| genuineness | (noun) undisputed credibility | Synonyms: authenticity, legitimacy |
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| (noun) the state of being genuine | - |
| genus | (noun) a general kind of something | - |
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| (noun) (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species | - |
| geochemistry | (noun) the chemistry of the earth's crust | - |
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| geode | (noun) (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals | - |
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| geodesic | (noun) (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) | Synonyms: geodesic line |
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| geodesy | (noun) the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points | - |
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| geoduck | (noun) a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell | - |
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| geographer | (noun) an expert on geography | - |
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| geographics | (noun) study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation | Synonyms: geography |
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| geography | (noun) study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation | Synonyms: geographics |
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| geologist | (noun) a specialist in geology | - |
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| geology | (noun) a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | - |
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| geomancer | (noun) one who practices geomancy | - |
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| geomancy | (noun) divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another) | - |
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| geometer | (noun) a mathematician specializing in geometry | Synonyms: geometrician |
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| geometrician | (noun) a mathematician specializing in geometry | Synonyms: geometer |
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| geometrid | (noun) slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms | Synonyms: geometrid moth |
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| geometry | (noun) the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces | - |
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| geomorphology | (noun) the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Synonyms: morphology |
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| geophagia | (noun) eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior | Synonyms: geophagy |
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| geophagy | (noun) eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior | Synonyms: geophagia |
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| geophysicist | (noun) a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth | - |
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| geophysics | (noun) geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth | Synonyms: geophysical science |
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| geophyte | (noun) a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms | - |
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| geopolitics | (noun) the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state | - |
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| geordie | (noun) the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | - |
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| georgette | (noun) a thin silk dress material | - |
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| geosphere | (noun) the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle | Synonyms: lithosphere |
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| geostrategy | (noun) the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy | - |
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| geotropism | (noun) an orienting response to gravity | - |
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| geranium | (noun) any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae | - |
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| gerardia | (noun) any plant of the genus Gerardia | - |
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| gerbil | (noun) small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping | Synonyms: gerbille |
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| gerbille | (noun) small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping | Synonyms: gerbil |
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| gerenuk | (noun) slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns | Synonyms: Litocranius walleri |
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| gerfalcon | (noun) large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases | Synonyms: Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon |
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| geriatrician | (noun) a specialist in gerontology | Synonyms: gerontologist |
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| geriatrics | (noun) the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people | Synonyms: gerontology |
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| germ | (noun) a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | Synonyms: bug, microbe |
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| (noun) a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism | - |
| (noun) anything that provides inspiration for later work | Synonyms: seed, source |
| germander | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Teucrium | - |
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| germaneness | (noun) pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand | - |
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| germanite | (noun) a rare reddish-grey mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide | - |
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| germanium | (noun) a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite | Synonyms: atomic number 32, Ge |
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| germicide | (noun) an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease | Synonyms: antimicrobial, antimicrobic, disinfectant |
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| germination | (noun) the origin of some development | - |
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| (noun) the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow | Synonyms: sprouting |
| gerontocracy | (noun) a political system governed by old men | - |
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| gerontologist | (noun) a specialist in gerontology | Synonyms: geriatrician |
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| gerontology | (noun) the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people | Synonyms: geriatrics |
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| gerrymander | (noun) an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage) | - |
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| gerund | (noun) a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun) | - |
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| gesneria | (noun) any plant of the genus Gesneria | - |
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| gesneriad | (noun) any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia | - |
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| gesso | (noun) gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared) | - |
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| gestalt | (noun) a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts | - |
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| gestation | (noun) the conception and development of an idea or plan | - |
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| (noun) the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | Synonyms: maternity, pregnancy |
| (noun) the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) | Synonyms: gestation period |
| gesticulation | (noun) a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion | - |
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| gesture | (noun) motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling | - |
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| (noun) something done as an indication of intention | - |
| (noun) the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals | Synonyms: motion |
| get | (noun) a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent | - |
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| geta | (noun) footwear usually with wooden soles | Synonyms: clog, patten, sabot |
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| getaway | (noun) a rapid escape (as by criminals) | Synonyms: lam |
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| (noun) the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration | Synonyms: pickup |
| getting | (noun) the act of acquiring something | Synonyms: acquiring |
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| getup | (noun) a set of clothing (with accessories) | Synonyms: outfit, rig, turnout |
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| gewgaw | (noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing | Synonyms: bangle, bauble, fallal, gaud, novelty, trinket |
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| geyser | (noun) a spring that discharges hot water and steam | - |
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