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Ar·chi·pel·a·go, n.; pl. -goes or -gos
1. The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.
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go
adj : functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are
go" [ant: no-go]
n 1: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: spell,
tour, turn]
2: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: Adam,
ecstasy, XTC, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug
drug]
3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it
a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, pass, whirl, offer]
4: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid;
the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's
counters [syn: go game]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does
your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by
bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for
the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an
attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: travel, move,
locomote] [ant: stay in place]
2: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther
in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go
about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go
through diplomatic channels" [syn: proceed, move]
3: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away
before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn:
go away, depart] [ant: come]
4: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became
annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting
more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went
into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: become, get]
5: be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary";
"Her money went on clothes"
6: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as
follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: run]
7: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or
extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
"Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge
doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth
year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of
her personal assets" [syn: run, pass, lead, extend]
8: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how
did your interview go?" [syn: proceed]
9: be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to
go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
10: be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children
went hungry that day"
11: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun
went `bang'" [syn: sound]
12: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't
go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run
well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: function,
work, operate, run] [ant: malfunction]
13: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few
days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the
Midwest" [syn: run low, run short]
14: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through
several more drafts"; "run through your presentation
before the meeting" [syn: move, run]
15: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and
food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the
backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through
several very serious accidents" [syn: survive, last,
live, live on, endure, hold up, hold out]
16: pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or
action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I
got your call"
17: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes
and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The
patient went peacefully" [syn: die, decease, perish,
exit, pass away, expire, pass] [ant: be born]
18: be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books
belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under
the control of the government"; "Where do these books
go?" [syn: belong]
19: be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as
Juilliard-trained violinists go"
20: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning";
"Ready, set, go!" [syn: start, get going] [ant: stop]
21: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
[syn: move]
22: be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
23: be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go
again?"
24: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in
your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: blend,
blend in]
25: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the
basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: lead]
26: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;
"This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: fit]
27: go through in search of something; search through someone's
belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my
desk drawers?" [syn: rifle]
28: be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"
29: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group
or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" [syn: plump]
30: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in
broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke";
"The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight
went after the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give
way, die, give out, conk out, break, break down]
[also: went, gone, goes (pl)]