Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A surname from Middle English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Used as an expletive in phrases grammatically requiring a noun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, euphemistic, obsolete
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noun
United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Charles Goodyear
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inventor, discoverer, artificer
History
Probably a nickname from Middle English good + year, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression.
From good + year. First use appears c. 1570 in the writings of Thomas North; obsolete since c. 1892.
