good word
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, word.
name
The Bible, especially the New Testament.
Example Sentences
- "My grandfather mentioned the problem to Lord Fermoy, whom he knew through the British Legion. and Lord Fermoy said he would put in a good word."
- "For instance, if the person worked for a large company or lived in a large apartment building, he would give them a special price on their medications and tell them that he was doing so in the hope that they would pass the good word about the store to their friends."
- "Not surprisingly, my students rarely have a good word for good works!"
- ""Hello, Worth: What's the good word?” “I have some news for you, but I'm afraid its not 'the good word' as you say.” “OK, What's the bad news?""
- "He starts to thank me PROFUSELY, and I tell him to can that shit. I tell him to slip me the good word via General Delivery, Hubbard, North Dakota. "Listen, asshole," I say, "send me a postcard from the Weird Land of Mooses.""
- "God's good word, both law and gospel, is your bulwark, your defense against bad theology and techniques of spirituality that make you anxious."
Inflected Forms
good words (plural)
the good word (canonical)