agamete | (noun) an asexual reproductive cell | - |
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anisogamete | (noun) either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size | - |
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anisogametic | (adjective) relating to either of a pair of dissimilar (anisogamic) gametes combining in sexual reproduction | - |
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apogametic | (adjective) of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization | Synonyms: apogamic, apogamous |
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ballgame | (noun) a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) | Synonyms: ball game |
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(noun) a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation | Synonyms: new ballgame |
dagame | (noun) source of a tough elastic wood | Synonyms: Calycophyllum candidissimum, lemonwood tree |
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endgame | (noun) the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board | Synonyms: end game |
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(noun) the final stages of an extended process of negotiation | Synonyms: end game |
game | (adjective) willing to face danger | Synonyms: gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky |
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(adjective) disabled in the feet or legs | Synonyms: crippled, gimpy, halt, halting, lame |
(noun) a contest with rules to determine a winner | - |
(noun) an amusement or pastime | - |
(noun) your occupation or line of work | Synonyms: biz |
(noun) a single play of a sport or other contest | - |
(noun) frivolous or trifling behavior | - |
(noun) animal hunted for food or sport | - |
(noun) the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game | - |
(noun) a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) | Synonyms: plot, secret plan |
(noun) the flesh of wild animals that is used for food | - |
(noun) (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win | - |
(noun) (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves | - |
(verb) place a bet on | Synonyms: back, bet on, gage, punt, stake |
gamebag | (noun) a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter | - |
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gameboard | (noun) a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games | Synonyms: board |
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gamecock | (noun) a cock bred and trained for fighting | Synonyms: fighting cock |
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(noun) someone who is a very fierce fighter | Synonyms: hell-kite, hell-rooster |
gamedev | (noun) someone who develops a game | - |
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gamekeeper | (noun) a person employed to take care of game and wildlife | Synonyms: game warden |
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gamelan | (noun) a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs | - |
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gamely | (adverb) in an intrepid manner | - |
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gameness | (noun) disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet | Synonyms: claudication, gimp, gimpiness, lameness, limping |
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gamesmanship | (noun) the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game | - |
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gametangium | (noun) cell or organ in which gametes develop | - |
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gamete | (noun) a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes | - |
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gametocyte | (noun) an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis | - |
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gametoecium | (noun) gametangia and surrounding bracts | - |
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gametogenesis | (noun) the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis | - |
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gametophore | (noun) a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts | - |
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gametophyte | (noun) the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations | - |
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gamey | (adjective) willing to face danger | Synonyms: game, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky |
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(adjective) (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted | Synonyms: gamy, high |
(adjective) suggestive of sexual impropriety | Synonyms: blue, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy |
isogamete | (noun) either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure | - |
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ligament | (noun) any connection or unifying bond | - |
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(noun) a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs | - |
megagametophyte | (noun) the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores | - |
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microgametophyte | (noun) the male gametophyte produced by a microspore | - |
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moorgame | (noun) reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain | Synonyms: Lagopus scoticus, moor-bird, moorbird, moorfowl, red grouse |
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