afterglow | (noun) the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event | - |
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(noun) a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset | - |
agammaglobulinemia | (noun) a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection | - |
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agglomerate | (noun) a collection of objects laid on top of each other | Synonyms: cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile |
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(noun) volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together | - |
agglomeration | (noun) the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating | - |
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(noun) a jumbled collection or mass | - |
agglomerator | (noun) a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls | - |
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androglossia | (noun) a woman's voice with male qualities | - |
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anglophil | (noun) an admirer of England and things English | Synonyms: anglophile |
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anglophile | (noun) an admirer of England and things English | Synonyms: anglophil |
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anglophobe | (noun) a person who hates England and everything English | - |
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ankyloglossia | (noun) a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue | Synonyms: tongue tie |
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bugloss | (noun) perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers | Synonyms: alkanet, Anchusa officinalis |
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(noun) widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States | Synonyms: bitterweed, bristly oxtongue, oxtongue, Picris echioides |
conglobation | (noun) an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass | Synonyms: conglomeration |
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(noun) a rounded spherical form | Synonyms: conglomeration |
conglomerate | (noun) a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization | Synonyms: empire |
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(noun) a composite rock made up of particles of varying size | Synonyms: pudding stone |
conglomeration | (noun) an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass | Synonyms: conglobation |
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(noun) a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together | Synonyms: aggregate, congeries |
(noun) a rounded spherical form | Synonyms: conglobation |
counterglow | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: gegenschein |
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epiglottis | (noun) a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing | - |
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epiglottitis | (noun) inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing | - |
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foxglove | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Digitalis | Synonyms: digitalis |
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gloam | (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloaming, nightfall, twilight |
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gloaming | (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, nightfall, twilight |
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gloat | (noun) malicious satisfaction | Synonyms: glee, gloating |
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gloating | (noun) malicious satisfaction | Synonyms: glee, gloat |
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glob | (noun) a compact mass | Synonyms: ball, chunk, clod, clump, lump |
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globalisation | (noun) growth to a global or worldwide scale | Synonyms: globalization |
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globalization | (noun) growth to a global or worldwide scale | Synonyms: globalisation |
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globe | (noun) a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented | - |
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(noun) the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on | Synonyms: Earth, earth, world |
(noun) an object with a spherical shape | Synonyms: ball, orb |
globefish | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: blowfish, puffer, pufferfish |
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globeflower | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers | Synonyms: globe flower |
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globetrotter | (noun) someone who travels widely and often | Synonyms: world traveler |
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globigerina | (noun) marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes | - |
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globin | (noun) a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells | Synonyms: haematohiston, hematohiston |
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globosity | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional object | Synonyms: globularness, rotundity, rotundness, sphericalness, sphericity |
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globularness | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional object | Synonyms: globosity, rotundity, rotundness, sphericalness, sphericity |
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globule | (noun) a small globe or ball | - |
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globulin | (noun) a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed | - |
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glochid | (noun) a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) | Synonyms: glochidium |
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glochidium | (noun) a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) | Synonyms: glochid |
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glockenspiel | (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers | Synonyms: orchestral bells |
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glogg | (noun) Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar | - |
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glomerule | (noun) a compacted or sessile cyme | - |
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glomerulonephritis | (noun) 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 | - |
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glomerulus | (noun) a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation | - |
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gloom | (noun) a feeling of melancholy apprehension | Synonyms: gloominess, somberness, sombreness |
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(noun) a state of partial or total darkness | Synonyms: somberness, sombreness |
(noun) an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | Synonyms: gloominess, glumness |
gloominess | (noun) the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness | Synonyms: lugubriousness, sadness |
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(noun) The property of having a frowning or scowling appearance. | - |
(noun) a feeling of melancholy apprehension | Synonyms: gloom, somberness, sombreness |
(noun) an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | Synonyms: gloom, glumness |
glop | (noun) writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | Synonyms: mush, slop, treacle |
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(noun) any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant | - |
glorification | (noun) the act of glorifying (as in worship) | - |
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(noun) a portrayal of something as ideal | Synonyms: idealisation, idealization |
(noun) a state of high honor | Synonyms: glory |
gloriole | (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aura, aureole, glory, halo, nimbus |
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gloriosa | (noun) any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous | Synonyms: climbing lily, creeping lily, Gloriosa superba, glory lily |
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glory | (noun) brilliant radiant beauty | Synonyms: resplendence, resplendency |
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(noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aura, aureole, gloriole, halo, nimbus |
(noun) a state of high honor | Synonyms: glorification |
gloss | (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny | Synonyms: burnish, glossiness, polish |
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(noun) an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading | Synonyms: color, colour, semblance |
(noun) an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text | Synonyms: rubric |
(noun) an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field | Synonyms: glossary |
glossa | (noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | Synonyms: clapper, lingua, tongue |
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glossalgia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossodynia |
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glossarist | (noun) a scholiast who writes glosses or glossaries | - |
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glossary | (noun) an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field | Synonyms: gloss |
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glossina | (noun) bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. | Synonyms: tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly |
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glossiness | (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny | Synonyms: burnish, gloss, polish |
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glossitis | (noun) inflammation of the tongue | - |
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glossodynia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossalgia |
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glossolalia | (noun) repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor) | - |
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glossoptosis | (noun) abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue | - |
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glossy | (noun) a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper | - |
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(noun) a magazine printed on good quality paper | Synonyms: slick, slick magazine |
glottis | (noun) the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated | - |
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glottochronology | (noun) the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language | - |
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glove | (noun) handwear: covers the hand and wrist | - |
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(noun) the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball | Synonyms: baseball glove, baseball mitt, mitt |
(noun) boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing | Synonyms: boxing glove |
glow | (noun) light from nonthermal sources | Synonyms: luminescence |
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(noun) an appearance of reflected light | Synonyms: gleam, gleaming, lambency |
(noun) a feeling of considerable warmth | - |
(noun) the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised | Synonyms: incandescence |
(noun) the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface | Synonyms: glowing, radiance |
(noun) a steady even light without flames | - |
(noun) an alert and refreshed state | Synonyms: freshness |
glower | (noun) an angry stare | Synonyms: glare |
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glowing | (noun) the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface | Synonyms: glow, radiance |
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glowworm | (noun) the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly | - |
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gloxinia | (noun) any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers | - |
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haemoglobin | (noun) a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues | Synonyms: Hb, hemoglobin |
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haemoglobinemia | (noun) presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma | Synonyms: hemoglobinemia |
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haemoglobinopathy | (noun) a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood | Synonyms: hemoglobinopathy |
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haemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: hemoglobinuria |
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haptoglobin | (noun) a protein in plasma that binds free hemoglobin and removes it (as from wounds) | - |
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hemoglobin | (noun) a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues | Synonyms: haemoglobin, Hb |
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hemoglobinemia | (noun) presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma | Synonyms: haemoglobinemia |
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hemoglobinopathy | (noun) a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood | Synonyms: haemoglobinopathy |
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hemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: haemoglobinuria |
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heterogloss | (noun) the locative boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature. | Synonyms: isogloss |
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hypogammaglobulinemia | (noun) an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection | - |
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hypoglossal | (noun) supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles | Synonyms: hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nerve |
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igloo | (noun) an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome | Synonyms: iglu |
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immunoglobulin | (noun) a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response | Synonyms: Ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin |
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isogloss | (noun) the locative boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature. | Synonyms: heterogloss |
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lactoglobulin | (noun) a globular protein found in milk. | - |
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macroglossia | (noun) a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome | - |
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myoglobin | (noun) a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed | - |
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myoglobinuria | (noun) the presence of myoglobin in the urine | - |
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odontoglossum | (noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors | - |
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oxyhaemoglobin | (noun) the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs | Synonyms: oxyhemoglobin |
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oxyhemoglobin | (noun) the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs | Synonyms: oxyhaemoglobin |
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polyglot | (noun) a person who speaks more than one language | Synonyms: linguist |
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salpiglossis | (noun) any plant of the genus Salpiglossis | - |
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semigloss | (noun) a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat | - |
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thyroglobulin | (noun) an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins | - |
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tiglon | (noun) offspring of a male tiger and a female lion | Synonyms: tigon |
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troglodyte | (noun) someone who lives in a cave | Synonyms: cave dweller, cave man, caveman |
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(noun) one who lives in solitude | Synonyms: hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian |
vainglory | (noun) outspoken conceit | Synonyms: boastfulness |
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