| gametangium | (noun) cell or organ in which gametes develop | - |
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| gametoecium | (noun) gametangia and surrounding bracts | - |
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| gastrolobium | (noun) any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods | Synonyms: poison bush, poison pea |
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| gaumless | (adjective) (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality | Synonyms: gormless |
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| gazump | (verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price | Synonyms: fleece, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge |
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| (verb) raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price | - |
| geranium | (noun) any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae | - |
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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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| glochidium | (noun) a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) | Synonyms: glochid |
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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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| glum | (adjective) moody and melancholic | - |
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| (adjective) showing a brooding ill humor | Synonyms: dark, dour, glowering, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen |
| glume | (noun) small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae | - |
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| glumly | (adverb) in a sullen manner | Synonyms: dourly, sullenly |
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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 |
| gnetum | (noun) small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour | Synonyms: Gnetum gnemon |
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| goosebump | (noun) reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation | Synonyms: goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, gooseflesh, horripilation, pilomotor reflex |
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| grumble | (noun) a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | Synonyms: grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering |
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| (noun) a loud low dull continuous noise | Synonyms: grumbling, rumble, rumbling |
| (verb) make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath | Synonyms: croak, gnarl, murmur, mutter |
| (verb) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | Synonyms: grouch, scold |
| (verb) to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds | Synonyms: growl, rumble |
| (verb) make a low noise | Synonyms: rumble |
| grumbler | (noun) a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | Synonyms: bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner |
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| grumbling | (adjective) continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound | Synonyms: rumbling |
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| (noun) a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | Synonyms: grumble, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering |
| (noun) a loud low dull continuous noise | Synonyms: grumble, rumble, rumbling |
| grume | (noun) a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells | Synonyms: blood clot |
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| (noun) a thick viscous liquid | - |
| grummet | (noun) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines | Synonyms: cringle, eyelet, grommet, loop |
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| grumose | (adjective) transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass | Synonyms: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous |
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| grumous | (adjective) transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass | Synonyms: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumose |
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| grump | (noun) a bad-tempered person | Synonyms: churl, crank, crosspatch, grouch |
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| grumpily | (adverb) in an ill-natured manner | Synonyms: crossly, grouchily |
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| grumpiness | (noun) a fussy and eccentric disposition | Synonyms: contrariness, crankiness, crotchetiness |
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| grumpy | (adjective) annoyed and irritable | Synonyms: bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, ill-tempered |
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| guaiacum | (noun) hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum | Synonyms: guaiac, lignum vitae |
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| (noun) medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree | - |
| gum | (noun) the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth | Synonyms: gingiva |
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| (noun) a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing | Synonyms: chewing gum |
| (noun) any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum | Synonyms: gum tree |
| (noun) wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum | Synonyms: gumwood |
| (noun) any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying | - |
| (noun) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive | Synonyms: glue, mucilage |
| (verb) exude or form gum | - |
| (verb) become sticky | - |
| (verb) grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty | Synonyms: mumble |
| (verb) cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum | - |
| gumbo | (noun) a soup or stew thickened with okra pods | - |
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| (noun) long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews | Synonyms: okra |
| (noun) tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus | Synonyms: Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra, okra plant |
| (noun) any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water | Synonyms: gumbo soil |
| gumboil | (noun) a boil or abscess on the gums | - |
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| gumdrop | (noun) a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals | - |
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| gumma | (noun) a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis | - |
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| gummed | (adjective) covered with adhesive gum | Synonyms: gummy |
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| gumminess | (noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky | Synonyms: cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness |
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| gumming | (noun) ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) | Synonyms: mumbling |
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| gummite | (noun) a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende | - |
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| gummosis | (noun) pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees | - |
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| (noun) disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora | Synonyms: brown rot gummosis |
| gummy | (adjective) having the sticky properties of an adhesive | Synonyms: gluey, glutinous, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous |
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| (adjective) covered with adhesive gum | Synonyms: gummed |
| gumption | (noun) fortitude and determination | Synonyms: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand |
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| (noun) sound practical judgment | Synonyms: common sense, good sense, horse sense, mother wit, sense |
| gumptious | (adjective) working hard to promote an enterprise | Synonyms: energetic, industrious, up-and-coming |
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| gumshield | (noun) (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth | Synonyms: mouthpiece |
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| gumshoe | (noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | Synonyms: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber |
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| (noun) someone who is a detective | Synonyms: dick, hawkshaw |
| gumweed | (noun) any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock | Synonyms: gum plant, rosinweed, tarweed |
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| gumwood | (noun) wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum | Synonyms: gum |
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| gymnasium | (noun) athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training | Synonyms: gym |
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| gynoecium | (noun) a female gametoecium | - |
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| gynostegium | (noun) the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias | - |
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| gypsum | (noun) a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris) | - |
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| hafnium | (noun) a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons | Synonyms: atomic number 72, Hf |
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| hahnium | (noun) a transuranic element with atomic number 105 | Synonyms: atomic number 105, Db, dubnium, element 105 |
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| halobacterium | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacteria |
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| hanuman | (noun) langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India | Synonyms: entellus, Presbytes entellus, Semnopithecus entellus |
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| harmonium | (noun) a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows | Synonyms: organ, reed organ |
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| hassium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic element, with atomic number 108 | Synonyms: atomic number 108, element 108, Hs |
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| haustorium | (noun) a root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host | - |
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| heaume | (noun) a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders | - |
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| helianthemum | (noun) any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions | Synonyms: sun rose, sunrose |
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| helium | (noun) a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) | Synonyms: atomic number 2, He |
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| herbarium | (noun) a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study | - |
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| hilum | (noun) (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ | Synonyms: hilus |
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| (noun) the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle | - |
| hippeastrum | (noun) amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers | Synonyms: Hippeastrum puniceum |
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| hokum | (noun) a message that seems to convey no meaning | Synonyms: bunk, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality |
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| holmium | (noun) a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds | Synonyms: atomic number 67, Ho |
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| honorarium | (noun) a fee paid for a nominally free service | - |
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| hoodlum | (noun) an aggressive and violent young criminal | Synonyms: goon, hood, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie |
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| hordeolum | (noun) an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid | Synonyms: eye infection, sty, stye |
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| hoummos | (noun) a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East | Synonyms: hommos, hummus, humous, humus |
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| hum | (noun) a humming noise | Synonyms: humming |
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| (noun) the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity | Synonyms: busyness |
| (verb) sing with closed lips | - |
| (verb) make a low continuous sound | - |
| (verb) sound with a monotonous hum | Synonyms: thrum |
| (verb) be noisy with activity | Synonyms: buzz, seethe |
| human | (adjective) having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of humanity | - |
| (adjective) relating to a person | - |
| (noun) any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage | Synonyms: homo, human being, man |
| humane | (adjective) marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering | - |
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| (adjective) pertaining to or concerned with the humanities | Synonyms: humanist, humanistic |
| (adjective) showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement | - |
| humanely | (adverb) in a humane manner | - |
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| humaneness | (noun) the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) | - |
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| humanisation | (noun) the act of making more human | Synonyms: humanization |
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| humanise | (verb) make more humane | Synonyms: humanize |
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| humanism | (noun) the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural | Synonyms: secular humanism |
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| (noun) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | Synonyms: humanitarianism |
| (noun) the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies | - |
| humanist | (adjective) pertaining to or concerned with the humanities | Synonyms: humane, humanistic |
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| (adjective) of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion | Synonyms: humanistic |
| (adjective) of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism | Synonyms: humanistic |
| (adjective) marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | Synonyms: human-centered, human-centred, humanistic, humanitarian |
| (noun) a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts | - |
| (noun) an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans | Synonyms: humanitarian |
| humanistic | (adjective) pertaining to or concerned with the humanities | Synonyms: humane, humanist |
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| (adjective) of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion | Synonyms: humanist |
| (adjective) of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism | Synonyms: humanist |
| (adjective) marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | Synonyms: human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanitarian |
| humanitarian | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism | - |
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| (adjective) marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | Synonyms: human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic |
| (noun) someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms | Synonyms: do-gooder, improver |
| (noun) an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans | Synonyms: humanist |
| humanitarianism | (noun) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | Synonyms: humanism |
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| humanities | (noun) studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) | Synonyms: arts, humanistic discipline, liberal arts |
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| humanity | (noun) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | Synonyms: human beings, human race, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world |
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| (noun) the quality of being humane | - |
| (noun) the quality of being human | Synonyms: humanness, manhood |
| humanization | (noun) the act of making more human | Synonyms: humanisation |
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| humanize | (verb) make more humane | Synonyms: humanise |
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| humankind | (noun) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | Synonyms: human beings, human race, humanity, humans, man, mankind, world |
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| humanlike | (adjective) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things | Synonyms: anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous |
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| humanly | (adverb) in the manner of human beings | - |
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| humanness | (noun) the quality of being human | Synonyms: humanity, manhood |
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| humanoid | (noun) an automaton that resembles a human being | Synonyms: android, mechanical man |
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| humans | (noun) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | Synonyms: human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, man, mankind, world |
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| humate | (noun) material that is high in humic acids | - |
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| humble | (adjective) marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful | - |
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| (adjective) low or inferior in station or quality | Synonyms: low, lowly, modest, small |
| (adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | Synonyms: base, baseborn, lowly |
| (adjective) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) | Synonyms: lowly, menial |
| (verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | Synonyms: abase, chagrin, humiliate, mortify |
| (verb) cause to be unpretentious | - |
| humblebee | (noun) robust hairy social bee of temperate regions | Synonyms: bumblebee |
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| humbled | (adjective) subdued or brought low in condition or status | Synonyms: broken, crushed, humiliated, low |
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| humbleness | (noun) a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride | Synonyms: humility |
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| (noun) a humble feeling | Synonyms: humility |
| (noun) the state of being humble and unimportant | Synonyms: lowliness, obscureness, unimportance |
| humbling | (adjective) causing awareness of your shortcomings | Synonyms: demeaning, humiliating, mortifying |
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| humbly | (adverb) in a humble manner | Synonyms: meekly |
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| (adverb) in a miserly manner | Synonyms: meanly |
| humbug | (noun) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | Synonyms: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, put-on |
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| (noun) pretentious or silly talk or writing | Synonyms: baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle |
| (noun) communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive | Synonyms: snake oil |
| (verb) trick or deceive | - |
| humdinger | (noun) someone of remarkable excellence | - |
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| humdrum | (adjective) tediously repetitious or lacking in variety | Synonyms: monotonous |
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| (adjective) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement | Synonyms: commonplace, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous |
| (noun) the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety | Synonyms: monotony, sameness |
| humectant | (noun) any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist | - |
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