc.
(paternity)
166;
remote cause;
influence.
pivot,
hinge,
turning point,
lever,
crux,
fulcrum;
key;
proximate cause,
causa causans [Lat.];
straw that breaks the camel's back.
ground;
reason,
reason why;
why and wherefore,
rationale,
occasion,
derivation;
final cause
etc.
(intention)
620;
les dessous des cartes [Fr.];
undercurrents.
rudiment.
egg,
germ,
embryo,
bud,
root,
radix radical,
etymon,
nucleus,
seed,
stem,
stock,
stirps,
trunk,
tap-root,
gemmule†,
radicle,
semen,
sperm.
nest,
cradle,
nursery,
womb,
nidus,
birthplace,
hotbed.
causality,
causation;
origination;
production
etc.
161.
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4 well
An open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway).
5 well
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.
verb
1 well
Come up, as of a liquid:
— Tears well in her eyes.
— The currents well up.
synonym: swell.
Roget 348:
flow,
run;
meander;
gush,
pour,
spout,
roll,
jet,
well,
issue;
drop,
drip,
dribble,
plash,
spirtle†,
trill,
trickle,
distill,
percolate;
stream,
overflow,
inundate,
deluge,
flow over,
splash,
swash;
guggle†,
murmur,
babble,
bubble,
purl,
gurgle,
sputter,
spurt,
spray,
regurgitate;
ooze,
flow out
etc.
(egress)
295.
rain hard,
rain in torrents,
rain cats and dogs,
rain pitchforks;
pour with rain,
drizzle,
spit,
set in;
mizzle†.
flow into,
fall into,
open into,
drain into;
discharge itself,
disembogue†.
[Cause a flow]
pour;
pour out
etc.
(discharge)
297;
shower down,
irrigate,
drench
etc.
(wet)
337;
spill,
splash.
[Stop a flow]
stanch;
dam,
up
etc.
(close)
261;
obstruct
etc.
706.
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Roget 295:
emerge,
emanate,
issue;
egress;
go out of,
come out of,
move out of,
pass out of,
pour out of,
flow out of;
pass out of,
evacuate.
exude,
transude;
leak,
run through,
out through;
percolate,
transcolate†;
egurgitate†;
strain,
distill;
perspire,
sweat,
drain,
ooze;
filter,
filtrate;
dribble,
gush,
spout,
flow out;
well,
well out;
pour,
trickle,
etc.
(water in motion)
348;
effuse,
extravasate [Med.],
disembogue†,
discharge itself,
debouch;
come forth,
break forth;
burst out,
burst through;
find vent;
escape
etc.
671.
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Dutch: opwellen, wellen
adjective
1 well
In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury.
Roget 654:
healthy,
healthful;
in health
etc.
n.;
well,
sound,
hearty,
hale,
fresh,
green,
whole;
florid,
flush,
hardy,
stanch,
staunch,
brave,
robust,
vigorous,
weatherproof.
unscathed,
uninjured,
unmaimed†,
unmarred,
untainted;
sound of wind and limb,
safe and sound.
on one's legs;
sound as a roach,
sound as a bell;
fresh as a daisy,
fresh as a rose,
fresh as April†;
hearty as a buck;
in fine feather,
in high feather;
in good case,
in full bloom;
pretty bobbish†,
tolerably well,
as well as can be expected.
sanitary
etc.
(health-giving)
656;
sanatory
etc.
(remedial)
662†.
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Roget 803:
wealthy,
rich,
affluent,
opulent,
moneyed,
monied,
worth much;
well to do,
well off;
warm;
comfortable,
well,
well provided for.
made of money;
rich as Croesus,
filthy rich,
rich as a Jew†;
rolling in riches,
rolling in wealth.
flush,
flush of cash,
flush of money,
flush of tin [Slang];
in funds,
in cash,
in full feather;
solvent,
pecunious†,
out of debt,
in the black,
all straight.
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2 well
Resulting favorably:
— It is well that no one saw you.
— All's well that ends well.
synonym: good.
3 well
Wise or advantageous and hence advisable.
adverb
1 well
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'):
— The children behaved well.
— A task well done.
— The party went well.
— He slept well.
— A well-argued thesis.
— A well-seasoned dish.
— A well-planned party.
synonym: good.
Roget 488:
yes,
yea,
ay,
aye,
true;
good;
well;
very well,
very true;
well and good;
granted;
even so,
just so;
to be sure,
'thou hast said',"
you said it,
you said a mouthful;
truly,
exactly,
precisely,
that's just it,
indeed,
certainly,
you bet,
certes [Lat.],
ex concesso [Lat.];
of course,
unquestionably,
assuredly,
no doubt,
doubtless;
naturally,
natch.
be it so;
so be it,
so let it be;
amen;
willingly
etc.
602.
affirmatively,
in the affirmative.
OK,
all right,
might as well,
why not;?
with one consent,
with one voice,
with one accord;
unanimously,
una voce,
by common consent,
in chorus,
to a man;
nem.
con,
nemine contradicente [Lat.];
nemine dissentiente [Lat.];
without a dissentient voice;
as one man,
one and all,
on all hands.
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Roget 31:
truly
etc.
(truth)
494
[in a positive degree];
decidedly,
unequivocally,
purely,
absolutely,
seriously,
essentially,
fundamentally,
radically,
downright,
in all conscience;
for the most part,
in the main.
[in a complete degree]
entirely
etc.
(completely)
52;
abundantly
etc.
(sufficiently)
639;
widely,
far and wide.
[in a great or high degree]
greatly
etc.
adj.;
much,
muckle†,
well,
indeed,
very,
very much,
a deal,
no end of,
most,
not a little;
pretty,
pretty well;
enough,
in a great measure,
richly;
to a large extent,
to a great extent,
to a gigantic extent;
on a large scale;
so;
never so,
ever so;
ever so dole;
scrap,
shred,
tag,
splinter,
rag,
much;
by wholesale;
mighty,
powerfully;
with a witness,
ultra [Lat.],
in the extreme,
extremely,
exceedingly,
intensely,
exquisitely,
acutely,
indefinitely,
immeasurably;
beyond compare,
beyond comparison,
beyond measure,
beyond all bounds;
incalculably,
infinitely.
[in a supreme degree]
preeminently,
superlatively
etc.
(superiority)
33.
[in a too great degree]
immoderately,
monstrously,
preposterously,
inordinately,
exorbitantly,
excessively,
enormously,
out of all proportion,
with a vengeance.
[in a marked degree]
particularly,
remarkably,
singularly,
curiously,
uncommonly,
unusually,
peculiarly,
notably,
signally,
strikingly,
pointedly,
mainly,
chiefly;
famously,
egregiously,
prominently,
glaringly,
emphatically,
kat exochin [Gr.],
strangely,
wonderfully,
amazingly,
surprisingly,
astonishingly,
incredibly,
marvelously,
awfully,
stupendously.
[in an exceptional degree]
peculiarly
etc.
(unconformity)
83.
[in a violent degree]
furiously
etc.
(violence)
173;
severely,
desperately,
tremendously,
extravagantly,
confoundedly,
deucedly,
devilishly,
with a vengeance;
a outrance†,
a toute outrance [Fr.].
[in a painful degree]
painfully,
sadly,
grossly,
sorely,
bitterly,
piteously,
grievously,
miserably,
cruelly,
woefully,
lamentably,
shockingly,
frightfully,
dreadfully,
fearfully,
terribly,
horribly.
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Roget 931:
with credit,
to admiration;
well
etc.
618;
with three times three.
Roget 618:
well,
aright,
satisfactorily,
favorably,
not amis [Fr.];
all for the best;
to one's advantage
etc.
n.;
in one's favor,
in one's interest
etc.
n..
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Roget 648:
beneficially
etc.
adj.;
well
etc.
618.
Roget 698:
skillfully
etc.
adj.;
well
etc.
618;
artistically;
with skill,
with consummate skill;
secundum artem [Lat.],
suo Marte;
to the best of one's abilities
etc.
(exertion)
686.
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2 well
Thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form.
3 well
Indicating high probability; in all likelihood:
— I might well do it.
— You may well need your umbrella.
— He could equally well be trying to deceive us.
synonym: easily.
4 well
used for emphasis or as an intensifier Entirely or fully.
5 well
To a suitable or appropriate extent or degree.
6 well
Favorably; with approval.
7 well
8 well
With great or especially intimate knowledge:
— We knew them well.
synonym: intimately.
9 well
With prudence or propriety.
10 well
With skill or in a pleasing manner.
11 well
In a manner affording benefit or advantage:
— She married well.
synonym: advantageously.
12 well
In financial comfort:
— They live well.
synonym: comfortably.
13 well
Without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor.
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