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GOOD DEAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent
Example:
a wad of money
Synonyms:
wad; tidy sum; stack; spate; slew; sight; raft; quite a little; pot; plenty; pile; peck; passel; muckle; mountain; mint; mickle; mess; mass; lot; heap; hatful; great deal; good deal; flock; deal; batch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("good deal" is a kind of...):
large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "good deal"):
deluge; flood; inundation; torrent (an overwhelming number or amount)
haymow (a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation)
Context examples:
Town is very pleasant just now, and we go a good deal to picture-galleries and for walks and rides in the park.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
I am not sorry to see you alone, he replied, for I have a good deal to say to you.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
“I expect, as usual, he knows a good deal that we don’t.”
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“I promise you that you will understand this and a good deal more before we part, Sir Lothian,” said Jim, with a curious smile playing over his face.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Only, as we had no power to anchor and dared not beach her till the tide had flowed a good deal farther, time hung on our hands.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Foul play!” cried the lawyer, a good deal frightened and rather inclined to be irritated in consequence.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
I pay a good deal of attention to matters of detail, as you may have observed, and I had examined the hall, and was sure that the wall was clear.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I understood quite a good deal of First Principles, but his Biology took the wind out of my sails, and his Psychology left me butting around in the doldrums for many a day.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
The Sun will be in your financial sector (second house) helping you form a successful contractual deal or getting a good deal on a purchase.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Now he had a good deal of gold in the house: so he said to Catherine, What pretty yellow buttons these are!
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
