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arrive, come, show up, turn up

[4] extend, head, lead, lie, run—more at RUN

usually go for [8] bring, cost, fetch, sell—more at COST

usually go to [15] refer, resort, turn

[35] cover, crisscross, cross, cut, follow, pass, proceed, travel, traverse—more at TRAVERSE

2go noun, plural goes 1 : the act or manner of going

2 : the height of fashion

3 : a turn of affairs : OCCURRENCE

4 : active bodily or mental strength or force : ENERGY, VIGOR

5 : an experimental trial or attempt

6 : a spell of activity

— no go

: USELESS, HOPELESS

— on the go

: constantly active

Synonyms

attempt, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack—more at ATTEMPT

3go adjective : functioning properly

Synonyms

fit, ready, set—more at READY

1goad noun [ORIGIN: ME gode, fr. OE gād spear, goad]

1 : a pointed rod used to urge on an animal

2 : something that urges

Synonyms

boost, encouragement, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulus, yeast—more at IMPULSE

2goad verb : to incite or rouse as if with a goad

Synonyms

egg, encourage, exhort, press, prod, prompt, urge—more at URGE

go–ahead noun : authority to proceed

goal noun 1 : the mark set as limit to a race; also : an area to be reached safely in children's games

2 : the end toward which effort is directed : AIM, PURPOSE

3 : an area or object toward which play is directed to score; also : a successful attempt to score

Synonyms

aim, ambition, aspiration, design, dream, end, intent, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, pretension, purpose, thing; also plot, project, scheme; desire, hope, wish; destination, terminus

goal·ie noun : GOALKEEPER

goal·keep·er noun : a player who defends the goal in various games

goal·post noun : one of the two vertical posts with a crossbar that constitute the goal in various games

goat noun, plural goats or goat : any of various hollow-horned ruminant mammals related to the sheep that have backward-curving horns, a short tail, and usu. straight hair

goa·tee noun : a small trim pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin

goat·herd noun : a person who tends goats

goat·skin noun : the skin of a goat or a leather made from it

1gob noun 1 : a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape : LUMP, MASS

2 : a large amount — usu. used in pl. <~s of money>

Synonyms

[1] blob, chunk, clod, clump, glob, hunk, lump, mass, nub, wad—more at LUMP

usually gobs [2] abundance, lot, much, plenty, quantity, scads—more at LOT

2gob noun : a member of a ship's crew : SAILOR

Synonyms

jack, jack-tar, mariner, sailor, seaman, swab, tar—more at SAILOR

gob·bet noun : a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape : LUMP, MASS

1gobble verb gob·bled; gob·bling 1 : to swallow or eat greedily

2 : to take eagerly : GRAB

2gobble verb gob·bled; gob·bling : to make the natural guttural noise of a male turkey

gob·ble·dy·gook also gob·ble·de·gook noun : generally unintelligible jargon

Synonyms

babble, gabble, gibberish, hogwash, jabber, jabberwocky, nonsense—more at GIBBERISH

gob·bler noun : a male turkey

go–be·tween noun : an intermediate agent : BROKER

Synonyms

arbiter, arbitrator, broker, intercessor, intermediary, mediator, middleman, peacemaker—more at MEDIATOR

gob·let noun : a drinking glass with a foot and stem

gob·lin noun : an ugly or grotesque sprite that is mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious

go·by noun, plural gobies also goby : any of numerous spiny-finned fishes usu. having the pelvic fins united to form a ventral sucking disk

god noun 1 cap : the supreme reality; especially : the Being worshiped as the creator and ruler of the universe

2 : a being or object believed to have supernatural attributes and powers and to require worship

3 : a thing of supreme value

4 : an extraordinarily attractive person

god·child noun : a person for whom another person stands as sponsor at baptism

god·daugh·ter noun : a female

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