goods
UK/ɡʊdz/
goods is the plural of good.
goods is the ellipsis of goods train.
goods is the third-person singular simple present indicative of good.
Noun
goods pl (plural only)
- That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
- Synonyms:
- wares
- Freight, as opposed to passengers.
- Something authentic, important, or revealing.
- The female body, especially when seen as desirable.
- And she got the goods / And she got that ass, I got to look, sorry!2007, “Good Life”, in Graduation, performed by Kanye West ft. T-Pain
- The male genitals.
- […]that enormous machine of his[…] which, together with it bottom dependence, the inestimable bulse of ladies jewels, formed a grand showout of goods indeed!1749, [John Cleland], “[Letter the First]”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], volume I, London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC, page 210
- A person or animal, etc., with reference to its characteristics.
- The Colonel's horse is good goods.1913, The Lone Hand, volume 12, page 37
- Synonyms:
- piece of goods
Meaning of good
Noun
good (countable and uncountable, plural goods)
- The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
- Antonyms:
- bad
- The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- The best is the enemy of the good.
- An item of merchandise.
- Thy lands and goods / Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate / Unto the state of Venice.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
Meaning of goods train
Noun
goods train (plural goods trains)
- A train used for the transportation of goods.
- In 1914, the Hendon and Finchley Times published a piece titled 'People who have no Christmas'. An engine-driver's comment was this: "For many years now I have never enjoyed a real Christmas. My engine has claimed me on this day, and my only regret is that I am not attached to a slow goods train...2022 December 14, David Turner, “The Edwardian Christmas getaway...”, in RAIL, number 972, page 35
- Synonyms:
- freight train
Synonyms of goods
Antonyms
Words formed from goods
- baked goods
- basket of goods
- bill of goods
- brown goods
- capital goods
- come up with the goods
- consumer goods
- cost of goods sold
- covered goods wagon
- damaged goods
- dangerous goods
- deliver the goods
- digital goods
- dry goods
- fancy goods
- finished goods
- get the goods on
- have the goods on
- goods and sales tax
- goods carriage
- goods shed
- goods station
- goods-to-person
- goods-to-picker
- goods train
- goods truck
- goods van
- goods wagon
- goods yard
- grave goods
- greige goods
- hard goods
- hardgoods
- heavy goods vehicle
- leathergoods
- nongoods
- picker-to-goods
- pick-up goods
- PX goods
- rainwater goods
- red goods
- sell someone a bill of goods
- smallgoods
- small goods
- softgoods
- soft goods
- stolen goods
- straight goods
- white goods
Phrases with goods
- wet goods
- club goods
- goods vans
- yard goods
- goods sheds
- goods yards
- green goods
- merit goods
- piece goods
- waste goods
- common goods
- Giffen goods
54 more phrasesFewer phrases
- goods trains
- goods trucks
- goods wagons
- luxury goods
- normal goods
- orange goods
- public goods
- Veblen goods
- yellow goods
- deficit goods
- demerit goods
- durable goods
- general goods
- impulse goods
- morning goods
- primary goods
- private goods
- bills of goods
- goods stations
- inferior goods
- packaged goods
- piece of goods
- producer goods
- superior goods
- goods carriages
- household goods
- pieces of goods
- baskets of goods
- got the goods on
- positional goods
- producers' goods
- substitute goods
- consumption goods
- gets the goods on
- measurement goods
- delivers the goods
- complementary goods
- costs of goods sold
- delivered the goods
- gotten the goods on
- covered goods wagons
- delivering the goods
- getting the goods on
- heavy goods vehicles
- goods and sales taxes
- came up with the goods
- goods and services tax
- comes up with the goods
- coming up with the goods
- goods and services taxes
- sold someone a bill of goods
- sells someone a bill of goods
- selling someone a bill of goods
- the odds are good, but the goods are odd
Words that rhyme with goods
Questions about goods
- What does goods mean?
- Goods means that which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
- What is goods the plural of?
- Goods is the plural of good.
- What part of speech is goods?
- Goods is a noun.
- How do you pronounce goods?
- Goods is pronounced /ɡʊdz/ (UK).
Words near goods in the dictionary
Source and license
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