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172 Nouns That Start With GO

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go (noun) a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters Synonyms: go game
(noun) a usually brief attempt Synonyms: crack, fling, offer, pass, whirl
(noun) street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine Synonyms: Adam, cristal, disco biscuit, ecstasy, hug drug, X, XTC
(noun) a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) Synonyms: spell, tour, turn
goad (noun) a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion Synonyms: prod
(noun) a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something Synonyms: goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring, urging
goading (noun) a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something Synonyms: goad, prod, prodding, spur, spurring, urging
goal (noun) a successful attempt at scoring
(noun) game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
(noun) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it Synonyms: end
(noun) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) Synonyms: destination, finish
goalie (noun) the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring Synonyms: goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper
(noun) the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal Synonyms: goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder
goalkeeper (noun) the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring Synonyms: goalie, goaltender, netkeeper
(noun) the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal Synonyms: goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder
goalmouth (noun) (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal
goalpost (noun) one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
goaltender (noun) the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring Synonyms: goalie, goalkeeper, netkeeper
(noun) the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal Synonyms: goalie, goalkeeper, netkeeper, netminder
goat (noun) any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns Synonyms: caprine animal
(noun) a victim of ridicule or pranks Synonyms: butt, laughingstock, stooge
goatee (noun) a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
goatfish (noun) brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels Synonyms: Mullus surmuletus, red mullet, surmullet
goatherd (noun) a person who tends a flock of goats Synonyms: goat herder
goatsbeard (noun) weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States Synonyms: meadow salsify, shepherd's clock, Tragopogon pratensis
goatsfoot (noun) short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers Synonyms: goat's foot, Oxalis caprina
goatskin (noun) the hide of a goat
goatsucker (noun) mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects Synonyms: caprimulgid, nightjar
gob (noun) informal terms for the mouth Synonyms: cakehole, hole, maw, trap, yap
(noun) a lump of slimy stuff
(noun) a man who serves as a sailor Synonyms: Jack-tar, Jack, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar
gobbet (noun) a lump or chunk of raw meat
gobble (noun) the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
gobbledygook (noun) incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists
gobbler (noun) male turkey Synonyms: tom, tom turkey, turkey cock
(noun) a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls
goblet (noun) a drinking glass with a base and stem
(noun) a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup Synonyms: chalice
goblin (noun) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings Synonyms: hob, hobgoblin
gobs (noun) a large number or amount Synonyms: dozens, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads
goby (noun) small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker Synonyms: gudgeon
god (noun) a material effigy that is worshipped Synonyms: graven image, idol
(noun) any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force Synonyms: deity, divinity, immortal
(noun) a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
godchild (noun) an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
goddaughter (noun) a female godchild
goddess (noun) a female deity
godfather (noun) any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
(noun) someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
godlessness (noun) impiety by virtue of not being a godly person Synonyms: ungodliness
godliness (noun) piety by virtue of being a godly person
godmother (noun) any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
godown (noun) (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
godparent (noun) a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
godsend (noun) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) Synonyms: bonanza, boom, bunce, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall
godson (noun) a male godchild
godwit (noun) large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
goer (noun) someone who leaves Synonyms: departer, leaver
goethite (noun) a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust Synonyms: gothite
gofer (noun) an employee whose duties include running errands
goffer (noun) an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats Synonyms: gauffer
(noun) an iron used to press pleats and ridges Synonyms: gauffer, gauffering iron, goffering iron
(noun) a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) Synonyms: gopher
goggles (noun) (plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
going (noun) advancing toward a goal Synonyms: sledding
(noun) the act of departing Synonyms: departure, going away, leaving
(noun) euphemistic expressions for death Synonyms: departure, exit, expiration, loss, passing, release
goiter (noun) abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet Synonyms: goitre, struma, thyromegaly
goitre (noun) abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet Synonyms: goiter, struma, thyromegaly
goitrogen (noun) any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter
gold (noun) a deep yellow color Synonyms: amber
(noun) something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
(noun) coins made of gold
(noun) great wealth
(noun) a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia Synonyms: atomic number 79, Au
goldbeater (noun) an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf Synonyms: gold-beater
goldbrick (noun) anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
(noun) a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
(noun) an idle worthless person Synonyms: good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account
(noun) a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
goldbricking (noun) the evasion of work or duty Synonyms: goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering
goldcrest (noun) European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch Synonyms: golden-crested kinglet, Regulus regulus
goldcup (noun) any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus Synonyms: butter-flower, buttercup, butterflower, crowfoot, kingcup
goldenbush (noun) a plant of the genus Haplopappus
(noun) any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America
goldeneye (noun) large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions Synonyms: Bucephela clangula, whistler
(noun) a variety of green lacewing Synonyms: golden-eyed fly
goldenrod (noun) any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago
goldenseal (noun) perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves Synonyms: golden seal, Hydrastis Canadensis, turmeric root, yellow root
goldfield (noun) a district where gold is mined
goldfields (noun) small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated Synonyms: Lasthenia chrysostoma
goldfinch (noun) small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings Synonyms: Carduelis carduelis
(noun) American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer Synonyms: New World goldfinch, Spinus tristis, yellowbird
goldfish (noun) small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes Synonyms: Carassius auratus
goldilocks (noun) early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod Synonyms: Aster linosyris, goldilocks aster, Linosyris vulgaris
goldmine (noun) a mine where gold ore is found Synonyms: gold mine
(noun) a good source of something that is desired Synonyms: gold mine
goldsmith (noun) an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold Synonyms: gold-worker, goldworker
goldsmithery (noun) the work, art, or trade of a one who makes or deals in articles of gold.
goldstone (noun) aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles
goldthread (noun) low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers Synonyms: Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica, golden thread
goldworker (noun) an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold Synonyms: gold-worker, goldsmith
golem (noun) a mechanism that can move automatically Synonyms: automaton, robot
(noun) (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
golf (noun) a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes Synonyms: golf game
golfcart (noun) a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots Synonyms: golf cart
golfclub (noun) golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball Synonyms: club, golf-club, golf club
golfer (noun) someone who plays the game of golf Synonyms: golf player, linksman
golfing (noun) playing golf
goliard (noun) a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs
goliath (noun) someone that is abnormally large and powerful Synonyms: behemoth, colossus, giant, monster
golliwog (noun) a grotesque black doll Synonyms: golliwogg
golliwogg (noun) a grotesque black doll Synonyms: golliwog
golosh (noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow Synonyms: arctic, galosh, gumshoe, rubber
gomphothere (noun) extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene
gomuti (noun) Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago Synonyms: Arenga pinnata, gomuti palm, sugar palm
gonad (noun) a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced Synonyms: sex gland
gonadotrophin (noun) hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity Synonyms: gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin
gonadotropin (noun) hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity Synonyms: gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone
gondola (noun) long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
(noun) a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof Synonyms: gondola car
(noun) the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant Synonyms: car
gondolier (noun) a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola Synonyms: gondoliere
gondoliere (noun) a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola Synonyms: gondolier
goner (noun) a person in desperate straits; someone doomed Synonyms: toast
gong (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick Synonyms: tam-tam
(noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument Synonyms: bell, chime
gonif (noun) (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) Synonyms: ganef, ganof, goniff
goniff (noun) (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) Synonyms: ganef, ganof, gonif
goniometer (noun) direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals
gonion (noun) the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
gonioscopy (noun) an examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma
gonococcus (noun) the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea Synonyms: Neisseria gonorrhoeae
gonorrhea (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra Synonyms: clap, gonorrhoea
gonorrhoea (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra Synonyms: clap, gonorrhea
goo (noun) any thick, viscous matter Synonyms: gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge
goober (noun) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms Synonyms: earthnut, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut, peanut

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