Goldberg

Definition: Goldberg

Goldberg

Noun

1. United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Goldberg" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1896. (references)

Synonyms: Goldberg

Crosswords: Goldberg

Gunilla Garson Goldberg, personally inviting me to one of her super-social luncheons (The First Wives Club; writing credit: Robert Harling)

Goldberg, when's the last time you practiced (D3: The Mighty Ducks; writing credit: Steven Brill; Kenneth Johnson)

Our World: Zoo Babies with Whoopi Goldberg (2000)

The Whoopi Goldberg Show (1992)

Goldberg variácók (1992)

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly (1989)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Chain Reaction: Rube Goldberg and Contemporary Art (reference)

• Controlled Cheating: The Fats Goldberg Take It Off, Keep It Off Diet Program (reference)

• Inventions!: 30 Rube Goldberg Postcards (reference)

• The Best of Rube Goldberg (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Goldberg Variations - Glenn Gould Plays Bach (reference)

• Glenn Gould: The Goldberg Variations (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Goldberg Variations: Aria and 70 Variations Adapted, Arranged and Composed by Uri Caine (reference)

• A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations (1955 & 1981) (reference)

• Bach: Goldberg Variation (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Division of pharmacology, NIH around 1938. Front (l-r): H. Kahler, J. Johnson, M. Smith, C. Voegtlin, W. Earle, M. Maver and H. Bauer. Second: T. Stark, J. Thompson, E. Emmart, M. Farrell, K. Harlow, O. Marshino, Rosen, and C. Wright. Third: C. Doane, R. Boltz, Springstern, M. Feeser, W. Pitkerton, E. Schilling, R. Bishop, M. Goldberg, G. Jarrels and Collison. Fourth: T. Hawkley, S. Rosenthal, R. Holbrook, R. Spencer, E. Davis, B. Westfall, F. Deeds. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Caption: The Shop of S. And H. Goldberg and Paul Helfer, Vendors of Edison Phonographs and Records; Unknown Date; {29.200/17} (jpg).

The search for life p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Peter Goldberg..

Receives a visit from Lieutenant Joshua L. Goldberg, USNR, Jewish Chaplain for the Third Naval District, on 10 February 1943. Bykowski is telling Lt. Goldberg of his rescue after he had been blown overboard from USS Vincennes (CA-44) when she was sunk on 9 August 1942, during the Battle of Savo Island. Both of his legs were broken. Looking on is Lieutenant Commander Ferold D. Lovejoy, USNR (Medical Corps). Credit: NAVY.

Rube Goldberg views the news for his latest invention. How to crack a walnut. Credit: Library of Congress.

Representatives of steel talks leaving White House after session. Left to right: Arthur J. Goldberg, general counsel, United Steel Workers; Philip Murray, president, USW; John Stephens, vice president, U.S. Steel; Ben Morrell, Jones & Laughlin; David J. M. Credit: Library of Congress.

Goldberg [and] Paterson. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Expressions using "Goldberg": Reuben Lucius Goldberg ♦ Rube Goldberg. Additional references.

Danish

Chew-Goldberg-Lowapproksimation (Chew Goldberg Low approximation), CGL-approksimation (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

Dutch

Chew-Goldberg-Lowbenadering (Chew Goldberg Low approximation), CGL benadering (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

Finnish

Chew-Goldberg-Lown approksimaatio (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

French

approximation de Chew-Goldberg-Low (Chew Goldberg Low approximation), approximation de CGL (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

German

Chew-Goldberg-Low-annaeherung (Chew Goldberg Low approximation), CGL Annaeherung (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

Greek 

προσέγγιση Chew-Goldberg-Low (Chew Goldberg Low approximation), προσέγγιση C.G.L (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

Italian

approssimazione di Chew Goldberg Low (Chew Goldberg Low approximation), approssimazione di CGL (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

コンマ以下 (below the decimal, cockroach, commune, connecting rod, con-rod, conversion, convert, convolution, convolve, cornrow style, ghost, ghost town, ghost writer, giving permission, go steady, goal, goal getter, goal kick, goal line, goal post, goal reached, goalkeeper, goatability, go-cart, goggles, go-go, go-go dance, going my way, gold, gold medalist, gold rush, golden, golden age, golden disk, golden hour, golden time, Golden Week, golem, Gordon, gorgeous, gothic, green light, hit the goal, make the goal, of no account, prime time, traffic light). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ゴールドバーグ . (various references)

Pig Latin

oldberggay.(various references)

Portuguese

aproximação de Chew-Goldberg-Low (Chew Goldberg Low approximation), aproximação de CGL (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

Spanish

aproximación de Chew-Goldberg-Low (Chew Goldberg Low approximation), aproximación de CGL (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

Swedish

Chew-Goldberg-Low-approximation (Chew Goldberg Low approximation), CGL-approximation (Chew Goldberg Low approximation). (various references)

Misspellings

"Goldberg" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Godbert, Golberg, Goldbourt, Goldert, Guldberg, Kolhberg. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: boggled, boggler, doggrel.

-2 letters: bogged, boggle, bolder, bordel, dogger, dogleg, globed, golder, gorged, lodger, logged, logger.

-3 letters: bogle, bored, globe, gored, gorge, grego, lobed, lodge, ogled, ogler, older, orbed, robed, roble.

-4 letters: berg, bled, bode, bold, bole, bore, bred, doer, doge, dole, dore, dreg, ergo, geld, gled, gleg, glob, goer, gold, gore, grog, lobe.

+2 letters: bulldogger.

+3 letters: boondoggler, bulldoggers.

+4 letters: boondogglers.