| glaze | (noun) a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. | - |
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| (noun) a glossy finish on a fabric | - |
| (noun) any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods | - |
| glazer | (noun) someone who cuts flat glass to size | Synonyms: glass-cutter, glass cutter, glassworker, glazier |
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| glazier | (noun) someone who cuts flat glass to size | Synonyms: glass-cutter, glass cutter, glassworker, glazer |
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| gleam | (noun) an appearance of reflected light | Synonyms: gleaming, glow, lambency |
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| (noun) a flash of light (especially reflected light) | Synonyms: gleaming, glimmer |
| gleaming | (noun) an appearance of reflected light | Synonyms: gleam, glow, lambency |
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| (noun) a flash of light (especially reflected light) | Synonyms: gleam, glimmer |
| gleaner | (noun) someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters | - |
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| (noun) someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully | - |
| gleba | (noun) fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn | - |
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| glebe | (noun) plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office | - |
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| glee | (noun) great merriment | Synonyms: gleefulness, hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness |
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| (noun) malicious satisfaction | Synonyms: gloat, gloating |
| gleefulness | (noun) great merriment | Synonyms: glee, hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness |
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| gleet | (noun) a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea | - |
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| glen | (noun) a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains) | - |
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| glia | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: neuroglia |
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| glibness | (noun) a kind of fluent easy superficiality | Synonyms: slickness |
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| glide | (noun) the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it | Synonyms: coast, slide |
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| (noun) the activity of flying a glider | Synonyms: gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring |
| (noun) a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant | Synonyms: semivowel |
| glider | (noun) aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces | Synonyms: sailplane |
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| gliding | (noun) the activity of flying a glider | Synonyms: glide, sailing, sailplaning, soaring |
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| glimmer | (noun) a slight suggestion or vague understanding | Synonyms: glimmering, inkling, intimation |
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| (noun) a flash of light (especially reflected light) | Synonyms: gleam, gleaming |
| glimmering | (noun) a slight suggestion or vague understanding | Synonyms: glimmer, inkling, intimation |
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| glimpse | (noun) a quick look | Synonyms: coup d'oeil, glance |
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| (noun) a brief or incomplete view | - |
| (noun) a vague indication | - |
| glint | (noun) a spatially localized brightness | - |
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| (noun) a momentary flash of light | Synonyms: flicker, spark |
| glioblastoma | (noun) a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal | Synonyms: spongioblastoma |
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| glioma | (noun) a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia | - |
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| glipizide | (noun) an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas | Synonyms: Glucotrol |
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| gliricidia | (noun) any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous | - |
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| glissade | (noun) (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet | - |
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| glissando | (noun) a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale | - |
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| glisten | (noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | Synonyms: glister, glitter, scintillation, sparkle |
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| glister | (noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | Synonyms: glisten, glitter, scintillation, sparkle |
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| glitch | (noun) a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | Synonyms: bug |
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| glitter | (noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | Synonyms: glisten, glister, scintillation, sparkle |
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| (noun) the occurrence of a small flash or spark | Synonyms: coruscation, sparkle |
| glitz | (noun) tasteless showiness | Synonyms: brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness |
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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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| glucagon | (noun) a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin) | - |
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| glucinium | (noun) a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element | Synonyms: atomic number 4, Be, beryllium |
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| glucocorticoid | (noun) a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity | - |
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| glucosamine | (noun) an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides | - |
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| glucose | (noun) a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy | - |
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| glucoside | (noun) a glycoside derived from glucose | - |
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| glucosuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of glucose in the urine | - |
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| glue | (noun) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive | Synonyms: gum, mucilage |
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| glueyness | (noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky | Synonyms: cohesiveness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness |
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| gluiness | (noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky | Synonyms: cohesiveness, glueyness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness |
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| glume | (noun) small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae | - |
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| glumness | (noun) a gloomy ill-tempered feeling | Synonyms: moroseness, sullenness |
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| (noun) an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | Synonyms: gloom, gloominess |
| gluon | (noun) a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks | - |
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| glut | (noun) the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall | Synonyms: oversupply, surfeit |
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| glutamate | (noun) a salt or ester of glutamic acid | - |
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| glutamine | (noun) a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism | - |
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| glute | (noun) any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh | Synonyms: gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle |
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