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goofy adjective goof·i·er; -est : being crazy, ridiculous, or mildly ludicrous : SILLY

— goof·i·ness noun

Synonyms

flighty, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, light-headed, scatterbrained, silly—more at GIDDY

goon noun 1 : a man hired to terrorize or kill opponents

2 : a stupid person

Synonyms

[1] bully, gangster, hood, hoodlum, mobster, mug, punk, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough—more at HOODLUM

[2] blockhead, cretin, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope, dummy, dunce, fathead, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, jackass, moron, nitwit, numskull, simpleton, stock, turkey—more at IDIOT

go on verb 1 : to continue in a course of action

2 : to take place : HAPPEN

Synonyms

be, befall, betide, chance, come, happen, occur, pass, transpire—more at HAPPEN

goose noun, plural geese 1 : any of numerous long-necked web-footed birds related to the swans and ducks; also : a female goose as distinguished from a gander

2 : a foolish person

3 plural goos·es : a tailor's smoothing iron

Synonyms

booby, fool, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, nitwit, nut, simpleton, turkey—more at FOOL

goose·ber·ry noun : the acid berry of any of several shrubs related to the currant and used esp. in jams and pies

goose bumps noun plural : roughening of the skin caused usu. by cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement

goose·flesh noun : GOOSE BUMPS

goose pimples noun plural : GOOSE BUMPS

go out verb 1 : to become extinguished

2 : to become a candidate

go over verb : to win approval : SUCCEED

Synonyms

click, deliver, pan out, succeed, work out—more at SUCCEED

GOP abbreviation Grand Old Party (Republican)

1gopher noun 1 : a burrowing American land tortoise

2 : any of a family of No. American burrowing rodents with large cheek pouches opening beside the mouth

3 : any of several small ground squirrels of the prairie region of No. America

2gopher variant of GOFER

1gore noun 1 : BLOOD

2 : vivid gruesomeness

2gore noun : a tapering or triangular piece (as of cloth in a skirt)

3gore verb gored; gor·ing : to pierce or wound with something pointed

Synonyms

harpoon, impale, lance, pierce, puncture, skewer, spear, spike, stab, stick, transfix—more at IMPALE

1gorge noun 1 : THROAT

2 : a narrow ravine

3 : a mass of matter that chokes up a passage

Synonyms

canyon, defile, flume, gap, gulch, gulf, notch, pass, ravine—more at CANYON

2gorge verb gorged; gorg·ing : to eat greedily : stuff to capacity

Synonyms

glut, sate, stuff, surfeit; also gobble, gulp, guzzle; fill

bolt, cram

gor·geous adjective : resplendently beautiful

Synonyms

attractive, beautiful, fair, handsome, knockout, lovely, pretty, ravishing, stunning—more at BEAUTIFUL

Gor·gon·zo·la noun : a blue cheese of Italian origin

go·ril·la noun [ORIGIN: NL, fr. Gk Gorillai, a tribe of hairy women in an account of a voyage around Africa]

: an African anthropoid ape related to but much larger than the chimpanzee

gor·man·dise chiefly British variant of GORMANDIZE

gor·man·dize verb -dized; -diz·ing : to eat ravenously

gor·man·diz·er noun : one who eats gluttonously or ravenously

gorp noun : a snack consisting of high-calorie food (as raisins and nuts)

gorse noun : a spiny yellow-flowered European evergreen shrub of the legume family

gory adjective gor·i·er; -est 1 : BLOODSTAINED

2 : HORRIBLE, SENSATIONAL

gos·hawk noun : any of several long-tailed hawks with short rounded wings

gos·ling noun : a young goose

1gospel noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE gōdspel, fr. gōd good + spell message, news]

1 : the teachings of Christ and the apostles

2 cap : any of the first four books of the New Testament

3 : something accepted as infallible truth

Synonyms

creed, doctrine, ideology, philosophy—more at CREED

2gospel adjective 1 : of, relating to, or emphasizing the gospel

2 : relating to or being American religious songs associated with evangelism

gos·sa·mer noun [ORIGIN: ME gossomer, fr. gos goose + somer