| brigantine | (noun) two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast | Synonyms: hermaphrodite brig |
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| congregant | (noun) a member of a congregation (especially that of a church or synagogue) | - |
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| fumigant | (noun) a chemical substance used in fumigation | - |
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| gantlet | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: gauntlet |
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| (noun) 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 | - |
| (noun) a glove of armored leather; protects the hand | Synonyms: gauntlet, metal glove |
| (noun) a glove with long sleeve | Synonyms: gauntlet |
| (noun) to offer or accept a challenge | Synonyms: gauntlet |
| gantry | (noun) 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. | Synonyms: gauntry |
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| gigantism | (noun) excessive largeness of stature | Synonyms: giantism |
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| (noun) excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland | Synonyms: giantism, overgrowth |
| instigant | (noun) someone who deliberately foments trouble | Synonyms: firebrand, inciter, instigator, provoker |
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| litigant | (noun) (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation | Synonyms: litigator |
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| termagant | (noun) a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman | Synonyms: shrew |
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