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1957 Words That Start With G

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gatherer (noun) a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) Synonyms: accumulator, collector
(noun) a person who gathers
gathering (noun) the social act of assembling Synonyms: assemblage, assembly
(noun) the act of gathering something Synonyms: gather
(noun) sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching Synonyms: gather
(noun) a group of persons together in one place Synonyms: assemblage
gator (noun) either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts Synonyms: alligator
gauche (adjective) lacking social polish Synonyms: graceless, unpolished
gaucheness (noun) an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement Synonyms: crudeness, crudity
gaucherie (noun) a socially awkward or tactless act Synonyms: faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism
(noun) the quality of being rustic or gauche Synonyms: rusticity
gaucho (noun) a cowboy of the South American Pampas
gaud (noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing Synonyms: bangle, bauble, fallal, gewgaw, novelty, trinket
gaudery (noun) cheap or pretentious or vain display Synonyms: pomp
gaudily (adverb) in a tastelessly garish manner Synonyms: garishly, tawdrily
gaudiness (noun) strident color or excessive ornamentation Synonyms: garishness
(noun) tasteless showiness Synonyms: brashness, flashiness, garishness, glitz, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness
gaudy (adjective) (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display Synonyms: flashy, jazzy, showy, sporty
(adjective) tastelessly showy Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(noun) (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held at a college
gauffer (noun) an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats Synonyms: goffer
(noun) an iron used to press pleats and ridges Synonyms: gauffering iron, goffer, goffering iron
(verb) make wavy with a heated goffering iron Synonyms: goffer
gauge (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. Synonyms: gage
(noun) the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
(noun) the thickness of wire
(noun) diameter of a tube or gun barrel Synonyms: bore, caliber, calibre
(noun) accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared Synonyms: standard of measurement
(verb) measure precisely and against a standard
(verb) adapt to a specified measurement
(verb) mix in specific proportions
(verb) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) Synonyms: approximate, estimate, guess, judge
(verb) determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
(verb) rub to a uniform size
gaumless (adjective) (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality Synonyms: gormless
gaunt (adjective) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold Synonyms: cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
gauntlet (noun) a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim Synonyms: gantlet
(noun) a glove of armored leather; protects the hand Synonyms: gantlet, metal glove
(noun) a glove with long sleeve Synonyms: gantlet
(noun) to offer or accept a challenge Synonyms: gantlet
gauntleted (adjective) wearing a protective glove
gauntness (noun) extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) Synonyms: boniness, bonyness, emaciation, maceration
gauntry (noun) a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc. Synonyms: gantry
gaur (noun) wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India Synonyms: Bibos gaurus
gauss (noun) a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter
gaussmeter (noun) a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields Synonyms: magnetometer
gauze (noun) a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave Synonyms: netting, veiling
(noun) (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings Synonyms: gauze bandage
gauzy (adjective) so thin as to transmit light Synonyms: cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous
gavage (noun) feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat Synonyms: forced feeding
gavel (noun) a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
gavial (noun) large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout Synonyms: Gavialis gangeticus
gavotte (noun) an old formal French dance in quadruple time
(noun) music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
gawk (noun) an awkward stupid person Synonyms: clod, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf, stumblebum
(verb) look with amazement; look stupidly Synonyms: gape, gawp, goggle
gawker (noun) a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness
gawkiness (noun) the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant Synonyms: ungainliness
gawky (adjective) lacking grace in movement or posture Synonyms: clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
gawp (verb) look with amazement; look stupidly Synonyms: gape, gawk, goggle
gay (adjective) bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer Synonyms: cheery, sunny
(adjective) brightly colored and showy Synonyms: brave, braw
(adjective) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires Synonyms: homophile, queer
(adjective) given to social pleasures often including dissipation
(adjective) offering fun and gaiety Synonyms: festal, festive, merry
(adjective) full of or showing high-spirited merriment Synonyms: jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
(noun) someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex Synonyms: homo, homophile, homosexual
gayal (noun) ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur Synonyms: Bibos frontalis, mithan
gayfeather (noun) any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads Synonyms: blazing star, button snakeroot, gay-feather, snakeroot
gayly (adverb) in a joyous manner Synonyms: blithely, happily, jubilantly, merrily, mirthfully
gayness (noun) a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex Synonyms: homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness
gaywings (noun) common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals Synonyms: bird-on-the-wing, flowering wintergreen, fringed polygala, Polygala paucifolia
gazania (noun) any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers
gaze (noun) a long fixed look Synonyms: regard
(verb) look at with fixed eyes Synonyms: stare
gazebo (noun) a small roofed building affording shade and rest Synonyms: summerhouse
gazelle (noun) small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
gazette (noun) a newspaper or official journal
(verb) publish in a gazette
gazetteer (noun) a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
(noun) a journalist who writes for a gazette
gazillion (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) Synonyms: bazillion, billion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion
gazpacho (noun) a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold
gazump (verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price Synonyms: fleece, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge
(verb) raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price
gean (noun) wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting Synonyms: mazzard, mazzard cherry
gear (noun) a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion Synonyms: cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel
(noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. Synonyms: appurtenance, paraphernalia
(noun) wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed Synonyms: gearing, geartrain, power train, train
(noun) a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) Synonyms: gear mechanism
(verb) set the level or character of Synonyms: pitch
gearbox (noun) the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed Synonyms: gear box, gear case
geared (adjective) equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged
gearing (noun) wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed Synonyms: gear, geartrain, power train, train
gearmotor (noun) a motor combined with a set of speed-reducing gears.
gearset (noun) a set of gears
gearshift (noun) a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears Synonyms: gear lever, gearstick, shifter
gearstick (noun) a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears Synonyms: gear lever, gearshift, shifter
geartrain (noun) wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed Synonyms: gear, gearing, power train, train
gecko (noun) any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless
gee (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, g
(verb) give a command to a horse to turn to the right side
(verb) turn to the right side
geebung (noun) any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits
geek (noun) a person with an unusual or odd personality Synonyms: eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball
(noun) a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
(verb) to be intoxicated
geeked (adjective) High on a drug such as cocaine
geezer (noun) a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
geezerhood (noun) a late time of life Synonyms: age, eld, old age, years
gegenschein (noun) a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space Synonyms: counterglow
geisha (noun) a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing Synonyms: geisha girl
gel (noun) a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects Synonyms: gelatin
(noun) jellylike substance used in hair styling Synonyms: hair gel
(noun) a colloid in a more solid form than a sol Synonyms: colloidal gel
(verb) apply a styling gel to Synonyms: mousse
(verb) become a gel
gelatin (noun) a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects Synonyms: gel
(noun) an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods Synonyms: jelly
(noun) a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin Synonyms: gelatine
gelatine (noun) a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin Synonyms: gelatin
gelatinise (verb) become gelatinous or change into a jelly Synonyms: gelatinize
(verb) convert into gelatinous form or jelly Synonyms: gelatinize
gelatinize (verb) become gelatinous or change into a jelly Synonyms: gelatinise
(verb) convert into gelatinous form or jelly Synonyms: gelatinise
(verb) coat with gelatin
gelatinlike (adjective) thick like gelatin Synonyms: gelatinous, jellylike
gelatinous (adjective) thick like gelatin Synonyms: gelatinlike, jellylike
gelatinousness (noun) the property of having a viscosity like jelly Synonyms: glutinosity, glutinousness
geld (verb) cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) Synonyms: cut
gelded (adjective) (of a male animal) having the testicles removed Synonyms: cut, emasculated
gelding (noun) castrated male horse
gelechiid (noun) small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests Synonyms: gelechiid moth
gelid (adjective) extremely cold Synonyms: arctic, frigid, glacial, icy, polar
gelidity (noun) coldness due to a cold environment Synonyms: chill, iciness
gelignite (noun) a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate Synonyms: gelly
gelly (noun) a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate Synonyms: gelignite
gelt (noun) informal terms for money Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
gem (noun) a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry Synonyms: jewel, precious stone
(noun) art highly prized for its beauty or perfection Synonyms: treasure
(noun) a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan Synonyms: muffin
(noun) a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry Synonyms: jewel
(noun) a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry Synonyms: gemstone, stone
gemfibrozil (noun) medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood Synonyms: Lopid
geminate (noun) a doubled or long consonant
(verb) arrange or combine in pairs
(verb) arrange in pairs Synonyms: pair
(verb) occur in pairs Synonyms: pair
(verb) form by reduplication Synonyms: reduplicate
gemination (noun) the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something Synonyms: duplication
(noun) the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
gemma (noun) small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
gemmation (noun) asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual Synonyms: pullulation
gemmed (adjective) covered with beads or jewels or sequins Synonyms: beady, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly
gemmiferous (adjective) bearing or reproducing by a gemma
gemmule (noun) the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
gempylid (noun) snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide
gemsbok (noun) large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks Synonyms: gemsbuck, Oryx gazella
gemsbuck (noun) large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks Synonyms: gemsbok, Oryx gazella
gemstone (noun) a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry Synonyms: gem, stone
gen (noun) informal term for information
gendarme (noun) a French policeman

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