| g
|
(noun) a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram |
Synonyms:
gm,
gram,
gramme |
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| (noun) a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated |
Synonyms:
g-force,
gee |
| (noun) the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet |
Synonyms:
G |
| gab
|
(verb) talk profusely |
Synonyms:
yak |
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| (noun) light informal conversation for social occasions |
Synonyms:
gossip,
gabfest,
small talk,
causerie,
chin wag,
chin wagging,
chin-wag,
chin-wagging,
chit chat,
chit-chat,
chitchat,
tittle-tattle |
| gabapentin
|
(noun) an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles |
Synonyms:
Neurontin |
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| gabardine
|
(noun) a firm durable fabric with a twill weave |
- |
|---|
| (noun) (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth |
Synonyms:
white,
flannel,
tweed |
| (noun) a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles |
Synonyms:
duster,
dust coat,
gaberdine,
smock |
| gabble
|
(verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
Synonyms:
maunder,
palaver,
piffle,
prate,
prattle,
gibber,
chatter,
clack,
blab,
blabber,
tattle,
tittle-tattle,
twaddle |
|---|
| (noun) rapid and indistinct speech |
Synonyms:
jabber,
jabbering |
| gabbro
|
(noun) one of a family of granular intrusive rocks |
- |
|---|
| gabby
|
(adjective) full of trivial conversation |
Synonyms:
garrulous,
chatty,
talkative,
talky,
loquacious |
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| gaberdine
|
(noun) a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles |
Synonyms:
duster,
dust coat,
gabardine,
smock |
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| gabfest
|
(noun) light informal conversation for social occasions |
Synonyms:
gossip,
gab,
small talk,
causerie,
chin wag,
chin wagging,
chin-wag,
chin-wagging,
chit chat,
chit-chat,
chitchat,
tittle-tattle |
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| gable
|
(noun) the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof |
Synonyms:
gable end,
gable wall |
|---|
| gabled
|
(adjective) (of a roof) constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall |
- |
|---|
| gad
|
(verb) wander aimlessly in search of pleasure |
Synonyms:
jazz around,
gallivant |
|---|
| (noun) a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward |
Synonyms:
spur |
| gadabout
|
(noun) a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship |
- |
|---|
| gaddi
|
(noun) a cushion on a throne for a prince in India |
- |
|---|
| gadfly
|
(noun) a persistently annoying person |
Synonyms:
pest,
pesterer,
cuss,
blighter |
|---|
| (noun) any of various large flies that annoy livestock |
- |
| gadget
|
(noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job |
Synonyms:
contrivance,
gismo,
gizmo,
widget,
contraption,
convenience,
appliance |
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| gadgeteer
|
(noun) a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets |
- |
|---|
| gadgetry
|
(noun) appliances collectively |
- |
|---|
| gadoid
|
(noun) a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae |
Synonyms:
gadoid fish |
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| gadolinite
|
(noun) a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium |
Synonyms:
ytterbite |
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| gadolinium
|
(noun) a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group |
Synonyms:
Gd,
atomic number 64 |
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| gaff
|
(noun) a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail |
- |
| (noun) an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish |
- |
| gaffe
|
(noun) a socially awkward or tactless act |
Synonyms:
slip,
gaucherie,
solecism,
faux pas |
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| gaffer
|
(noun) an elderly man |
Synonyms:
antique,
old geezer,
old-timer,
oldtimer |
|---|
| (noun) an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set |
- |
| (noun) a person who exercises control over workers |
Synonyms:
boss,
honcho,
chief,
foreman |
| gaffsail
|
(noun) a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff |
Synonyms:
gaff-headed sail |
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| gag
|
(verb) prevent from speaking out |
Synonyms:
muzzle |
|---|
| (verb) be too tight; rub or press |
Synonyms:
fret,
choke |
| (verb) tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them |
Synonyms:
muzzle |
| (verb) make jokes or quips |
Synonyms:
quip |
| (verb) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake |
Synonyms:
choke,
strangle,
suffocate |
| (verb) cause to retch or choke |
Synonyms:
choke |
| (verb) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit |
Synonyms:
heave,
retch |
| (noun) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter |
Synonyms:
jest,
joke,
jape,
laugh |
| (noun) restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting |
Synonyms:
muzzle |
| gaga
|
(adjective) mentally or physically infirm with age |
Synonyms:
doddering,
doddery,
senile |
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| (adjective) intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with |
Synonyms:
dotty,
wild,
crazy |
| gage
|
(verb) place a bet on |
Synonyms:
back,
punt,
game,
stake,
bet on |
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| (noun) street names for marijuana |
Synonyms:
smoke,
Mary Jane,
dope,
pot,
grass,
green goddess,
weed,
sens,
sess,
skunk,
locoweed |
| (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
Synonyms:
gauge |
| gaggle
|
(noun) a flock of geese |
- |
|---|
| (verb) make a noise characteristic of a goose |
Synonyms:
cackle |
| gagman
|
(noun) a comedian who uses gags |
Synonyms:
standup comedian |
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| (noun) someone who writes comic material for public performers |
Synonyms:
gagster,
gagwriter |
| gagster
|
(noun) someone who writes comic material for public performers |
Synonyms:
gagman,
gagwriter |
|---|
| gagwriter
|
(noun) someone who writes comic material for public performers |
Synonyms:
gagman,
gagster |
|---|
| gaiety
|
(noun) a gay feeling |
Synonyms:
merriment |
|---|
| (noun) a festive merry feeling |
Synonyms:
playfulness |
| gaillardia
|
(noun) any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy |
- |
|---|
| gaily
|
(adverb) in a gay manner |
- |
|---|
| gain
|
(verb) obtain |
Synonyms:
derive |
|---|
| (verb) win something through one's efforts |
Synonyms:
acquire,
win |
| (verb) derive a benefit from |
Synonyms:
profit,
benefit |
| (verb) reach a destination, either real or abstract |
Synonyms:
make,
reach,
hit,
arrive at,
attain |
| (verb) obtain advantages, such as points, etc. |
Synonyms:
advance,
make headway,
pull ahead,
gain ground,
get ahead,
win |
| (verb) rise in rate or price |
Synonyms:
advance |
| (verb) increase or develop |
Synonyms:
gather |
| (verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages |
Synonyms:
realise,
realize,
make,
clear,
take in,
pull in,
bring in,
earn |
| (verb) increase (one's body weight) |
Synonyms:
put on |
| (noun) a quantity that is added |
Synonyms:
addition,
increase |
| (noun) the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
Synonyms:
profit |
| (noun) the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input |
Synonyms:
amplification |
| (noun) the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating |
- |
| gainer
|
(noun) a person who gains weight |
Synonyms:
weight gainer |
|---|
| (noun) a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits) |
- |
| (noun) a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board |
Synonyms:
full gainer |
| gainful
|
(adjective) yielding a fair profit |
Synonyms:
paid,
paying |
|---|
| gainfully
|
(adverb) in a gainful way |
- |
|---|
| gainfulness
|
(noun) the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit |
Synonyms:
profitability,
profitableness,
lucrativeness |
|---|
| gainlessly
|
(adverb) without gain or profit |
Synonyms:
unprofitably,
profitlessly |
|---|
| gainly
|
(adjective) graceful and pleasing |
- |
|---|
| gainsay
|
(verb) take exception to |
Synonyms:
dispute,
challenge |
|---|
| gait
|
(noun) the rate of moving (especially walking or running) |
Synonyms:
pace |
|---|
| (noun) a horse's manner of moving |
- |
| (noun) a person's manner of walking |
- |
| gaiter
|
(noun) a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles |
Synonyms:
spat |
|---|
| (noun) a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides |
- |
| (noun) legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle |
- |
| gal
|
(noun) United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters |
Synonyms:
gallon |
|---|
| (noun) a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo) |
- |
| (noun) alliterative term for girl (or woman) |
- |
| gala
|
(noun) a gay festivity |
Synonyms:
jamboree,
gala affair,
blowout |
|---|
| galactagogue
|
(noun) agent that induces milk secretion |
- |
|---|
| galactic
|
(adjective) inconceivably large |
Synonyms:
astronomic,
astronomical |
|---|
| (adjective) of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way) |
- |
| galactocele
|
(noun) a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands) |
- |
|---|
| galactose
|
(noun) a simple sugar found in lactose |
Synonyms:
brain sugar |
|---|
| galactosemia
|
(noun) a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth |
- |
|---|
| galactosis
|
(noun) the secretion of milk |
- |
|---|
| galago
|
(noun) agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears |
Synonyms:
bush baby,
bushbaby |
|---|
| galangal
|
(noun) southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots |
Synonyms:
Alpinia galanga |
|---|
| (noun) European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots |
Synonyms:
galingale,
Cyperus longus |
| galantine
|
(noun) boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold |
- |
|---|
| galax
|
(noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall |
Synonyms:
galaxy,
Galax urceolata,
wandflower,
coltsfoot,
beetleweed |
|---|
| galaxy
|
(noun) a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) |
- |
|---|
| (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall |
Synonyms:
Galax urceolata,
galax,
wandflower,
coltsfoot,
beetleweed |
| (noun) (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust |
Synonyms:
extragalactic nebula |
| galbanum
|
(noun) a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida |
Synonyms:
gum albanum |
|---|
| galbulus
|
(noun) the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree |
- |
|---|
| gale
|
(noun) a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale |
- |
|---|
| galea
|
(noun) an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum |
- |
|---|
| galena
|
(noun) soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead |
- |
|---|
| galere
|
(noun) a coterie of undesirable people |
Synonyms:
rogue's gallery |
|---|
| galingale
|
(noun) European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots |
Synonyms:
galangal,
Cyperus longus |
|---|
| gall
|
(verb) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing |
Synonyms:
fret,
chafe |
|---|
| (verb) irritate or vex |
Synonyms:
irk |
| (noun) an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle |
Synonyms:
saddle sore |
| (noun) a skin sore caused by chafing |
- |
| (noun) abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury |
- |
| (noun) a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
Synonyms:
bitterness,
rancor,
rancour,
resentment |
| (noun) a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats |
Synonyms:
bile |
| (noun) the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties |
Synonyms:
insolence,
freshness,
crust,
impertinence,
impudence,
cheekiness |
| gallamine
|
(noun) neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia |
Synonyms:
Flaxedil |
|---|
| gallant
|
(adjective) unflinching in battle or action |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) lively and spirited |
Synonyms:
dashing |
| (adjective) having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
Synonyms:
majestic,
proud,
lofty |
| (adjective) being attentive to women like an ideal knight |
Synonyms:
knightly,
chivalrous |
| (noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
Synonyms:
dandy,
clotheshorse,
fashion plate,
swell,
dude,
sheik,
beau,
fop |
| (noun) a man who attends or escorts a woman |
Synonyms:
squire |
| gallantly
|
(adverb) in a gallant manner |
Synonyms:
chivalrously |
|---|
| gallantry
|
(noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) |
Synonyms:
heroism,
valiance,
valiancy,
valor,
valorousness,
valour |
|---|
| (noun) courtesy towards women |
Synonyms:
chivalry,
politesse |
| (noun) polite attentiveness to women |
- |
| gallberry
|
(noun) evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries |
Synonyms:
Ilex glabra,
inkberry,
gall-berry,
evergreen winterberry |
|---|
| gallbladder
|
(noun) a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion |
Synonyms:
gall bladder |
|---|
| galled
|
(adjective) painful from having the skin abraded |
Synonyms:
chafed |
|---|
| galleon
|
(noun) a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries |
- |
|---|
| gallery
|
(noun) spectators at a golf or tennis match |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) |
Synonyms:
veranda,
verandah |
| (noun) a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited |
Synonyms:
picture gallery,
art gallery |
| (noun) a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose |
- |
| (noun) a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns) |
- |
| (noun) narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade |
- |
| (noun) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine |
Synonyms:
drift,
heading |
| galley
|
(noun) a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading |
- |
|---|
| (noun) (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars |
- |
| (noun) the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner |
- |
| (noun) the area for food preparation on a ship |
Synonyms:
ship's galley,
caboose,
cookhouse |
| gallfly
|
(noun) small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants |
Synonyms:
gall wasp,
cynipid gall wasp,
cynipid wasp |
|---|
| (noun) fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants |
Synonyms:
gall gnat,
gall midge |
| (noun) any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed |
- |
| gallimaufry
|
(noun) a motley assortment of things |
Synonyms:
hodgepodge,
ragbag,
hotchpotch,
melange,
mingle-mangle,
mishmash,
oddments,
odds and ends,
omnium-gatherum,
farrago |
|---|
| gallina
|
(noun) small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl |
Synonyms:
jungle fowl |
|---|
| gallinacean
|
(noun) heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds |
Synonyms:
gallinaceous bird |
|---|
| gallinaceous
|
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean |
- |
|---|
| galling
|
(adjective) causing irritation or annoyance |
Synonyms:
nettlesome,
irritating,
pesky,
pestering,
pestiferous,
plaguey,
plaguy,
vexatious,
vexing,
annoying,
bothersome,
teasing |
|---|
| gallinule
|
(noun) any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens |
Synonyms:
marsh hen,
water hen,
swamphen |
|---|
| gallium
|
(noun) a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores |
Synonyms:
Ga,
atomic number 31 |
|---|
| gallivant
|
(verb) wander aimlessly in search of pleasure |
Synonyms:
jazz around,
gad |
|---|
| gallon
|
(noun) United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters |
Synonyms:
gal |
|---|
| (noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters |
Synonyms:
Imperial gallon,
congius |
| gallop
|
(verb) ride at a galloping pace |
- |
|---|
| (verb) go at galloping speed |
- |
| (verb) cause to move at full gallop |
Synonyms:
extend |
| (noun) a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously |
- |
| gallous
|
(noun) alternative terms for gallows |
Synonyms:
gallows tree,
gallows-tree,
gibbet |
|---|
| gallows
|
(noun) an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging |
- |
|---|
| gallstone
|
(noun) a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts |
Synonyms:
bilestone |
|---|
| gallus
|
(noun) elastic straps that hold trousers up |
Synonyms:
brace,
suspender |
|---|
| galoot
|
(noun) a disreputable or clumsy man |
- |
|---|
| galop
|
(noun) music suitable for a galop dance |
- |
|---|
| galore
|
(adjective) in great numbers |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) existing in abundance |
Synonyms:
abounding |
| galosh
|
(noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow |
Synonyms:
rubber,
golosh,
gumshoe,
arctic |
|---|
| galumph
|
(verb) move around heavily and clumsily |
- |
|---|
| galvanic
|
(adjective) affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling |
Synonyms:
galvanising,
galvanizing,
electric |
|---|
| (adjective) pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action |
Synonyms:
voltaic |
| galvanisation
|
(noun) stimulation with a galvanic current |
Synonyms:
galvanization |
|---|
| (noun) stimulation that arouses a person to lively action |
Synonyms:
galvanization |
| (noun) either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting |
Synonyms:
galvanization |
| galvanise
|
(verb) to stimulate to action |
Synonyms:
startle,
galvanize |
|---|
| (verb) cover with zinc |
Synonyms:
galvanize |
| (verb) stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock |
Synonyms:
galvanize |
| galvaniser
|
(noun) a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc |
Synonyms:
galvanizer |
|---|
| (noun) a leader who stimulates and excites people to action |
Synonyms:
inspirer,
galvanizer |