Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: gould
IPA transcription: [ɡ'uld]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Gould, Jay_Gould
    Meaning: United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)
  • Synonyms: Gould, Stephen_Jay_Gould
    Meaning: United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
Usage examples
  • Mrs. Gould felt that, too, perfectly.
  • And Mrs. Gould had hastened to drop the subject.
  • Mrs. Gould loved the patio of her Spanish house.
  • You shall be the new mistress of the Casa Gould."
  • Such were the--properly speaking--emotions of Charles Gould.
  • Mr. Gould knew that very well, and, armed with resignation, had waited for better times.
  • The little white jacket was in reality a concession to Mrs. Gould's humanizing influence.
  • For this natural reason these discussions were precious to Mrs. Gould in her engaged state.
  • The ceiling of the largest drawing-room of the Casa Gould extended its white level far above his head.
  • On seeing Charles Gould step into the sala he would nod provisionally and go on to the end of the oratorial period.