water hyacinth

英：[ˈwɔ:tə ˈhaiəsinθ]

美：[ˈwɔtɚ ˈhaɪəsɪnθ]

noun

a showy floating aquatic herb (Eichhornia crassipes) of tropical South America that has become naturalized in warm regions (as of the southern U.S.) often clogging waterways

The first known use of water hyacinth was in 1706

good1 of 3adjective

of a favorable character or tendency

good news

fertile sense 1

good land

handsome sense 3, attractive

good looks

agreeable sense 1, pleasant

a good place to live

suitable sense 1, fit a remedy good for a cold

good to eat

reliable

a good friend in a pinch

sound entry 1 sense 1a

one good arm

certain to last or live

good for another year

certain to provide or produce

always good for a laugh

of a noticeably large size or quantity

present in good numbers

full entry 1 sense 2a

waited a good hour

based on sound reasoning, information, judgment, or grounds

good reasons

true entry 1 sense 2

holds good for society as a whole

deserving of respect or honor

a member in good standing

legally valid

has a good title

adequate sense 1, satisfactory

good care

conforming to a standard

good English

showing or favoring high quality

good taste

virtuous, just

a good person

right entry 1 sense 2

good conduct

kind entry 2 sense 1, benevolent

good intentions

being of the upper class

of good family

skillful sense 1

a good doctor

loyal sense 2

a good party member

good2 of 3noun

something good, useful, or desirable

health and prosperity are goods

benefit entry 1 sense 1a, welfare

the good of the community

plural cloth sense 1

plural manufactured articles or products of art or craft

good persons—used with the

plural proof of wrongdoing

got the goods on them

good3 of 3adverb

well entry 3 sense 1

aside frompreposition

with the exception of : except for

aside from a few pieces of bread, the food is gone

avail1 of 2verb

to be of use or help

avail2 of 2noun

help toward reaching a goal

effort of no avail

average1 of 3noun

arithmetic mean

a level typical of a group, class, or series

their work is above the average

a ratio of successful tries to total tries

batting average

average2 of 3adjective

equaling or close to an arithmetic mean

being ordinary or usual an average day

the average person

average3 of 3verb

to amount to on the average

they average four feet in height

to do or get usually

she averaged 40 miles a day

to find the average of

average the grades

do1 of 2verb

to cause (as an act or action) to happen : carry out, perform

do me a favor

act entry 2 sense 3, behave

do as I say

to work at

what one does for a living

to take suitable action on do the dishes

do your homework

set entry 1 sense 11

have my hair done

decorate sense 1

did the bedroom in blue

to make progress

does well in school

to act so as to bring : render

sleep will do you good

to come to the end of : finish

turn out the light when you are done

to put forth : exert

did your best to win

to travel a distance of

did 500 miles that day

to travel at a speed of

doing 55 miles per hour on the turnpike

serve entry 1 sense 1d

did five years for armed robbery

to serve the purpose

half of that will do

to be fitting or proper

it won't do to be late

—used as a helping verb (1) before the subject in an interrogative sentence , (2) in a negative statementI do not know , (3) for emphasisyou do know , and (4) as a substitute for a preceding verbyou work harder than I do

do you play the piano?

do2 of 2noun

the first note of the musical scale

water jumpnoun

an obstacle (as in a steeplechase) consisting of a pool, stream, or ditch of water

water icenoun

a frozen dessert of water, sugar, and flavoring

water hyacinthnoun

a floating water plant often clogging waterways in the southern U.S.