[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

archipelago \ar`chipel"ago\, n.; pl. -goes or -gos. it.
   arcipelago, properly, chief sea; gr. pref ? + ? sea, perh.
   akin to ? blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. see
   plague.
   1913 webster
   1. the grecian archipelago, or aegean sea, separating
      greece from asia minor. it is studded with a vast number
      of small islands.
      1913 webster

   2. hence: any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with
      many islands or with a group of islands.
      1913 webster
see also:
-goes -gos plague 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
no-go spell tour turn adam ecstasy 
xtc disco biscuit cristal x hug drug 
crack fling pass whirl offer 
go game travel move locomote stay in place 
proceed go away depart come become 
get run lead extend sound 
function work operate malfunction run low 
run short survive last live live on 
endure hold up hold out die decease 
perish exit pass away expire be born 
belong start get going stop blend 
blend in fit rifle plump fail 
go bad give way give out conk out break 
break down went gone goes 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

goes
     see go
see also:
go 

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