G-Jo, Noun
  • (n) acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu: (treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body)
G-string, Noun
  • (n) G-string, thong: (minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband)
G.I., Verb
  • (v) , GI: (clean in preparation for inspection) "the soldiers GIed the barracks"
GAAP, Noun
  • (n) generally_accepted_accounting_principles, GAAP: (a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures)
GABA, Noun
  • (n) gamma_aminobutyric_acid, GABA: (an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter)
GAD, Noun
  • (n) generalized_anxiety_disorder, GAD, anxiety_reaction: (an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months)
  • (n) spur, gad: (a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward) "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on"
GAO, Noun
  • (n) Government_Accounting_Office, GAO, United_States_Government_Accounting_Office: (an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States)
GATT, Noun
  • (n) General_Agreement_on_Tariffs_and_Trade, GATT: (a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas)
GA, Noun
  • (n) gallium, Ga, atomic_number_31: (a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores)
  • (n) Georgia, Empire_State_of_the_South, Peach_State, GA: (a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
  • (n) tabun, GA: (the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare)
GB, Noun
  • (n) gigabit, Gbit, Gb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits)
  • (n) gigabyte, G, GB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes)
  • (n) gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes)
  • (n) gilbert, Gb, Gi: (a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns)
  • (n) Great_Britain, GB: (an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales)
  • (n) sarin, GB: (a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase)
GCSE, Noun
  • (n) General_Certificate_of_Secondary_Education, GCSE, O_level: (the basic level of a subject taken in school)
GDP, Noun
  • (n) gross_domestic_product, GDP: (the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year))
GHz, Noun
  • (n) gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle_per_second, gigacycle, Gc: (1,000,000,000 periods per second)
GIA, Noun
  • (n) Armed_Islamic_Group, GIA: (a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state) "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres"
GI, Adjective
  • (a) gastrointestinal, GI: (of or relating to the stomach and intestines) "a gastrointestinal disorder"
GI, Verb
  • (v) , GI: (clean in preparation for inspection) "the soldiers GIed the barracks"
GMT, Noun
  • (n) Greenwich_Mean_Time, Greenwich_Time, GMT, universal_time, UT, UT1: (the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere)
GOP, Noun
  • (n) Republican_Party, GOP: (the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party)
GPA, Noun
  • (n) grade_point_average, GPA: (a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted)
GPS, Noun
  • (n) Global_Positioning_System, GPS: (a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver)
GP, Noun
  • (n) general_practitioner, GP: (a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses)
GSA, Noun
  • (n) General_Services_Administration, GSA: (a central management agency that sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management)
GSR, Noun
  • (n) galvanic_skin_response, GSR, psychogalvanic_response, electrodermal_response, electrical_skin_response, Fere_phenomenon, Tarchanoff_phenomenon: (a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body)
GUI, Noun
  • (n) graphical_user_interface, GUI: (a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device)
GU, Noun
  • (n) Guam, GU: (the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898)
G, Noun
  • (n) deoxyguanosine_monophosphate, G: (one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose))
  • (n) g, gee, g-force: (a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated)
  • (n) G, g: (the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet)
  • (n) gigabyte, G, GB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes)
  • (n) gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes)
  • (n) gram, gramme, gm, g: (a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram)
  • (n) gravitational_constant, universal_gravitational_constant, constant_of_gravitation, G: ((physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation)
  • (n) guanine, G: (a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine)
  • (n) thousand, one_thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard: (the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100)
Gable, Noun
  • (n) gable, gable_end, gable_wall: (the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof)
  • (n) Gable, Clark_Gable, William_Clark_Gable: (United States film actor (1901-1960))
Gabon, Noun
  • (n) Gabon, Gabonese_Republic, Gabun: (a republic on the west coast of Africa)
Gabun, Noun
  • (n) Gabon, Gabonese_Republic, Gabun: (a republic on the west coast of Africa)
Gaddafi, Noun
  • (n) Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Khadafy, Gaddafi, Muammar_al-Qaddafi, Muammar_el-Qaddafi: (Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942))
Gaea, Noun
  • (n) Gaea, Gaia, Ge: ((Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology)
Gaelic, Adjective
  • (a) Celtic, Gaelic: (relating to or characteristic of the Celts)
Gaelic, Noun
  • (n) Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse: (any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland)
Gagarin, Noun
  • (n) Gagarin, Yuri_Gagarin, Yuri_Alekseyevich_Gagarin: (Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968))
Gaia, Noun
  • (n) Gaea, Gaia, Ge: ((Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology)
Gaiseric, Noun
  • (n) Genseric, Gaiseric: (king of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477))
Gaius, Noun
  • (n) Caligula, Gaius, Gaius_Caesar: (Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41))
Galapagos, Noun
  • (n) Galapagos_Islands, Galapagos: (a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life)
Galeras, Noun
  • (n) Galeras, Pasto: (an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes)
Galilaean, Adjective
  • (a) Galilean, Galilaean: (of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants)
Galilaean, Noun
  • (n) Galilean, Galilaean: (an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ))
Galilean, Adjective
  • (a) Galilean: (of or relating to Galileo or his works)
  • (a) Galilean, Galilaean: (of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants)
Galilean, Noun
  • (n) Galilean, Galilaean: (an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ))
  • (n) Galilean_satellite, Galilean: (one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo)
Galileo, Noun
  • (n) Galileo, Galileo_Galilei: (Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642))
Galleria, Noun
  • (n) Galleria, genus_Galleria: (a genus of Pyralidae)
Gallia, Noun
  • (n) Gaul, Gallia: (an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands)
Gallic, Adjective
  • (a) French, Gallic: (of or pertaining to France or the people of France) "French cooking"; "a Gallic shrug"
  • (a) Gallic: (of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls) "Ancient Gallic dialects"; "Gallic migrations"; "the Gallic Wars"
Gallinago, Noun
  • (n) Gallinago, genus_Gallinago, Capella, genus_Capella: (snipes)
Galloway, Noun
  • (n) Galloway: (a district in southwestern Scotland)
  • (n) Galloway: (breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland)
Gallup, Noun
  • (n) Gallup: (a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border)
Gallus, Noun
  • (n) brace, suspender, gallus: (elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural))
  • (n) Gallus, genus_Gallus: (common domestic birds and related forms)
Galveston, Noun
  • (n) Galveston: (a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island)
Galway, Noun
  • (n) Galway: (a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay)
Gamma, Noun
  • (n) da_Gamma, Vasco_da_Gamma, Gamma: (Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524))
  • (n) gamma: (the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet)
  • (n) gamma: (a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted)
Ganapati, Noun
  • (n) Ganesh, Ganesa, Ganesha, Ganapati: (Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles)
Gand, Noun
  • (n) Gent, Gand, Ghent: (port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry)
Gandhi, Noun
  • (n) Gandhi, Indira_Gandhi, Indira_Nehru_Gandhi, _Gandhi: (daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984))
  • (n) Gandhi, Mahatma_Gandhi, Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi: (political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948))
Gandhian, Adjective
  • (a) Gandhian: (of or relating to Mahatma Gandhi or his teachings)
Ganesa, Noun
  • (n) Ganesh, Ganesa, Ganesha, Ganapati: (Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles)
Ganesh, Noun
  • (n) Ganesh, Ganesa, Ganesha, Ganapati: (Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles)
Ganesha, Noun
  • (n) Ganesh, Ganesa, Ganesha, Ganapati: (Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles)
Gansu, Noun
  • (n) Gansu, Kansu, Gansu_province: (a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia)
Gantanol, Noun
  • (n) sulfamethoxazole, Gantanol: (a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract))
Gantrisin, Noun
  • (n) sulfisoxazole, Gantrisin: (a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract)
Garamycin, Noun
  • (n) gentamicin, Garamycin: (an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract)
Garand, Noun
  • (n) Garand_rifle, Garand, M-1, M-1_rifle: (a semiautomatic rifle)
Gardner, Noun
  • (n) Gardner, Isabella_Stewart_Gardner: (United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924))
  • (n) Gardner, Erle_Stanley_Gardner: (writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970))
Garland, Noun
  • (n) florilegium, garland, miscellany: (an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.)
  • (n) Garland, Judy_Garland: (United States singer and film actress (1922-1969))
  • (n) Garland: (a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas))
  • (n) wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei: (flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes)
Garrison, Noun
  • (n) garrison, fort: (a fortified military post where troops are stationed)
  • (n) Garrison, William_Lloyd_Garrison: (United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879))
  • (n) garrison: (the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place)
Gary, Noun
  • (n) Gary: (a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production)
Gascogne, Noun
  • (n) Gascogne, Gascony: (a region of southwestern France)
Gascony, Noun
  • (n) Gascogne, Gascony: (a region of southwestern France)
Gaspar, Noun
  • (n) Caspar, Gaspar: ((New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus)
Gasteropoda, Noun
  • (n) Gastropoda, class_Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, class_Gasteropoda: (snails and slugs and their relatives)
Gastropoda, Noun
  • (n) Gastropoda, class_Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, class_Gasteropoda: (snails and slugs and their relatives)
Gaul, Noun
  • (n) frog, Gaul: (a person of French descent)
  • (n) Gaul: (a Celt of ancient Gaul)
  • (n) Gaul, Gallia: (an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands)
Gauss, Noun
  • (n) gauss: (a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter)
  • (n) Gauss, Karl_Gauss, Karl_Friedrich_Gauss: (German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855))
Gaussian, Adjective
  • (a) Gaussian: (of or relating to Karl Gauss or his mathematical theories of magnetics or electricity or astronomy or probability) "Gaussian distribution"
Gautama, Noun
  • (n) Buddha, Siddhartha, Gautama, Gautama_Siddhartha, Gautama_Buddha: (founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC))
Gaza, Noun
  • (n) Gaza_Strip, Gaza: (a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt) "he is a Palestinian from Gaza"
Gbit, Noun
  • (n) gigabit, Gbit, Gb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits)
Gc, Noun
  • (n) gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle_per_second, gigacycle, Gc: (1,000,000,000 periods per second)
Gdansk, Noun
  • (n) Gdansk, Danzig: (a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century)
Ge, Noun
  • (n) Gaea, Gaia, Ge: ((Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology)
  • (n) germanium, Ge, atomic_number_32: (a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite)
Geb, Noun
  • (n) Geb, Keb: (Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis)
Gehenna, Noun
  • (n) Gehenna, Tartarus: (a place where the wicked are punished after death)
Geiger, Noun
  • (n) Geiger, Hans_Geiger: (German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945))
Gemini, Noun
  • (n) Gemini, Twin: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini)
  • (n) Gemini: (a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic)
  • (n) Gemini, Gemini_the_Twins, Twins: (the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20)
Gemonil, Noun
  • (n) metharbital, Gemonil: (anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy)
Genesis, Noun
  • (n) genesis, generation: (a coming into being)
  • (n) Genesis, Book_of_Genesis: (the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers)
Geneva, Noun
  • (n) Geneva, Geneve, Genf: (a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations)
  • (n) geneva, Holland_gin, Hollands: (gin made in the Netherlands)
Genevan, Noun
  • (n) Calvinist, Genevan: (an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin)
  • (n) Genevan: (a native or resident of Geneva)
Geneve, Noun
  • (n) Geneva, Geneve, Genf: (a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations)
Genf, Noun
  • (n) Geneva, Geneve, Genf: (a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations)
Genoa, Noun
  • (n) Genoa, Genova: (a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria)
Genoese, Adjective
  • (a) Genoese, Genovese: (of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants) "the Genoese sailor we call Columbus"
Genoese, Noun
  • (n) Genoese: (a native or resident of Genoa)
Genova, Noun
  • (n) Genoa, Genova: (a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria)
Genovese, Adjective
  • (a) Genoese, Genovese: (of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants) "the Genoese sailor we call Columbus"
Genseric, Noun
  • (n) Genseric, Gaiseric: (king of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477))
Gent, Noun
  • (n) chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke: (a boy or man) "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
  • (n) gent: (informal abbreviation of `gentleman')
  • (n) Gent, Gand, Ghent: (port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry)
Geordie, Noun
  • (n) Geordie: (a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
  • (n) geordie: (the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
George, Noun
  • (n) George, Saint_George, _George: (Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303))
  • (n) George, George_VI: (King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952))
  • (n) George, George_V: (King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936))
  • (n) George, George_IV: (King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830))
  • (n) George, George_III: (King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820))
  • (n) George, George_II: (King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760))
  • (n) George, George_I: (Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727))
Georgetown, Noun
  • (n) Georgetown: (a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.)
  • (n) Georgetown, Stabroek: (port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana) "the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812"
Georgia, Noun
  • (n) Georgia, Empire_State_of_the_South, Peach_State, GA: (a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
  • (n) Georgia: (one of the British colonies that formed the United States)
  • (n) Georgia, Sakartvelo: (a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)
Georgian, Adjective
  • (a) Georgian: (of or relating to the former British colony of Georgia) "the Georgian colony"
  • (a) Georgian: (of or relating to or characteristic of the Asian republic of Georgia or its people or language) "the Georgian capital is Tbilisi"; "Georgian farmers"; "Georgian vowels"
  • (a) Georgian: (of or relating to or characteristic of the American state of Georgia or its inhabitants) "the Georgian state capital is Atlanta"; "Georgian peach farmers"
  • (a) Georgian: (of or relating to the Hanoverian kings of England) "the first Georgian monarch"
Georgian, Noun
  • (n) Georgian: (a native or resident of the American state of Georgia)
  • (n) Georgian: (a native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia)
  • (n) Georgian: (a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary tradition)
Gerbera, Noun
  • (n) Gerbera, genus_Gerbera: (genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies)
German, Adjective
  • (a) German: (of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language) "German philosophers"; "German universities"; "German literature"
German, Noun
  • (n) German: (a person of German nationality)
  • (n) German, High_German, German_language: (the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic)
Germanic, Adjective
  • (a) Germanic: (of or relating to the language of Germans) "the Germanic sound shifts"
  • (a) Teutonic, Germanic: (of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages) "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology"
Germanic, Noun
  • (n) Germanic, Germanic_language: (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic)
Germany, Noun
  • (n) Germany, Federal_Republic_of_Germany, Deutschland, FRG: (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
Germinal, Noun
  • (n) Germinal: (seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds)
Gerreidae, Noun
  • (n) Gerreidae, family_Gerreidae, Gerridae, family_Gerridae: (mojarras)
Gerridae, Noun
  • (n) Gerreidae, family_Gerreidae, Gerridae, family_Gerridae: (mojarras)
  • (n) Gerrididae, family_Gerrididae, Gerridae, family_Gerridae: (an arthropod family that includes water striders)
Gerrididae, Noun
  • (n) Gerrididae, family_Gerrididae, Gerridae, family_Gerridae: (an arthropod family that includes water striders)
Gershwin, Noun
  • (n) Gershwin, Ira_Gershwin: (United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983))
  • (n) Gershwin, George_Gershwin: (United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937))
Gestapo, Noun
  • (n) Gestapo: (the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods)
Gettysburg, Noun
  • (n) Gettysburg: (a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery)
  • (n) Gettysburg, Battle_of_Gettysburg: (a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union)
Ghana, Noun
  • (n) Ghana, Republic_of_Ghana, Gold_Coast: (a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea) "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"
Ghanaian, Adjective
  • (a) Ghanaian, Ghanese, Ghanian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Ghana or its people or language) "Ghanaian cocoa production"
Ghanese, Adjective
  • (a) Ghanaian, Ghanese, Ghanian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Ghana or its people or language) "Ghanaian cocoa production"
Ghanian, Adjective
  • (a) Ghanaian, Ghanese, Ghanian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Ghana or its people or language) "Ghanaian cocoa production"
Ghanian, Noun
  • (n) Ghanian: (a native or inhabitant of Ghana)
Ghent, Noun
  • (n) Gent, Gand, Ghent: (port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry)
GiB, Noun
  • (n) gib: (a castrated tomcat)
  • (n) gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes)
Gi, Noun
  • (n) gilbert, Gb, Gi: (a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns)
Gibbon, Noun
  • (n) Gibbon, Edward_Gibbon: (English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794))
  • (n) gibbon, Hylobates_lar: (smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies)
Gibbs, Noun
  • (n) Gibbs, Josiah_Willard_Gibbs: (United States chemist (1839-1903))
Gibit, Noun
  • (n) gibibit, Gibit: (a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibits or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bits)
Gibraltar, Noun
  • (n) Gibraltar, Rock_of_Gibraltar, Calpe: (location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
Gibson, Noun
  • (n) Gibson, _Gibson, Charles_Dana_Gibson: (United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944))
  • (n) Gibson, Mel_Gibson, Mel_Columcille_Gerard_Gibson: (Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956))
  • (n) Gibson, Althea_Gibson: (United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003))
Gila, Noun
  • (n) Gila, Gila_River: (a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River)
Gilbert, Noun
  • (n) gilbert, Gb, Gi: (a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns)
  • (n) Gilbert, William_Gilbert, _Gilbert, William_Schwenk_Gilbert, Sir_William_Gilbert: (a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911))
  • (n) Gilbert, William_Gilbert: (English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603))
  • (n) Gilbert, Humphrey_Gilbert, Sir_Humphrey_Gilbert: (English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583))
  • (n) Gilbert, Cass_Gilbert: (United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934))
Gillespie, Noun
  • (n) Gillespie, Dizzy_Gillespie, John_Birks_Gillespie: (United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993))
Gillette, Noun
  • (n) Gillette, King_Camp_Gilette: (United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932))
Gilman, Noun
  • (n) Gilman, Charlotte_Anna_Perkins_Gilman: (United States feminist (1860-1935))
Ginkgophytina, Noun
  • (n) Ginkgopsida, class_Ginkgopsida, Ginkgophytina, class_Ginkgophytina, subdivision_Ginkgophytina, subdivision_Ginkgophyta: (ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta)
Ginkgopsida, Noun
  • (n) Ginkgopsida, class_Ginkgopsida, Ginkgophytina, class_Ginkgophytina, subdivision_Ginkgophytina, subdivision_Ginkgophyta: (ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta)
Gipsy, Noun
  • (n) Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian: (a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America))
  • (n) itinerant, gypsy, gipsy: (a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment) "itinerant traders"
Girard, Noun
  • (n) Girard, Stephen_Girard: (United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831))
Girondin, Noun
  • (n) Girondist, Girondin: (a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins)
Girondist, Noun
  • (n) Girondist, Girondin: (a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins)
Gita, Noun
  • (n) Bhagavad-Gita, Bhagavadgita, Gita: ((Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life)
Giza, Noun
  • (n) Giza, El_Giza, Gizeh: (an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx)
Gizeh, Noun
  • (n) Giza, El_Giza, Gizeh: (an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx)
Gladstone, Noun
  • (n) Gladstone, William_Gladstone, William_Ewart_Gladstone: (liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898))
  • (n) portmanteau, Gladstone, Gladstone_bag: (a large travelling bag made of stiff leather)
Glasgow, Noun
  • (n) Glasgow: (largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world)
Glenn, Noun
  • (n) Glenn, John_Glenn, : (made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-))
Gloucester, Noun
  • (n) Gloucester: (a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries)
  • (n) Gloucester: (a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn)
Glucophage, Noun
  • (n) metformin, Glucophage: (an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes)
Glucotrol, Noun
  • (n) glipizide, Glucotrol: (an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas)
Glycine, Noun
  • (n) glycine: (the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane)
  • (n) Glycine, genus_Glycine: (genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean)
Gnetophyta, Noun
  • (n) Gnetopsida, class_Gnetopsida, Gnetophytina, subdivision_Gnetophytina, Gnetophyta: (gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta))
Gnetophytina, Noun
  • (n) Gnetopsida, class_Gnetopsida, Gnetophytina, subdivision_Gnetophytina, Gnetophyta: (gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta))
Gnetopsida, Noun
  • (n) Gnetopsida, class_Gnetopsida, Gnetophytina, subdivision_Gnetophytina, Gnetophyta: (gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta))
Gnostic, Adjective
  • (a) Gnostic: (of or relating to Gnosticism) "Gnostic writings"
  • (a) gnostic: (possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things)
Gnostic, Noun
  • (n) Gnostic: (an advocate of Gnosticism)
Goat, Noun
  • (n) butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge: (a victim of ridicule or pranks)
  • (n) Capricorn, Goat: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn)
  • (n) Capricorn, Capricorn_the_Goat, Goat: (the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19)
  • (n) goat, caprine_animal: (any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns)
God, Noun
  • (n) deity, divinity, god, immortal: (any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force)
  • (n) God, Supreme_Being: (the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions)
  • (n) god: (a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people) "he was a god among men"
  • (n) idol, graven_image, god: (a material effigy that is worshipped) "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"
Godard, Noun
  • (n) Godard, Jean_Luc_Godard: (French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930))
Goddard, Noun
  • (n) Goddard, Robert_Hutchings_Goddard: (United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945))
Godhead, Noun
  • (n) Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God_Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah: (terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God)
Godiva, Noun
  • (n) Godiva, Lady_Godiva: (according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080))
Goering, Noun
  • (n) Goring, Goering, Hermann_Goring, Hermann_Goering, Hermann_Wilhelm_Goring: (German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946))
Goeteborg, Noun
  • (n) Goteborg, Goeteborg, Gothenburg: (a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden)
Goethe, Noun
  • (n) Goethe, Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe: (German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832))
Goethean, Adjective
  • (a) Goethean, Goethian: (of or relating to or in the manner of Goethe)
Goethian, Adjective
  • (a) Goethean, Goethian: (of or relating to or in the manner of Goethe)
Goidelic, Noun
  • (n) Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse: (any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland)
Goldberg, Noun
  • (n) Goldberg, Rube_Goldberg, Reuben_Lucius_Goldberg: (United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970))
Goldsboro, Noun
  • (n) Goldsboro: (a town that is a major tobacco center in eastern North Carolina)
Goldsmith, Noun
  • (n) goldsmith, goldworker, gold-worker: (an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold)
  • (n) Goldsmith, Oliver_Goldsmith: (Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774))
Golgotha, Noun
  • (n) Calvary, Golgotha: (a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified)
Goliath, Noun
  • (n) giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus: (someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful)
  • (n) Goliath: ((Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot)
Gomel, Noun
  • (n) Homyel, Homel, Gomel: (industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk)
Gomorrah, Noun
  • (n) Gomorrah, Gomorrha: ((Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants)
Gomorrha, Noun
  • (n) Gomorrah, Gomorrha: ((Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants)
Goodman, Noun
  • (n) Goodman, Benny_Goodman, Benjamin_David_Goodman, King_of_Swing: (United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986))
Goodyear, Noun
  • (n) Goodyear, Charles_Goodyear: (United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860))
Goofy, Noun
  • (n) Goofy: (a cartoon character created by Walt Disney)
Google, Noun
  • (n) Google: (a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search)
Gopher, Noun
  • (n) goffer, gopher: (a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman))
  • (n) gopher, pocket_gopher, pouched_rat: (burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America)
  • (n) gopher_tortoise, gopher_turtle, gopher, Gopherus_polypemus: (burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America)
  • (n) ground_squirrel, gopher, spermophile: (any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops)
  • (n) Minnesotan, Gopher: (a native or resident of Minnesota)
Gorbachev, Noun
  • (n) Gorbachev, Mikhail_Gorbachev, Mikhail_Sergeyevich_Gorbachev: (Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931))
Gordian, Adjective
  • (s) Gordian: (extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot')
Gore, Noun
  • (n) bloodshed, gore: (the shedding of blood resulting in murder) "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"
  • (n) Gore, Al_Gore, : (Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948))
  • (n) gore: (coagulated blood from a wound)
  • (n) gore, panel: (a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails)
Gorgonacea, Noun
  • (n) Gorgonacea, suborder_Gorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, suborder_Gorgoniacea: (red corals and sea fans)
Gorgoniacea, Noun
  • (n) Gorgonacea, suborder_Gorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, suborder_Gorgoniacea: (red corals and sea fans)
Goring, Noun
  • (n) Goring, Goering, Hermann_Goring, Hermann_Goering, Hermann_Wilhelm_Goring: (German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946))
Gorki, Noun
  • (n) Gorky, Maksim_Gorky, Gorki, Maxim_Gorki, Aleksey_Maksimovich_Peshkov, Aleksey_Maximovich_Peshkov: (Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts)
  • (n) Nizhnyi_Novgorod, Nizhni_Novgorod, Gorki, Gorky, Gorkiy: (an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky)
Gorkiy, Noun
  • (n) Nizhnyi_Novgorod, Nizhni_Novgorod, Gorki, Gorky, Gorkiy: (an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky)
Gorky, Noun
  • (n) Gorky, Maksim_Gorky, Gorki, Maxim_Gorki, Aleksey_Maksimovich_Peshkov, Aleksey_Maximovich_Peshkov: (Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts)
  • (n) Nizhnyi_Novgorod, Nizhni_Novgorod, Gorki, Gorky, Gorkiy: (an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky)
Gospel, Noun
  • (n) Gospel, Gospels, evangel: (the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings)
  • (n) gospel, gospel_truth: (an unquestionable truth) "his word was gospel"
  • (n) gospel, gospel_singing: (folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul))
  • (n) gospel: (a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance) "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
  • (n) religious_doctrine, church_doctrine, gospel, creed: (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)
Gospels, Noun
  • (n) Gospel, Gospels, evangel: (the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings)
  • (n) gospel, gospel_truth: (an unquestionable truth) "his word was gospel"
  • (n) gospel, gospel_singing: (folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul))
  • (n) gospel: (a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance) "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
  • (n) religious_doctrine, church_doctrine, gospel, creed: (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)
Goteborg, Noun
  • (n) Goteborg, Goeteborg, Gothenburg: (a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden)
Goth, Noun
  • (n) Goth: (one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries)
  • (n) peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike: (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)
Gothenburg, Noun
  • (n) Goteborg, Goeteborg, Gothenburg: (a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden)
Gothic, Adjective
  • (a) Gothic: (characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German)
  • (a) Gothic: (of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths) "the Gothic Bible translation"
  • (a) Gothic: (of or relating to the Goths) "Gothic migrations"
  • (s) gothic: (characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque) "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
  • (s) medieval, mediaeval, gothic: (as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened) "a medieval attitude toward dating"
Gothic, Noun
  • (n) Gothic: (extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas)
  • (n) Gothic, black_letter: (a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries)
  • (n) Gothic, Gothic_architecture: (a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches)
Gotterdammerung, Noun
  • (n) Gotterdammerung, Ragnarok, Twilight_of_the_Gods: (myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil)
Gould, Noun
  • (n) Gould, Stephen_Jay_Gould: (United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002))
  • (n) Gould, Jay_Gould: (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))
Goya, Noun
  • (n) Goya, Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Goya, Francisco_de_Goya, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes: (Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828))
Grace, Noun
  • (n) grace, saving_grace, state_of_grace: ((Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence) "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"
  • (n) grace, gracility: (elegance and beauty of movement or expression) "a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace"
  • (n) grace, good_will, goodwill: (a disposition to kindness and compassion) "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"
  • (n) Grace: ((Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors)
  • (n) grace, blessing, thanksgiving: (a short prayer of thanks before a meal) "their youngest son said grace"
  • (n) grace, grace_of_God, free_grace: ((Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God) "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I"
  • (n) seemliness, grace: (a sense of propriety and consideration for others) "a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace"
Gracie, Noun
  • (n) Allen, Gracie_Allen, Grace_Ethel_Cecile_Rosalie_Allen, Gracie: (United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
Gracilariidae, Noun
  • (n) Gracilariidae, Gracillariidae, family_Gracilariidae: (leaf miners)
Gracillariidae, Noun
  • (n) Gracilariidae, Gracillariidae, family_Gracilariidae: (leaf miners)
Graeco-Roman, Adjective
  • (s) classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic: (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures) "classical mythology"; "classical"
Graecophile, Adjective
  • (a) philhellenic, philhellene, Graecophile, Graecophilic: (characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things) "the Philhellenic Society"
Graecophile, Noun
  • (n) philhellene, philhellenist, Graecophile: (an admirer of Greece and everything Greek)
Graecophilic, Adjective
  • (a) philhellenic, philhellene, Graecophile, Graecophilic: (characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things) "the Philhellenic Society"
Graf, Noun
  • (n) Graf, Steffi_Graf, Stephanie_Graf: (German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969))
Graham, Noun
  • (n) Graham, Billy_Graham, William_Franklin_Graham: (United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918))
  • (n) Graham, Martha_Graham: (United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991))
  • (n) whole_wheat_flour, graham_flour, graham, whole_meal_flour: (flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage))
Grainger, Noun
  • (n) Grainger, Percy_Grainger, Percy_Aldridge_Grainger, George_Percy_Aldridge_Grainger: (United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961))
Gram, Noun
  • (n) gram, gramme, gm, g: (a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram)
  • (n) Gram, _Gram: (Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938))
Graminaceae, Noun
  • (n) Gramineae, family_Gramineae, Graminaceae, family_Graminaceae, Poaceae, family_Poaceae, grass_family: (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)
Gramineae, Noun
  • (n) Gramineae, family_Gramineae, Graminaceae, family_Graminaceae, Poaceae, family_Poaceae, grass_family: (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)
Granada, Noun
  • (n) Granada: (a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction)
Grant, Noun
  • (n) concession, grant: (a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business) "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
  • (n) grant: (any monetary aid)
  • (n) grant, subsidization, subsidisation: (the act of providing a subsidy)
  • (n) grant, assignment: ((law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance)
  • (n) Grant, Duncan_Grant, Duncan_James_Corrow_Grant: (Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978))
  • (n) Grant, Cary_Grant: (United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986))
  • (n) Grant, Ulysses_Grant, _Grant, Ulysses_Simpson_Grant, Hiram_Ulysses_Grant, President_Grant: (18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885))
  • (n) grant: (a right or privilege that has been granted)
Granth, Noun
  • (n) Adi_Granth, Granth, Granth_Sahib: (the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus)
Grass, Noun
  • (n) eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass: (bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle)
  • (n) grass: (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)
  • (n) Grass, Gunter_Grass, Gunter_Wilhelm_Grass: (German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927))
  • (n) pot, grass, green_goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary_Jane: (street names for marijuana)
  • (n) supergrass, grass: (a police informer who implicates many people)
Gray, Noun
  • (n) gray, grayness, grey, greyness: (a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black)
  • (n) gray, Gy: (the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad)
  • (n) Gray, Louis_Harold_Gray: (English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965))
  • (n) Gray, Thomas_Gray: (English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771))
  • (n) Gray, Robert_Gray: (American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806))
  • (n) Gray, Asa_Gray: (United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888))
  • (n) grey, gray: (any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey) "the Confederate army was a vast grey"
  • (n) grey, gray: (clothing that is a grey color) "he was dressed in grey"
  • (n) grey, gray: (horse of a light gray or whitish color)
Graz, Noun
  • (n) Graz: (an industrial city is southeastern Austria)
Grecian, Adjective
  • (a) Greek, Grecian, Hellenic: (of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language) "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe"
Grecian, Noun
  • (n) Grecian: (a native or resident of Greece)
Greco-Roman, Adjective
  • (s) classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic: (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures) "classical mythology"; "classical"
Greece, Noun
  • (n) Greece, Hellenic_Republic, Ellas: (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
  • (n) Greece: (ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE)
Greek, Adjective
  • (a) Greek, Grecian, Hellenic: (of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language) "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe"
Greek, Noun
  • (n) Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic_language: (the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages)
  • (n) Greek, Hellene: (a native or inhabitant of Greece)
Green, Noun
  • (n) green, greenness, viridity: (green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass)
  • (n) Green, William_Green: (United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952))
  • (n) Green: (an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party)
  • (n) Green, Green_River: (a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River)
  • (n) green, putting_green, putting_surface: (an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course) "the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker"
  • (n) greens, green, leafy_vegetable: (any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables)
  • (n) K, jet, super_acid, special_K, honey_oil, green, cat_valium, super_C: (street names for ketamine)
  • (n) park, commons, common, green: (a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area) "they went for a walk in the park"
Greenberg, Noun
  • (n) Greenberg, Joseph_Greenberg: (United States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001))
Greene, Noun
  • (n) Greene, Graham_Greene, Henry_Graham_Greene: (English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991))
Greenland, Noun
  • (n) Greenland, Gronland, Kalaallit_Nunaat: (the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark)
Greensboro, Noun
  • (n) Greensboro: (a city of north central North Carolina)
Greenville, Noun
  • (n) Greenville: (a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont)
  • (n) Greenville: (a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market)
  • (n) Greenville: (a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River to the north of Vicksburg)
Greenwich, Noun
  • (n) Greenwich: (a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time)
Gregory, Noun
  • (n) Gregory, Gregory_Nazianzen, Gregory_of_Nazianzen, _Gregory_of_Nazianzen: ((Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391))
  • (n) Gregory, Gregory_XVI, Bartolomeo_Alberto_Capillari: (Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846))
  • (n) Gregory, Gregory_XIII, Ugo_Buoncompagni: (the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585))
  • (n) Gregory, Gregory_XII, Angelo_Correr: (the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417))
  • (n) Gregory, Gregory_VII, Hildebrand: (the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085))
  • (n) Gregory, Gregory_I, Saint_Gregory_I, _Gregory_I, Gregory_the_Great: ((Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604))
Grenada, Noun
  • (n) Grenada: (an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth)
Gretzky, Noun
  • (n) Gretzky, Wayne_Gretzky: (high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961))
Grey, Noun
  • (n) gray, grayness, grey, greyness: (a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black)
  • (n) Grey, Zane_Grey: (United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939))
  • (n) Grey, Lady_Jane_Grey: (Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554))
  • (n) Grey, Charles_Grey, Second_Earl_Grey: (Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845))
  • (n) grey, gray: (any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey) "the Confederate army was a vast grey"
  • (n) grey, gray: (clothing that is a grey color) "he was dressed in grey"
  • (n) grey, gray: (horse of a light gray or whitish color)
Griffith, Noun
  • (n) Griffith, _Griffith, David_Lewelyn_Wark_Griffith: (United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948))
Gronland, Noun
  • (n) Greenland, Gronland, Kalaallit_Nunaat: (the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark)
Groucho, Noun
  • (n) Marx, Julius_Marx, Groucho: (United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977))
Grozny, Noun
  • (n) Grozny, Groznyy: (the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields)
Groznyy, Noun
  • (n) Grozny, Groznyy: (the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields)
Grundyism, Noun
  • (n) primness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism: (excessive or affected modesty)
Grus, Noun
  • (n) Grus, Crane: (a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix)
  • (n) Grus, genus_Grus: (type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes)
Guadalcanal, Noun
  • (n) Guadalcanal: (a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth)
  • (n) Guadalcanal, Battle_of_Guadalcanal: (a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces)
Guaiacum, Noun
  • (n) guaiacum: (medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree)
  • (n) Guaiacum, genus_Guaiacum: (small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America)
  • (n) lignum_vitae, guaiac, guaiacum: (hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum)
Guam, Noun
  • (n) Guam, GU: (the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898)
Guangdong, Noun
  • (n) Guangdong, Kwangtung, Guangdong_province: (a province in southern China)
Guangzhou, Noun
  • (n) Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton: (a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port)
Guantanamo, Noun
  • (n) Guantanamo: (a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base)
Guarneri, Noun
  • (n) Guarneri, Guarnieri, Guarnerius, Guiseppe_Guarneri: (Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745))
  • (n) Guarneri, Guarnieri, Guarnerius, Andrea_Guarneri: (founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698))
Guarnerius, Noun
  • (n) Guarneri, Guarnieri, Guarnerius, Guiseppe_Guarneri: (Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745))
  • (n) Guarneri, Guarnieri, Guarnerius, Andrea_Guarneri: (founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698))
  • (n) Guarnerius: (a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family)
Guarnieri, Noun
  • (n) Guarneri, Guarnieri, Guarnerius, Guiseppe_Guarneri: (Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745))
  • (n) Guarneri, Guarnieri, Guarnerius, Andrea_Guarneri: (founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698))
Guatemala, Noun
  • (n) Guatemala, Republic_of_Guatemala: (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable)
Guatemalan, Adjective
  • (a) Guatemalan: (of or relating to or characteristic of Guatemala or its residents) "Guatemalan coffee"
Guatemalan, Noun
  • (n) Guatemalan: (a native or inhabitant of Guatemala)
Guenevere, Noun
  • (n) Guinevere, Guenevere: ((Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table)
Guernsey, Noun
  • (n) Guernsey, island_of_Guernsey: (a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey)
  • (n) Guernsey: (breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey)
Guest, Noun
  • (n) guest, invitee: (a visitor to whom hospitality is extended)
  • (n) Guest, Edgar_Guest, Edgar_Albert_Guest: (United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959))
  • (n) guest: (a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.)
  • (n) node, client, guest: ((computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network)
Guggenheim, Noun
  • (n) Guggenheim, Solomon_Guggenheim: (United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949))
  • (n) Guggenheim, Meyer_Guggenheim: (United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905))
Guine-Bissau, Noun
  • (n) Guinea-Bissau, Republic_of_Guinea-Bissau, Guine-Bissau, Portuguese_Guinea: (a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974)
Guinea-Bissau, Noun
  • (n) Guinea-Bissau, Republic_of_Guinea-Bissau, Guine-Bissau, Portuguese_Guinea: (a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974)
Guinea, Noun
  • (n) guinea: (a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings)
  • (n) Guinea, Republic_of_Guinea, French_Guinea: (a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958)
  • (n) guinea_fowl, guinea, Numida_meleagris: (a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world)
  • (n) wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent)
Guinevere, Noun
  • (n) Guinevere, Guenevere: ((Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table)
Guinness, Noun
  • (n) Guinness, Alec_Guinness, Sir_Alec_Guinness: (English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000))
  • (n) Guinness: (a kind of bitter stout)
Gujarat, Noun
  • (n) Gujarat, Gujerat: (a region of western India to the north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken)
  • (n) Gujarat, Gujerat: (an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay)
Gujarati, Noun
  • (n) Gujarati, Gujerati: (a member of the people of Gujarat)
  • (n) Gujarati, Gujerati: (the Indic language spoken by the people of India who live in Gujarat in western India)
Gujerat, Noun
  • (n) Gujarat, Gujerat: (a region of western India to the north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken)
  • (n) Gujarat, Gujerat: (an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay)
Gujerati, Noun
  • (n) Gujarati, Gujerati: (a member of the people of Gujarat)
  • (n) Gujarati, Gujerati: (the Indic language spoken by the people of India who live in Gujarat in western India)
Gula, Noun
  • (n) gluttony, overeating, gula: (eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins))
  • (n) Gula: (the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta)
Gulliver, Noun
  • (n) Gulliver: (a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift)
Guomindang, Noun
  • (n) Kuomintang, Guomindang: (the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan)
Gur, Noun
  • (n) Gur, Voltaic: (a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana)
Guru, Noun
  • (n) guru: (a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher)
  • (n) Guru: (each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion)
  • (n) guru: (a recognized leader in some field or of some movement) "a guru of genomics"
Guthrie, Noun
  • (n) Guthrie, Woody_Guthrie, Woodrow_Wilson_Guthrie: (United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967))
Guttiferae, Noun
  • (n) Guttiferae, family_Guttiferae, Clusiaceae, family_Clusiaceae, St_John's_wort_family: (widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber)
Guy, Noun
  • (n) guy, cat, hombre, bozo: (an informal term for a youth or man) "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"
  • (n) Guy: (an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day)
  • (n) guy, guy_cable, guy_wire, guy_rope: (a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent))
Gwynn, Noun
  • (n) Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell_Gwynn, Nell_Gywn, Nell_Gwynne, Eleanor_Gwynn, Eleanor_Gwyn, Eleanor_Gwynne: (English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687))
Gy, Noun
  • (n) gray, Gy: (the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad)
Gymnasium, Noun
  • (n) gymnasium, gym: (athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training)
  • (n) secondary_school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle_school: (a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12)
Gymnomycota, Noun
  • (n) Myxomycota, division_Myxomycota, Gymnomycota, division_Gymnomycota: (slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista)
Gymnospermae, Noun
  • (n) Gymnospermae, class_Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta, division_Gymnospermophyta: (plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida))
Gymnospermophyta, Noun
  • (n) Gymnospermae, class_Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta, division_Gymnospermophyta: (plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida))
Gymnosporangium, Noun
  • (n) Gymnosporangium, genus_Gymnosporangium: (genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae)
Gynne, Noun
  • (n) Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell_Gwynn, Nell_Gywn, Nell_Gwynne, Eleanor_Gwynn, Eleanor_Gwyn, Eleanor_Gwynne: (English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687))
Gypsy, Noun
  • (n) Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian: (a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America))
  • (n) itinerant, gypsy, gipsy: (a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment) "itinerant traders"
  • (n) Romany, Gypsy: (the Indic language of the Gypsies)
Gywn, Noun
  • (n) Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell_Gwynn, Nell_Gywn, Nell_Gwynne, Eleanor_Gwynn, Eleanor_Gwyn, Eleanor_Gwynne: (English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687))
g-force, Noun
  • (n) g, gee, g-force: (a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated)
gab, Noun
  • (n) chitchat, chit-chat, chit_chat, small_talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin_wag, chin-wag, chin_wagging, chin-wagging, causerie: (light informal conversation for social occasions)
gab, Verb
  • (v) yak, gab: (talk profusely) "she was yakking away about her grandchildren"
gabapentin, Noun
  • (n) gabapentin, Neurontin: (an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles)
gabardine, Noun
  • (n) duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust_coat: (a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles)
  • (n) flannel, gabardine, tweed, white: ((usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth)
  • (n) gabardine: (a firm durable fabric with a twill weave)
gabble, Noun
  • (n) jabber, jabbering, gabble: (rapid and indistinct speech)
gabble, Verb
  • (v) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble: (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
gabby, Adjective
  • (s) chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky: (full of trivial conversation) "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
gaberdine, Noun
  • (n) duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust_coat: (a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles)
gabfest, Noun
  • (n) chitchat, chit-chat, chit_chat, small_talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin_wag, chin-wag, chin_wagging, chin-wagging, causerie: (light informal conversation for social occasions)
gabled, Adjective
  • (a) gabled: ((of a roof) constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall) "a gabled roof"
gad, Verb
  • (v) gallivant, gad, jazz_around: (wander aimlessly in search of pleasure)
gadfly, Noun
  • (n) gadfly: (any of various large flies that annoy livestock)
  • (n) pest, blighter, cuss, pesterer, gadfly: (a persistently annoying person)
gadget, Noun
  • (n) appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget: (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
gadolinite, Noun
  • (n) gadolinite, ytterbite: (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)
gaffe, Noun
  • (n) faux_pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie: (a socially awkward or tactless act)
gaffer, Noun
  • (n) foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss: (a person who exercises control over workers) "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
  • (n) gaffer: (an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set)
  • (n) old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old_geezer, antique: (an elderly man)
gag, Noun
  • (n) gag, muzzle: (restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting)
  • (n) joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape: (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter) "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
gag, Verb
  • (v) choke, gag, fret: (be too tight; rub or press) "This neckband is choking the cat"
  • (v) gag, muzzle: (prevent from speaking out) "The press was gagged"
  • (v) gag, muzzle: (tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them) "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
  • (v) gag, quip: (make jokes or quips) "The students were gagging during dinner"
  • (v) gag, choke, strangle, suffocate: (struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake) "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
  • (v) gag, choke: (cause to retch or choke)
  • (v) gag, heave, retch: (make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit)
gaga, Adjective
  • (s) crazy, wild, dotty, gaga: (intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with) "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"
  • (s) doddering, doddery, gaga, senile: (mentally or physically infirm with age) "his mother was doddering and frail"
gage, Noun
  • (n) gauge, gage: (a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.)
  • (n) pot, grass, green_goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary_Jane: (street names for marijuana)
gage, Verb
  • (v) bet_on, back, gage, stake, game, punt: (place a bet on) "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
gagman, Noun
  • (n) gagman, standup_comedian: (a comedian who uses gags)
  • (n) gagman, gagster, gagwriter: (someone who writes comic material for public performers)
gagster, Noun
  • (n) gagman, gagster, gagwriter: (someone who writes comic material for public performers)
gagwriter, Noun
  • (n) gagman, gagster, gagwriter: (someone who writes comic material for public performers)
gaiety, Noun
  • (n) gaiety, merriment: (a gay feeling)
  • (n) gaiety, playfulness: (a festive merry feeling)
gain, Noun
  • (n) addition, increase, gain: (a quantity that is added) "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
  • (n) amplification, gain: (the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input)
  • (n) gain: (the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating)
  • (n) profit, gain: (the advantageous quality of being beneficial)
gain, Verb
  • (v) acquire, win, gain: (win something through one's efforts) "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
  • (v) advance, gain: (rise in rate or price) "The stock market gained 24 points today"
  • (v) derive, gain: (obtain) "derive pleasure from one's garden"
  • (v) gain, advance, win, pull_ahead, make_headway, get_ahead, gain_ground: (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.) "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
  • (v) gain, gather: (increase or develop) "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
  • (v) gain, take_in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull_in, bring_in: (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages) "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
  • (v) gain, put_on: (increase (one's body weight)) "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
  • (v) profit, gain, benefit: (derive a benefit from) "She profited from his vast experience"
  • (v) reach, make, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain: (reach a destination, either real or abstract) "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
gainful, Adjective
  • (s) gainful, paid, paying: (yielding a fair profit)
gainfulness, Noun
  • (n) profitableness, profitability, gainfulness, lucrativeness: (the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit)
gainsay, Verb
  • (v) challenge, dispute, gainsay: (take exception to) "She challenged his claims"
gait, Noun
  • (n) gait: (a horse's manner of moving)
  • (n) gait: (a person's manner of walking)
  • (n) pace, gait: (the rate of moving (especially walking or running))
gaiter, Noun
  • (n) gaiter: (a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides)
  • (n) gaiter: (legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle)
  • (n) spat, gaiter: (a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles)
gal, Noun
  • (n) gal: (a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo))
  • (n) gal: (alliterative term for girl (or woman))
  • (n) gallon, gal: (United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters)
gala, Noun
  • (n) gala, gala_affair, jamboree, blowout: (a gay festivity)
galactic, Adjective
  • (s) astronomic, astronomical, galactic: (inconceivably large)
  • (a) galactic: (of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)) "the galactic plane"
galago, Noun
  • (n) galago, bushbaby, bush_baby: (agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears)
galangal, Noun
  • (n) galangal, Alpinia_galanga: (southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots)
  • (n) galingale, galangal, Cyperus_longus: (European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots)
galax, Noun
  • (n) galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax_urceolata: (tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall)
galaxy, Noun
  • (n) galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax_urceolata: (tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall)
  • (n) galaxy: (a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people))
  • (n) galaxy, extragalactic_nebula: ((astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust) "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"
gale, Noun
  • (n) gale: (a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale)
galingale, Noun
  • (n) galingale, galangal, Cyperus_longus: (European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots)
gall-berry, Noun
  • (n) inkberry, gallberry, gall-berry, evergreen_winterberry, Ilex_glabra: (evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries)
gall, Noun
  • (n) bile, gall: (a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats)
  • (n) crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness: (the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties)
  • (n) gall: (a skin sore caused by chafing)
  • (n) gall: (abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury)
  • (n) resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour: (a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will)
  • (n) saddle_sore, gall: (an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle)
gall, Verb
  • (v) chafe, gall, fret: (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing)
  • (v) gall, irk: (irritate or vex) "It galls me that we lost the suit"
gallamine, Noun
  • (n) gallamine, Flaxedil: (neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia)
gallant, Adjective
  • (s) chivalrous, gallant, knightly: (being attentive to women like an ideal knight)
  • (s) dashing, gallant: (lively and spirited) "a dashing hero"
  • (s) gallant: (unflinching in battle or action) "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
  • (s) gallant, lofty, majestic, proud: (having or displaying great dignity or nobility) "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"
gallant, Noun
  • (n) dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion_plate, clotheshorse: (a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance)
  • (n) squire, gallant: (a man who attends or escorts a woman)
gallantry, Noun
  • (n) chivalry, gallantry, politesse: (courtesy towards women)
  • (n) gallantry: (polite attentiveness to women)
  • (n) heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy: (the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)) "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"
gallberry, Noun
  • (n) inkberry, gallberry, gall-berry, evergreen_winterberry, Ilex_glabra: (evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries)
gallbladder, Noun
  • (n) gallbladder, gall_bladder: (a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion)
galled, Adjective
  • (s) chafed, galled: (painful from having the skin abraded)
gallery, Noun
  • (n) drift, heading, gallery: (a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine) "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
  • (n) gallery: (spectators at a golf or tennis match)
  • (n) gallery, art_gallery, picture_gallery: (a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited)
  • (n) gallery: (a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose) "shooting gallery"
  • (n) gallery: (a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns))
  • (n) gallery: (narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade)
  • (n) veranda, verandah, gallery: (a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed))
galley, Noun
  • (n) galley: (a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading)
  • (n) galley: ((classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars)
  • (n) galley: (the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner)
  • (n) galley, ship's_galley, caboose, cookhouse: (the area for food preparation on a ship)
gallimaufry, Noun
  • (n) odds_and_ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum: (a motley assortment of things)
gallina, Noun
  • (n) jungle_fowl, gallina: (small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl)
galling, Adjective
  • (s) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing: (causing irritation or annoyance) "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
gallinule, Noun
  • (n) gallinule, marsh_hen, water_hen, swamphen: (any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens)
gallium, Noun
  • (n) gallium, Ga, atomic_number_31: (a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores)
gallivant, Verb
  • (v) gallivant, gad, jazz_around: (wander aimlessly in search of pleasure)
gallon, Noun
  • (n) gallon, gal: (United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters)
  • (n) gallon, Imperial_gallon, congius: (a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters)
gallop, Noun
  • (n) gallop: (a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously)
gallop, Verb
  • (v) gallop: (ride at a galloping pace) "He was galloping down the road"
  • (v) gallop: (go at galloping speed) "The horse was galloping along"
  • (v) gallop, extend: (cause to move at full gallop) "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
gallous, Noun
  • (n) gallows_tree, gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous: (alternative terms for gallows)
gallows-tree, Noun
  • (n) gallows_tree, gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous: (alternative terms for gallows)
gallows, Noun
  • (n) gallows: (an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging)
gallstone, Noun
  • (n) gallstone, bilestone: (a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts)
galore, Adjective
  • (s) abounding, galore: (existing in abundance) "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"
  • (s) galore: (in great numbers) "daffodils galore"
galosh, Noun
  • (n) arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe: (a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow)
galvanic, Adjective
  • (s) electric, galvanic, galvanizing, galvanising: (affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling) "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
  • (a) voltaic, galvanic: (pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action) "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple"
galvanisation, Noun
  • (n) galvanization, galvanisation: (stimulation with a galvanic current)
  • (n) galvanization, galvanisation: (stimulation that arouses a person to lively action) "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team"
  • (n) galvanization, galvanisation: (either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting)
galvanise, Verb
  • (v) galvanize, galvanise: (cover with zinc) "galvanize steel"
  • (v) galvanize, galvanise: (stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock)
  • (v) startle, galvanize, galvanise: (to stimulate to action) "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
galvaniser, Noun
  • (n) galvanizer, galvaniser: (a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc)
  • (n) galvanizer, galvaniser, inspirer: (a leader who stimulates and excites people to action)
galvanising, Adjective
  • (s) electric, galvanic, galvanizing, galvanising: (affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling) "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
galvanism, Noun
  • (n) electrotherapy, galvanism, electric_healing, electrical_healing: (the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis))
  • (n) galvanism: (electricity produced by chemical action)
galvanization, Noun
  • (n) galvanization, galvanisation: (stimulation with a galvanic current)
  • (n) galvanization, galvanisation: (stimulation that arouses a person to lively action) "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team"
  • (n) galvanization, galvanisation: (either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting)
galvanize, Verb
  • (v) galvanize, galvanise: (cover with zinc) "galvanize steel"
  • (v) galvanize, galvanise: (stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock)
  • (v) startle, galvanize, galvanise: (to stimulate to action) "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
galvanizer, Noun
  • (n) galvanizer, galvaniser: (a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc)
  • (n) galvanizer, galvaniser, inspirer: (a leader who stimulates and excites people to action)
galvanizing, Adjective
  • (s) electric, galvanic, galvanizing, galvanising: (affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling) "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
gam, Noun
  • (n) gam: (a herd of whales)
gambit, Noun
  • (n) gambit, ploy: (an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker)
  • (n) gambit: (a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position)
  • (n) ploy, gambit, stratagem: (a maneuver in a game or conversation)
gamble, Noun
  • (n) gamble: (money that is risked for possible monetary gain)
  • (n) gamble: (a risky act or venture)
gamble, Verb
  • (v) gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take_chances, adventure, run_a_risk, take_a_chance: (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome) "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
  • (v) gamble: (play games for money)
gambler, Noun
  • (n) gambler: (a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events)
  • (n) gambler, risk_taker: (someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement)
gambling, Noun
  • (n) gambling, gaming, play: (the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)) "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
gamboge, Noun
  • (n) gamboge: (a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative)
  • (n) gamboge, lemon, lemon_yellow, maize: (a strong yellow color)
gambol, Noun
  • (n) play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper: (gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement) "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
gambol, Verb
  • (v) frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run_around, lark_about: (play boisterously) "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
game, Adjective
  • (s) crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game: (disabled in the feet or legs) "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
  • (s) game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky: (willing to face danger)
game, Noun
  • (n) game: (a contest with rules to determine a winner) "you need four people to play this game"
  • (n) game: (a single play of a sport or other contest) "the game lasted two hours"
  • (n) game: (an amusement or pastime) "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
  • (n) game: (animal hunted for food or sport)
  • (n) game: ((tennis) a division of play during which one player serves)
  • (n) game: ((games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win) "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
  • (n) game: (the flesh of wild animals that is used for food)
  • (n) game: (the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game) "the child received several games for his birthday"
  • (n) game, biz: (your occupation or line of work) "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
  • (n) game: (frivolous or trifling behavior) "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
  • (n) plot, secret_plan, game: (a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)) "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
game, Verb
  • (v) bet_on, back, gage, stake, game, punt: (place a bet on) "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
gameboard, Noun
  • (n) board, gameboard: (a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games) "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
gamecock, Noun
  • (n) gamecock, fighting_cock: (a cock bred and trained for fighting)
  • (n) hell-kite, hell-rooster, gamecock: (someone who is a very fierce fighter)
gameness, Noun
  • (n) lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness, gameness, claudication: (disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet)
games-master, Noun
  • (n) games-master, games-mistress: (the teacher in charge of games at a school)
games-mistress, Noun
  • (n) games-master, games-mistress: (the teacher in charge of games at a school)
gamey, Adjective
  • (s) blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy: (suggestive of sexual impropriety) "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
  • (s) game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky: (willing to face danger)
  • (s) gamey, gamy, high: ((used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted)
gamin, Noun
  • (n) street_arab, gamin, throwaway: ((sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets)
gaminess, Noun
  • (n) gaminess, raciness, ribaldry, spiciness: (behavior or language bordering on indelicacy)
gaming, Noun
  • (n) gambling, gaming, play: (the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)) "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
gammon, Noun
  • (n) gammon: (hind portion of a side of bacon)
  • (n) ham, jambon, gammon: (meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked))
gamopetalous, Adjective
  • (s) gamopetalous, sympetalous: (having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel)
gamp, Noun
  • (n) gamp, brolly: (colloquial terms for an umbrella)
gamut, Noun
  • (n) gamut: (a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions")
  • (n) gamut: (the entire scale of musical notes)
gamy, Adjective
  • (s) blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy: (suggestive of sexual impropriety) "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
  • (s) game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky: (willing to face danger)
  • (s) gamey, gamy, high: ((used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted)
ganef, Noun
  • (n) gonif, goniff, ganef, ganof: ((Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse))
gang, Noun
  • (n) crowd, crew, gang, bunch: (an informal body of friends) "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
  • (n) gang, pack, ring, mob: (an association of criminals) "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
  • (n) gang, crew, work_party: (an organized group of workmen)
  • (n) gang: (tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together)
gang, Verb
  • (v) gang, gang_up: (act as an organized group)
gangboard, Noun
  • (n) gangplank, gangboard, gangway: (a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside)
gangdom, Noun
  • (n) organized_crime, gangland, gangdom: (underworld organizations)
gangland, Noun
  • (n) organized_crime, gangland, gangdom: (underworld organizations)
gangling, Adjective
  • (s) gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy: (tall and thin and having long slender limbs) "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
  • (s) gangling, gangly, lanky: (tall and thin)
gangly, Adjective
  • (s) gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy: (tall and thin and having long slender limbs) "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
  • (s) gangling, gangly, lanky: (tall and thin)
gangplank, Noun
  • (n) gangplank, gangboard, gangway: (a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside)
gangrene, Noun
  • (n) gangrene, sphacelus, slough: (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)
  • (n) necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus: (the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply))
gangrene, Verb
  • (v) necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate: (undergo necrosis) "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
gangrenous, Adjective
  • (s) gangrenous, mortified: (suffering from tissue death)
gangsta, Noun
  • (n) gangsta: ((Black English) a member of a youth gang)
gangster, Noun
  • (n) gangster, mobster: (a criminal who is a member of gang)
gangway, Noun
  • (n) aisle, gangway: (passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores)
  • (n) gangplank, gangboard, gangway: (a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside)
  • (n) gangway: (a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site))
ganja, Noun
  • (n) cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja: (the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect)
  • (n) marijuana, marihuana, ganja, Cannabis_sativa: (a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared)
ganof, Noun
  • (n) gonif, goniff, ganef, ganof: ((Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse))
ganoin, Noun
  • (n) ganoin, ganoine: (shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales)
ganoine, Noun
  • (n) ganoin, ganoine: (shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales)
gantlet, Noun
  • (n) gantlet: (the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times)
  • (n) gauntlet, gantlet: (to offer or accept a challenge) "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
  • (n) gauntlet, gantlet, metal_glove: (a glove of armored leather; protects the hand)
  • (n) gauntlet, gantlet: (a glove with long sleeve)
  • (n) gauntlet, gantlet: (a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim)
gantry, Noun
  • (n) gantry, gauntry: (a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.)
gaol, Noun
  • (n) jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey: (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))
gaol, Verb
  • (v) imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put_behind_bars, jail, jug, gaol, put_away, remand: (lock up or confine, in or as in a jail) "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
gaolbird, Noun
  • (n) jail_bird, jailbird, gaolbird: (a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly)
gaolbreak, Noun
  • (n) break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking: (an escape from jail) "the breakout was carefully planned"
gaoler, Noun
  • (n) prison_guard, jailer, jailor, gaoler, screw, turnkey: (someone who guards prisoners)
gap, Noun
  • (n) break, interruption, disruption, gap: (an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity) "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
  • (n) col, gap: (a pass between mountain peaks)
  • (n) gap, spread: (a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures) "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
  • (n) gap, crack: (a narrow opening) "he opened the window a crack"
  • (n) gap: (a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations)
  • (n) opening, gap: (an open or empty space in or between things) "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
gap, Verb
  • (v) gap, breach: (make an opening or gap in)
gape, Noun
  • (n) gape: (an expression of openmouthed astonishment)
  • (n) gape: (a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open))
gape, Verb
  • (v) gape, yawn, yaw: (be wide open) "the deep gaping canyon"
  • (v) goggle, gape, gawp, gawk: (look with amazement; look stupidly)
gaping, Adjective
  • (s) agape, gaping: (with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe) "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape"
gar, Noun
  • (n) gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus_osseus: (primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth)
  • (n) needlefish, gar, billfish: (elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters)
garage, Noun
  • (n) garage: (an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles)
  • (n) garage, service_department: (a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired)
garage, Verb
  • (v) garage: (keep or store in a garage) "we don't garage our car"
garb, Noun
  • (n) attire, garb, dress: (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion) "formal attire"; "battle dress"
garb, Verb
  • (v) dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit_out, apparel: (provide with clothes or put clothes on) "Parents must feed and dress their child"
garbage, Noun
  • (n) drivel, garbage: (a worthless message)
  • (n) garbage, refuse, food_waste, scraps: (food that is discarded (as from a kitchen))
  • (n) garbage: (a receptacle where waste can be discarded) "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"
garbageman, Noun
  • (n) garbage_man, garbageman, garbage_collector, garbage_carter, garbage_hauler, refuse_collector, dustman: (someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse)
garbanzo, Noun
  • (n) chickpea, garbanzo: (the seed of the chickpea plant)
  • (n) chickpea, garbanzo: (large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried)
garbed, Adjective
  • (s) appareled, attired, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed: (dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination) "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors"
garble, Verb
  • (v) falsify, distort, garble, warp: (make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story)
garbled, Adjective
  • (s) confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected: (lacking orderly continuity) "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
garboil, Noun
  • (n) tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil: (a state of commotion and noise and confusion)
gardant, Adjective
  • (s) guardant, gardant, full-face: (looking forward)
garden, Noun
  • (n) garden: (a plot of ground where plants are cultivated)
  • (n) garden: (the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden)
  • (n) garden: (a yard or lawn adjoining a house)
garden, Verb
  • (v) garden: (work in the garden) "My hobby is gardening"
gardener, Noun
  • (n) gardener, nurseryman: (someone who takes care of a garden)
  • (n) gardener: (someone employed to work in a garden)
gardening, Noun
  • (n) gardening, horticulture: (the cultivation of plants)
garfish, Noun
  • (n) gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus_osseus: (primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth)
gargantuan, Adjective
  • (s) elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo: (of great mass; huge and bulky) "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"
garget, Noun
  • (n) poke, pigeon_berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca_americana: (tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous)
gargle, Noun
  • (n) gargle, mouthwash: (a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth)
  • (n) gargle: (the sound produced while gargling)
gargle, Verb
  • (v) gargle: (utter with gargling or burbling sounds)
  • (v) gargle, rinse: (rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash) "gargle with this liquid"
gargoylism, Noun
  • (n) Hurler's_syndrome, Hurler's_disease, gargoylism, dysostosis_multiplex, lipochondrodystrophy: (hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation)
gari, Noun
  • (n) bitter_cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca_plant, gari, Manihot_esculenta, Manihot_utilissima: (cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca)
garish, Adjective
  • (s) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy: (tastelessly showy) "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
garishness, Noun
  • (n) flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz: (tasteless showiness)
  • (n) garishness, gaudiness: (strident color or excessive ornamentation)
garland, Verb
  • (v) garland: (adorn with bands of flowers or leaves) "They garlanded the statue"
garlic, Noun
  • (n) garlic, Allium_sativum: (bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves)
  • (n) garlic, ail: (aromatic bulb used as seasoning)
garment-worker, Noun
  • (n) garmentmaker, garment-worker, garment_worker: (a person who makes garments)
garment, Noun
  • (n) garment: (an article of clothing) "garments of the finest silk"
garment, Verb
  • (v) dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit_out, apparel: (provide with clothes or put clothes on) "Parents must feed and dress their child"
garmented, Adjective
  • (s) appareled, attired, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed: (dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination) "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors"
garmentless, Adjective
  • (s) clothesless, garmentless, raimentless: (possessing no clothing)
garmentmaker, Noun
  • (n) garmentmaker, garment-worker, garment_worker: (a person who makes garments)
garner, Noun
  • (n) granary, garner: (a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed)
garner, Verb
  • (v) earn, garner: (acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions)
  • (v) garner: (store grain)
  • (v) gather, garner, collect, pull_together: (assemble or get together) "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
garnet-colored, Adjective
  • (s) garnet-colored, garnet-coloured: (having the color of garnet)
garnet-coloured, Adjective
  • (s) garnet-colored, garnet-coloured: (having the color of garnet)
garnet, Noun
  • (n) garnet: (any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive)
garnish, Noun
  • (n) garnish: (something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration)
  • (n) garnish: (any decoration added as a trimming or adornment)
garnish, Verb
  • (v) garnishee, garnish: (take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support) "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"
  • (v) trim, garnish, dress: (decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)
garnishee, Noun
  • (n) garnishee: (a wage earner who is served with a garnishment)
garnishee, Verb
  • (v) garnishee, garnish: (take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support) "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"
garotte, Noun
  • (n) garrote, garotte, garrotte, iron_collar: (an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation)
garotte, Verb
  • (v) garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag: (strangle with an iron collar) "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
garpike, Noun
  • (n) gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus_osseus: (primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth)
garret, Noun
  • (n) loft, attic, garret: (floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage)
garrison, Verb
  • (v) garrison: (station (troops) in a fort or garrison)
garrote, Noun
  • (n) garrote, garotte, garrotte, iron_collar: (an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation)
garrote, Verb
  • (v) garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag: (strangle with an iron collar) "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
garroter, Noun
  • (n) garroter, garrotter, strangler, throttler, choker: (someone who kills by strangling)
garrotte, Noun
  • (n) garrote, garotte, garrotte, iron_collar: (an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation)
garrotte, Verb
  • (v) garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag: (strangle with an iron collar) "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
garrotter, Noun
  • (n) garroter, garrotter, strangler, throttler, choker: (someone who kills by strangling)
garrulity, Noun
  • (n) garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness: (the quality of being wordy and talkative)
garrulous, Adjective
  • (s) chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky: (full of trivial conversation) "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
garrulousness, Noun
  • (n) garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness: (the quality of being wordy and talkative)
garter, Noun
  • (n) garter, supporter: (a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve))
garter, Verb
  • (v) garter: (fasten with or as if with a garter)
gas-tight, Adjective
  • (s) airtight, air-tight, gas-tight: (not allowing air or gas to pass in or out)
gas, Noun
  • (n) accelerator, accelerator_pedal, gas_pedal, gas, throttle, gun: (a pedal that controls the throttle valve) "he stepped on the gas"
  • (n) flatulence, flatulency, gas: (a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal)
  • (n) gas, gaseous_state: (the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container)
  • (n) gas: (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
  • (n) gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol: (a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines)
  • (n) natural_gas, gas: (a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes)
gas, Verb
  • (v) boast, tout, swash, shoot_a_line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade: (show off)
  • (v) gas: (attack with gas; subject to gas fumes) "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
gasbag, Noun
  • (n) envelope, gasbag: (the bag containing the gas in a balloon)
  • (n) gasbag, windbag: (a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics)
gasconade, Noun
  • (n) brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade: (an instance of boastful talk) "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
gasconade, Verb
  • (v) boast, tout, swash, shoot_a_line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade: (show off)
gaseous, Adjective
  • (a) gaseous: (existing as or having characteristics of a gas) "steam is water is the gaseous state"
gash, Noun
  • (n) cut, gash: (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
  • (n) cut, gash, slash, slice: (a wound made by cutting) "he put a bandage over the cut"
  • (n) slash, gash: (a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument)
gash, Verb
  • (v) slash, gash: (cut open) "she slashed her wrists"
gasified, Adjective
  • (s) gasified, vaporized, vapourised, volatilized, volatilised: (converted into a gas or vapor)
gasify, Verb
  • (v) gasify, vaporize, vaporise, aerify: (turn into gas) "The substance gasified"
gasket, Noun
  • (n) gasket: (seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint)
gaskin, Noun
  • (n) gaskin: (lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle)
gasmask, Noun
  • (n) gasmask, respirator, gas_helmet: (a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases)
gasolene, Noun
  • (n) gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol: (a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines)
gasoline, Noun
  • (n) gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol: (a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines)
gasp, Noun
  • (n) gasp, pant: (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open) "she gave a gasp and fainted"
gasp, Verb
  • (v) pant, puff, gasp, heave: (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted) "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
gassy, Adjective
  • (s) colicky, flatulent, gassy: (suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal)
  • (s) gassy: (resembling gas)
gasteromycete, Noun
  • (n) gasteromycete, gastromycete: (any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes)
gastralgia, Noun
  • (n) stomachache, stomach_ache, bellyache, gastralgia: (an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region)
gastric, Adjective
  • (a) gastric, stomachic, stomachal: (relating to or involving the stomach) "gastric ulcer"
gastroenteritis, Noun
  • (n) gastroenteritis, stomach_flu, intestinal_flu: (inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis)
gastroenterologist, Noun
  • (n) gastroenterologist: (a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract)
gastroesophageal, Adjective
  • (a) gastroesophageal: (of or relating to or involving the stomach and esophagus)
gastrointestinal, Adjective
  • (a) gastrointestinal, GI: (of or relating to the stomach and intestines) "a gastrointestinal disorder"
gastromycete, Noun
  • (n) gasteromycete, gastromycete: (any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes)
gastronome, Noun
  • (n) epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon_vivant, epicurean, foodie: (a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink))
gastronomic, Adjective
  • (a) gastronomic, gastronomical: (of or relating to gastronomy) "gastronomic adventures"
gastronomical, Adjective
  • (a) gastronomic, gastronomical: (of or relating to gastronomy) "gastronomic adventures"
gastronomy, Noun
  • (n) gastronomy: (a particular style of cookery (as of a region)) "New England gastronomy"
  • (n) gastronomy: (the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food)
gastropod, Noun
  • (n) gastropod, univalve: (a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes)
gat, Noun
  • (n) gat, rod: (a gangster's pistol)
gate-crash, Verb
  • (v) barge_in, crash, gate-crash: (enter uninvited; informal) "let's crash the party!"
gate, Noun
  • (n) gate: (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)
  • (n) gate, logic_gate: (a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs)
  • (n) gate: (total admission receipts at a sports event)
  • (n) gate: (passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark)
gate, Verb
  • (v) gate: (supply with a gate) "The house was gated"
  • (v) gate: (control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate)
  • (v) gate: (restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment)
gatecrasher, Noun
  • (n) gatecrasher, crasher, unwelcome_guest: (someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying)
gatefold, Noun
  • (n) foldout, gatefold: (an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine)
gatekeeper, Noun
  • (n) doorkeeper, doorman, door_guard, hall_porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary: (someone who guards an entrance)
  • (n) gatekeeper: (someone who controls access to something) "there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief"
gateway, Noun
  • (n) gateway: (an entrance that can be closed by a gate)
gather, Noun
  • (n) gather, gathering: (sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching)
  • (n) gather, gathering: (the act of gathering something)
gather, Verb
  • (v) accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile_up, gather, amass: (collect or gather) "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
  • (v) assemble, gather, get_together: (get people together) "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
  • (v) gain, gather: (increase or develop) "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
  • (v) gather, garner, collect, pull_together: (assemble or get together) "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
  • (v) gather: (conclude from evidence) "I gather you have not done your homework"
  • (v) gather, pucker, tuck: (draw together into folds or puckers)
  • (v) gather: (draw and bring closer) "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"
  • (v) gather: (look for (food) in nature) "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"
  • (v) meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather: (collect in one place) "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
gathered, Adjective
  • (a) collected, gathered: (brought together in one place) "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt"
gatherer, Noun
  • (n) collector, gatherer, accumulator: (a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes))
  • (n) gatherer: (a person who gathers) "they were a society of hunters and gatherers"
gathering, Noun
  • (n) assembly, assemblage, gathering: (the social act of assembling) "they demanded the right of assembly"
  • (n) gather, gathering: (sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching)
  • (n) gather, gathering: (the act of gathering something)
  • (n) gathering, assemblage: (a group of persons together in one place)
gator, Noun
  • (n) alligator, gator: (either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts)
gauche, Adjective
  • (s) gauche, graceless, unpolished: (lacking social polish) "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"
gaucheness, Noun
  • (n) crudeness, crudity, gaucheness: (an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement) "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
gaucherie, Noun
  • (n) faux_pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie: (a socially awkward or tactless act)
  • (n) rusticity, gaucherie: (the quality of being rustic or gauche)
gaud, Noun
  • (n) bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket: (cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing)
gaudery, Noun
  • (n) gaudery, pomp: (cheap or pretentious or vain display)
gaudiness, Noun
  • (n) flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz: (tasteless showiness)
  • (n) garishness, gaudiness: (strident color or excessive ornamentation)
gaudy, Adjective
  • (s) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy: (tastelessly showy) "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
  • (s) flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty: ((used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display)
gaudy, Noun
  • (n) gaudy: ((Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college)
gauffer, Noun
  • (n) goffer, gauffer, goffering_iron, gauffering_iron: (an iron used to press pleats and ridges)
  • (n) goffer, gauffer: (an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats)
gauffer, Verb
  • (v) gauffer, goffer: (make wavy with a heated goffering iron) "goffer the trim of the dress"
gauge, Noun
  • (n) bore, gauge, caliber, calibre: (diameter of a tube or gun barrel)
  • (n) gauge, gage: (a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.)
  • (n) gauge, standard_of_measurement: (accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared)
  • (n) gauge: (the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train)
  • (n) gauge: (the thickness of wire)
gauge, Verb
  • (v) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge: (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)) "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
  • (v) gauge: (rub to a uniform size) "gauge bricks"
  • (v) gauge: (determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation) "gauge the wine barrels"
  • (v) gauge: (measure precisely and against a standard) "the wire is gauged"
  • (v) gauge: (adapt to a specified measurement) "gauge the instruments"
  • (v) gauge: (mix in specific proportions) "gauge plaster"
gaumless, Adjective
  • (s) gaumless, gormless: ((British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality)
gaunt, Adjective
  • (s) bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted: (very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold) "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
gauntlet, Noun
  • (n) gauntlet, gantlet: (to offer or accept a challenge) "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
  • (n) gauntlet, gantlet, metal_glove: (a glove of armored leather; protects the hand)
  • (n) gauntlet, gantlet: (a glove with long sleeve)
  • (n) gauntlet, gantlet: (a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim)
gauntness, Noun
  • (n) bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration: (extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease))
gauntry, Noun
  • (n) gantry, gauntry: (a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.)
gaussmeter, Noun
  • (n) magnetometer, gaussmeter: (a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields)
gauze-like, Adjective
  • (s) diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby: (so thin as to transmit light) "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
gauze, Noun
  • (n) gauze, gauze_bandage: ((medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings)
  • (n) gauze, netting, veiling: (a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)
gauzy, Adjective
  • (s) diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby: (so thin as to transmit light) "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
gavel, Noun
  • (n) gavel: (a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge)
gawk, Noun
  • (n) lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk: (an awkward stupid person)
gawk, Verb
  • (v) goggle, gape, gawp, gawk: (look with amazement; look stupidly)
gawkiness, Noun
  • (n) gawkiness, ungainliness: (the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant)
gawky, Adjective
  • (s) gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy: (lacking grace in movement or posture) "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
gawp, Verb
  • (v) goggle, gape, gawp, gawk: (look with amazement; look stupidly)
gay-feather, Noun
  • (n) blazing_star, button_snakeroot, gayfeather, gay-feather, snakeroot: (any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads)
gay, Adjective
  • (s) brave, braw, gay: (brightly colored and showy) "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
  • (s) cheery, gay, sunny: (bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer) "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
  • (s) gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful: (full of or showing high-spirited merriment) "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth"; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
  • (s) gay: (given to social pleasures often including dissipation) "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
  • (s) gay, festal, festive, merry: (offering fun and gaiety) "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
  • (s) gay, queer, homophile: (homosexual or arousing homosexual desires)
gay, Noun
  • (n) homosexual, homophile, homo, gay: (someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex)
gayal, Noun
  • (n) gayal, mithan, Bibos_frontalis: (ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur)
gayfeather, Noun
  • (n) blazing_star, button_snakeroot, gayfeather, gay-feather, snakeroot: (any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads)
gayness, Noun
  • (n) homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness: (a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex)
gaywings, Noun
  • (n) flowering_wintergreen, gaywings, bird-on-the-wing, fringed_polygala, Polygala_paucifolia: (common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals)
gaze, Noun
  • (n) gaze, regard: (a long fixed look) "he fixed his paternal gaze on me"
gaze, Verb
  • (v) gaze, stare: (look at with fixed eyes) "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
gazebo, Noun
  • (n) gazebo, summerhouse: (a small roofed building affording shade and rest)
gazette, Noun
  • (n) gazette: (a newspaper or official journal)
gazette, Verb
  • (v) gazette: (publish in a gazette)
gazillion, Noun
  • (n) million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion: (a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)) "there were millions of flies"
gazump, Verb
  • (v) gazump: (raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price)
  • (v) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook: (rip off; ask an unreasonable price)
gean, Noun
  • (n) gean, mazzard, mazzard_cherry: (wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting)
gear, Noun
  • (n) gear, gear_wheel, geared_wheel, cogwheel: (a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion)
  • (n) gear, gear_mechanism: (a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))
  • (n) gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance: (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)
  • (n) gearing, gear, geartrain, power_train, train: (wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed) "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
gear, Verb
  • (v) gear, pitch: (set the level or character of) "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
gearbox, Noun
  • (n) gearbox, gear_box, gear_case: (the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed)
geared, Adjective
  • (a) geared: (equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged)
gearing, Noun
  • (n) gearing, gear, geartrain, power_train, train: (wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed) "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
gearshift, Noun
  • (n) gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear_lever: (a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears) "in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever"
gearstick, Noun
  • (n) gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear_lever: (a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears) "in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever"
geartrain, Noun
  • (n) gearing, gear, geartrain, power_train, train: (wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed) "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
gee, Noun
  • (n) g, gee, g-force: (a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated)
gee, Verb
  • (v) gee: (turn to the right side) "the horse geed"
  • (v) gee: (give a command to a horse to turn to the right side)
geek, Noun
  • (n) eccentric, eccentric_person, flake, oddball, geek: (a person with an unusual or odd personality)
  • (n) geek: (a carnival performer who does disgusting acts)
geezer, Noun
  • (n) geezer: (a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric)
geezerhood, Noun
  • (n) old_age, years, age, eld, geezerhood: (a late time of life) "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
gegenschein, Noun
  • (n) counterglow, gegenschein: (a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space)
geisha, Noun
  • (n) geisha, geisha_girl: (a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing)
gel, Noun
  • (n) gel, colloidal_gel: (a colloid in a more solid form than a sol)
  • (n) gelatin, gel: (a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects)
gel, Verb
  • (v) gel: (become a gel) "The solid, when heated, gelled"
  • (v) mousse, gel: (apply a styling gel to) "she mousses her hair"
gelatin, Noun
  • (n) gelatin, gelatine: (a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin)
  • (n) gelatin, jelly: (an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods)
  • (n) gelatin, gel: (a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects)
gelatine, Noun
  • (n) gelatin, gelatine: (a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin)
gelatinise, Verb
  • (v) gelatinize, gelatinise: (become gelatinous or change into a jelly) "the starch gelatinized when it was heated"
  • (v) gelatinize, gelatinise: (convert into gelatinous form or jelly) "hot water will gelatinize starch"
gelatinize, Verb
  • (v) gelatinize: (coat with gelatin)
  • (v) gelatinize, gelatinise: (become gelatinous or change into a jelly) "the starch gelatinized when it was heated"
  • (v) gelatinize, gelatinise: (convert into gelatinous form or jelly) "hot water will gelatinize starch"
gelatinlike, Adjective
  • (s) gelatinous, gelatinlike, jellylike: (thick like gelatin)
gelatinous, Adjective
  • (s) gelatinous, gelatinlike, jellylike: (thick like gelatin)
gelatinousness, Noun
  • (n) gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness: (the property of having a viscosity like jelly)
geld, Verb
  • (v) geld, cut: (cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)) "the vet gelded the young horse"
gelded, Adjective
  • (s) cut, emasculated, gelded: ((of a male animal) having the testicles removed) "a cut horse"
gelid, Adjective
  • (s) arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar: (extremely cold) "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
gelidity, Noun
  • (n) chill, iciness, gelidity: (coldness due to a cold environment)
gelignite, Noun
  • (n) gelignite, gelly: (a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate)
gelly, Noun
  • (n) gelignite, gelly: (a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate)
gelt, Noun
  • (n) boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum: (informal terms for money)
gem, Noun
  • (n) gem, treasure: (art highly prized for its beauty or perfection)
  • (n) gem, gemstone, stone: (a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry) "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"
  • (n) jewel, gem, precious_stone: (a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry)
  • (n) jewel, gem: (a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry)
  • (n) muffin, gem: (a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan)
gemfibrozil, Noun
  • (n) gemfibrozil, Lopid: (medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood)
geminate, Noun
  • (n) geminate: (a doubled or long consonant) "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
geminate, Verb
  • (v) geminate: (arrange or combine in pairs) "The consonants are geminated in these words"
  • (v) pair, geminate: (occur in pairs)
  • (v) pair, geminate: (arrange in pairs) "Pair these numbers"
  • (v) reduplicate, geminate: (form by reduplication) "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"
gemination, Noun
  • (n) duplication, gemination: (the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something) "this kind of duplication is wasteful"
  • (n) gemination: (the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect))
gemmation, Noun
  • (n) pullulation, gemmation: (asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual)
gemmed, Adjective
  • (s) beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly: (covered with beads or jewels or sequins)
gemsbok, Noun
  • (n) gemsbok, gemsbuck, Oryx_gazella: (large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks)
gemsbuck, Noun
  • (n) gemsbok, gemsbuck, Oryx_gazella: (large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks)
gemstone, Noun
  • (n) gem, gemstone, stone: (a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry) "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"
gen, Noun
  • (n) gen: (informal term for information) "give me the gen on your new line of computers"
gendarmerie, Noun
  • (n) gendarmerie, gendarmery: (French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively)
gendarmery, Noun
  • (n) gendarmerie, gendarmery: (French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively)
gender, Noun
  • (n) gender, grammatical_gender: (a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness)
  • (n) sex, gender, sexuality: (the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles) "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
gene, Noun
  • (n) gene, cistron, factor: ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity) "genes were formerly called factors"
genealogic, Adjective
  • (a) genealogic, genealogical: (of or relating to genealogy) "genealogical records"
genealogical, Adjective
  • (a) genealogic, genealogical: (of or relating to genealogy) "genealogical records"
genealogist, Noun
  • (n) genealogist: (an expert in genealogy)
genealogy, Noun
  • (n) genealogy, family_tree: (successive generations of kin)
  • (n) genealogy: (the study or investigation of ancestry and family history)
general-purpose, Adjective
  • (s) general-purpose, all-purpose: (not limited in use or function)
general, Adjective
  • (s) cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide: (of worldwide scope or applicability) "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley"; "universal experience"
  • (a) general: (applying to all or most members of a category or group) "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
  • (a) general: (affecting the entire body) "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"
  • (s) general: (not specialized or limited to one class of things) "general studies"; "general knowledge"
  • (s) general: (prevailing among and common to the general public) "the general discontent"
  • (s) general: (somewhat indefinite) "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"
general, Noun
  • (n) general, full_general: (a general officer of the highest rank)
  • (n) general, superior_general: (the head of a religious order or congregation)
  • (n) general: (a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)) "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
general, Verb
  • (v) general: (command as a general) "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
generalcy, Noun
  • (n) generalship, generalcy: (the office and authority of a general)
generalisation, Noun
  • (n) abstraction, generalization, generalisation: (the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances)
  • (n) generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive_reasoning: (reasoning from detailed facts to general principles)
  • (n) generalization, generalisation, generality: (an idea or conclusion having general application) "he spoke in broad generalities"
  • (n) generalization, generalisation, stimulus_generalization, stimulus_generalisation: ((psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus)
generalise, Verb
  • (v) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer: (draw from specific cases for more general cases)
  • (v) generalize, generalise: (speak or write in generalities)
  • (v) generalize, generalise: (become systemic and spread throughout the body) "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
  • (v) popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise: (cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use) "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"
generalised, Adjective
  • (s) generalized, generalised: (not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment) "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal"
generalist, Noun
  • (n) Renaissance_man, generalist: (a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests) "a statistician has to be something of a generalist"
generality, Noun
  • (n) generality: (the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability)
  • (n) generalization, generalisation, generality: (an idea or conclusion having general application) "he spoke in broad generalities"
generalization, Noun
  • (n) abstraction, generalization, generalisation: (the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances)
  • (n) generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive_reasoning: (reasoning from detailed facts to general principles)
  • (n) generalization, generalisation, generality: (an idea or conclusion having general application) "he spoke in broad generalities"
  • (n) generalization, generalisation, stimulus_generalization, stimulus_generalisation: ((psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus)
generalize, Verb
  • (v) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer: (draw from specific cases for more general cases)
  • (v) generalize, generalise: (speak or write in generalities)
  • (v) generalize, generalise: (become systemic and spread throughout the body) "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
  • (v) popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise: (cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use) "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"
generalized, Adjective
  • (s) generalized, generalised: (not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment) "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal"
generalship, Noun
  • (n) generalship: (the leadership ability of a military general)
  • (n) generalship, generalcy: (the office and authority of a general)
generate, Verb
  • (v) beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring_forth: (make children) "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
  • (v) generate, bring_forth: (bring into existence) "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
  • (v) generate: (produce (energy)) "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
  • (v) render, yield, return, give, generate: (give or supply) "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
generation, Noun
  • (n) coevals, contemporaries, generation: (all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age)
  • (n) generation: (group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent)
  • (n) generation: (the normal time between successive generations) "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
  • (n) generation: (a stage of technological development or innovation) "the third generation of computers"
  • (n) generation: (the production of heat or electricity) "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
  • (n) generation, multiplication, propagation: (the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production)
  • (n) genesis, generation: (a coming into being)
generational, Adjective
  • (a) generational: (of or relating to a generation)
generative, Adjective
  • (a) generative, productive: (having the ability to produce or originate) "generative power"; "generative forces"
  • (s) generative, procreative, reproductive: (producing new life or offspring) "the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative organs"
generator, Noun
  • (n) generator: (an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas)
  • (n) generator: (engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction)
  • (n) generator, source, author: (someone who originates or causes or initiates something) "he was the generator of several complaints"
  • (n) generator: (an electronic device for producing a signal voltage)
generic, Adjective
  • (a) generic: (relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus) "the generic name"
  • (s) generic: ((of drugs) not protected by trademark) "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"
  • (s) generic: (applicable to an entire class or group) "is there a generic Asian mind?"
generic, Noun
  • (n) generic, generic_wine: (a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape)
  • (n) generic: (any product that can be sold without a brand name)
generosity, Noun
  • (n) generosity, generousness: (the trait of being willing to give your money or time)
  • (n) generosity, unselfishness: (acting generously)
generous, Adjective
  • (a) generous: (willing to give and share unstintingly) "a generous donation"
  • (a) generous: (not petty in character and mind) "unusually generous in his judgment of people"
  • (s) generous: (more than adequate) "a generous portion"
generousness, Noun
  • (n) generosity, generousness: (the trait of being willing to give your money or time)
genetic, Adjective
  • (s) familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible: (occurring among members of a family usually by heredity) "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
  • (a) genetic: (pertaining to or referring to origin) "genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work"
  • (a) genetic, genetical: (of or relating to the science of genetics) "genetic research"
  • (a) genic, genetic, genetical: (of or relating to or produced by or being a gene) "genic combinations"; "genetic code"
genetical, Adjective
  • (a) genetic, genetical: (of or relating to the science of genetics) "genetic research"
  • (a) genic, genetic, genetical: (of or relating to or produced by or being a gene) "genic combinations"; "genetic code"
genetics, Noun
  • (n) genetics, genetic_science: (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
genial, Adjective
  • (s) affable, amiable, cordial, genial: (diffusing warmth and friendliness) "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
  • (a) genial, mental: (of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw)
  • (s) kind, genial: (agreeable, conducive to comfort) "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
geniality, Noun
  • (n) affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality: (a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to))
genic, Adjective
  • (a) genic, genetic, genetical: (of or relating to or produced by or being a gene) "genic combinations"; "genetic code"
genie, Noun
  • (n) genie, jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny, djinn: ((Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals)
genip, Noun
  • (n) genip, Spanish_lime: (round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes)
  • (n) Spanish_lime, Spanish_lime_tree, honey_berry, mamoncillo, genip, ginep, Melicocca_bijuga, Melicocca_bijugatus: (tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp)
genital, Adjective
  • (a) genital, venereal: (of or relating to the external sex organs) "genital herpes"; "venereal disease"
genitalia, Noun
  • (n) genitalia, genital_organ, genitals, private_parts, privates, crotch: (external sex organ)
genitals, Noun
  • (n) genitalia, genital_organ, genitals, private_parts, privates, crotch: (external sex organ)
genitive, Adjective
  • (a) possessive, genitive: (serving to express or indicate possession) "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"
genitive, Noun
  • (n) genitive, genitive_case, possessive, possessive_case: (the case expressing ownership)
genius, Noun
  • (n) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz: (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)
  • (n) brilliance, genius: (unusual mental ability)
  • (n) flair, genius: (a natural talent) "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"
  • (n) genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein: (someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality) "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
  • (n) genius, wizardry: (exceptional creative ability)
genocide, Noun
  • (n) genocide, race_murder, racial_extermination: (systematic killing of a racial or cultural group)
genome, Noun
  • (n) genome: (the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism) "the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs"
genomics, Noun
  • (n) genomics: (the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences))
genotype, Noun
  • (n) genotype: (a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution)
  • (n) genotype, genetic_constitution: (the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism)
genotypic, Adjective
  • (a) genotypical, genotypic: (of or relating to or constituting a genotype) "genotypical pattern"
genotypical, Adjective
  • (a) genotypical, genotypic: (of or relating to or constituting a genotype) "genotypical pattern"
genre, Noun
  • (n) genre: (a kind of literary or artistic work)
  • (n) genre: (a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique)
  • (n) music_genre, musical_genre, genre, musical_style: (an expressive style of music)
  • (n) writing_style, literary_genre, genre: (a style of expressing yourself in writing)
gens, Noun
  • (n) gen: (informal term for information) "give me the gen on your new line of computers"
  • (n) name, gens: (family based on male descent) "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
gentamicin, Noun
  • (n) gentamicin, Garamycin: (an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract)
genteel, Adjective
  • (s) civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite: (marked by refinement in taste and manners) "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
genteelness, Noun
  • (n) breeding, genteelness, gentility: (elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression)
gentile, Adjective
  • (a) gentile: (belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples)
gentile, Noun
  • (n) gentile: (a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus)
  • (n) gentile, non-Jew, goy: (a Christian as contrasted with a Jew)
  • (n) gentile: (a Christian) "Christians refer to themselves as gentiles"
  • (n) heathen, pagan, gentile, infidel: (a person who does not acknowledge your god)
gentility, Noun
  • (n) breeding, genteelness, gentility: (elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression)
gentle, Adjective
  • (s) aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician: (belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy) "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
  • (s) docile, gentle: (easily handled or managed) "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
  • (s) easy, gentle, soft: (having little impact) "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
  • (s) easy, gentle: (marked by moderate steepness) "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"
  • (s) gentle, soft: (soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe) "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"
  • (s) gentle: (having or showing a kindly or tender nature) "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"
  • (s) gentle: (quiet and soothing) "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
gentle, Verb
  • (v) ennoble, gentle, entitle: (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)
  • (v) gentle: (stroke soothingly)
  • (v) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle: (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of) "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
gentleman's-cane, Noun
  • (n) prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red_amaranth, purple_amaranth, Amaranthus_cruentus, Amaranthus_hybridus_hypochondriacus, Amaranthus_hybridus_erythrostachys: (tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal)
gentleman, Noun
  • (n) gentleman: (a man of refinement)
  • (n) valet, valet_de_chambre, gentleman, gentleman's_gentleman, man: (a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer) "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
gentlemanlike, Adjective
  • (s) gentlemanlike, gentlemanly: (befitting a man of good breeding) "gentlemanly behavior"
gentlemanly, Adjective
  • (s) gentlemanlike, gentlemanly: (befitting a man of good breeding) "gentlemanly behavior"
gentleness, Noun
  • (n) gentleness, softness, mildness: (acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered) "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"
  • (n) gradualness, gentleness: (the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual)
gentlewoman, Noun
  • (n) dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman: (a woman of refinement) "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
gentry, Noun
  • (n) gentry, aristocracy: (the most powerful members of a society)
genu, Noun
  • (n) knee, knee_joint, human_knee, articulatio_genus, genu: (hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella)
genuflect, Verb
  • (v) genuflect: (bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image)
  • (v) scrape, kowtow, genuflect: (bend the knees and bow in a servile manner)
genuflection, Noun
  • (n) genuflection, genuflexion: (the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence)
genuflexion, Noun
  • (n) genuflection, genuflexion: (the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence)
genuine, Adjective
  • (s) actual, genuine, literal, real: (being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something) "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton"; "a genuine dilemma"
  • (a) genuine, echt: (not fake or counterfeit) "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
  • (s) genuine, true, unfeigned: (not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed) "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
genuineness, Noun
  • (n) authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy: (undisputed credibility)
  • (n) genuineness: (the state of being genuine)
genus-Fenusa, Noun
  • (n) Fenusa, genus-Fenusa: (birch leaf miner)
genus-Megapodius, Noun
  • (n) Megapodius, genus-Megapodius: (type genus of the Megapodiidae)
genus-Milvus, Noun
  • (n) Milvus, genus-Milvus: (a genus including the common European kits)
genus, Noun
  • (n) genus: (a general kind of something) "ignore the genus communism"
  • (n) genus: ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)
geocentric, Adjective
  • (a) geocentric: (having the earth as the center)
geochemistry, Noun
  • (n) geochemistry: (the chemistry of the earth's crust)
geode, Noun
  • (n) geode: ((mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals)
geodesic, Adjective
  • (a) geodetic, geodesic, geodesical: (of or relating to or determined by geodesy)
geodesic, Noun
  • (n) geodesic, geodesic_line: ((mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere))
geodesical, Adjective
  • (a) geodetic, geodesic, geodesical: (of or relating to or determined by geodesy)
geodesy, Noun
  • (n) geodesy: (the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points)
geodetic, Adjective
  • (a) geodetic, geodesic, geodesical: (of or relating to or determined by geodesy)
geographic, Adjective
  • (a) geographic, geographical: (of or relating to the science of geography)
  • (a) geographic, geographical: (determined by geography) "the north and south geographic poles"
geographical, Adjective
  • (a) geographic, geographical: (of or relating to the science of geography)
  • (a) geographic, geographical: (determined by geography) "the north and south geographic poles"
geographics, Noun
  • (n) geography, geographics: (study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation)
geography, Noun
  • (n) geography, geographics: (study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation)
geologic, Adjective
  • (a) geological, geologic: (of or relating to or based on geology) "geological formations"; "geologic forces"
geological, Adjective
  • (a) geological, geologic: (of or relating to or based on geology) "geological formations"; "geologic forces"
geologist, Noun
  • (n) geologist: (a specialist in geology)
geology, Noun
  • (n) geology: (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
geometer, Noun
  • (n) geometer, geometrician: (a mathematician specializing in geometry)
geometric, Adjective
  • (a) geometric, geometrical: (of or relating to or determined by geometry)
  • (s) geometric, geometrical: (characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration) "a buffalo hide painted with red and black geometric designs"
geometrical, Adjective
  • (a) geometric, geometrical: (of or relating to or determined by geometry)
  • (s) geometric, geometrical: (characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration) "a buffalo hide painted with red and black geometric designs"
geometrician, Noun
  • (n) geometer, geometrician: (a mathematician specializing in geometry)
geometry, Noun
  • (n) geometry: (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)
geomorphologic, Adjective
  • (a) geomorphologic, geomorphological, morphologic, morphological, structural: (pertaining to geological structure) "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface"
geomorphological, Adjective
  • (a) geomorphologic, geomorphological, morphologic, morphological, structural: (pertaining to geological structure) "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface"
geomorphology, Noun
  • (n) morphology, geomorphology: (the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms)
geophagia, Noun
  • (n) geophagy, geophagia: (eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior)
geophagy, Noun
  • (n) geophagy, geophagia: (eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior)
geophysics, Noun
  • (n) geophysics, geophysical_science: (geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth)
geopolitical, Adjective
  • (a) geopolitical: (of or relating to geopolitics)
geosphere, Noun
  • (n) lithosphere, geosphere: (the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle)
geostrategic, Adjective
  • (a) geostrategic: (of or relating to geostrategy) "Pakistan became a country of paramount geostrategic importance to the United States"
geothermal, Adjective
  • (a) geothermal, geothermic: (of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth)
geothermic, Adjective
  • (a) geothermal, geothermic: (of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth)
geranium, Noun
  • (n) geranium: (any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae)
gerbil, Noun
  • (n) gerbil, gerbille: (small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping)
gerbille, Noun
  • (n) gerbil, gerbille: (small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping)
gerfalcon, Noun
  • (n) gyrfalcon, gerfalcon, Falco_rusticolus: (large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases)
geriatric, Adjective
  • (a) geriatric: (of or relating to the aged) "geriatric disorder"
  • (a) geriatric, gerontological: (of or relating to or practicing geriatrics) "geriatric hospital"
geriatrician, Noun
  • (n) gerontologist, geriatrician: (a specialist in gerontology)
geriatrics, Noun
  • (n) geriatrics, gerontology: (the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people)
germ, Noun
  • (n) germ: (a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism)
  • (n) microbe, bug, germ: (a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use)
  • (n) source, seed, germ: (anything that provides inspiration for later work)
germane, Adjective
  • (s) germane: (relevant and appropriate) "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"
germfree, Adjective
  • (a) germfree: (free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile) "a germfree environment"
germicidal, Adjective
  • (s) bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal: (preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms)
germicide, Noun
  • (n) disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial: (an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease)
germinal, Adjective
  • (s) germinal, originative, seminal: (containing seeds of later development) "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"
germinate, Verb
  • (v) evolve, germinate, develop: (work out) "We have developed a new theory of evolution"
  • (v) germinate: (cause to grow or sprout) "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
  • (v) shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon_forth, sprout: (produce buds, branches, or germinate) "the potatoes sprouted"
germination, Noun
  • (n) germination, sprouting: (the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow)
  • (n) germination: (the origin of some development) "the germination of their discontent"
germy, Adjective
  • (a) germy: (full of germs or pathological microorganisms) "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy"
gerontological, Adjective
  • (a) geriatric, gerontological: (of or relating to or practicing geriatrics) "geriatric hospital"
gerontologist, Noun
  • (n) gerontologist, geriatrician: (a specialist in gerontology)
gerontology, Noun
  • (n) geriatrics, gerontology: (the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people)
gestalt, Noun
  • (n) gestalt: (a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts)
gestate, Verb
  • (v) gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise: (have the idea for) "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
  • (v) have_a_bun_in_the_oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect: (be pregnant with) "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
gestation, Noun
  • (n) gestation, gestation_period: (the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans))
  • (n) gestation: (the conception and development of an idea or plan)
  • (n) pregnancy, gestation, maternity: (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus)
gestational, Adjective
  • (a) gestational: (of or relating to gestation)
gesticulate, Verb
  • (v) gesticulate, gesture, motion: (show, express or direct through movement) "He gestured his desire to leave"
gestural, Adjective
  • (s) gestural, sign, signed, sign-language: (used of the language of the deaf)
  • (s) gestural, nonverbal: (being other than verbal communication) "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression"
gesture, Noun
  • (n) gesture: (motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling)
  • (n) gesture, motion: (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
  • (n) gesture: (something done as an indication of intention) "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"
gesture, Verb
  • (v) gesticulate, gesture, motion: (show, express or direct through movement) "He gestured his desire to leave"
get-at-able, Adjective
  • (s) come-at-able, get-at-able, getatable: (capable of being reached or attained) "a very getatable man"; "both oil and coal are there but not in getatable locations"
get-go, Noun
  • (n) beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime, offset: (the time at which something is supposed to begin) "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
get-up-and-go, Noun
  • (n) energy, push, get-up-and-go: (enterprising or ambitious drive) "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
get, Noun
  • (n) get: (a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent)
get, Verb
  • (v) arrive, get, come: (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress) "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
  • (v) become, go, get: (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!"
  • (v) beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring_forth: (make children) "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
  • (v) bring, get, convey, fetch: (go or come after and bring or take back) "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
  • (v) catch, arrest, get: (attract and fix) "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
  • (v) catch, get: (grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of) "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him"
  • (v) catch, get: (perceive by hearing) "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
  • (v) catch, get: (suffer from the receipt of) "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
  • (v) catch, get: (apprehend and reproduce accurately) "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"
  • (v) contract, take, get: (be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness) "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
  • (v) draw, get: (earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher) "He drew a base on balls"
  • (v) drive, get, aim: (move into a desired direction of discourse) "What are you driving at?"
  • (v) experience, receive, have, get: (go through (mental or physical states or experiences)) "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
  • (v) get, acquire: (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract) "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
  • (v) get, let, have: (cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition) "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
  • (v) get, catch, capture: (succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase) "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
  • (v) get: (communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone) "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake"
  • (v) get, catch: (reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot) "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach"
  • (v) get: (reach by calculation) "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
  • (v) get: (acquire as a result of some effort or action) "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"
  • (v) get: (purchase) "What did you get at the toy store?"
  • (v) get, receive: (receive as a retribution or punishment) "He got 5 years in prison"
  • (v) get: (reach and board) "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
  • (v) get, get_under_one's_skin: (irritate) "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
  • (v) get: (evoke an emotional response) "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"
  • (v) get: (overcome or destroy) "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish"
  • (v) get_down, begin, get, start_out, start, set_about, set_out, commence: (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action) "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
  • (v) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire: (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)) "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
  • (v) have, get, make: (achieve a point or goal) "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
  • (v) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make: (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner) "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
  • (v) make, get: (give certain properties to something) "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"
  • (v) pay_back, pay_off, get, fix: (take vengeance on or get even) "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
  • (v) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound: (be a mystery or bewildering to) "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
  • (v) receive, get, find, obtain, incur: (receive a specified treatment (abstract)) "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
  • (v) scram, buzz_off, fuck_off, get, bugger_off: (leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form) "Scram!"
  • (v) suffer, sustain, have, get: (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)) "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
geta, Noun
  • (n) clog, geta, patten, sabot: (footwear usually with wooden soles)
getable, Adjective
  • (s) gettable, getable, obtainable, procurable: (capable of being obtained) "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable"
getatable, Adjective
  • (s) come-at-able, get-at-able, getatable: (capable of being reached or attained) "a very getatable man"; "both oil and coal are there but not in getatable locations"
getaway, Noun
  • (n) getaway, lam: (a rapid escape (as by criminals)) "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
  • (n) pickup, getaway: (the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration) "his car has a lot of pickup"
gettable, Adjective
  • (s) gettable, getable, obtainable, procurable: (capable of being obtained) "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable"
getting, Noun
  • (n) acquiring, getting: (the act of acquiring something) "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
getup, Noun
  • (n) outfit, getup, rig, turnout: (a set of clothing (with accessories)) "his getup was exceedingly elegant"
gewgaw, Noun
  • (n) bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket: (cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing)
geyser, Noun
  • (n) geyser: (a spring that discharges hot water and steam)
geyser, Verb
  • (v) geyser: (to overflow like a geyser)
ghastliness, Noun
  • (n) ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness: (the quality of being ghastly)
ghastly, Adjective
  • (s) charnel, ghastly, sepulchral: (gruesomely indicative of death or the dead) "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"
  • (s) ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick: (shockingly repellent; inspiring horror) "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
ghetto, Noun
  • (n) ghetto: (formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live) "the Warsaw ghetto"
  • (n) ghetto: (any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping) "the relative security of the gay ghetto"; "no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool"
  • (n) ghetto: (a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions)
ghettoise, Verb
  • (v) ghettoize, ghettoise: (put in a ghetto) "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized"
ghettoize, Verb
  • (v) ghettoize, ghettoise: (put in a ghetto) "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized"
ghillie, Noun
  • (n) ghillie, gillie: (a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep)
ghost, Noun
  • (n) ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre: (a mental representation of some haunting experience) "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
  • (n) ghost: (the visible disembodied soul of a dead person)
  • (n) ghostwriter, ghost: (a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else)
  • (n) touch, trace, ghost: (a suggestion of some quality) "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
ghost, Verb
  • (v) ghost: (move like a ghost) "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"
  • (v) ghost, ghostwrite: (write for someone else) "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"
  • (v) haunt, obsess, ghost: (haunt like a ghost; pursue) "Fear of illness haunts her"
ghostfish, Noun
  • (n) wrymouth, ghostfish, Cryptacanthodes_maculatus: (eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth)
ghostlike, Adjective
  • (s) apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual: (resembling or characteristic of a phantom) "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"
ghostliness, Noun
  • (n) eeriness, ghostliness: (strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear)
ghostly, Adjective
  • (s) apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual: (resembling or characteristic of a phantom) "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"
ghostwrite, Verb
  • (v) ghost, ghostwrite: (write for someone else) "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"
ghostwriter, Noun
  • (n) ghostwriter, ghost: (a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else)
ghoul, Noun
  • (n) ghoul: (an evil spirit or ghost)
  • (n) graverobber, ghoul, body_snatcher: (someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection)
ghoulish, Adjective
  • (s) ghoulish, morbid: (suggesting the horror of death and decay) "morbid details"
ghrelin, Noun
  • (n) ghrelin: (a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary)
giant, Adjective
  • (s) elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo: (of great mass; huge and bulky) "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"
giant, Noun
  • (n) colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan: (a person of exceptional importance and reputation)
  • (n) giant: (any creature of exceptional size)
  • (n) giant: (an unusually large enterprise) "Walton built a retail giant"
  • (n) giant, hulk, heavyweight, whale: (a very large person; impressive in size or qualities)
  • (n) giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus: (someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful)
  • (n) giant: (an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales)
  • (n) giant_star, giant: (a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun))
giantism, Noun
  • (n) giantism, gigantism, overgrowth: (excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland)
  • (n) gigantism, giantism: (excessive largeness of stature)
giardia, Noun
  • (n) giardia: (a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans)
giardiasis, Noun
  • (n) giardiasis: (infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort)
gibber, Noun
  • (n) gibberish, gibber: (unintelligible talking)
gibber, Verb
  • (v) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble: (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
  • (v) gibber: (chatter inarticulately; of monkeys)
gibberish, Noun
  • (n) gibberish, gibber: (unintelligible talking)
gibbet, Noun
  • (n) gallows_tree, gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous: (alternative terms for gallows)
gibbet, Verb
  • (v) gibbet: (hang on an execution instrument)
  • (v) pillory, gibbet: (expose to ridicule or public scorn)
gibbose, Adjective
  • (s) gibbous, gibbose: ((used of the moon) more than half full)
gibbosity, Noun
  • (n) bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence: (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings) "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
gibbous, Adjective
  • (s) crookback, crookbacked, humped, humpbacked, hunchbacked, gibbous, kyphotic: (characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column)
  • (s) gibbous, gibbose: ((used of the moon) more than half full)
gibbousness, Noun
  • (n) bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence: (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings) "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
gibe, Noun
  • (n) shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe: (an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect) "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
gibe, Verb
  • (v) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe: (laugh at with contempt and derision) "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
  • (v) match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree: (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics) "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
gibelike, Adjective
  • (s) derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting: (abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule) "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
gibibit, Noun
  • (n) gibibit, Gibit: (a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibits or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bits)
gibibyte, Noun
  • (n) gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes)
giblet, Noun
  • (n) giblet, giblets: (edible viscera of a fowl)
giblets, Noun
  • (n) giblet, giblets: (edible viscera of a fowl)
giddiness, Noun
  • (n) dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo: (a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall)
  • (n) giddiness, silliness: (an impulsive scatterbrained manner)
giddy, Adjective
  • (s) airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly: (lacking seriousness; given to frivolity) "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
  • (s) dizzy, giddy, woozy, vertiginous: (having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling) "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"
gift, Noun
  • (n) endowment, gift, talent, natural_endowment: (natural abilities or qualities)
  • (n) gift: (something acquired without compensation)
  • (n) giving, gift: (the act of giving)
gift, Verb
  • (v) endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue: (give qualities or abilities to)
  • (v) give, gift, present: (give as a present; make a gift of) "What will you give her for her birthday?"
gifted, Adjective
  • (a) talented, gifted: (endowed with talent or talents) "a gifted writer"
gig, Noun
  • (n) gig: (long and light rowing boat; especially for racing)
  • (n) gig: (a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting)
  • (n) gig: (tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain)
  • (n) gig: (small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood)
  • (n) gig: (a booking for musicians) "they played a gig in New Jersey"
  • (n) spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance: (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)
gigabit, Noun
  • (n) gigabit, Gbit, Gb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits)
gigabyte, Noun
  • (n) gigabyte, G, GB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes)
  • (n) gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes)
gigacycle, Noun
  • (n) gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle_per_second, gigacycle, Gc: (1,000,000,000 periods per second)
gigahertz, Noun
  • (n) gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle_per_second, gigacycle, Gc: (1,000,000,000 periods per second)
gigantic, Adjective
  • (s) gigantic, mammoth: (so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth) "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation"
gigantism, Noun
  • (n) giantism, gigantism, overgrowth: (excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland)
  • (n) gigantism, giantism: (excessive largeness of stature)
giggle, Noun
  • (n) giggle: (a foolish or nervous laugh)
giggle, Verb
  • (v) giggle, titter: (laugh nervously) "The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom"
giggler, Noun
  • (n) titterer, giggler: (a person who laughs nervously)
gigue, Noun
  • (n) jig, gigue: (music in three-four time for dancing a jig)
gild, Noun
  • (n) club, social_club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order: (a formal association of people with similar interests) "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
gild, Verb
  • (v) gild, begild, engild: (decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold)
gilded, Adjective
  • (s) aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden: (having the deep slightly brownish color of gold) "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
  • (s) deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous: (rich and superior in quality) "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
  • (s) gilded, meretricious, specious: (based on pretense; deceptively pleasing) "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument"
  • (s) gold, golden, gilded: (made from or covered with gold) "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
gilding, Noun
  • (n) gilt, gilding: (a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold)
gill-less, Adjective
  • (a) abranchiate, abranchial, abranchious, gill-less: (having no gills)
gill-over-the-ground, Noun
  • (n) ground_ivy, alehoof, field_balm, gill-over-the-ground, runaway_robin, Glechoma_hederaceae, Nepeta_hederaceae: (trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta)
gill, Noun
  • (n) gill: (a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters)
  • (n) gill: (a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces)
  • (n) gill, lamella: (any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus)
  • (n) gill, branchia: (respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water)
gilled, Adjective
  • (a) branchiate, gilled: (provided with gills) "a gilled tadpole"
gillie, Noun
  • (n) ghillie, gillie: (a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep)
  • (n) gillie: (a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief)
gillyflower, Noun
  • (n) carnation, clove_pink, gillyflower, Dianthus_caryophyllus: (Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors)
  • (n) stock, gillyflower: (any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers)
gilt, Adjective
  • (s) aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden: (having the deep slightly brownish color of gold) "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
gilt, Noun
  • (n) gilt, gilding: (a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold)
gimcrack, Adjective
  • (s) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy: (tastelessly showy) "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
gimcrack, Noun
  • (n) folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery: (ornamental objects of no great value)
gimcrackery, Noun
  • (n) folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery: (ornamental objects of no great value)
gimlet, Noun
  • (n) auger, gimlet, screw_auger, wimble: (hand tool for boring holes)
  • (n) gimlet: (a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice)
gimmick, Noun
  • (n) catch, gimmick: (a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident) "it sounds good but what's the catch?"
  • (n) device, gimmick, twist: (any clever maneuver) "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
  • (n) doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget: (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known) "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
gimp, Noun
  • (n) lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness, gameness, claudication: (disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet)
gimp, Verb
  • (v) limp, gimp, hobble, hitch: (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury) "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
gimpiness, Noun
  • (n) lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness, gameness, claudication: (disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet)
gimpy, Adjective
  • (s) crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game: (disabled in the feet or legs) "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
gin, Noun
  • (n) cotton_gin, gin: (a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers)
  • (n) gin: (strong liquor flavored with juniper berries)
  • (n) gin, gin_rummy, knock_rummy: (a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points)
  • (n) snare, gin, noose: (a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose)
gin, Verb
  • (v) gin: (separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin)
  • (v) gin: (trap with a snare) "gin game"
ginep, Noun
  • (n) Spanish_lime, Spanish_lime_tree, honey_berry, mamoncillo, genip, ginep, Melicocca_bijuga, Melicocca_bijugatus: (tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp)
ginger, Adjective
  • (s) ginger, gingery: ((used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color) "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
ginger, Noun
  • (n) ginger: (perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems)
  • (n) ginger, powdered_ginger: (dried ground gingerroot)
  • (n) ginger, gingerroot: (pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery)
  • (n) pep, peppiness, ginger: (liveliness and energy) "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
ginger, Verb
  • (v) ginger: (add ginger to in order to add flavor) "ginger the soup"
gingerbread, Noun
  • (n) gingerbread: (cake flavored with ginger)
gingerroot, Noun
  • (n) ginger, gingerroot: (pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery)
gingersnap, Noun
  • (n) gingersnap, ginger_snap, snap, ginger_nut: (a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger)
gingery, Adjective
  • (s) ginger, gingery: ((used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color) "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
  • (s) gingery: (having a taste like that of ginger)
gingham, Noun
  • (n) gingham: (a clothing fabric in a plaid weave)
gingiva, Noun
  • (n) gingiva, gum: (the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth)
gingivitis, Noun
  • (n) gingivitis: (inflammation of the gums)
gingko, Noun
  • (n) ginkgo, gingko, maidenhair_tree, Ginkgo_biloba: (deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree)
ginkgo, Noun
  • (n) ginkgo, gingko, maidenhair_tree, Ginkgo_biloba: (deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree)
ginmill, Noun
  • (n) barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom: (a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter) "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
ginseng, Noun
  • (n) ginseng: (aromatic root of ginseng plants)
  • (n) ginseng, nin-sin, Panax_ginseng, Panax_schinseng, Panax_pseudoginseng: (Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers)
ginzo, Noun
  • (n) wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent)
gip, Verb
  • (v) victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con: (deprive of by deceit) "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
gipsywort, Noun
  • (n) gipsywort, gypsywort, Lycopus_europaeus: (hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers)
giraffe, Noun
  • (n) giraffe, camelopard, Giraffa_camelopardalis: (tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa)
girandola, Noun
  • (n) girandole, girandola: (an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror)
girandole, Noun
  • (n) girandole, girandola: (an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror)
gird, Verb
  • (v) arm, build_up, fortify, gird: (prepare oneself for a military confrontation) "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
  • (v) gird, encircle: (bind with something round or circular)
  • (v) girdle, gird: (put a girdle on or around) "gird your loins"
girdle, Noun
  • (n) corset, girdle, stays: (a woman's close-fitting foundation garment)
  • (n) girdle: (an encircling or ringlike structure)
  • (n) girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth: (a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers)
girdle, Verb
  • (v) girdle, deaden: (cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients) "girdle the plant"
  • (v) girdle, gird: (put a girdle on or around) "gird your loins"
girl, Noun
  • (n) daughter, girl: (a female human offspring) "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
  • (n) female_child, girl, little_girl: (a youthful female person) "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"
  • (n) girl, miss, missy, young_lady, young_woman, fille: (a young woman) "a young lady of 18"
  • (n) girl: (a friendly informal reference to a grown woman) "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"
  • (n) girlfriend, girl, lady_friend: (a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved) "his girlfriend kicked him out"
girlfriend, Noun
  • (n) girlfriend: (any female friend) "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party"
  • (n) girlfriend, girl, lady_friend: (a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved) "his girlfriend kicked him out"
girlhood, Noun
  • (n) girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood: (the childhood of a girl)
girlish, Adjective
  • (s) girlish, schoolgirlish: (befitting or characteristic of a young girl) "girlish charm"; "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear"
girth, Noun
  • (n) cinch, girth: (stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place)
  • (n) girth: (the distance around a person's body)
girth, Verb
  • (v) cinch, girth: (tie a cinch around) "cinch horses"
gismo, Noun
  • (n) appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget: (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  • (n) doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget: (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known) "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
gist, Noun
  • (n) effect, essence, burden, core, gist: (the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work)
  • (n) kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty: (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience) "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
git, Noun
  • (n) rotter, dirty_dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum_bag, so-and-so, git: (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible) "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
gittern, Noun
  • (n) cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern: (a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings)
give-and-take, Noun
  • (n) banter, raillery, give-and-take, backchat: (light teasing repartee)
  • (n) discussion, give-and-take, word: (an exchange of views on some topic) "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
  • (n) interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take: (mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information))
give, Noun
  • (n) give, spring, springiness: (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
give, Verb
  • (v) afford, open, give: (afford access to) "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
  • (v) collapse, fall_in, cave_in, give, give_way, break, founder: (break down, literally or metaphorically) "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
  • (v) contribute, give, chip_in, kick_in: (contribute to some cause) "I gave at the office"
  • (v) establish, give: (bring about) "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
  • (v) feed, give: (give food to) "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
  • (v) give: (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense) "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
  • (v) give: (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody) "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
  • (v) give: (convey or reveal information) "Give one's name"
  • (v) give, pay: (convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow) "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
  • (v) give, throw: (convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture) "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
  • (v) give, gift, present: (give as a present; make a gift of) "What will you give her for her birthday?"
  • (v) give, yield: (cause to happen or be responsible for) "His two singles gave the team the victory"
  • (v) give, pay, devote: (dedicate) "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
  • (v) give: (leave with; give temporarily) "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"
  • (v) give: (emit or utter) "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
  • (v) give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote: (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause) "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
  • (v) give: (give (as medicine)) "I gave him the drug"
  • (v) give, apply: (give or convey physically) "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
  • (v) give, render: (bestow) "give homage"; "render thanks"
  • (v) give: (estimate the duration or outcome of something) "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
  • (v) give: (execute and deliver) "Give bond"
  • (v) give: (deliver in exchange or recompense) "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
  • (v) give: (present to view) "He gave the sign to start"
  • (v) give: (perform for an audience) "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
  • (v) give, yield: (be flexible under stress of physical force) "This material doesn't give"
  • (v) give: (propose) "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
  • (v) give: (accord by verdict) "give a decision for the plaintiff"
  • (v) give: (manifest or show) "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
  • (v) give: (offer in good faith) "He gave her his word"
  • (v) give: (submit for consideration, judgment, or use) "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
  • (v) give: (guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion) "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
  • (v) give: (allow to have or take) "I give you two minutes to respond"
  • (v) give: (inflict as a punishment) "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
  • (v) give: (occur) "what gives?"
  • (v) give: (consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man) "She gave herself to many men"
  • (v) give: (proffer (a body part)) "She gave her hand to her little sister"
  • (v) grant, give: (bestow, especially officially) "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
  • (v) hold, throw, have, make, give: (organize or be responsible for) "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
  • (v) impart, leave, give, pass_on: (transmit (knowledge or skills)) "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
  • (v) move_over, give_way, give, ease_up, yield: (move in order to make room for someone for something) "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
  • (v) pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give: (place into the hands or custody of) "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
  • (v) render, yield, return, give, generate: (give or supply) "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
  • (v) sacrifice, give: (endure the loss of) "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
  • (v) yield, give, afford: (be the cause or source of) "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
giveaway, Noun
  • (n) game_show, giveaway: (a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards)
  • (n) giveaway: (a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group)
  • (n) giveaway: (an unintentional disclosure)
given, Adjective
  • (s) apt, disposed, given, minded, tending: ((usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward) "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"
  • (s) given, granted: (acknowledged as a supposition) "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"
given, Noun
  • (n) given, presumption, precondition: (an assumption that is taken for granted)
giver, Noun
  • (n) donor, giver, presenter, bestower, conferrer: (person who makes a gift of property)
  • (n) giver: (someone who devotes himself completely) "there are no greater givers than those who give themselves"
giving, Adjective
  • (s) big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded: (given or giving freely) "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
giving, Noun
  • (n) giving, gift: (the act of giving)
  • (n) giving: (the imparting of news or promises etc.) "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving"; "giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily"
  • (n) giving: (disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return) "the alumni followed a program of annual giving"
gizmo, Noun
  • (n) appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget: (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  • (n) doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget: (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known) "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
gizzard, Noun
  • (n) gizzard, ventriculus, gastric_mill: (thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food)
glabella, Noun
  • (n) glabella, mesophyron: (a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges)
glace, Adjective
  • (s) candied, crystalized, crystalised, glace: ((used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar)
glacial, Adjective
  • (s) arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar: (extremely cold) "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
  • (s) frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry: (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain) "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
  • (a) glacial: (relating to or derived from a glacier) "glacial deposit"
glacier, Noun
  • (n) glacier: (a slowly moving mass of ice)
glad, Adjective
  • (s) beaming, glad: (cheerful and bright) "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"
  • (a) glad: (showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy) "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion"
  • (s) glad, happy: (eagerly disposed to act or to be of service) "glad to help"
  • (s) glad: (feeling happy appreciation) "glad of the fire's warmth"
glad, Noun
  • (n) gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword_lily: (any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated)
gladden, Verb
  • (v) gladden, joy: (make glad or happy)
  • (v) gladden: (become glad or happy)
gladdened, Adjective
  • (s) gladdened, exhilarated: (made joyful) "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive"
glade, Noun
  • (n) clearing, glade: (a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area)
gladfulness, Noun
  • (n) gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness: (experiencing joy and pleasure)
gladiator, Noun
  • (n) gladiator: ((ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat)
  • (n) prizefighter, gladiator: (a professional boxer)
gladiola, Noun
  • (n) gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword_lily: (any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated)
gladiolus, Noun
  • (n) gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword_lily: (any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated)
  • (n) gladiolus, corpus_sternum: (the large central part of the breastbone)
gladness, Noun
  • (n) gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness: (experiencing joy and pleasure)
gladsomeness, Noun
  • (n) gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness: (experiencing joy and pleasure)
glamor, Noun
  • (n) glamor, glamour: (alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal))
glamorisation, Noun
  • (n) glamorization, glamorisation, glamourization, glamourisation: (the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way))
glamorise, Verb
  • (v) glamorize, glamourise, glamourize, glamorise: (make glamorous and attractive) "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"
glamorization, Noun
  • (n) glamorization, glamorisation, glamourization, glamourisation: (the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way))
glamorize, Verb
  • (v) glamorize, glamourise, glamourize, glamorise: (make glamorous and attractive) "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"
  • (v) romanticize, romanticise, glamorize, glamourise: (interpret romantically) "Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!"
glamorous, Adjective
  • (s) glamorous, glamourous: (having an air of allure, romance and excitement) "glamorous movie stars"
glamour, Noun
  • (n) glamor, glamour: (alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal))
glamour, Verb
  • (v) hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx: (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)
glamourisation, Noun
  • (n) glamorization, glamorisation, glamourization, glamourisation: (the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way))
glamourise, Verb
  • (v) glamorize, glamourise, glamourize, glamorise: (make glamorous and attractive) "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"
  • (v) romanticize, romanticise, glamorize, glamourise: (interpret romantically) "Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!"
glamourization, Noun
  • (n) glamorization, glamorisation, glamourization, glamourisation: (the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way))
glamourize, Verb
  • (v) glamorize, glamourise, glamourize, glamorise: (make glamorous and attractive) "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"
glamourous, Adjective
  • (s) glamorous, glamourous: (having an air of allure, romance and excitement) "glamorous movie stars"
glance, Noun
  • (n) glance, glimpse, coup_d'oeil: (a quick look)
glance, Verb
  • (v) glance, peek, glint: (throw a glance at; take a brief look at) "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"
  • (v) glance: (hit at an angle)
gland, Noun
  • (n) gland, secretory_organ, secretor, secreter: (any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream)
glandular, Adjective
  • (a) glandular: (relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland) "glandular malfunctions"
glare, Noun
  • (n) glare, blaze, brilliance: (a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted) "a glare of sunlight"
  • (n) glare, glower: (an angry stare)
  • (n) limelight, spotlight, glare, public_eye: (a focus of public attention) "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
glare, Verb
  • (v) glare: (be sharply reflected) "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"
  • (v) glare: (shine intensely) "The sun glared down on us"
  • (v) glower, glare: (look at with a fixed gaze) "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"
glareole, Noun
  • (n) pratincole, glareole: (Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers)
glaring, Adjective
  • (s) blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary: (shining intensely) "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"
  • (s) crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank: (conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible) "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
glary, Adjective
  • (s) blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary: (shining intensely) "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"
glass-cutter, Noun
  • (n) glass_cutter, glass-cutter: (someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass)
  • (n) glass_cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer: (someone who cuts flat glass to size)
glass, Noun
  • (n) field_glass, glass, spyglass: (a small refracting telescope)
  • (n) glass: (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)
  • (n) glass, drinking_glass: (a container for holding liquids while drinking)
  • (n) glass, glassful: (the quantity a glass will hold)
  • (n) glass: (glassware collectively) "She collected old glass"
  • (n) looking_glass, glass: (a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror)
  • (n) methamphetamine, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken_feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash: (an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant)
glass, Verb
  • (v) glass, glaze: (furnish with glass) "glass the windows"
  • (v) glass: (scan (game in the forest) with binoculars)
  • (v) glass, glass_in: (enclose with glass) "glass in a porch"
  • (v) glass: (put in a glass container)
  • (v) glaze, glass, glass_over, glaze_over: (become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance) "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"
glassed, Adjective
  • (a) glazed, glassed: (fitted or covered with glass) "four glazed walls"
glassful, Noun
  • (n) glass, glassful: (the quantity a glass will hold)
glasshouse, Noun
  • (n) greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse: (a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions)
glassless, Adjective
  • (a) unglazed, glassless: (not furnished with glass) "windows were unglazed to admit as much light and air as possible"
glassware, Noun
  • (n) glassware, glasswork: (an article of tableware made of glass)
glasswork, Noun
  • (n) glassware, glasswork: (an article of tableware made of glass)
glassworker, Noun
  • (n) glass_cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer: (someone who cuts flat glass to size)
glasswort, Noun
  • (n) glasswort, samphire, Salicornia_europaea: (fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass)
  • (n) saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola_kali, Salsola_soda: (bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash)
glassy, Adjective
  • (s) glassy: (resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness) "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather"
  • (s) glassy, glazed: ((used of eyes) lacking liveliness) "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"
  • (s) glassy, vitreous, vitrified: ((of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it) "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"
glaucoma, Noun
  • (n) glaucoma: (an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)) "contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure"
glaze, Noun
  • (n) glaze: (any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods)
  • (n) glaze: (a glossy finish on a fabric)
  • (n) glaze: (a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.)
glaze, Verb
  • (v) glass, glaze: (furnish with glass) "glass the windows"
  • (v) glaze: (coat with a glaze) "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite"
  • (v) glaze, glass, glass_over, glaze_over: (become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance) "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"
  • (v) sugarcoat, glaze, candy: (coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze)
glazed, Adjective
  • (s) glassy, glazed: ((used of eyes) lacking liveliness) "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"
  • (a) glazed, glassed: (fitted or covered with glass) "four glazed walls"
  • (a) glazed, shiny: (having a shiny surface or coating) "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"
  • (s) glazed: ((of foods) covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g. beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture) "glazed doughnuts"; "a glazed ham"
glazer, Noun
  • (n) glass_cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer: (someone who cuts flat glass to size)
glazier, Noun
  • (n) glass_cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer: (someone who cuts flat glass to size)
gleam, Noun
  • (n) gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency: (an appearance of reflected light)
  • (n) gleam, gleaming, glimmer: (a flash of light (especially reflected light))
gleam, Verb
  • (v) gleam, glimmer: (shine brightly, like a star or a light)
  • (v) gleam: (appear briefly) "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
  • (v) glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine: (be shiny, as if wet) "His eyes were glistening"
gleaming, Adjective
  • (s) agleam, gleaming, nitid: (bright with a steady but subdued shining) "from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights"; "the gleaming brass on the altar"; "Nereids beneath the nitid moon"
gleaming, Noun
  • (n) gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency: (an appearance of reflected light)
  • (n) gleam, gleaming, glimmer: (a flash of light (especially reflected light))
glean, Verb
  • (v) reap, harvest, glean: (gather, as of natural products) "harvest the grapes"
glee, Noun
  • (n) gloat, gloating, glee: (malicious satisfaction)
  • (n) hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness: (great merriment)
gleeful, Adjective
  • (s) elated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant: (full of high-spirited delight) "a joyful heart"
gleefulness, Noun
  • (n) hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness: (great merriment)
glen, Noun
  • (n) glen: (a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains))
glia, Noun
  • (n) neuroglia, glia: (sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system)
glib-tongued, Adjective
  • (s) glib, glib-tongued, smooth-tongued: (artfully persuasive in speech) "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite"
glib, Adjective
  • (s) glib: (marked by lack of intellectual depth) "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"
  • (s) glib, pat, slick: (having only superficial plausibility) "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
  • (s) glib, glib-tongued, smooth-tongued: (artfully persuasive in speech) "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite"
glibness, Noun
  • (n) glibness, slickness: (a kind of fluent easy superficiality) "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman"
glide, Noun
  • (n) glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing: (the activity of flying a glider)
  • (n) semivowel, glide: (a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant)
  • (n) slide, glide, coast: (the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it) "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
glide, Verb
  • (v) glide: (move smoothly and effortlessly)
  • (v) glide: (fly in or as if in a glider plane)
  • (v) glide: (cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly)
glider, Noun
  • (n) glider, sailplane: (aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces)
gliding, Noun
  • (n) glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing: (the activity of flying a glider)
glimmer, Noun
  • (n) gleam, gleaming, glimmer: (a flash of light (especially reflected light))
  • (n) inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer: (a slight suggestion or vague understanding) "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
glimmer, Verb
  • (v) gleam, glimmer: (shine brightly, like a star or a light)
glimmering, Noun
  • (n) inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer: (a slight suggestion or vague understanding) "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
glimpse, Noun
  • (n) glance, glimpse, coup_d'oeil: (a quick look)
  • (n) glimpse: (a brief or incomplete view) "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"
  • (n) glimpse: (a vague indication) "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"
glimpse, Verb
  • (v) glimpse: (catch a glimpse of or see briefly) "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"
glint, Noun
  • (n) flicker, spark, glint: (a momentary flash of light)
  • (n) glint: (a spatially localized brightness)
glint, Verb
  • (v) glance, peek, glint: (throw a glance at; take a brief look at) "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"
  • (v) glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine: (be shiny, as if wet) "His eyes were glistening"
glinting, Adjective
  • (s) aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly: (having brief brilliant points or flashes of light) "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
glioblastoma, Noun
  • (n) glioblastoma, spongioblastoma: (a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal)
glipizide, Noun
  • (n) glipizide, Glucotrol: (an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas)
glisten, Noun
  • (n) glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle: (the quality of shining with a bright reflected light)
glisten, Verb
  • (v) glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine: (be shiny, as if wet) "His eyes were glistening"
glistening, Adjective
  • (s) glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining: (reflecting light) "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"
glister, Noun
  • (n) glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle: (the quality of shining with a bright reflected light)
glistering, Adjective
  • (s) aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly: (having brief brilliant points or flashes of light) "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
glitch, Noun
  • (n) bug, glitch: (a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine)
glitter, Noun
  • (n) glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle: (the quality of shining with a bright reflected light)
  • (n) glitter, sparkle, coruscation: (the occurrence of a small flash or spark)
glitter, Verb
  • (v) glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine: (be shiny, as if wet) "His eyes were glistening"
glittering, Adjective
  • (s) aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly: (having brief brilliant points or flashes of light) "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
glittery, Adjective
  • (s) aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly: (having brief brilliant points or flashes of light) "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
glitz, Noun
  • (n) flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz: (tasteless showiness)
gloam, Noun
  • (n) twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle: (the time of day immediately following sunset) "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
gloaming, Noun
  • (n) twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle: (the time of day immediately following sunset) "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
gloat, Noun
  • (n) gloat, gloating, glee: (malicious satisfaction)
gloat, Verb
  • (v) gloat, triumph, crow: (dwell on with satisfaction)
  • (v) gloat: (gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy)
gloating, Noun
  • (n) gloat, gloating, glee: (malicious satisfaction)
glob, Noun
  • (n) ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk: (a compact mass) "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
global, Adjective
  • (s) ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical: (having the shape of a sphere or ball) "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey"
  • (s) global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide: (involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope) "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
globalisation, Noun
  • (n) globalization, globalisation: (growth to a global or worldwide scale) "the globalization of the communication industry"
globalise, Verb
  • (v) globalize, globalise: (make world-wide in scope or application) "Markets are being increasingly globalized"
globalization, Noun
  • (n) globalization, globalisation: (growth to a global or worldwide scale) "the globalization of the communication industry"
globalize, Verb
  • (v) globalize, globalise: (make world-wide in scope or application) "Markets are being increasingly globalized"
globe, Noun
  • (n) ball, globe, orb: (an object with a spherical shape) "a ball of fire"
  • (n) Earth, earth, world, globe: (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on) "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
  • (n) globe: (a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented)
globefish, Noun
  • (n) puffer, pufferfish, blowfish, globefish: (any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers)
globin, Noun
  • (n) globin, hematohiston, haematohiston: (a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells)
globose, Adjective
  • (s) ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical: (having the shape of a sphere or ball) "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey"
globosity, Noun
  • (n) sphericity, sphericalness, globosity, globularness, rotundity, rotundness: (the roundness of a 3-dimensional object)
globular, Adjective
  • (s) ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical: (having the shape of a sphere or ball) "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey"
globularness, Noun
  • (n) sphericity, sphericalness, globosity, globularness, rotundity, rotundness: (the roundness of a 3-dimensional object)
glochid, Noun
  • (n) glochidium, glochid: (a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti))
glochidium, Noun
  • (n) glochidium, glochid: (a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti))
glom, Verb
  • (v) glom: (seize upon or latch onto something) "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"
  • (v) hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock_off, glom: (take by theft) "Someone snitched my wallet!"
glomerulonephritis, Noun
  • (n) glomerulonephritis: (nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema)
gloom, Noun
  • (n) gloom, somberness, sombreness: (a state of partial or total darkness) "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"
  • (n) gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness: (a feeling of melancholy apprehension)
  • (n) gloom, gloominess, glumness: (an atmosphere of depression and melancholy) "gloom pervaded the office"
gloomful, Adjective
  • (s) glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulky: (depressingly dark) "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic"
gloominess, Noun
  • (n) gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness: (a feeling of melancholy apprehension)
  • (n) gloom, gloominess, glumness: (an atmosphere of depression and melancholy) "gloom pervaded the office"
  • (n) gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness: (the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness)
glooming, Adjective
  • (s) glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulky: (depressingly dark) "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic"
gloomy, Adjective
  • (s) blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary: (causing dejection) "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
  • (s) glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulky: (depressingly dark) "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic"
  • (s) gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth, low, low-spirited: (filled with melancholy and despondency) "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
glop, Noun
  • (n) glop: (any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant)
  • (n) treacle, mush, slop, glop: (writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental)
glorification, Noun
  • (n) glorification: (the act of glorifying (as in worship)) "the glorification of God"
  • (n) glory, glorification: (a state of high honor) "he valued glory above life itself"
  • (n) idealization, idealisation, glorification: (a portrayal of something as ideal) "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
glorified, Adjective
  • (s) canonized, canonised, glorified: (accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing)
glorify, Verb
  • (v) glorify: (bestow glory upon) "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
  • (v) glorify: (cause to seem more splendid) "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
  • (v) laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim: (praise, glorify, or honor) "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
  • (v) transfigure, glorify, spiritualize: (elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration)
gloriole, Noun
  • (n) aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole: (an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint)
glorious, Adjective
  • (s) brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid: (characterized by grandeur) "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
  • (a) glorious: (having or deserving or conferring glory) "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"
  • (s) glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous: (having great beauty and splendor) "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
glory, Noun
  • (n) aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole: (an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint)
  • (n) glory, glorification: (a state of high honor) "he valued glory above life itself"
  • (n) glory, resplendence, resplendency: (brilliant radiant beauty) "the glory of the sunrise"
glory, Verb
  • (v) glory: (rejoice proudly)
gloss, Noun
  • (n) gloss, rubric: (an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text)
  • (n) glossary, gloss: (an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field)
  • (n) polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish: (the property of being smooth and shiny)
  • (n) semblance, gloss, color, colour: (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading) "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
gloss, Verb
  • (v) color, colour, gloss: (give a deceptive explanation or excuse for) "color a lie"
  • (v) gloss: (give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing)
  • (v) gloss, comment, annotate: (provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases) "He annotated on what his teacher had written"
  • (v) gloss: (provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase)
glossa, Noun
  • (n) tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper: (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)
glossalgia, Noun
  • (n) glossalgia, glossodynia: (pain in the tongue)
glossary, Noun
  • (n) glossary, gloss: (an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field)
glossina, Noun
  • (n) tsetse_fly, tsetse, tzetze_fly, tzetze, glossina: (bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.)
glossiness, Noun
  • (n) polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish: (the property of being smooth and shiny)
glossodynia, Noun
  • (n) glossalgia, glossodynia: (pain in the tongue)
glossy-coated, Adjective
  • (s) glossy-haired, glossy-coated, glossy-furred: (having glossy hair) "a glossy-coated foxhound"
glossy-furred, Adjective
  • (s) glossy-haired, glossy-coated, glossy-furred: (having glossy hair) "a glossy-coated foxhound"
glossy-haired, Adjective
  • (s) glossy-haired, glossy-coated, glossy-furred: (having glossy hair) "a glossy-coated foxhound"
glossy, Adjective
  • (s) glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining: (reflecting light) "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"
  • (s) glossy, calendered: ((of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers) "calendered paper"; "glossy paper"
  • (s) glossy, showy: (superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense) "a glossy TV series"
glossy, Noun
  • (n) glossy: (a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper)
  • (n) slick, slick_magazine, glossy: (a magazine printed on good quality paper)
glove, Noun
  • (n) baseball_glove, glove, baseball_mitt, mitt: (the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball)
  • (n) boxing_glove, glove: (boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing)
  • (n) glove: (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)
gloved, Adjective
  • (a) gloved: (having the hands covered with gloves)
gloveless, Adjective
  • (a) gloveless: (devoid of gloves)
glow, Noun
  • (n) freshness, glow: (an alert and refreshed state)
  • (n) gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency: (an appearance of reflected light)
  • (n) glow: (a feeling of considerable warmth) "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"
  • (n) glow: (a steady even light without flames)
  • (n) incandescence, glow: (the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised)
  • (n) luminescence, glow: (light from nonthermal sources)
  • (n) radiance, glow, glowing: (the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface)
glow, Verb
  • (v) burn, glow: (shine intensely, as if with heat) "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
  • (v) glow: (emit a steady even light without flames) "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"
  • (v) glow, beam, radiate, shine: (have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink) "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
  • (v) glow: (be exuberant or high-spirited) "Make the people's hearts glow"
  • (v) glow, beam, radiate, shine: (experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion) "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
glower, Noun
  • (n) glare, glower: (an angry stare)
glower, Verb
  • (v) frown, glower, lour, lower: (look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval)
  • (v) glower, glare: (look at with a fixed gaze) "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"
glowering, Adjective
  • (s) dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen: (showing a brooding ill humor) "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven"; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
glowing, Adjective
  • (s) glowing: (highly enthusiastic) "glowing praise"
glowing, Noun
  • (n) radiance, glow, glowing: (the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface)
glucinium, Noun
  • (n) beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic_number_4: (a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element)
glucosamine, Noun
  • (n) glucosamine: (an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides)
glucose, Noun
  • (n) glucose: (a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy)
glue, Noun
  • (n) glue, gum, mucilage: (cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive)
glue, Verb
  • (v) glue, paste: (join or attach with or as if with glue) "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"
  • (v) glue: (be fixed as if by glue) "His eyes were glued on her"
glued, Adjective
  • (s) glued, pasted: (affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste) "he stayed glued to one spot"; "pieces of pasted paper"
gluey, Adjective
  • (s) gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous: (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)
glueyness, Noun
  • (n) cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, tackiness, ropiness, viscidity, viscidness: (the property of being cohesive and sticky)
gluiness, Noun
  • (n) cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, tackiness, ropiness, viscidity, viscidness: (the property of being cohesive and sticky)
glum, Adjective
  • (s) dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen: (showing a brooding ill humor) "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven"; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
  • (s) glum: (moody and melancholic)
glumness, Noun
  • (n) gloom, gloominess, glumness: (an atmosphere of depression and melancholy) "gloom pervaded the office"
  • (n) moroseness, glumness, sullenness: (a gloomy ill-tempered feeling)
glut, Noun
  • (n) glut, oversupply, surfeit: (the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall)
glut, Verb
  • (v) flood, oversupply, glut: (supply with an excess of) "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
  • (v) gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig_out, satiate, scarf_out: (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself) "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
glutamate, Noun
  • (n) glutamate: (a salt or ester of glutamic acid)
glutamine, Noun
  • (n) glutamine: (a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism)
glute, Noun
  • (n) gluteus, gluteus_muscle, gluteal_muscle, glute: (any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh)
gluten, Noun
  • (n) gluten: (a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough)
glutethimide, Noun
  • (n) glutethimide, Doriden: (sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders)
gluteus, Noun
  • (n) gluteus, gluteus_muscle, gluteal_muscle, glute: (any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh)
glutinosity, Noun
  • (n) gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness: (the property of having a viscosity like jelly)
glutinous, Adjective
  • (s) gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous: (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)
glutinousness, Noun
  • (n) gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness: (the property of having a viscosity like jelly)
glutted, Adjective
  • (s) glutted, overfull: (exceeding demand) "a glutted market"
glutton, Noun
  • (n) glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman: (a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess)
  • (n) glutton, Gulo_gulo, wolverine: (musteline mammal of northern Eurasia)
gluttonise, Verb
  • (v) gluttonize, gluttonise, fress: (eat a lot and without restraint)
gluttonize, Verb
  • (v) gluttonize, gluttonise, fress: (eat a lot and without restraint)
gluttonous, Adjective
  • (a) gluttonous: (given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink) "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
gluttony, Noun
  • (n) gluttony: (habitual eating to excess)
  • (n) gluttony, overeating, gula: (eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins))
glyburide, Noun
  • (n) glyburide, DiaBeta, Micronase: (an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas)
glyceraldehyde, Noun
  • (n) glyceraldehyde, glyceric_aldehyde: (a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars)
glyceride, Noun
  • (n) glyceride, acylglycerol: (an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils) "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"
glycerin, Noun
  • (n) glycerol, glycerin, glycerine: (a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils)
glycerine, Noun
  • (n) glycerol, glycerin, glycerine: (a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils)
glycerite, Noun
  • (n) glycerite, glycerole: (a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin)
glycerogel, Noun
  • (n) glycerogelatin, glycerogel: (a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin)
glycerogelatin, Noun
  • (n) glycerogelatin, glycerogel: (a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin)
glycerol, Noun
  • (n) glycerol, glycerin, glycerine: (a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils)
glycerole, Noun
  • (n) glycerite, glycerole: (a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin)
glycerolise, Verb
  • (v) glycerolize, glycerolise: (place in glycerol)
glycerolize, Verb
  • (v) glycerolize, glycerolise: (place in glycerol)
glycogen, Noun
  • (n) glycogen, animal_starch: (one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body)
glycol, Noun
  • (n) diol, glycol, dihydric_alcohol: (any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule)
  • (n) ethylene_glycol, glycol, ethanediol: (a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent)
glycolysis, Noun
  • (n) glycolysis: (a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and releases energy for the body in the form of ATP)
glyoxaline, Noun
  • (n) imidazole, iminazole, glyoxaline: (an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor)
glyptics, Noun
  • (n) glyptics, lithoglyptics: (the art of engraving on precious stones)
gm, Noun
  • (n) gram, gramme, gm, g: (a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram)
gnarl, Noun
  • (n) knot, gnarl: (something twisted and tight and swollen) "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
gnarl, Verb
  • (v) gnarl: (twist into a state of deformity) "The wind has gnarled this old tree"
  • (v) murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl: (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath) "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
gnarled, Adjective
  • (s) gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed: (used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots) "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"
gnarly, Adjective
  • (s) gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed: (used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots) "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"
gnash, Verb
  • (v) gnash: (grind together, of teeth)
gnaw, Verb
  • (v) erode, gnaw, gnaw_at, eat_at, wear_away: (become ground down or deteriorate) "Her confidence eroded"
  • (v) gnaw: (bite or chew on with the teeth) "gnaw an old cracker"
gnawer, Noun
  • (n) rodent, gnawer: (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
gnome, Noun
  • (n) gnome, dwarf: (a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure)
  • (n) gnome: (a short pithy saying expressing a general truth)
gnomic, Adjective
  • (a) gnomic: (relating to or containing gnomes) "gnomic verse"
gnosis, Noun
  • (n) gnosis: (intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics)
gnu, Noun
  • (n) gnu, wildebeest: (large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail)
go-ahead, Noun
  • (n) enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead: (readiness to embark on bold new ventures)
  • (n) green_light, go-ahead: (a signal to proceed)
go-around, Noun
  • (n) overshoot, wave-off, go-around: (an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt)
go-between, Noun
  • (n) mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor: (a negotiator who acts as a link between parties)
go-cart, Noun
  • (n) baby_buggy, baby_carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher: (a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around)
  • (n) handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart: (wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels) "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"
  • (n) walker, baby-walker, go-cart: (an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk)
go-getter, Noun
  • (n) go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball_of_fire: (someone whose career progresses rapidly)
go-to-meeting, Adjective
  • (s) go-to-meeting, Sunday-go-to-meeting: (used of clothing) "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes"
go, Adjective
  • (a) go: (functioning correctly and ready for action) "all systems are go"
go, Noun
  • (n) Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco_biscuit, cristal, X, hug_drug: (street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
  • (n) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer: (a usually brief attempt) "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
  • (n) go, spell, tour, turn: (a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)) "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
  • (n) go, go_game: (a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters)
go, Verb
  • (v) become, go, get: (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!"
  • (v) belong, go: (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?"
  • (v) blend, go, blend_in: (blend or harmonize) "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
  • (v) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, pass, kick_the_bucket, cash_in_one's_chips, buy_the_farm, conk, give-up_the_ghost, drop_dead, pop_off, choke, croak, snuff_it: (pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life) "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
  • (v) fail, go_bad, give_way, die, give_out, conk_out, go, break, break_down: (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"
  • (v) fit, go: (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired) "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
  • (v) function, work, operate, go, run: (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"
  • (v) go, proceed, move: (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"
  • (v) go, go_away, depart: (move away from a place into another direction) "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
  • (v) go: (be awarded; be allotted) "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
  • (v) go: (be abolished or discarded) "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
  • (v) go: (be or continue to be in a certain condition) "The children went hungry that day"
  • (v) go: (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"
  • (v) go: (be ranked or compare) "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
  • (v) go: (be contained in) "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
  • (v) go: (be sounded, played, or expressed) "How does this song go again?"
  • (v) go, lead: (lead, extend, or afford access) "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
  • (v) go: (be spent) "All my money went for food and rent"
  • (v) move, go, run: (progress by being changed) "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
  • (v) move, go: (have a turn; make one's move in a game) "Can I go now?"
  • (v) plump, go: (give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number) "I plumped for the losing candidates"
  • (v) proceed, go: (follow a certain course) "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
  • (v) rifle, go: (go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way) "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
  • (v) run, go, pass, lead, extend: (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"
  • (v) run, go: (have a particular form) "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
  • (v) run_low, run_short, go: (to be spent or finished) "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"
  • (v) sound, go: (make a certain noise or sound) "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
  • (v) start, go, get_going: (begin or set in motion) "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
  • (v) survive, last, live, live_on, go, endure, hold_up, hold_out: (continue to live through hardship or adversity) "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
  • (v) travel, go, move, locomote: (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically) "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"; "news travelled fast"
goad, Noun
  • (n) goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring: (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something) "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
  • (n) prod, goad: (a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion)
goad, Verb
  • (v) goad: (urge with or as if with a goad)
  • (v) goad, prick: (stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick)
  • (v) needle, goad: (goad or provoke,as by constant criticism) "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
  • (v) spur, goad: (give heart or courage to)
goaded, Adjective
  • (s) driven, goaded: (compelled forcibly by an outside agency) "mobs goaded by blind hatred"
goading, Noun
  • (n) goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring: (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something) "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
goal-directed, Adjective
  • (s) goal-directed, purposive: (having a purpose) "purposive behavior"
goal, Noun
  • (n) finish, destination, goal: (the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)) "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
  • (n) goal, end: (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it) "the ends justify the means"
  • (n) goal: (game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points)
  • (n) goal: (a successful attempt at scoring) "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
goalie, Noun
  • (n) goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder: (the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal)
  • (n) goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper: (the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring)
goalkeeper, Noun
  • (n) goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder: (the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal)
  • (n) goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper: (the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring)
goalless, Adjective
  • (s) scoreless, goalless, hitless: (having no points scores) "a scoreless inning"
goaltender, Noun
  • (n) goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder: (the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal)
  • (n) goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper: (the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring)
goatee, Noun
  • (n) goatee: (a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard)
goatfish, Noun
  • (n) goatfish, red_mullet, surmullet, Mullus_surmuletus: (brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels)
goatskin, Noun
  • (n) goatskin: (the hide of a goat)
goatsucker, Noun
  • (n) goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid: (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)
gob, Noun
  • (n) gob: (a lump of slimy stuff) "a gob of phlegm"
  • (n) mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old_salt, seafarer, gob, sea_dog: (a man who serves as a sailor)
  • (n) trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob: (informal terms for the mouth)
gobble, Noun
  • (n) gobble: (the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock)
gobble, Verb
  • (v) gobble, bolt: (eat hastily without proper chewing) "Don't bolt your food!"
  • (v) gobble: (make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys)
gobbler, Noun
  • (n) gobbler: (a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls)
  • (n) turkey_cock, gobbler, tom, tom_turkey: (male turkey)
goblet, Noun
  • (n) chalice, goblet: (a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup)
  • (n) goblet: (a drinking glass with a base and stem)
goblin, Noun
  • (n) goblin, hob, hobgoblin: ((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings)
gobs, Noun
  • (n) gob: (a lump of slimy stuff) "a gob of phlegm"
  • (n) mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old_salt, seafarer, gob, sea_dog: (a man who serves as a sailor)
  • (n) tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings: (a large number or amount) "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
  • (n) trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob: (informal terms for the mouth)
goby, Noun
  • (n) goby, gudgeon: (small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker)
god-awful, Adjective
  • (s) beastly, hellish, god-awful: (very unpleasant) "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"
god-fearing, Adjective
  • (s) devout, god-fearing: (deeply religious) "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken"
godchild, Noun
  • (n) godchild: (an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism)
goddam, Adjective
  • (s) blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal: (expletives used informally as intensifiers) "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
goddamn, Adjective
  • (s) blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal: (expletives used informally as intensifiers) "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
  • (s) damn, goddamn: (used as expletives) "oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
goddamned, Adjective
  • (s) blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal: (expletives used informally as intensifiers) "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
goddess, Noun
  • (n) goddess: (a female deity)
godforsaken, Adjective
  • (s) godforsaken, waste, wild: (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate) "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
godless, Adjective
  • (s) godless, irreverent: (not revering god)
godlessness, Noun
  • (n) atheism, godlessness: (the doctrine or belief that there is no God)
  • (n) ungodliness, godlessness: (impiety by virtue of not being a godly person)
godlike, Adjective
  • (s) divine, godlike: (being or having the nature of a god; 'tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe) "the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier"; "the divine will"; "the divine capacity for love"; "'Tis wise to learn"
  • (s) divine, godlike: (appropriate to or befitting a god) "the divine strength of Achilles"; "a man of godlike sagacity"; "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref"
godliness, Noun
  • (n) godliness: (piety by virtue of being a godly person)
godly, Adjective
  • (s) divine, godly: (emanating from God) "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review"
  • (s) godly, reverent, worshipful: (showing great reverence for god) "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"
godsend, Noun
  • (n) boom, bonanza, gold_rush, gravy, godsend, manna_from_heaven, windfall, bunce: (a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)) "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
goer, Noun
  • (n) departer, leaver, goer: (someone who leaves)
goethite, Noun
  • (n) goethite, gothite: (a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust)
goffer, Noun
  • (n) goffer, gopher: (a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman))
  • (n) goffer, gauffer, goffering_iron, gauffering_iron: (an iron used to press pleats and ridges)
  • (n) goffer, gauffer: (an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats)
goffer, Verb
  • (v) gauffer, goffer: (make wavy with a heated goffering iron) "goffer the trim of the dress"
goggle-eyed, Adjective
  • (s) goggle-eyed, openmouthed, popeyed: (with eyes or mouth open in surprise)
goggle, Verb
  • (v) goggle, gape, gawp, gawk: (look with amazement; look stupidly)
goggles, Noun
  • (n) goggles: (tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes)
going-over, Noun
  • (n) castigation, earful, bawling_out, chewing_out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing_down: (a severe scolding)
  • (n) going-over: (a careful and thorough inspection)
going, Adjective
  • (s) going: (in full operation) "a going concern"
going, Noun
  • (n) departure, going, going_away, leaving: (the act of departing)
  • (n) going, sledding: (advancing toward a goal) "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding"
  • (n) passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release: (euphemistic expressions for death) "thousands mourned his passing"
goiter, Noun
  • (n) goiter, goitre, struma, thyromegaly: (abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet)
goitre, Noun
  • (n) goiter, goitre, struma, thyromegaly: (abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet)
gold-bearing, Adjective
  • (s) auriferous, gold-bearing: (containing gold) "auriferous quartz veins"
gold-beater, Noun
  • (n) goldbeater, gold-beater: (an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf)
gold-colored, Adjective
  • (s) gold-colored, gold-coloured: (having the color of gold)
gold-coloured, Adjective
  • (s) gold-colored, gold-coloured: (having the color of gold)
gold-plate, Verb
  • (v) goldplate, gold-plate, gold_plate: (plate with gold) "goldplate a watch"
gold-worker, Noun
  • (n) goldsmith, goldworker, gold-worker: (an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold)
gold, Adjective
  • (s) aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden: (having the deep slightly brownish color of gold) "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
  • (s) gold, golden, gilded: (made from or covered with gold) "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
gold, Noun
  • (n) amber, gold: (a deep yellow color) "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
  • (n) gold: (coins made of gold)
  • (n) gold, Au, atomic_number_79: (a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia)
  • (n) gold: (great wealth) "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson"
  • (n) gold: (something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.) "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold"
goldbeater, Noun
  • (n) goldbeater, gold-beater: (an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf)
goldbrick, Noun
  • (n) goldbrick: (a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort)
  • (n) goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught: (an idle worthless person)
  • (n) goldbrick: (a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not)
  • (n) goldbrick: (anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless)
goldbrick, Verb
  • (v) fiddle, shirk, shrink_from, goldbrick: (avoid (one's assigned duties)) "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
  • (v) victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con: (deprive of by deceit) "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
goldbricking, Noun
  • (n) shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing_off, goldbricking: (the evasion of work or duty)
goldcup, Noun
  • (n) buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup: (any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus)
golden, Adjective
  • (s) aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden: (having the deep slightly brownish color of gold) "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
  • (s) fortunate, golden: (supremely favored) "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"
  • (s) gold, golden, gilded: (made from or covered with gold) "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
  • (s) golden, halcyon, prosperous: (marked by peace and prosperity) "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
  • (s) golden: (suggestive of gold) "a golden voice"
  • (s) golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous: (presaging or likely to bring good luck) "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
goldeneye, Noun
  • (n) goldeneye, golden-eyed_fly: (a variety of green lacewing)
  • (n) goldeneye, whistler, Bucephela_clangula: (large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions)
goldfinch, Noun
  • (n) goldfinch, Carduelis_carduelis: (small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings)
  • (n) New_World_goldfinch, goldfinch, yellowbird, Spinus_tristis: (American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer)
goldfish, Noun
  • (n) goldfish, Carassius_auratus: (small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes)
goldplate, Verb
  • (v) goldplate, gold-plate, gold_plate: (plate with gold) "goldplate a watch"
goldworker, Noun
  • (n) goldsmith, goldworker, gold-worker: (an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold)
golem, Noun
  • (n) automaton, robot, golem: (a mechanism that can move automatically)
  • (n) golem: ((Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means)
golf-club, Noun
  • (n) golf_club, golf-club, club: (golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball)
golf, Noun
  • (n) golf, golf_game: (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
golf, Verb
  • (v) golf: (play golf)
golfer, Noun
  • (n) golfer, golf_player, linksman: (someone who plays the game of golf)
golfing, Noun
  • (n) golfing: (playing golf) "he goes south every winter for the golfing"
golliwog, Noun
  • (n) golliwog, golliwogg: (a grotesque black doll)
golliwogg, Noun
  • (n) golliwog, golliwogg: (a grotesque black doll)
golosh, Noun
  • (n) arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe: (a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow)
gonad, Noun
  • (n) gonad, sex_gland: (a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced)
gonadotrophic, Adjective
  • (a) gonadotropic, gonadotrophic: (of or relating to or involving gonadotropin)
gonadotrophin, Noun
  • (n) gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic_hormone, gonadotrophic_hormone: (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)
gonadotropic, Adjective
  • (a) gonadotropic, gonadotrophic: (of or relating to or involving gonadotropin)
gonadotropin, Noun
  • (n) gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic_hormone, gonadotrophic_hormone: (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)
gondola, Noun
  • (n) car, gondola: (the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant)
  • (n) gondola: (long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice)
  • (n) gondola_car, gondola: (a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof)
gondolier, Noun
  • (n) gondolier, gondoliere: (a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola)
gondoliere, Noun
  • (n) gondolier, gondoliere: (a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola)
gone, Adjective
  • (s) asleep, at_peace, at_rest, deceased, departed, gone: (dead) "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
  • (s) bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone: (well in the past; former) "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
  • (s) done_for, kaput, gone: (destroyed or killed) "we are gone geese"
  • (s) gone: (no longer retained) "gone with the wind"
goner, Noun
  • (n) goner, toast: (a person in desperate straits; someone doomed) "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast"
gong, Noun
  • (n) chime, bell, gong: (a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument)
  • (n) gong, tam-tam: (a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick)
gong, Verb
  • (v) gong: (sound a gong)
gonif, Noun
  • (n) gonif, goniff, ganef, ganof: ((Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse))
goniff, Noun
  • (n) gonif, goniff, ganef, ganof: ((Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse))
gonorrhea, Noun
  • (n) gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap: (a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra)
gonorrhoea, Noun
  • (n) gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap: (a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra)
gonzo, Adjective
  • (s) bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre: (conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual) "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
goo, Noun
  • (n) sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze: (any thick, viscous matter)
goober, Noun
  • (n) peanut, earthnut, goober, goober_pea, groundnut, monkey_nut: (pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms)
good-by, Noun
  • (n) adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good_day, sayonara, so_long: (a farewell remark) "they said their good-byes"
good-bye, Noun
  • (n) adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good_day, sayonara, so_long: (a farewell remark) "they said their good-byes"
good-for-naught, Adjective
  • (s) good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry: (without merit) "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
good-for-naught, Noun
  • (n) goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught: (an idle worthless person)
good-for-nothing, Adjective
  • (s) good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry: (without merit) "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
good-for-nothing, Noun
  • (n) goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught: (an idle worthless person)
good-hearted, Adjective
  • (s) charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted: (showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity) "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
good-humored, Adjective
  • (s) amiable, good-humored, good-humoured: (disposed to please) "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson"
good-humoredness, Noun
  • (n) good-temperedness, good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness: (a cheerful willingness to be obliging)
good-humoured, Adjective
  • (s) amiable, good-humored, good-humoured: (disposed to please) "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson"
good-humouredness, Noun
  • (n) good-temperedness, good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness: (a cheerful willingness to be obliging)
good-king-henry, Noun
  • (n) good-king-henry, allgood, fat_hen, wild_spinach, Chenopodium_bonus-henricus: (European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb)
good-looking, Adjective
  • (s) fine-looking, good-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured: (pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion) "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray"; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman"
good-natured, Adjective
  • (a) good-natured: (having an easygoing and cheerful disposition) "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play"
good-naturedness, Noun
  • (n) good-temperedness, good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness: (a cheerful willingness to be obliging)
good-neighborliness, Noun
  • (n) neighborliness, neighbourliness, good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness: (a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors)
good-neighbourliness, Noun
  • (n) neighborliness, neighbourliness, good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness: (a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors)
good-tempered, Adjective
  • (s) equable, even-tempered, good-tempered, placid: (not easily irritated) "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"
good-temperedness, Noun
  • (n) good-temperedness, good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness: (a cheerful willingness to be obliging)
good-time, Adjective
  • (s) convivial, good-time: (occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company) "a convivial atmosphere at the reunion"; "a woman of convivial nature"; "he was a real good-time Charlie"
good, Adjective
  • (s) adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful: (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude) "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
  • (s) beneficial, good: (promoting or enhancing well-being) "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"
  • (s) dear, good, near: (with or in a close or intimate relationship) "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
  • (s) dependable, good, safe, secure: (financially sound) "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
  • (s) effective, good, in_effect, in_force: (exerting force or influence) "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
  • (s) estimable, good, honorable, respectable: (deserving of esteem and respect) "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
  • (s) full, good: (having the normally expected amount) "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
  • (a) good: (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified) "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
  • (a) good: (morally admirable)
  • (s) good: (agreeable or pleasing) "we all had a good time"; "good manners"
  • (s) good, just, upright: (of moral excellence) "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
  • (s) good: (thorough) "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"
  • (s) good, right, ripe: (most suitable or right for a particular purpose) "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
  • (s) good, well: (resulting favorably) "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well"
  • (s) good: (capable of pleasing) "good looks"
  • (s) good, serious: (appealing to the mind) "good music"; "a serious book"
  • (s) good, sound: (in excellent physical condition) "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
  • (s) good, salutary: (tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health) "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
  • (s) good, honest: (not forged) "a good dollar bill"
  • (s) good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt: (not left to spoil) "the meat is still good"
  • (s) good: (generally admired) "good taste"
good, Noun
  • (n) commodity, trade_good, good: (articles of commerce)
  • (n) good: (benefit) "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
  • (n) good, goodness: (moral excellence or admirableness) "there is much good to be found in people"
  • (n) good, goodness: (that which is pleasing or valuable or useful) "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
goodby, Noun
  • (n) adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good_day, sayonara, so_long: (a farewell remark) "they said their good-byes"
goodbye, Noun
  • (n) adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good_day, sayonara, so_long: (a farewell remark) "they said their good-byes"
goodish, Adjective
  • (s) goodish: (moderately good of its kind) "a goodish wine"
  • (s) goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy: (large in amount or extent or degree) "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
goodly, Adjective
  • (s) goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy: (large in amount or extent or degree) "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
goodness, Noun
  • (n) good, goodness: (moral excellence or admirableness) "there is much good to be found in people"
  • (n) good, goodness: (that which is pleasing or valuable or useful) "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
goodwill, Noun
  • (n) good_will, goodwill: ((accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets))
  • (n) good_will, goodwill: (the friendly hope that something will succeed)
  • (n) grace, good_will, goodwill: (a disposition to kindness and compassion) "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"
goody, Noun
  • (n) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat: (something considered choice to eat)
gooey, Adjective
  • (s) gooey, icky: (soft and sticky)
goof-off, Noun
  • (n) goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught: (an idle worthless person)
goof-proof, Verb
  • (v) goofproof, goof-proof, foolproof: (proof against human misuse or error) "foolproof this appliance"
goof, Noun
  • (n) clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry_andrew: (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)
  • (n) fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany: (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
goof, Verb
  • (v) drop_the_ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof: (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake) "I blundered during the job interview"
goofball, Noun
  • (n) clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry_andrew: (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)
  • (n) fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany: (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
goofproof, Verb
  • (v) goofproof, goof-proof, foolproof: (proof against human misuse or error) "foolproof this appliance"
goofy, Adjective
  • (s) cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany: (ludicrous, foolish) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
google, Verb
  • (v) google: (search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine) "He googled the woman he had met at the party"; "My children are googling all day"
googly, Noun
  • (n) googly, wrong_'un, bosie, bosie_ball: (a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way)
gook, Noun
  • (n) gook, slant-eye: ((slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War))
  • (n) sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze: (any thick, viscous matter)
goon, Noun
  • (n) hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer: (an aggressive and violent young criminal)
  • (n) lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk: (an awkward stupid person)
gooney, Noun
  • (n) black-footed_albatross, gooney, gooney_bird, goonie, goony, Diomedea_nigripes: (a variety of albatross with black feet)
goonie, Noun
  • (n) black-footed_albatross, gooney, gooney_bird, goonie, goony, Diomedea_nigripes: (a variety of albatross with black feet)
goony, Noun
  • (n) black-footed_albatross, gooney, gooney_bird, goonie, goony, Diomedea_nigripes: (a variety of albatross with black feet)
goop, Noun
  • (n) sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze: (any thick, viscous matter)
  • (n) soap, scoop, max, liquid_ecstasy, grievous_bodily_harm, goop, Georgia_home_boy, easy_lay: (street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate)
goose-tansy, Noun
  • (n) silverweed, goose-tansy, goose_grass, Potentilla_anserina: (low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia)
goose, Noun
  • (n) fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany: (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
  • (n) goose: (web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)
  • (n) goose: (flesh of a goose (domestic or wild))
goose, Verb
  • (v) goose: (pinch in the buttocks) "he goosed the unsuspecting girl"
  • (v) goose: (prod into action)
  • (v) goose: (give a spurt of fuel to) "goose the car"
goosebump, Noun
  • (n) pilomotor_reflex, gooseflesh, goose_bump, goosebump, goose_pimple, goose_skin, horripilation: (reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
goosefish, Noun
  • (n) goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler_fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius_Americanus: (fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey)
gooseflesh, Noun
  • (n) pilomotor_reflex, gooseflesh, goose_bump, goosebump, goose_pimple, goose_skin, horripilation: (reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
gooselike, Adjective
  • (s) anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky: (having or revealing stupidity) "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
goosey, Adjective
  • (s) anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky: (having or revealing stupidity) "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
goosy, Adjective
  • (s) anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky: (having or revealing stupidity) "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
gore, Verb
  • (v) gore: (wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument)
  • (v) gore: (cut into gores) "gore a skirt"
gorge, Noun
  • (n) defile, gorge: (a narrow pass (especially one between mountains))
  • (n) esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet: (the passage between the pharynx and the stomach)
  • (n) gorge: (a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it))
gorge, Verb
  • (v) gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig_out, satiate, scarf_out: (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself) "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
gorgeous, Adjective
  • (s) gorgeous: (dazzlingly beautiful) "a gorgeous Victorian gown"
gorger, Noun
  • (n) scoffer, gorger: (someone who eats food rapidly and greedily)
gorgerin, Noun
  • (n) gorgerin, necking: (the molding at the top of a column)
gorilla, Noun
  • (n) gorilla, Gorilla_gorilla: (largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa)
gormandise, Verb
  • (v) gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig_out, satiate, scarf_out: (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself) "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
gormandize, Verb
  • (v) gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig_out, satiate, scarf_out: (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself) "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
gormless, Adjective
  • (s) gaumless, gormless: ((British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality)
gorse, Noun
  • (n) gorse, furze, whin, Irish_gorse, Ulex_europaeus: (very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe)
gory, Adjective
  • (s) bloodstained, gory: (covered with blood) "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger"
  • (s) gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly: (accompanied by bloodshed) "this bitter and sanguinary war"
gosan-chiku, Noun
  • (n) fishpole_bamboo, gosan-chiku, hotei-chiku, Phyllostachys_aurea: (small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young)
gosmore, Noun
  • (n) cat's-ear, California_dandelion, capeweed, gosmore, Hypochaeris_radicata: (European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears)
gospeler, Noun
  • (n) evangelist, revivalist, gospeler, gospeller: (a preacher of the Christian gospel)
gospeller, Noun
  • (n) evangelist, revivalist, gospeler, gospeller: (a preacher of the Christian gospel)
gossamer, Adjective
  • (s) diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby: (so thin as to transmit light) "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
  • (s) ethereal, gossamer: (characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy) "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
gossamer, Noun
  • (n) cobweb, gossamer: (filaments from a web that was spun by a spider)
  • (n) gossamer: (a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture)
gossip, Noun
  • (n) chitchat, chit-chat, chit_chat, small_talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin_wag, chin-wag, chin_wagging, chin-wagging, causerie: (light informal conversation for social occasions)
  • (n) gossip, comment, scuttlebutt: (a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people) "the divorce caused much gossip"
  • (n) gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger: (a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others)
gossip, Verb
  • (v) chew_the_fat, shoot_the_breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit: (talk socially without exchanging too much information) "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
  • (v) dish_the_dirt, gossip: (wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies) "She won't dish the dirt"
gossiper, Noun
  • (n) gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger: (a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others)
gossiping, Noun
  • (n) gossiping, gossipmongering: (a conversation that spreads personal information about other people)
gossipmonger, Noun
  • (n) gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger: (a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others)
gossipmongering, Noun
  • (n) gossiping, gossipmongering: (a conversation that spreads personal information about other people)
gossipy, Adjective
  • (s) chatty, gossipy, newsy: (prone to friendly informal communication)
gothite, Noun
  • (n) goethite, gothite: (a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust)
gouge, Noun
  • (n) dent, ding, gouge, nick: (an impression in a surface (as made by a blow))
  • (n) gouge: (and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves)
  • (n) gouge: (the act of gouging)
gouge, Verb
  • (v) extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring: (obtain by coercion or intimidation) "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
  • (v) gouge, force_out: (force with the thumb) "gouge out his eyes"
  • (v) rout, gouge: (make a groove in)
gouger, Noun
  • (n) gouger: (an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye)
  • (n) swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter: (a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud)
goujon, Noun
  • (n) flathead_catfish, mudcat, goujon, shovelnose_catfish, spoonbill_catfish, Pylodictus_olivaris: (large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw)
goulash, Noun
  • (n) goulash, Hungarian_goulash, gulyas: (a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika)
gourd, Noun
  • (n) gourd, calabash: (bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd)
  • (n) gourd: (any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds)
  • (n) gourd, gourd_vine: (any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds)
gourmand, Noun
  • (n) glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman: (a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess)
gourmandize, Verb
  • (v) gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig_out, satiate, scarf_out: (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself) "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
gourmandizer, Noun
  • (n) glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman: (a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess)
gourmet, Noun
  • (n) epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon_vivant, epicurean, foodie: (a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink))
gout, Noun
  • (n) gout, gouty_arthritis, urarthritis: (a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints)
gouty, Adjective
  • (s) gouty: (suffering from gout)
govern, Verb
  • (v) govern: (direct or strongly influence the behavior of) "His belief in God governs his conduct"
  • (v) govern, rule: (exercise authority over; as of nations) "Who is governing the country now?"
  • (v) govern: (require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood) "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
  • (v) regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern: (bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations) "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
governable, Adjective
  • (s) controllable, governable: (capable of being controlled)
governance, Noun
  • (n) administration, governance, governing_body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation: (the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something) "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
  • (n) government, governing, governance, government_activity, administration: (the act of governing; exercising authority) "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
governing, Adjective
  • (s) governing: (responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws) "governing bodies"
governing, Noun
  • (n) government, governing, governance, government_activity, administration: (the act of governing; exercising authority) "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
government, Noun
  • (n) government, authorities, regime: (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
  • (n) government, governing, governance, government_activity, administration: (the act of governing; exercising authority) "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
  • (n) government: ((government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed) "tyrannical government"
  • (n) politics, political_science, government: (the study of government of states and other political units)
governmental, Adjective
  • (s) governmental: (relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state) "governmental policy"; "public confidence and governmental morale"
governor, Noun
  • (n) governor: (the head of a state government)
  • (n) governor, regulator: (a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel))
governorship, Noun
  • (n) governorship: (the office of governor)
gown, Noun
  • (n) gown: (a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions)
  • (n) gown: (the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located) "the relations between town and gown are always sensitive"
  • (n) gown, surgical_gown, scrubs: (protective garment worn by surgeons during operations)
  • (n) gown, robe: (outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions)
  • (n) nightgown, gown, nightie, night-robe, nightdress: (lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women)
gown, Verb
  • (v) gown: (dress in a gown)
goy, Noun
  • (n) gentile, non-Jew, goy: (a Christian as contrasted with a Jew)
grab, Noun
  • (n) catch, grab, snatch, snap: (the act of catching an object with the hands) "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
  • (n) grab: (a mechanical device for gripping an object)
grab, Verb
  • (v) catch, grab, take_hold_of: (take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of) "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
  • (v) grab: (make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand) "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
  • (v) grab: (obtain illegally or unscrupulously) "Grab power"
  • (v) grab: (take or grasp suddenly) "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
  • (v) grab, seize: (capture the attention or imagination of) "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
  • (v) snap_up, snaffle, grab: (get hold of or seize quickly and easily) "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
grabber, Noun
  • (n) grabber: (an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately)
grabby, Adjective
  • (s) avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile: (immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth) "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
grace, Verb
  • (v) deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify: (be beautiful to look at) "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
  • (v) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify: (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.) "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
graceful, Adjective
  • (s) elegant, graceful, refined: (suggesting taste, ease, and wealth)
  • (a) graceful: (characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution)
gracefulness, Noun
  • (n) gracefulness: (beautiful carriage)
graceless, Adjective
  • (s) gauche, graceless, unpolished: (lacking social polish) "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"
  • (s) graceless, unpleasing: (lacking graciousness) "a totally graceless hostess"
  • (s) graceless, ungraceful: (lacking grace; clumsy) "a graceless production of the play"; "his stature low...his bearing ungraceful"- Sir Walter Scott"
gracelessness, Noun
  • (n) awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness: (the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment))
  • (n) gracelessness, ungracefulness: (an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression)
gracile, Adjective
  • (s) gracile, willowy: (slender and graceful)
gracility, Noun
  • (n) grace, gracility: (elegance and beauty of movement or expression) "a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace"
gracious, Adjective
  • (s) benignant, gracious: (characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects) "our benignant king"
  • (s) courteous, gracious, nice: (exhibiting courtesy and politeness) "a nice gesture"
  • (a) gracious: (characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit) "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
  • (s) gracious: (disposed to bestow favors) "thanks to the gracious gods"
graciousness, Noun
  • (n) benignity, benignancy, graciousness: (the quality of being kind and gentle)
  • (n) graciousness: (excellence of manners or social conduct)
grad, Noun
  • (n) alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad: (a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university))
  • (n) grad, grade: (one-hundredth of a right angle)
gradation, Noun
  • (n) gradation, step: (relative position in a graded series) "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
  • (n) gradation, graduation: (the act of arranging in grades)
  • (n) grade, gradation: (a degree of ablaut)
gradational, Adjective
  • (s) gradational, gradatory, graduated: (taking place by degrees)
gradatory, Adjective
  • (s) gradational, gradatory, graduated: (taking place by degrees)
grade, Noun
  • (n) class, form, grade, course: (a body of students who are taught together) "early morning classes are always sleepy"
  • (n) degree, grade, level: (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality) "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
  • (n) grad, grade: (one-hundredth of a right angle)
  • (n) grade, level, tier: (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group) "lumber of the highest grade"
  • (n) grade: (the gradient of a slope or road or other surface) "the road had a steep grade"
  • (n) grade, gradation: (a degree of ablaut)
  • (n) grade, ground_level: (the height of the ground on which something stands) "the base of the tower was below grade"
  • (n) grade: (a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed)
  • (n) mark, grade, score: (a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)) "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
grade, Verb
  • (v) grade: (level to the right gradient)
  • (v) grade, score, mark: (assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation) "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
  • (v) grade: (determine the grade of or assign a grade to)
  • (v) rate, rank, range, order, grade, place: (assign a rank or rating to) "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
graded, Adjective
  • (s) graded, ranked, stratified: (arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks) "stratified areas of the distribution"
gradient, Noun
  • (n) gradient: (a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension)
  • (n) gradient, slope: (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal) "a five-degree gradient"
grading, Noun
  • (n) grading, leveling: (changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface)
  • (n) marking, grading, scoring: (evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score) "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
  • (n) scaling, grading: (the act of arranging in a graduated series)
gradual, Adjective
  • (a) gradual: (proceeding in small stages) "a gradual increase in prices"
  • (a) gradual: ((of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt) "a gradual slope"
gradual, Noun
  • (n) gradual: ((Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass)
graduality, Noun
  • (n) graduality, gradualness: (the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages)
gradualness, Noun
  • (n) graduality, gradualness: (the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages)
  • (n) gradualness, gentleness: (the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual)
graduate, Adjective
  • (s) graduate, postgraduate: (of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree) "graduate courses"
graduate, Noun
  • (n) alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad: (a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university))
  • (n) graduate: (a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts)
graduate, Verb
  • (v) calibrate, graduate, fine-tune: (make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring) "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
  • (v) graduate: (receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies) "She graduated in 1990"
  • (v) graduate: (confer an academic degree upon) "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
graduated, Adjective
  • (a) calibrated, graduated: (marked with or divided into degrees) "a calibrated thermometer"
  • (s) gradational, gradatory, graduated: (taking place by degrees)
graduation, Noun
  • (n) commencement, commencement_exercise, commencement_ceremony, graduation, graduation_exercise: (an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)
  • (n) gradation, graduation: (the act of arranging in grades)
  • (n) graduation: (the successful completion of a program of study)
  • (n) graduation: (a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement) "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"
graffiti, Noun
  • (n) graffito, graffiti: (a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls)
graffito, Noun
  • (n) graffito, graffiti: (a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls)
graft, Noun
  • (n) bribery, graft: (the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage)
  • (n) graft, transplant: ((surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient)
  • (n) graft, grafting: (the act of grafting something onto something else)
graft, Verb
  • (v) graft, engraft, ingraft: (cause to grow together parts from different plants) "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"
  • (v) transplant, graft: (place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient)
grafting, Noun
  • (n) graft, grafting: (the act of grafting something onto something else)
grail, Noun
  • (n) grail: (the object of any prolonged endeavor)
  • (n) grail, Holy_Grail, Sangraal: ((legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper)
grain, Noun
  • (n) grain: (a relatively small granular particle of a substance) "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
  • (n) grain, food_grain, cereal: (foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses)
  • (n) grain: (the side of leather from which the hair has been removed)
  • (n) grain, metric_grain: (a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat)
  • (n) grain: (1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams)
  • (n) grain: (1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams)
  • (n) grain, caryopsis: (dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn)
  • (n) grain: (a cereal grass) "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
  • (n) grain: (the smallest possible unit of anything) "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"
  • (n) grain: (the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric) "saw the board across the grain"
  • (n) texture, grain: (the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)) "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain"
grain, Verb
  • (v) grain: (paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood)
  • (v) granulate, grain: (form into grains)
  • (v) granulate, grain: (become granular)
  • (v) ingrain, grain: (thoroughly work in) "His hands were grained with dirt"
graininess, Noun
  • (n) coarseness, graininess, granularity: (the quality of being composed of relatively large particles)
graining, Noun
  • (n) graining, woodgraining: (a texture like that of wood)
grainy, Adjective
  • (s) farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy: (composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency) "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
grama, Noun
  • (n) grama, grama_grass, gramma, gramma_grass: (pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America)
gramma, Noun
  • (n) grama, grama_grass, gramma, gramma_grass: (pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America)
grammar, Noun
  • (n) grammar: (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
grammarian, Noun
  • (n) grammarian, syntactician: (a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax)
grammatic, Adjective
  • (a) grammatical, grammatic: (of or pertaining to grammar) "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender"
grammatical, Adjective
  • (a) grammatical, grammatic: (of or pertaining to grammar) "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender"
  • (a) grammatical, well-formed: (conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers) "spoke in grammatical sentences"
grammatolatry, Noun
  • (n) verbolatry, grammatolatry, word-worship: (the worship of words)
gramme, Noun
  • (n) gram, gramme, gm, g: (a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram)
gramps, Noun
  • (n) grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa: (the father of your father or mother)
grampus, Noun
  • (n) grampus, Grampus_griseus: (slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas)
  • (n) killer_whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca: (predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas)
gran, Noun
  • (n) grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna: (the mother of your father or mother)
granary, Noun
  • (n) granary, garner: (a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed)
grand, Adjective
  • (s) august, grand, lordly: (of or befitting a lord) "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
  • (s) deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous: (rich and superior in quality) "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
  • (s) distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial: (used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person) "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
  • (s) exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded: (of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style) "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks"; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
  • (s) expansive, grand, heroic: (of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope) "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
  • (s) fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous: (extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers) "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
  • (s) grand: (large and impressive in physical size or extent) "the bridge is a grand structure"
  • (s) grand: (the most important and magnificent in adornment) "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"
grand, Noun
  • (n) grand_piano, grand: (a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs)
  • (n) thousand, one_thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard: (the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100)
grandad, Noun
  • (n) grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa: (the father of your father or mother)
grandaunt, Noun
  • (n) great-aunt, grandaunt: (an aunt of your father or mother)
grandchild, Noun
  • (n) grandchild: (a child of your son or daughter)
granddad, Noun
  • (n) grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa: (the father of your father or mother)
granddaddy, Noun
  • (n) grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa: (the father of your father or mother)
granddaughter, Noun
  • (n) granddaughter: (a female grandchild)
grandeur, Noun
  • (n) magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness: (the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand) "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"
  • (n) nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur: (the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct)
grandfather, Noun
  • (n) grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa: (the father of your father or mother)
grandiloquence, Noun
  • (n) grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric: (high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation) "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
grandiloquent, Adjective
  • (s) grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall: (lofty in style) "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
  • (s) grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous: (puffed up with vanity) "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek"
grandiose, Adjective
  • (s) grandiose: (impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval)
  • (s) grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da: (affectedly genteel)
grandiosity, Noun
  • (n) grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric: (high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation) "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
grandma, Noun
  • (n) grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna: (the mother of your father or mother)
grandmother, Noun
  • (n) grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna: (the mother of your father or mother)
grandnephew, Noun
  • (n) great-nephew, grandnephew: (a son of your niece or nephew)
grandness, Noun
  • (n) enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness: (unusual largeness in size or extent or number)
  • (n) importance, grandness: (a prominent status) "a person of importance"
  • (n) impressiveness, grandness, magnificence, richness: (splendid or imposing in size or appearance) "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora"
  • (n) magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness: (the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand) "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"
grandniece, Noun
  • (n) great-niece, grandniece: (a daughter of your niece or nephew)
grandpa, Noun
  • (n) grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa: (the father of your father or mother)
grandparent, Noun
  • (n) grandparent: (a parent of your father or mother)
grandson, Noun
  • (n) grandson: (a male grandchild)
grandstand, Noun
  • (n) grandstand: (the audience at a stadium or racetrack)
  • (n) grandstand, covered_stand: (a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof)
grandstand, Verb
  • (v) grandstand: (perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause) "She never misses a chance to grandstand"
granduncle, Noun
  • (n) great-uncle, granduncle: (an uncle of your father or mother)
granger, Noun
  • (n) farmer, husbandman, granger, sodbuster: (a person who operates a farm)
granite, Noun
  • (n) granite: (plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz)
  • (n) granite: (something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)) "a man of granite"
granitelike, Adjective
  • (s) granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony: (hard as granite) "a granitic fist"
granitic, Adjective
  • (s) flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony: (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings) "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
  • (s) granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony: (hard as granite) "a granitic fist"
grannie, Noun
  • (n) grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna: (the mother of your father or mother)
granny, Noun
  • (n) grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna: (the mother of your father or mother)
  • (n) granny: (an old woman)
  • (n) granny_knot, granny: (a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure)
grant, Verb
  • (v) accord, allot, grant: (allow to have) "grant a privilege"
  • (v) allow, grant: (let have) "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
  • (v) award, grant: (give as judged due or on the basis of merit) "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff"; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
  • (v) concede, yield, grant: (be willing to concede) "I grant you this much"
  • (v) concede, yield, cede, grant: (give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another)
  • (v) grant, give: (bestow, especially officially) "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
  • (v) grant, deed_over: (transfer by deed) "grant land"
granted, Adjective
  • (s) given, granted: (acknowledged as a supposition) "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"
grantee, Noun
  • (n) alienee, grantee: (someone to whom the title of property is transferred)
  • (n) grantee: (a recipient of a grant)
granter, Noun
  • (n) granter: (a person who grants or gives something)
grantor, Noun
  • (n) grantor: (a person who makes a grant in legal form) "conveyed from grantor to grantee"
granular, Adjective
  • (a) chondritic, granular: (having a granular structure like that of chondrites)
  • (s) farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy: (composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency) "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
granularity, Noun
  • (n) coarseness, graininess, granularity: (the quality of being composed of relatively large particles)
granulate, Verb
  • (v) granulate, grain: (form into grains)
  • (v) granulate, grain: (become granular)
  • (v) granulate: (form granulating tissue) "wounds and ulcers can granulate"
granulated, Adjective
  • (s) granulated: (made grainy or formed into granules) "granulated sugar"
granulation, Noun
  • (n) granulation, granulation_tissue: (new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process)
  • (n) granulation: (the act of forming something into granules or grains) "the granulation of medicines"
granule, Noun
  • (n) granule: (a tiny grain)
granulocytic, Adjective
  • (a) granulocytic: (of or relating to granulocytes)
granulocytopenia, Noun
  • (n) agranulocytosis, agranulosis, granulocytopenia: (an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes)
granuloma, Noun
  • (n) granuloma: (a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection)
granulomatous, Adjective
  • (a) granulomatous: (relating to or characterized by granulomas)
granulose, Adjective
  • (s) farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy: (composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency) "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
grape, Noun
  • (n) grape: (any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters)
  • (n) grape, grapevine, grape_vine: (any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries)
  • (n) grapeshot, grape: (a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot)
grapefruit, Noun
  • (n) grapefruit, Citrus_paradisi: (citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp)
  • (n) grapefruit: (large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half)
grapeshot, Noun
  • (n) grapeshot, grape: (a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot)
grapevine, Noun
  • (n) grape, grapevine, grape_vine: (any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries)
  • (n) grapevine, pipeline, word_of_mouth: (gossip spread by spoken communication) "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"
grapey, Adjective
  • (s) grapey, grapy: (having a taste like that of grapes) "a grapey wine"
graph, Noun
  • (n) graph, graphical_record: (a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes)
graph, Verb
  • (v) graph, chart: (represent by means of a graph) "chart the data"
  • (v) graph: (plot upon a graph)
grapheme, Noun
  • (n) character, grapheme, graphic_symbol: (a written symbol that is used to represent speech) "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
graphic, Adjective
  • (a) graphic: (of or relating to the graphic arts) "the etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and engravings which together form his graphic work"- British Book News"
  • (a) graphic, graphical: (relating to or presented by a graph) "a graphic presentation of the data"
  • (s) graphic, graphical, in_writing: (written or drawn or engraved) "graphic symbols"
  • (s) graphic: (describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail) "graphic sexual scenes"
  • (s) graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid: (evoking lifelike images within the mind) "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"
graphic, Noun
  • (n) graphic, computer_graphic: (an image that is generated by a computer)
graphical, Adjective
  • (a) graphic, graphical: (relating to or presented by a graph) "a graphic presentation of the data"
  • (s) graphic, graphical, in_writing: (written or drawn or engraved) "graphic symbols"
graphics, Noun
  • (n) artwork, art, graphics, nontextual_matter: (photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication) "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
  • (n) graphic, computer_graphic: (an image that is generated by a computer)
  • (n) graphics: (the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book)
graphite, Noun
  • (n) graphite, black_lead, plumbago: (used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors)
grapnel, Noun
  • (n) grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling_hook, grappling_iron: (a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope)
  • (n) grapnel, grapnel_anchor: (a light anchor for small boats)
grappa, Noun
  • (n) grappa: (Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing)
grapple, Noun
  • (n) clamshell, grapple: (a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam)
  • (n) grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling_hook, grappling_iron: (a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope)
  • (n) wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand_struggle: (the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat) "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
grapple, Verb
  • (v) cope, get_by, make_out, make_do, contend, grapple, deal, manage: (come to terms with) "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
  • (v) grapple, grip: (to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match) "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
grappler, Noun
  • (n) grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling_hook, grappling_iron: (a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope)
  • (n) wrestler, grappler, matman: (combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground)
grappling, Noun
  • (n) wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand_struggle: (the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat) "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
  • (n) wrestling, rassling, grappling: (the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down)
grapy, Adjective
  • (s) grapey, grapy: (having a taste like that of grapes) "a grapey wine"
grasp, Noun
  • (n) appreciation, grasp, hold: (understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something) "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
  • (n) clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold: (the act of grasping) "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
  • (n) compass, range, reach, grasp: (the limit of capability) "within the compass of education"
  • (n) grip, grasp: (an intellectual hold or understanding) "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
grasp, Verb
  • (v) grasp, hold_on: (hold firmly)
  • (v) grok, get_the_picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend: (get the meaning of something) "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
graspable, Adjective
  • (s) apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable: (capable of being apprehended or understood)
grasping, Adjective
  • (s) avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile: (immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth) "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
grasping, Noun
  • (n) grasping: (understanding with difficulty) "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"
  • (n) grasping, taking_hold, seizing, prehension: (the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles))
grass-of-Parnassus, Noun
  • (n) parnassia, grass-of-Parnassus: (any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup)
grass, Verb
  • (v) denounce, tell_on, betray, give_away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag: (give away information about somebody) "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
  • (v) grass: (shoot down, of birds)
  • (v) grass: (cover with grass) "The owners decided to grass their property"
  • (v) grass: (spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach)
  • (v) grass, grass_over: (cover with grass)
  • (v) grass: (feed with grass)
grasshopper, Noun
  • (n) grasshopper, hopper: (terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping)
  • (n) grasshopper: (a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao))
grassland, Noun
  • (n) grassland: (land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life)
grassless, Adjective
  • (a) grassless: (lacking grass)
grassroots, Adjective
  • (s) grassroots: (fundamental) "the grassroots factor in making the decision"
  • (s) grassroots: (of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group) "a grassroots movement for nuclear disarmament"
grassy-leafed, Adjective
  • (s) grassy-leaved, grassy-leafed: (having leaves that resemble grass)
grassy-leaved, Adjective
  • (s) grassy-leaved, grassy-leafed: (having leaves that resemble grass)
grassy, Adjective
  • (a) grassy: (abounding in grass)
grate, Noun
  • (n) grate, grating: (a frame of iron bars to hold a fire)
  • (n) grate: (a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something)
  • (n) grate, grating: (a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air)
grate, Verb
  • (v) eat_into, fret, rankle, grate: (gnaw into; make resentful or angry) "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
  • (v) grate: (furnish with a grate) "a grated fireplace"
  • (v) grate: (reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface) "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"
  • (v) grate, grind: (make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together) "grate one's teeth in anger"
  • (v) scrape, grate: (scratch repeatedly) "The cat scraped at the armchair"
grateful, Adjective
  • (a) grateful, thankful: (feeling or showing gratitude) "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"
  • (s) grateful: (affording comfort or pleasure) "the grateful warmth of the fire"
gratefulness, Noun
  • (n) gratefulness, thankfulness, appreciativeness: (warm friendly feelings of gratitude)
graticule, Noun
  • (n) reticle, reticule, graticule: (a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument)
gratification, Noun
  • (n) gratification, satisfaction: (state of being gratified or satisfied) "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"
  • (n) gratification: (the act or an instance of satisfying)
gratify, Verb
  • (v) gratify, pander, indulge: (yield (to); give satisfaction to)
  • (v) satisfy, gratify: (make happy or satisfied)
gratifying, Adjective
  • (s) enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurable: (affording satisfaction or pleasure) "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"
  • (s) gratifying, sweet: (pleasing to the mind or feeling) "sweet revenge"
grating, Adjective
  • (s) grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy: (unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound) "a gravelly voice"
grating, Noun
  • (n) diffraction_grating, grating: (optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum)
  • (n) grate, grating: (a frame of iron bars to hold a fire)
  • (n) grate, grating: (a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air)
gratis, Adjective
  • (s) complimentary, costless, free, gratis, gratuitous: (costing nothing) "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
gratitude, Noun
  • (n) gratitude: (a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation) "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"
gratuitous, Adjective
  • (s) complimentary, costless, free, gratis, gratuitous: (costing nothing) "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
  • (s) gratuitous: (without cause) "a gratuitous insult"
  • (s) gratuitous, needless, uncalled-for: (unnecessary and unwarranted) "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
gratuity, Noun
  • (n) gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh: (a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter))
  • (n) gratuity: (an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation)
gratulatory, Adjective
  • (s) congratulatory, gratulatory: (expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune) "a congratulatory telegram"; "the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent"; "a gratulatory address"
grave, Adjective
  • (s) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening: (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm) "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
  • (s) grave, sedate, sober, solemn: (dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises) "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
  • (s) grave, grievous, heavy, weighty: (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought) "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
grave, Noun
  • (n) grave: (death of a person) "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
  • (n) grave, tomb: (a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)) "he put flowers on his mother's grave"
  • (n) grave_accent, grave: (a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation)
grave, Verb
  • (v) scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe: (carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface) "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
  • (v) sculpt, sculpture, grave: (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it) "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
gravel, Noun
  • (n) gravel, crushed_rock: (rock fragments and pebbles)
gravel, Verb
  • (v) annoy, rag, get_to, bother, get_at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil: (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations) "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
  • (v) gravel: (cover with gravel) "We gravelled the driveway"
  • (v) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound: (be a mystery or bewildering to) "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
gravelly, Adjective
  • (s) grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy: (unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound) "a gravelly voice"
  • (s) gravelly, pebbly, shingly: (abounding in small stones) "landed at a shingly little beach"
graven, Adjective
  • (s) engraved, etched, graven, incised, inscribed: (cut or impressed into a surface) "an incised design"; "engraved invitations"
  • (s) graven, sculpted, sculptured: (cut into a desired shape) "graven images"; "sculptured representations"
graveness, Noun
  • (n) graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness: (a manner that is serious and solemn)
graver, Adjective
  • (s) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening: (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm) "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
  • (s) grave, sedate, sober, solemn: (dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises) "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
  • (s) grave, grievous, heavy, weighty: (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought) "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
graver, Noun
  • (n) graver, graving_tool, pointel, pointrel: (a tool used by an engraver)
graverobber, Noun
  • (n) graverobber: (someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts)
  • (n) graverobber, ghoul, body_snatcher: (someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection)
gravest, Adjective
  • (s) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening: (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm) "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
  • (s) grave, sedate, sober, solemn: (dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises) "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
  • (s) grave, grievous, heavy, weighty: (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought) "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
gravestone, Noun
  • (n) gravestone, headstone, tombstone: (a stone that is used to mark a grave)
graveyard, Noun
  • (n) cemetery, graveyard, burial_site, burial_ground, burying_ground, memorial_park, necropolis: (a tract of land used for burials)
gravid, Adjective
  • (s) big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with_child: (in an advanced stage of pregnancy) "was big with child"; "was great with child"
gravidation, Noun
  • (n) gravidity, gravidness, gravidation: (technical terms for pregnancy)
gravidity, Noun
  • (n) gravidity, gravidness, gravidation: (technical terms for pregnancy)
gravidness, Noun
  • (n) gravidity, gravidness, gravidation: (technical terms for pregnancy)
gravimeter, Noun
  • (n) gravimeter, gravity_meter: (a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth)
  • (n) hydrometer, gravimeter: (a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid)
gravimetric, Adjective
  • (a) hydrometric, gravimetric: (of or relating to hydrometry)
gravimetry, Noun
  • (n) hydrometry, gravimetry: (the measurement of specific gravity)
gravitas, Noun
  • (n) dignity, lordliness, gravitas: (formality in bearing and appearance) "he behaved with great dignity"
gravitate, Verb
  • (v) gravitate: (move toward) "The conversation gravitated towards politics"
  • (v) gravitate: (be attracted to) "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"
  • (v) gravitate: (move due to the pull of gravitation) "The stars gravitate towards each other"
gravitation, Noun
  • (n) gravitation: (movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction) "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"
  • (n) gravitation: (a figurative movement toward some attraction) "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
  • (n) gravity, gravitation, gravitational_attraction, gravitational_force: ((physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface) "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein"
gravitational, Adjective
  • (a) gravitational, gravitative: (of or relating to or caused by gravitation)
gravitative, Adjective
  • (a) gravitational, gravitative: (of or relating to or caused by gravitation)
gravity, Noun
  • (n) graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness: (a manner that is serious and solemn)
  • (n) gravity, gravitation, gravitational_attraction, gravitational_force: ((physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface) "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein"
  • (n) gravity, solemnity: (a solemn and dignified feeling)
gravure, Noun
  • (n) gravure: (a printing plate used in the process of gravure)
  • (n) gravure, photogravure, heliogravure: (an intaglio print produced by gravure)
  • (n) gravure: (the act of intaglio printing)
  • (n) intaglio_printing, intaglio, gravure: (a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print)
gravy, Noun
  • (n) boom, bonanza, gold_rush, gravy, godsend, manna_from_heaven, windfall, bunce: (a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)) "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
  • (n) gravy: (a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats)
  • (n) gravy, pan_gravy: (the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added)
gray-black, Adjective
  • (s) grey-black, gray-black, greyish-black, grayish-black: (of black tinged with grey)
gray-blue, Adjective
  • (s) grey-blue, gray-blue, greyish-blue, grayish-blue: (of blue tinged with grey)
gray-brown, Adjective
  • (s) grey-brown, gray-brown, greyish-brown, grayish-brown: (of brown tinged with grey)
gray-green, Adjective
  • (s) grey-green, gray-green, greyish-green, grayish-green: (of green tinged with grey)
gray-haired, Adjective
  • (s) grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired: (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair) "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge"; "nodded his hoary head"
gray-headed, Adjective
  • (s) grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired: (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair) "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge"; "nodded his hoary head"
gray-pink, Adjective
  • (s) grey-pink, gray-pink, greyish-pink, grayish-pink: (of pink tinged with grey)
gray-white, Adjective
  • (s) grey-white, gray-white, greyish-white, grayish-white: (of white tinged with grey)
gray, Adjective
  • (s) grey, gray, greyish, grayish: (of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black) "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair"
  • (s) grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired: (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair) "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge"; "nodded his hoary head"
  • (s) grey, gray: (used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)) "a stalwart grey figure"
  • (s) grey, gray: (intermediate in character or position) "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"
gray, Verb
  • (v) grey, gray: (make grey) "The painter decided to grey the sky"
  • (v) grey, gray: (turn grey) "Her hair began to grey"
grayback, Noun
  • (n) greyback, grayback, Limnodromus_griseus: (a dowitcher with a grey back)
  • (n) knot, greyback, grayback, Calidris_canutus: (a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere)
graybeard, Noun
  • (n) old_man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah: (a man who is very old)
grayhen, Noun
  • (n) greyhen, grayhen, grey_hen, gray_hen, heath_hen: (female black grouse)
grayish-black, Adjective
  • (s) grey-black, gray-black, greyish-black, grayish-black: (of black tinged with grey)
grayish-blue, Adjective
  • (s) grey-blue, gray-blue, greyish-blue, grayish-blue: (of blue tinged with grey)
grayish-brown, Adjective
  • (s) grey-brown, gray-brown, greyish-brown, grayish-brown: (of brown tinged with grey)
grayish-green, Adjective
  • (s) grey-green, gray-green, greyish-green, grayish-green: (of green tinged with grey)
grayish-pink, Adjective
  • (s) grey-pink, gray-pink, greyish-pink, grayish-pink: (of pink tinged with grey)
grayish-white, Adjective
  • (s) grey-white, gray-white, greyish-white, grayish-white: (of white tinged with grey)
grayish, Adjective
  • (s) grey, gray, greyish, grayish: (of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black) "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair"
graylag, Noun
  • (n) greylag, graylag, greylag_goose, graylag_goose, Anser_anser: (common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds)
grayness, Noun
  • (n) gray, grayness, grey, greyness: (a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black)
graze, Noun
  • (n) graze: (a superficial abrasion)
  • (n) graze, grazing: (the act of grazing)
graze, Verb
  • (v) browse, graze: (eat lightly, try different dishes) "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
  • (v) crop, graze, pasture: (let feed in a field or pasture or meadow)
  • (v) crop, browse, graze, range, pasture: (feed as in a meadow or pasture) "the herd was grazing"
  • (v) graze: (break the skin (of a body part) by scraping) "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
  • (v) graze, crease, rake: (scrape gently) "graze the skin"
grazing, Noun
  • (n) graze, grazing: (the act of grazing)
  • (n) grazing, shaving, skimming: (the act of brushing against while passing)
grease-gun, Noun
  • (n) grease-gun, gun: (a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine)
grease, Noun
  • (n) dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge: (the state of being covered with unclean things)
  • (n) grease, lubricating_oil: (a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery))
grease, Verb
  • (v) grease: (lubricate with grease) "grease the wheels"
greaseball, Noun
  • (n) wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent)
greased, Adjective
  • (a) lubricated, greased: (smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction)
greaser, Noun
  • (n) greaser, wetback, taco: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent)
greasiness, Noun
  • (n) greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness: (consisting of or covered with oil)
greasy, Adjective
  • (s) greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous: (containing an unusual amount of grease or oil) "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
  • (s) greasy, oily: (smeared or soiled with grease or oil) "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"
great-aunt, Noun
  • (n) great-aunt, grandaunt: (an aunt of your father or mother)
great-nephew, Noun
  • (n) great-nephew, grandnephew: (a son of your niece or nephew)
great-niece, Noun
  • (n) great-niece, grandniece: (a daughter of your niece or nephew)
great-uncle, Noun
  • (n) great-uncle, granduncle: (an uncle of your father or mother)
great, Adjective
  • (s) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing: (very good) "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
  • (s) big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with_child: (in an advanced stage of pregnancy) "was big with child"; "was great with child"
  • (s) capital, great, majuscule: (uppercase) "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
  • (s) great: (relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind) "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"
  • (s) great, outstanding: (of major significance or importance) "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
  • (s) great: (remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect) "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
great, Noun
  • (n) great: (a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field) "he is one of the greats of American music"
greatcoat, Noun
  • (n) greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat: (a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter)
greater, Adjective
  • (s) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing: (very good) "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
  • (s) big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with_child: (in an advanced stage of pregnancy) "was big with child"; "was great with child"
  • (s) capital, great, majuscule: (uppercase) "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
  • (s) great: (relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind) "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"
  • (s) great, outstanding: (of major significance or importance) "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
  • (s) great: (remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect) "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
  • (a) greater: (greater in size or importance or degree) "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles"
greatest, Adjective
  • (s) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing: (very good) "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
  • (s) big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with_child: (in an advanced stage of pregnancy) "was big with child"; "was great with child"
  • (s) capital, great, majuscule: (uppercase) "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
  • (s) great: (relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind) "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"
  • (s) great, outstanding: (of major significance or importance) "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
  • (s) great: (remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect) "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
  • (s) greatest, sterling, superlative: (highest in quality)
greathearted, Adjective
  • (s) greathearted, magnanimous: (noble and generous in spirit) "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror"
greatness, Noun
  • (n) enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness: (unusual largeness in size or extent or number)
  • (n) greatness, illustriousness: (the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence)
greave, Noun
  • (n) greave, jambeau: (armor plate that protects legs below the knee)
greaves, Noun
  • (n) greave, jambeau: (armor plate that protects legs below the knee)
  • (n) greaves, crackling: (the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered)
greed, Noun
  • (n) avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia: (reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins))
  • (n) greed: (excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves)
greediness, Noun
  • (n) greediness, hoggishness, piggishness: (an excessive desire for food)
  • (n) greediness, voraciousness, rapaciousness: (an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)) "the greediness of lawyers"
greedy, Adjective
  • (s) avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile: (immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth) "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
  • (s) avid, devouring, esurient, greedy: ((often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous) "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
  • (s) greedy: (wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume) "don't be greedy with the cookies"
greegree, Noun
  • (n) grigri, gres-gris, greegree: (an African amulet)
green-blind, Adjective
  • (s) deuteranopic, green-blind: (inability to see the color green or to distinguish green and purplish-red)
green-blindness, Noun
  • (n) deuteranopia, Daltonism, green-blindness: (dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red)
green-eyed, Adjective
  • (s) jealous, green-eyed, overjealous: (suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival) "a jealous lover"
green-white, Adjective
  • (s) green-white, greenish-white: (of white flowers tinged with green)
green, Adjective
  • (s) fleeceable, green, gullible: (naive and easily deceived or tricked) "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"
  • (a) green: (concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party)
  • (a) green, unripe, unripened, immature: (not fully developed or mature; not ripe) "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood"
  • (s) green, greenish, light-green, dark-green: (of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass) "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"
  • (s) green: (looking pale and unhealthy) "you're looking green"; "green around the gills"
green, Verb
  • (v) green: (turn or become green) "The trees are greening"
greenback, Noun
  • (n) bill, note, government_note, bank_bill, banker's_bill, bank_note, banknote, Federal_Reserve_note, greenback: (a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)) "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
greenbelt, Noun
  • (n) greenbelt, greenway: (a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city)
greenbrier, Noun
  • (n) bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, horse_brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax_rotundifolia: (a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries)
greener, Adjective
  • (s) fleeceable, green, gullible: (naive and easily deceived or tricked) "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"
  • (a) green: (concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party)
  • (a) green, unripe, unripened, immature: (not fully developed or mature; not ripe) "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood"
  • (s) green, greenish, light-green, dark-green: (of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass) "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"
  • (s) green: (looking pale and unhealthy) "you're looking green"; "green around the gills"
greenery, Noun
  • (n) greenery, verdure: (green foliage)
greenhorn, Noun
  • (n) cub, greenhorn, rookie: (an awkward and inexperienced youth)
greenhouse, Adjective
  • (a) greenhouse: (of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect) "greenhouse gases"
greenhouse, Noun
  • (n) greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse: (a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions)
greening, Noun
  • (n) rejuvenation, greening: (the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored) "the annual rejuvenation of the landscape"
greenish-gray, Adjective
  • (s) greenish-grey, greenish-gray: (of grey tinged with green)
greenish-grey, Adjective
  • (s) greenish-grey, greenish-gray: (of grey tinged with green)
greenish-white, Adjective
  • (s) green-white, greenish-white: (of white flowers tinged with green)
greenish, Adjective
  • (s) green, greenish, light-green, dark-green: (of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass) "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"
greenness, Noun
  • (n) green, greenness, viridity: (green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass)
  • (n) greenness, verdancy, verdure: (the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation)
  • (n) greenness: (the state of not being ripe)
greens, Noun
  • (n) green, greenness, viridity: (green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass)
  • (n) Green, William_Green: (United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952))
  • (n) Green: (an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party)
  • (n) Green, Green_River: (a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River)
  • (n) green, putting_green, putting_surface: (an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course) "the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker"
  • (n) greens, green, leafy_vegetable: (any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables)
  • (n) K, jet, super_acid, special_K, honey_oil, green, cat_valium, super_C: (street names for ketamine)
  • (n) park, commons, common, green: (a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area) "they went for a walk in the park"
greensick, Adjective
  • (a) chlorotic, greensick: (of or pertaining to or suffering from chlorosis)
greensickness, Noun
  • (n) chlorosis, greensickness: (iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin)
greensward, Noun
  • (n) turf, sod, sward, greensward: (surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots)
greenway, Noun
  • (n) greenbelt, greenway: (a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city)
greenweed, Noun
  • (n) woodwaxen, dyer's_greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, Genista_tinctoria: (small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental)
greenwood, Noun
  • (n) greenwood: (woodlands in full leaf) "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home"
greet, Verb
  • (v) greet, recognize, recognise: (express greetings upon meeting someone)
  • (v) greet: (send greetings to)
  • (v) greet: (react to in a certain way) "The President was greeted with catcalls"
  • (v) greet: (be perceived by) "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"
greeter, Noun
  • (n) greeter, saluter, welcomer: (a person who greets) "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters"
greeting, Noun
  • (n) greeting, salutation: ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))
gregarious, Adjective
  • (a) gregarious: ((of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species) "gregarious bird species"
  • (a) gregarious: ((of plants) growing in groups that are close together)
  • (s) gregarious: (instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others) "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"
gremlin, Noun
  • (n) elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp: ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
grenade, Noun
  • (n) grenade: (a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile)
grenadier, Noun
  • (n) grenadier, grenade_thrower: (an infantryman equipped with grenades)
  • (n) grenadier, rattail, rattail_fish: (deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail)
grenadine, Noun
  • (n) grenadine: (thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks)
gres-gris, Noun
  • (n) grigri, gres-gris, greegree: (an African amulet)
grey-black, Adjective
  • (s) grey-black, gray-black, greyish-black, grayish-black: (of black tinged with grey)
grey-blue, Adjective
  • (s) grey-blue, gray-blue, greyish-blue, grayish-blue: (of blue tinged with grey)
grey-brown, Adjective
  • (s) grey-brown, gray-brown, greyish-brown, grayish-brown: (of brown tinged with grey)
grey-green, Adjective
  • (s) grey-green, gray-green, greyish-green, grayish-green: (of green tinged with grey)
grey-haired, Adjective
  • (s) grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired: (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair) "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge"; "nodded his hoary head"
grey-headed, Adjective
  • (s) grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired: (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair) "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge"; "nodded his hoary head"
grey-pink, Adjective
  • (s) grey-pink, gray-pink, greyish-pink, grayish-pink: (of pink tinged with grey)
grey-white, Adjective
  • (s) grey-white, gray-white, greyish-white, grayish-white: (of white tinged with grey)
grey, Adjective
  • (s) grey, gray, greyish, grayish: (of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black) "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair"
  • (s) grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired: (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair) "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge"; "nodded his hoary head"
  • (s) grey, gray: (used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)) "a stalwart grey figure"
  • (s) grey, gray: (intermediate in character or position) "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"
grey, Verb
  • (v) grey, gray: (make grey) "The painter decided to grey the sky"
  • (v) grey, gray: (turn grey) "Her hair began to grey"
greyback, Noun
  • (n) greyback, grayback, Limnodromus_griseus: (a dowitcher with a grey back)
  • (n) knot, greyback, grayback, Calidris_canutus: (a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere)
  • (n) Rebel, Reb, Johnny_Reb, Johnny, greyback: (`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms)
greybeard, Noun
  • (n) bellarmine, longbeard, long-beard, greybeard: (a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century))
  • (n) old_man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah: (a man who is very old)
greyed, Adjective
  • (s) dulled, greyed: (deprived of color) "colors dulled by too much sun"; "greyed with the dust of the road"
greyhen, Noun
  • (n) greyhen, grayhen, grey_hen, gray_hen, heath_hen: (female black grouse)
greyhound, Noun
  • (n) greyhound: (a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog)
greyish-black, Adjective
  • (s) grey-black, gray-black, greyish-black, grayish-black: (of black tinged with grey)
greyish-blue, Adjective
  • (s) grey-blue, gray-blue, greyish-blue, grayish-blue: (of blue tinged with grey)
greyish-brown, Adjective
  • (s) grey-brown, gray-brown, greyish-brown, grayish-brown: (of brown tinged with grey)
greyish-green, Adjective
  • (s) grey-green, gray-green, greyish-green, grayish-green: (of green tinged with grey)
greyish-pink, Adjective
  • (s) grey-pink, gray-pink, greyish-pink, grayish-pink: (of pink tinged with grey)
greyish-white, Adjective
  • (s) grey-white, gray-white, greyish-white, grayish-white: (of white tinged with grey)
greyish, Adjective
  • (s) grey, gray, greyish, grayish: (of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black) "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair"
greylag, Noun
  • (n) greylag, graylag, greylag_goose, graylag_goose, Anser_anser: (common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds)
greyness, Noun
  • (n) gray, grayness, grey, greyness: (a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black)
gri-gri, Noun
  • (n) grugru, gri-gri, grugru_palm, macamba, Acrocomia_aculeata: (tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts)
grid, Noun
  • (n) grid: (a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines)
  • (n) grid, storage-battery_grid: (a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material)
  • (n) grid, control_grid: (an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube)
  • (n) grid, gridiron: (a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat)
  • (n) power_system, power_grid, grid: (a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region)
griddle, Noun
  • (n) griddle: (cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked)
griddle, Verb
  • (v) griddle: (cook on a griddle) "griddle pancakes"
griddlecake, Noun
  • (n) drop_scone, griddlecake, Scotch_pancake: (a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle)
  • (n) pancake, battercake, flannel_cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake, hot_cake: (a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle)
gridiron, Noun
  • (n) football_field, gridiron: (the playing field on which football is played)
  • (n) grid, gridiron: (a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat)
gridlock, Noun
  • (n) gridlock: (a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible)
grief-stricken, Adjective
  • (s) bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing: (sorrowful through loss or deprivation) "bereft of hope"
grief, Noun
  • (n) grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness: (intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death))
  • (n) grief, sorrow: (something that causes great unhappiness) "her death was a great grief to John"
grievance, Noun
  • (n) grievance: (an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice)
  • (n) grievance: (a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action)
  • (n) grudge, score, grievance: (a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation) "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
grieve, Verb
  • (v) grieve, sorrow: (feel grief)
  • (v) grieve, aggrieve: (cause to feel sorrow) "his behavior grieves his mother"
griever, Noun
  • (n) mourner, griever, sorrower, lamenter: (a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died))
grieving, Adjective
  • (s) bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing: (sorrowful through loss or deprivation) "bereft of hope"
grievous, Adjective
  • (s) atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous: (shockingly brutal or cruel) "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
  • (s) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening: (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm) "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
  • (s) grave, grievous, heavy, weighty: (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought) "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
  • (s) grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending: (causing or marked by grief or anguish) "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
griffin, Noun
  • (n) gryphon, griffin, griffon: (winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion)
griffon, Noun
  • (n) griffon, Brussels_griffon, Belgian_griffon: (breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle)
  • (n) griffon, wire-haired_pointing_griffon: (breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France)
  • (n) griffon_vulture, griffon, Gyps_fulvus: (large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings)
  • (n) gryphon, griffin, griffon: (winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion)
grifter, Noun
  • (n) swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter: (a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud)
grigri, Noun
  • (n) grigri, gres-gris, greegree: (an African amulet)
grill, Noun
  • (n) grill, grille, grillwork: (a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate) "he cooked hamburgers on the grill"
  • (n) grillroom, grill: (a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill)
grill, Verb
  • (v) grill: (cook over a grill) "grill the sausages"
  • (v) grill: (examine thoroughly) "the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology"
grille, Noun
  • (n) grill, grille, grillwork: (a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate) "he cooked hamburgers on the grill"
  • (n) grille, radiator_grille: (grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator)
  • (n) wicket, lattice, grille: (small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted)
grilled, Adjective
  • (s) barbecued, grilled: (cooked over an outdoor grill)
  • (s) broiled, grilled: (cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill))
grilling, Noun
  • (n) broil, broiling, grilling: (cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill))
grillroom, Noun
  • (n) grillroom, grill: (a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill)
grillwork, Noun
  • (n) grill, grille, grillwork: (a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate) "he cooked hamburgers on the grill"
  • (n) wirework, grillwork: (mesh netting made of wires)
grim, Adjective
  • (s) black, grim, mordant: (harshly ironic or sinister) "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
  • (s) blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary: (causing dejection) "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
  • (s) dour, forbidding, grim: (harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance) "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie"
  • (s) ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick: (shockingly repellent; inspiring horror) "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
  • (s) gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth, low, low-spirited: (filled with melancholy and despondency) "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
  • (s) grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting: (not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty) "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
grimace, Noun
  • (n) grimace, face: (a contorted facial expression) "she made a grimace at the prospect"
grimace, Verb
  • (v) grimace, make_a_face, pull_a_face: (contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state) "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
grime, Noun
  • (n) dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge: (the state of being covered with unclean things)
grime, Verb
  • (v) dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire: (make soiled, filthy, or dirty) "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
griminess, Noun
  • (n) griminess, grubbiness: (the state of being grimy)
grimmest, Adjective
  • (s) black, grim, mordant: (harshly ironic or sinister) "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
  • (s) blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary: (causing dejection) "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
  • (s) dour, forbidding, grim: (harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance) "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie"
  • (s) ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick: (shockingly repellent; inspiring horror) "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
  • (s) gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth, low, low-spirited: (filled with melancholy and despondency) "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
  • (s) grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting: (not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty) "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
grimness, Noun
  • (n) asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness: (something hard to endure) "the asperity of northern winters"
  • (n) ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness: (the quality of being ghastly)
grimy, Adjective
  • (s) begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy: (thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot) "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
grin, Noun
  • (n) smile, smiling, grin, grinning: (a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement)
grin, Verb
  • (v) grin: (to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl)
grind, Noun
  • (n) drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeywork: (hard monotonous routine work)
  • (n) grind: (the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground) "a coarse grind of coffee"
  • (n) grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation: (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)
  • (n) swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb: (an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious)
grind, Verb
  • (v) crunch, cranch, craunch, grind: (press or grind with a crushing noise)
  • (v) grate, grind: (make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together) "grate one's teeth in anger"
  • (v) grind: (dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced)
  • (v) grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute: (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading) "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
  • (v) grind: (created by grinding) "grind designs into the glass bowl"
  • (v) grind: (shape or form by grinding) "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
  • (v) labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil: (work hard) "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
grinder, Noun
  • (n) bomber, grinder, hero, hero_sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, Italian_sandwich, poor_boy, sub, submarine, submarine_sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep: (a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States)
  • (n) grinder: (a machine tool that polishes metal)
  • (n) mill, grinder, milling_machinery: (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)
  • (n) molar, grinder: (grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars)
grinding, Noun
  • (n) grinding: (material resulting from the process of grinding) "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
  • (n) grinding: (a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears))
  • (n) grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition: (the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice)
grindle, Noun
  • (n) bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia_calva: (primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America)
grinning, Noun
  • (n) smile, smiling, grin, grinning: (a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement)
grip, Noun
  • (n) bag, traveling_bag, travelling_bag, grip, suitcase: (a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes) "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"
  • (n) bobby_pin, hairgrip, grip: (a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place) "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip"
  • (n) clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold: (the act of grasping) "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
  • (n) grip, traction, adhesive_friction: (the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road))
  • (n) grip: (worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made)
  • (n) grip, grasp: (an intellectual hold or understanding) "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
  • (n) handle, grip, handgrip, hold: (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it) "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
grip, Verb
  • (v) fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind: (to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe) "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
  • (v) grapple, grip: (to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match) "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
  • (v) grip: (hold fast or firmly) "He gripped the steering wheel"
gripe, Noun
  • (n) gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk: (informal terms for objecting) "I have a gripe about the service here"
gripe, Verb
  • (v) gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler: (complain) "What was he hollering about?"
gripes, Noun
  • (n) colic, intestinal_colic, gripes, griping: (acute abdominal pain (especially in infants))
  • (n) gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk: (informal terms for objecting) "I have a gripe about the service here"
griping, Noun
  • (n) colic, intestinal_colic, gripes, griping: (acute abdominal pain (especially in infants))
grippe, Noun
  • (n) influenza, flu, grippe: (an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease)
gripping, Adjective
  • (s) absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting: (capable of arousing and holding the attention) "a fascinating story"
grisaille, Noun
  • (n) grisaille: (chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief)
griseofulvin, Noun
  • (n) griseofulvin, Fulvicin: (a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium)
grisly, Adjective
  • (s) ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick: (shockingly repellent; inspiring horror) "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
grist, Noun
  • (n) grist: (grain intended to be or that has been ground)
gristle, Noun
  • (n) cartilage, gristle: (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)
gristly, Adjective
  • (s) cartilaginous, gristly, rubbery: (difficult to chew)
grit, Noun
  • (n) backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption: (fortitude and determination) "he didn't have the guts to try it"
  • (n) grit, gritrock, gritstone: (a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone)
grit, Verb
  • (v) grit: (cover with a grit) "grit roads"
  • (v) grit: (clench together) "grit one's teeth"
gritrock, Noun
  • (n) grit, gritrock, gritstone: (a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone)
gritstone, Noun
  • (n) grit, gritrock, gritstone: (a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone)
gritty, Adjective
  • (s) farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy: (composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency) "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
  • (s) game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky: (willing to face danger)
grizzle, Noun
  • (n) grizzle: (a grey wig)
grizzle, Verb
  • (v) grizzle, brood, stew: (be in a huff; be silent or sullen)
  • (v) whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp: (complain whiningly)
grizzled, Adjective
  • (s) grizzled: (having dark hairs mixed with grey or white)
grizzly, Adjective
  • (s) grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired: (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair) "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge"; "nodded his hoary head"
grizzly, Noun
  • (n) grizzly, grizzly_bear, silvertip, silver-tip, Ursus_horribilis, Ursus_arctos_horribilis: (powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America)
groan, Noun
  • (n) groan, moan: (an utterance expressing pain or disapproval)
groan, Verb
  • (v) groan, moan: (indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure) "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"
groat, Noun
  • (n) fourpence, groat: (a former English silver coin worth four pennies)
grocery, Noun
  • (n) grocery, foodstuff: ((usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer)
  • (n) grocery_store, grocery, food_market, market: (a marketplace where groceries are sold) "the grocery store included a meat market"
grogginess, Noun
  • (n) grogginess: (a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol)
  • (n) grogginess: (a groggy state resulting from weariness)
  • (n) grogginess, stupor, stupefaction, semiconsciousness: (marginal consciousness) "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"
groggy, Adjective
  • (s) dazed, foggy, groggy, logy, stuporous: (stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion))
groin, Noun
  • (n) breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty: (a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away)
  • (n) groin, inguen: (the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals)
  • (n) groin: (a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults)
groin, Verb
  • (v) groin: (build with groins) "The ceiling was groined"
grok, Verb
  • (v) grok, get_the_picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend: (get the meaning of something) "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
grommet, Noun
  • (n) cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet: (fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines)
groom-to-be, Noun
  • (n) fiance, groom-to-be: (a man who is engaged to be married)
groom, Noun
  • (n) groom, bridegroom: (a man participant in his own marriage ceremony)
  • (n) groom, bridegroom: (a man who has recently been married)
  • (n) stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler: (someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses)
groom, Verb
  • (v) dress, groom, curry: (give a neat appearance to) "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
  • (v) groom, neaten: (care for one's external appearance) "He is always well-groomed"
  • (v) prepare, groom, train: (educate for a future role or function) "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"
groomed, Adjective
  • (a) groomed: (neat and smart in appearance; well cared for) "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
grooming, Noun
  • (n) dressing, grooming: (the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes)
  • (n) training, preparation, grooming: (activity leading to skilled behavior)
groomsman, Noun
  • (n) groomsman: (a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding)
groove, Noun
  • (n) groove, channel: (a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record))
  • (n) groove, vallecula: ((anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part)
  • (n) rut, groove: (a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape) "they fell into a conversational rut"
groove, Verb
  • (v) furrow, rut, groove: (hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove) "furrow soil"
  • (v) groove: (make a groove in, or provide with a groove) "groove a vinyl record"
grooved, Adjective
  • (s) grooved, well-grooved: (established as if settled into a groove or rut)
grooving, Noun
  • (n) grooving, rifling: (the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm)
groovy, Adjective
  • (s) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing: (very good) "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
  • (s) groovy, swagger: ((British informal) very chic) "groovy clothes"
grope, Noun
  • (n) grope: (the act of groping; and instance of groping)
grope, Verb
  • (v) grope, fumble: (feel about uncertainly or blindly) "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
  • (v) grope: (search blindly or uncertainly) "His mind groped to make the connection"
  • (v) grope: (fondle for sexual pleasure) "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"
groping, Adjective
  • (s) groping: (acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence) "a groping effort to understand"
grosbeak, Noun
  • (n) grosbeak, grossbeak: (any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill)
grosgrain, Noun
  • (n) grosgrain: (a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs)
gross, Adjective
  • (s) arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated: (without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers) "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
  • (s) crude, earthy, gross, vulgar: (conspicuously and tastelessly indecent) "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
  • (s) crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank: (conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible) "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
  • (a) gross: (before any deductions) "gross income"
  • (s) gross: (lacking fine distinctions or detail) "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
  • (s) gross, porcine: (repellently fat) "a bald porcine old man"
  • (s) megascopic, gross: (visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features))
gross, Noun
  • (n) gross, 144: (twelve dozen)
  • (n) gross, revenue, receipts: (the entire amount of income before any deductions are made)
gross, Verb
  • (v) gross: (earn before taxes, expenses, etc.)
grossbeak, Noun
  • (n) grosbeak, grossbeak: (any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill)
grossness, Noun
  • (n) coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch: (the quality of lacking taste and refinement)
grot, Noun
  • (n) grotto, grot: (a small cave (usually with attractive features))
grotesque, Adjective
  • (s) antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque: (ludicrously odd) "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
  • (s) grotesque, monstrous: (distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous) "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes"
grotesque, Noun
  • (n) grotesque: (art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants)
grotesqueness, Noun
  • (n) grotesqueness, grotesquery, grotesquerie: (ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion)
grotesquerie, Noun
  • (n) grotesqueness, grotesquery, grotesquerie: (ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion)
grotesquery, Noun
  • (n) grotesqueness, grotesquery, grotesquerie: (ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion)
grotto, Noun
  • (n) grotto, grot: (a small cave (usually with attractive features))
grouch, Noun
  • (n) grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch: (a bad-tempered person)
grouch, Verb
  • (v) grouch, grumble, scold: (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude) "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
grouchy, Adjective
  • (s) crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered: (annoyed and irritable)
ground-berry, Noun
  • (n) native_cranberry, groundberry, ground-berry, cranberry_heath, Astroloma_humifusum, Styphelia_humifusum: (small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia)
  • (n) teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain_tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping_wintergreen, Gaultheria_procumbens: (creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil)
ground-hugging, Adjective
  • (s) low-growing, flat-growing, ground-hugging: (of plants that grow relatively low to the ground)
ground-shaker, Noun
  • (n) ground-shaker, seismosaur: (huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America)
ground, Noun
  • (n) background, ground: (the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground) "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
  • (n) earth, ground: (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface) "they dug into the earth outside the church"
  • (n) flat_coat, ground, primer, priming, primer_coat, priming_coat, undercoat: (the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface)
  • (n) footing, basis, ground: (a relation that provides the foundation for something) "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
  • (n) ground: (a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)) "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"
  • (n) ground: (a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused)
  • (n) ground, earth: (a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage))
  • (n) ground: ((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting)
  • (n) land, ground, soil: (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)) "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
  • (n) land, dry_land, earth, ground, solid_ground, terra_firma: (the solid part of the earth's surface) "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
  • (n) reason, ground: (a rational motive for a belief or action) "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
ground, Verb
  • (v) anchor, ground: (fix firmly and stably) "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
  • (v) crunch, cranch, craunch, grind: (press or grind with a crushing noise)
  • (v) establish, base, ground, found: (use as a basis for; found on) "base a claim on some observation"
  • (v) grate, grind: (make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together) "grate one's teeth in anger"
  • (v) grind: (dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced)
  • (v) grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute: (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading) "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
  • (v) grind: (created by grinding) "grind designs into the glass bowl"
  • (v) grind: (shape or form by grinding) "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
  • (v) ground: (confine or restrict to the ground) "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
  • (v) ground: (place or put on the ground)
  • (v) ground: (instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject)
  • (v) ground, strand, run_aground: (bring to the ground) "the storm grounded the ship"
  • (v) ground, run_aground: (hit or reach the ground)
  • (v) ground: (throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage)
  • (v) ground: (hit a groundball) "he grounded to the second baseman"
  • (v) ground: (hit onto the ground)
  • (v) ground: (connect to a ground) "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
  • (v) labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil: (work hard) "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
  • (v) prime, ground, undercoat: (cover with a primer; apply a primer to)
groundball, Noun
  • (n) grounder, ground_ball, groundball, hopper: ((baseball) a hit that travels along the ground)
groundberry, Noun
  • (n) native_cranberry, groundberry, ground-berry, cranberry_heath, Astroloma_humifusum, Styphelia_humifusum: (small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia)
  • (n) teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain_tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping_wintergreen, Gaultheria_procumbens: (creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil)
groundbreaker, Noun
  • (n) pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker: (someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art)
groundbreaking, Adjective
  • (s) innovative, innovational, groundbreaking: (being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before) "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"
groundbreaking, Noun
  • (n) groundbreaking, groundbreaking_ceremony: (the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project)
groundcover, Noun
  • (n) groundcover, ground_cover: (low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow)
  • (n) groundcover, ground_cover: (small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor)
grounder, Noun
  • (n) grounder, ground_ball, groundball, hopper: ((baseball) a hit that travels along the ground)
groundhog, Noun
  • (n) groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota_monax: (reddish brown North American marmot)
grounding, Noun
  • (n) foundation, grounding: (education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge) "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
  • (n) grounding, earthing: (fastening electrical equipment to earth)
groundkeeper, Noun
  • (n) groundsman, groundskeeper, groundkeeper: (someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field))
groundless, Adjective
  • (s) baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild: (without a basis in reason or fact) "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
groundlessness, Noun
  • (n) groundlessness, idleness: (the quality of lacking substance or value) "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized"
groundnut, Noun
  • (n) groundnut, groundnut_vine, Indian_potato, potato_bean, wild_bean, Apios_americana, Apios_tuberosa: (a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans)
  • (n) groundnut, potato_bean, wild_bean: (nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans)
  • (n) peanut, earthnut, goober, goober_pea, groundnut, monkey_nut: (pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms)
grounds, Noun
  • (n) background, ground: (the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground) "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
  • (n) cause, reason, grounds: (a justification for something existing or happening) "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
  • (n) earth, ground: (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface) "they dug into the earth outside the church"
  • (n) evidence, grounds: (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief) "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
  • (n) flat_coat, ground, primer, priming, primer_coat, priming_coat, undercoat: (the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface)
  • (n) footing, basis, ground: (a relation that provides the foundation for something) "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
  • (n) ground: (a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)) "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"
  • (n) ground: (a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused)
  • (n) ground, earth: (a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage))
  • (n) ground: ((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting)
  • (n) grounds: (a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.))
  • (n) grounds: (dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue) "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"
  • (n) land, ground, soil: (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)) "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
  • (n) land, dry_land, earth, ground, solid_ground, terra_firma: (the solid part of the earth's surface) "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
  • (n) reason, ground: (a rational motive for a belief or action) "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
  • (n) yard, grounds, curtilage: (the enclosed land around a house or other building) "it was a small house with almost no yard"
groundsheet, Noun
  • (n) groundsheet, ground_cloth: (a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture)
groundskeeper, Noun
  • (n) groundsman, groundskeeper, groundkeeper: (someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field))
groundsman, Noun
  • (n) groundsman, groundskeeper, groundkeeper: (someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field))
groundwork, Noun
  • (n) basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone: (the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained) "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
  • (n) foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure: (lowest support of a structure) "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
  • (n) groundwork: (preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation) "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"
group, Noun
  • (n) group, grouping: (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
  • (n) group, radical, chemical_group: ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)
  • (n) group, mathematical_group: (a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse)
group, Verb
  • (v) group: (arrange into a group or groups) "Can you group these shapes together?"
  • (v) group, aggroup: (form a group or group together)
grouped, Adjective
  • (s) grouped, sorted: (arranged into groups)
grouping, Noun
  • (n) group, grouping: (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
  • (n) grouping: (the activity of putting things together in groups)
  • (n) grouping, pigeonholing: (a system for classifying things into groups)
groupware, Noun
  • (n) groupware: (software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space)
grouse-berry, Noun
  • (n) grouseberry, grouse-berry, grouse_whortleberry, Vaccinium_scoparium: (shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries)
grouse, Noun
  • (n) grouse: (flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil)
  • (n) grouse: (popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)
grouse, Verb
  • (v) gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler: (complain) "What was he hollering about?"
  • (v) grouse: (hunt grouse)
grouseberry, Noun
  • (n) grouseberry, grouse-berry, grouse_whortleberry, Vaccinium_scoparium: (shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries)
grout, Noun
  • (n) grout: (a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork)
grout, Verb
  • (v) grout: (bind with grout) "grout the bathtub"
grove, Noun
  • (n) grove: (a small growth of trees without underbrush)
  • (n) grove, woodlet, orchard, plantation: (garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth)
grovel, Verb
  • (v) fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel: (show submission or fear)
groveler, Noun
  • (n) apple_polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler, truckler: (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)
groveling, Adjective
  • (s) cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy: (totally submissive)
groveller, Noun
  • (n) apple_polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler, truckler: (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)
grovelling, Adjective
  • (s) cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy: (totally submissive)
grow, Verb
  • (v) develop, grow: (grow emotionally or mature) "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
  • (v) grow: (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain) "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
  • (v) grow: (increase in size by natural process) "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
  • (v) grow: (cause to grow or develop) "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
  • (v) grow, raise, farm, produce: (cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques) "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
  • (v) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire: (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)) "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
  • (v) grow: (become attached by or as if by the process of growth) "The tree trunks had grown together"
  • (v) mature, maturate, grow: (develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation) "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
  • (v) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring_up, grow: (come into existence; take on form or shape) "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
  • (v) turn, grow: (pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become) "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
grower, Noun
  • (n) agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser: (someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil)
growing, Adjective
  • (a) growing: (relating to or suitable for growth) "the growing season for corn"; "good growing weather"
growing, Noun
  • (n) growing: ((electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state)
  • (n) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis: ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level) "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
growl, Noun
  • (n) growl, growling: (the sound of growling (as made by animals))
growl, Verb
  • (v) grumble, growl, rumble: (to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds) "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
growling, Noun
  • (n) growl, growling: (the sound of growling (as made by animals))
  • (n) growling: (a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal))
grown, Adjective
  • (s) adult, big, full-grown, fully_grown, grown, grownup: ((of animals) fully developed) "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
grownup, Adjective
  • (s) adult, big, full-grown, fully_grown, grown, grownup: ((of animals) fully developed) "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
grownup, Noun
  • (n) adult, grownup: (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
growth, Noun
  • (n) emergence, outgrowth, growth: (the gradual beginning or coming forth) "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
  • (n) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis: ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level) "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
  • (n) growth: (a progression from simpler to more complex forms) "the growth of culture"
  • (n) growth: (vegetation that has grown) "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass"
  • (n) growth: ((pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor))
  • (n) growth: (something grown or growing) "a growth of hair"
  • (n) increase, increment, growth: (a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important) "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
groyne, Noun
  • (n) breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty: (a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away)
grub, Noun
  • (n) chow, chuck, eats, grub: (informal terms for a meal)
  • (n) grub: (a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects)
grub, Verb
  • (v) grub: (search about busily)
  • (v) mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge: (ask for and get free; be a parasite)
grubbiness, Noun
  • (n) griminess, grubbiness: (the state of being grimy)
grubby, Adjective
  • (s) begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy: (thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot) "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
  • (a) grubby: (infested with grubs)
grubby, Noun
  • (n) grubby, Myxocephalus_aenaeus: (small sculpin of the coast of New England)
grudge, Noun
  • (n) grudge, score, grievance: (a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation) "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
grudge, Verb
  • (v) grudge: (accept or admit unwillingly)
  • (v) stew, grudge: (bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings)
grudging, Adjective
  • (s) grudging: (of especially an attitude) "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"
  • (s) grudging, niggardly, scrimy: (petty or reluctant in giving or spending) "a niggardly tip"
grueling, Adjective
  • (s) arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome: (characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort) "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
gruelling, Adjective
  • (s) arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome: (characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort) "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
gruesome, Adjective
  • (s) ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick: (shockingly repellent; inspiring horror) "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
gruesomeness, Noun
  • (n) ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness: (the quality of being ghastly)
gruff, Adjective
  • (s) crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured: (brusque and surly and forbidding) "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
  • (s) gruff, hoarse, husky: (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion) "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson"
gruffness, Noun
  • (n) abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness: (an abrupt discourteous manner)
  • (n) gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness: (a throaty harshness)
grugru, Noun
  • (n) grugru, gri-gri, grugru_palm, macamba, Acrocomia_aculeata: (tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts)
grumble, Noun
  • (n) grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering: (a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone)
  • (n) rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumbling: (a loud low dull continuous noise) "they heard the rumbling of thunder"
grumble, Verb
  • (v) grouch, grumble, scold: (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude) "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
  • (v) grumble, growl, rumble: (to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds) "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
  • (v) murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl: (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath) "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
  • (v) rumble, grumble: (make a low noise) "rumbling thunder"
grumbler, Noun
  • (n) whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker: (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)
grumbling, Adjective
  • (s) grumbling, rumbling: (continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound) "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"
grumbling, Noun
  • (n) grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering: (a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone)
  • (n) rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumbling: (a loud low dull continuous noise) "they heard the rumbling of thunder"
grummet, Noun
  • (n) cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet: (fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines)
grumose, Adjective
  • (s) coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose: (transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass) "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"
grumous, Adjective
  • (s) coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose: (transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass) "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"
grump, Noun
  • (n) grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch: (a bad-tempered person)
grumpiness, Noun
  • (n) crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness: (a fussy and eccentric disposition)
grumpy, Adjective
  • (s) crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered: (annoyed and irritable)
grunge, Noun
  • (n) dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge: (the state of being covered with unclean things)
grungy, Adjective
  • (s) begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy: (thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot) "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
grunt, Noun
  • (n) grunt, oink: (the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs)
  • (n) grunt: (an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker) "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"
  • (n) grunt: (medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught)
grunt, Verb
  • (v) grunt: (issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise) "He grunted his reluctant approval"
grunter, Noun
  • (n) grunter: (a person who grunts)
  • (n) hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus_scrofa: (domestic swine)
gruntle, Verb
  • (v) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle: (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of) "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
gryphon, Noun
  • (n) gryphon, griffin, griffon: (winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion)
guacamole, Noun
  • (n) guacamole: (a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings)
guacharo, Noun
  • (n) oilbird, guacharo, Steatornis_caripensis: (nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter)
guaiac, Noun
  • (n) lignum_vitae, guaiac, guaiacum: (hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum)
guanabana, Noun
  • (n) soursop, guanabana: (large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples)
guanabenz, Noun
  • (n) guanabenz, Wytensin: (antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system)
guanine, Noun
  • (n) guanine, G: (a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine)
guanosine, Noun
  • (n) deoxyguanosine, guanosine: (a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose)
guarantee, Noun
  • (n) guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty: (a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)
  • (n) guarantee: (an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true) "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"
  • (n) guarantee, guaranty: (a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults)
guarantee, Verb
  • (v) guarantee, vouch: (give surety or assume responsibility) "I vouch for the quality of my products"
  • (v) guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure: (make certain of) "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
  • (v) guarantee, warrant: (stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of) "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
  • (v) undertake, guarantee: (promise to do or accomplish) "guarantee to free the prisoners"
guarantor, Noun
  • (n) guarantor, surety, warrantor, warranter: (one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another)
guaranty, Noun
  • (n) guarantee, guaranty: (a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults)
guard, Noun
  • (n) guard: (a person who keeps watch over something or someone)
  • (n) guard: (the person who plays that position on a football team) "the left guard was injured on the play"
  • (n) guard, safety, safety_device: (a device designed to prevent injury or accidents)
  • (n) guard: (a posture of defence in boxing or fencing) "keep your guard up"
  • (n) guard: (the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team)
  • (n) guard: (a military unit serving to protect some place or person)
  • (n) guard: ((American football) a position on the line of scrimmage) "guards must be good blockers"
  • (n) guard: (a position on a basketball team)
  • (n) guard_duty, guard, sentry_duty, sentry_go: (the duty of serving as a sentry) "he was on guard that night"
  • (n) precaution, safeguard, guard: (a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.) "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
guard, Verb
  • (v) defend, guard, hold: (protect against a challenge or attack) "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
  • (v) guard: (to keep watch over) "there would be men guarding the horses"
  • (v) guard, ward: (watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect) "guard my possessions while I'm away"
  • (v) guard: (take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence) "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
guardant, Adjective
  • (s) guardant, gardant, full-face: (looking forward)
guarded, Adjective
  • (s) guarded, restrained: (prudent) "guarded optimism"
guardian, Noun
  • (n) defender, guardian, protector, shielder: (a person who cares for persons or property)
guardianship, Noun
  • (n) care, charge, tutelage, guardianship: (attention and management implying responsibility for safety) "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
  • (n) guardianship, keeping, safekeeping: (the responsibility of a guardian or keeper) "he left his car in my keeping"
gubbins, Noun
  • (n) doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget: (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known) "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
gubernatorial, Adjective
  • (a) gubernatorial: (relating to a governor) "gubernatorial election"
guck, Noun
  • (n) sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze: (any thick, viscous matter)
gudgeon, Noun
  • (n) goby, gudgeon: (small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker)
  • (n) gudgeon, Gobio_gobio: (small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers)
guerilla, Noun
  • (n) guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent: (a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment)
guerrilla, Noun
  • (n) guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent: (a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment)
guess, Noun
  • (n) guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis: (a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence)
  • (n) guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead_reckoning: (an estimate based on little or no information)
guess, Verb
  • (v) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge: (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)) "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
  • (v) guess, venture, pretend, hazard: (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation) "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
  • (v) guess, infer: (guess correctly; solve by guessing) "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
  • (v) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess: (expect, believe, or suppose) "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
guessing, Noun
  • (n) guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead_reckoning: (an estimate based on little or no information)
guesstimate, Noun
  • (n) guesstimate, guestimate: (an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing)
guesstimate, Verb
  • (v) guesstimate: (estimate based on a calculation)
guesswork, Noun
  • (n) guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead_reckoning: (an estimate based on little or no information)
guesthouse, Noun
  • (n) guesthouse: (a house separate from the main house; for housing guests)
guestimate, Noun
  • (n) guesstimate, guestimate: (an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing)
guestroom, Noun
  • (n) guestroom: (a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests)
guff, Noun
  • (n) bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash: (unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements))
guggle, Verb
  • (v) guggle: (make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle)
  • (v) guggle, gurgle: (drink from a flask with a gurgling sound)
  • (v) ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle: (flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise) "babbling brooks"
guib, Noun
  • (n) bushbuck, guib, Tragelaphus_scriptus: (antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns)
guidance, Noun
  • (n) guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction: (something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action)
  • (n) guidance, steering: (the act of guiding or showing the way)
  • (n) steering, guidance, direction: (the act of setting and holding a course) "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
guide, Noun
  • (n) guide: (someone who shows the way by leading or advising)
  • (n) guide: (a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something)
  • (n) guidebook, guide: (something that offers basic information or instruction)
  • (n) scout, pathfinder, guide: (someone who can find paths through unexplored territory)
  • (n) template, templet, guide: (a model or standard for making comparisons)
  • (n) usher, guide: (someone employed to conduct others)
guide, Verb
  • (v) guide, steer: (be a guiding or motivating force or drive) "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
  • (v) guide, guide_on: (use as a guide) "They had the lights to guide on"
  • (v) guide, run, draw, pass: (pass over, across, or through) "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
  • (v) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide: (take somebody somewhere) "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
  • (v) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise: (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
guidebook, Noun
  • (n) guidebook, guide: (something that offers basic information or instruction)
guided, Adjective
  • (a) guided: (subject to guidance or control especially after launching) "a guided missile"
guideline, Noun
  • (n) guideline: (a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters)
  • (n) guidepost, guideline, rule_of_thumb: (a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior)
  • (n) road_map, guideline: (a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action) "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"
guidepost, Noun
  • (n) guidepost, guideline, rule_of_thumb: (a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior)
  • (n) signpost, guidepost: (a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way)
guideword, Noun
  • (n) guide_word, guideword, catchword: (a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page)
guiding, Adjective
  • (s) directing, directional, directive, guiding: (showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on) "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"
  • (s) guiding: (exerting control or influence) "a guiding principle"
guild, Noun
  • (n) club, social_club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order: (a formal association of people with similar interests) "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
guilder, Noun
  • (n) guilder, gulden, florin: (the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents)
  • (n) guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch_florin: (formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents)
guile, Noun
  • (n) craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness: (shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception)
  • (n) craftiness, deceitfulness, guile: (the quality of being crafty)
  • (n) trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan: (the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them))
guileful, Adjective
  • (s) crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily: (marked by skill in deception) "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
guileless, Adjective
  • (s) guileless, transparent: (free of deceit)
guilloche, Noun
  • (n) guilloche: (an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands)
guillotine, Noun
  • (n) closure_by_compartment, guillotine: (closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill)
  • (n) guillotine: (instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people)
guillotine, Verb
  • (v) guillotine: (kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine) "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
guilt, Noun
  • (n) guilt, guiltiness: (the state of having committed an offense)
  • (n) guilt, guilty_conscience, guilt_feelings, guilt_trip: (remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense)
guiltiness, Noun
  • (n) guilt, guiltiness: (the state of having committed an offense)
guiltless, Adjective
  • (a) innocent, guiltless, clean-handed: (free from evil or guilt) "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty"
guiltlessness, Noun
  • (n) blamelessness, inculpability, inculpableness, guiltlessness: (a state of innocence)
guilty, Adjective
  • (a) guilty: (responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act) "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"
  • (s) guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed: (showing a sense of guilt) "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater"
guise, Noun
  • (n) guise, pretense, pretence, pretext: (an artful or simulated semblance) "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
guitar, Noun
  • (n) guitar: (a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking)
guitarist, Noun
  • (n) guitarist, guitar_player: (a musician who plays the guitar)
gulch, Noun
  • (n) gulch, flume: (a narrow gorge with a stream running through it)
gulden, Noun
  • (n) guilder, gulden, florin: (the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents)
  • (n) guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch_florin: (formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents)
gulf, Noun
  • (n) gulf: (an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay)
  • (n) gulf, disconnect, disconnection: (an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)) "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
  • (n) gulf: (a deep wide chasm)
gulfweed, Noun
  • (n) gulfweed, sargassum, sargasso, Sargassum_bacciferum: (brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea)
gull, Noun
  • (n) chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall_guy, sucker, soft_touch, mug: (a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of)
  • (n) gull, seagull, sea_gull: (mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs)
gull, Verb
  • (v) fool, gull, befool: (make a fool or dupe of)
  • (v) gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put_on, take_in, put_one_over, put_one_across: (fool or hoax) "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
gullet, Noun
  • (n) esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet: (the passage between the pharynx and the stomach)
gullibility, Noun
  • (n) credulousness, gullibility: (tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived)
gullible, Adjective
  • (s) fleeceable, green, gullible: (naive and easily deceived or tricked) "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"
  • (s) gullible: (easily tricked because of being too trusting) "gullible tourists taken in by the shell game"
gulp, Noun
  • (n) gulp, draft, draught, swig: (a large and hurried swallow) "he finished it at a single gulp"
  • (n) gulp, gulping: (a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing)
gulp, Verb
  • (v) gulp, quaff, swig: (to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught) "The men gulped down their beers"
  • (v) gulp: (utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly) "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"
gulper, Noun
  • (n) gulper, guzzler: (a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily)
gulping, Noun
  • (n) gulp, gulping: (a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing)
  • (n) gulping, swilling, guzzling: (the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly)
gulyas, Noun
  • (n) goulash, Hungarian_goulash, gulyas: (a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika)
gum, Noun
  • (n) chewing_gum, gum: (a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing)
  • (n) gingiva, gum: (the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth)
  • (n) glue, gum, mucilage: (cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive)
  • (n) gum: (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)
  • (n) gum_tree, gum: (any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum)
  • (n) gumwood, gum: (wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum)
gum, Verb
  • (v) gum: (cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum) "if you gum the tape it is stronger"
  • (v) gum: (become sticky)
  • (v) gum: (exude or form gum) "these trees gum in the Spring"
  • (v) mumble, gum: (grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty) "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
gumbo, Noun
  • (n) gumbo, gumbo_soil: (any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water)
  • (n) gumbo, okra: (long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews)
  • (n) gumbo: (a soup or stew thickened with okra pods)
  • (n) okra, gumbo, okra_plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus_esculentus, Hibiscus_esculentus: (tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus)
gummed, Adjective
  • (s) gummed, gummy: (covered with adhesive gum)
gumminess, Noun
  • (n) cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, tackiness, ropiness, viscidity, viscidness: (the property of being cohesive and sticky)
gumming, Noun
  • (n) mumbling, gumming: (ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth))
gummy, Adjective
  • (s) gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous: (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)
  • (s) gummed, gummy: (covered with adhesive gum)
gumption, Noun
  • (n) backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption: (fortitude and determination) "he didn't have the guts to try it"
  • (n) common_sense, good_sense, gumption, horse_sense, sense, mother_wit: (sound practical judgment) "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
gumptious, Adjective
  • (s) energetic, gumptious, industrious, up-and-coming: (working hard to promote an enterprise)
gumshield, Noun
  • (n) mouthpiece, gumshield: ((especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth)
gumshoe, Noun
  • (n) arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe: (a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow)
  • (n) dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw: (someone who is a detective)
gumweed, Noun
  • (n) gumweed, gum_plant, tarweed, rosinweed: (any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock)
gumwood, Noun
  • (n) gumwood, gum: (wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum)
gun-sight, Noun
  • (n) gunsight, gun-sight: (a sight used for aiming a gun)
gun, Noun
  • (n) accelerator, accelerator_pedal, gas_pedal, gas, throttle, gun: (a pedal that controls the throttle valve) "he stepped on the gas"
  • (n) artillery, heavy_weapon, gun, ordnance: (large but transportable armament)
  • (n) grease-gun, gun: (a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine)
  • (n) gun: (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))
  • (n) gun: (the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies) "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute"
  • (n) gunman, gunslinger, hired_gun, gun, gun_for_hire, triggerman, hit_man, hitman, torpedo, shooter: (a professional killer who uses a gun)
  • (n) gunman, gun: (a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability))
gun, Verb
  • (v) gun: (shoot with a gun)
guncotton, Noun
  • (n) cellulose_nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton: (a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives)
gunfight, Noun
  • (n) gunfight, gunplay, shootout: (a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten)
gunfire, Noun
  • (n) gunfire, gunshot: (the act of shooting a gun) "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
gunk, Noun
  • (n) sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze: (any thick, viscous matter)
gunman, Noun
  • (n) gunman, gunslinger, hired_gun, gun, gun_for_hire, triggerman, hit_man, hitman, torpedo, shooter: (a professional killer who uses a gun)
  • (n) gunman, gun: (a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability))
gunnel, Noun
  • (n) gunnel, bracketed_blenny: (small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic)
  • (n) gunwale, gunnel, gun_rest: (wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel)
gunner, Noun
  • (n) artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine_gunner: (a serviceman in the artillery)
gunnery, Noun
  • (n) gunnery: (guns collectively)
gunny, Noun
  • (n) burlap, gunny: (coarse jute fabric)
gunplay, Noun
  • (n) gunfight, gunplay, shootout: (a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten)
gunpoint, Noun
  • (n) point, gunpoint: (the gun muzzle's direction) "he held me up at the point of a gun"
gunpowder, Noun
  • (n) gunpowder, powder: (a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks)
gunrunner, Noun
  • (n) gunrunner, arms-runner: (a smuggler of guns)
gunshot, Noun
  • (n) gunfire, gunshot: (the act of shooting a gun) "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
gunsight, Noun
  • (n) gunsight, gun-sight: (a sight used for aiming a gun)
gunslinger, Noun
  • (n) gunman, gunslinger, hired_gun, gun, gun_for_hire, triggerman, hit_man, hitman, torpedo, shooter: (a professional killer who uses a gun)
gunstock, Noun
  • (n) stock, gunstock: (the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun) "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
gunwale, Noun
  • (n) gunwale, gunnel, gun_rest: (wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel)
gurgle, Noun
  • (n) gurgle: (the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck)
gurgle, Verb
  • (v) guggle, gurgle: (drink from a flask with a gurgling sound)
  • (v) gurgle: (make sounds similar to gurgling water) "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"
  • (v) gurgle: (utter with a gurgling sound) "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"
  • (v) ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle: (flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise) "babbling brooks"
gush, Noun
  • (n) effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition: (an unrestrained expression of emotion)
  • (n) flush, gush, outpouring: (a sudden rapid flow (as of water)) "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
gush, Verb
  • (v) jet, gush: (issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth) "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"
  • (v) rave, gush: (praise enthusiastically) "She raved about that new restaurant"
  • (v) spurt, spirt, gush, spout: (gush forth in a sudden stream or jet) "water gushed forth"
gushing, Adjective
  • (s) burbling, burbly, effusive, gushing: (uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm) "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
  • (s) effusive, gushing, gushy: (extravagantly demonstrative) "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
  • (s) gushing, pouring: (flowing profusely) "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters"
gushy, Adjective
  • (s) effusive, gushing, gushy: (extravagantly demonstrative) "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
gusset, Noun
  • (n) gusset, gusset_plate: (a metal plate used to strengthen a joist)
  • (n) gusset, inset: (a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment)
  • (n) voider, gusset: (a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate)
gusseted, Adjective
  • (a) gusseted: (provided or reinforced with gussets)
gust, Noun
  • (n) gust, blast, blow: (a strong current of air) "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
gustation, Noun
  • (n) taste, gustation, sense_of_taste, gustatory_modality: (the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth) "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
gustative, Adjective
  • (a) gustatory, gustative, gustatorial: (of or relating to gustation)
gustatorial, Adjective
  • (a) gustatory, gustative, gustatorial: (of or relating to gustation)
gustatory, Adjective
  • (a) gustatory, gustative, gustatorial: (of or relating to gustation)
gusto, Noun
  • (n) gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness: (vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment)
gusty, Adjective
  • (s) gusty, puffy: (blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts) "puffy off-shore winds"; "gusty winds "
gut, Noun
  • (n) catgut, gut: (a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery)
  • (n) gut: (a narrow channel or strait)
  • (n) intestine, bowel, gut: (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)
gut, Verb
  • (v) gut: (empty completely; destroy the inside of) "Gut the building"
  • (v) gut: (remove the guts of) "gut the sheep"
gutless, Adjective
  • (a) gutless: (lacking courage or vitality) "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow"
  • (s) namby-pamby, gutless, spineless, wishy-washy: (weak in willpower, courage or vitality)
gutlessness, Noun
  • (n) gutlessness: (the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury)
guts, Noun
  • (n) backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption: (fortitude and determination) "he didn't have the guts to try it"
  • (n) catgut, gut: (a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery)
  • (n) gut: (a narrow channel or strait)
  • (n) intestine, bowel, gut: (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)
gutsiness, Noun
  • (n) gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness: (the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury)
gutsy, Adjective
  • (a) gutsy, plucky: (marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; it was a gutsy thing to do") "you have to admire her"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist"; "a gutsy red wine"
gutter, Noun
  • (n) gutter, trough: (a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater)
  • (n) gutter, sewer, toilet: (misfortune resulting in lost effort or money) "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"
  • (n) gutter: (a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.))
  • (n) gutter: (a tool for gutting fish)
gutter, Verb
  • (v) gutter: (burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker) "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground"
  • (v) gutter: (flow in small streams) "Tears guttered down her face"
  • (v) gutter: (wear or cut gutters into) "The heavy rain guttered the soil"
  • (v) gutter: (provide with gutters) "gutter the buildings"
guttle, Verb
  • (v) devour, guttle, raven, pig: (eat greedily) "he devoured three sandwiches"
guttural, Adjective
  • (s) croaky, guttural: (like the sounds of frogs and crows) "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs"
  • (a) guttural: (relating to or articulated in the throat) "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"
guttural, Noun
  • (n) guttural, guttural_consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal_consonant: (a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat)
guy, Verb
  • (v) guy: (steady or support with a guy wire or cable) "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
  • (v) ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh_at, jest_at, rib, make_fun, poke_fun: (subject to laughter or ridicule) "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
guzzle, Verb
  • (v) guzzle: (drink greedily or as if with great thirst) "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"
guzzler, Noun
  • (n) gulper, guzzler: (a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily)
  • (n) guzzler: (someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages)) "he's a beer guzzler every night"
guzzling, Noun
  • (n) gulping, swilling, guzzling: (the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly)
gybe, Verb
  • (v) jibe, gybe, jib, change_course: (shift from one side of the ship to the other) "The sail jibbed wildly"
gym, Noun
  • (n) gymnasium, gym: (athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training)
gymnastic, Adjective
  • (s) acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic: (vigorously active) "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"
  • (a) gymnastic: (of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility) "gymnastic horse"
gymnastics, Noun
  • (n) gymnastics, gymnastic_exercise: (a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility)
gynaecological, Adjective
  • (a) gynecological, gynaecological, gynecologic: (of or relating to or practicing gynecology) "gynecological examination"
gynaecologist, Noun
  • (n) gynecologist, gynaecologist, woman's_doctor: (a specialist in gynecology)
gynaecology, Noun
  • (n) gynecology, gynaecology: (the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women)
gynaeolatry, Noun
  • (n) gyneolatry, gynaeolatry, woman-worship: (the worship of women)
gynandromorph, Noun
  • (n) hermaphrodite, intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, epicene, epicene_person: (one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made)
gynandromorphic, Adjective
  • (s) gynandromorphic, gynandromorphous: (having both male and female morphological characteristics)
gynandromorphous, Adjective
  • (s) gynandromorphic, gynandromorphous: (having both male and female morphological characteristics)
gynarchy, Noun
  • (n) gynecocracy, gynarchy: (a political system governed by a woman)
gynecocracy, Noun
  • (n) gynecocracy, gynarchy: (a political system governed by a woman)
gynecologic, Adjective
  • (a) gynecological, gynaecological, gynecologic: (of or relating to or practicing gynecology) "gynecological examination"
gynecological, Adjective
  • (a) gynecological, gynaecological, gynecologic: (of or relating to or practicing gynecology) "gynecological examination"
gynecologist, Noun
  • (n) gynecologist, gynaecologist, woman's_doctor: (a specialist in gynecology)
gynecology, Noun
  • (n) gynecology, gynaecology: (the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women)
gynecomastia, Noun
  • (n) gynecomastia: (excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives))
gyneolatry, Noun
  • (n) gyneolatry, gynaeolatry, woman-worship: (the worship of women)
gyp, Noun
  • (n) bunco, bunco_game, bunko, bunko_game, con, confidence_trick, confidence_game, con_game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam: (a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property)
gyp, Verb
  • (v) victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con: (deprive of by deceit) "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
gypsum, Noun
  • (n) gypsum: (a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris))
gypsywort, Noun
  • (n) gipsywort, gypsywort, Lycopus_europaeus: (hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers)
gyrate, Verb
  • (v) gyrate, spiral, coil: (to wind or move in a spiral course) "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
  • (v) spin, spin_around, whirl, reel, gyrate: (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis) "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
gyration, Noun
  • (n) gyration, whirling: (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)
  • (n) rotation, revolution, gyration: (a single complete turn (axial or orbital)) "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
gyre, Noun
  • (n) coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll: (a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals))
gyrfalcon, Noun
  • (n) gyrfalcon, gerfalcon, Falco_rusticolus: (large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases)
gyro, Noun
  • (n) gyro: (a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread)
  • (n) gyroscope, gyro: (rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction)
gyroplane, Noun
  • (n) autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane: (an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller)
gyroscope, Noun
  • (n) gyroscope, gyro: (rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction)
gyroscopic, Adjective
  • (a) gyroscopic: (having the characteristics of a gyroscope)
gyrostabiliser, Noun
  • (n) gyrostabilizer, gyrostabiliser: (a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane)
gyrostabilizer, Noun
  • (n) gyrostabilizer, gyrostabiliser: (a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane)
gyrus, Noun
  • (n) gyrus, convolution: (a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain)