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26 Words That Start With GALL

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gall (noun) the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties Synonyms: cheekiness, crust, freshness, impertinence, impudence, insolence
(noun) a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats Synonyms: bile
(noun) a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will Synonyms: bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment
(noun) abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
(noun) a skin sore caused by chafing
(noun) an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle Synonyms: saddle sore
(verb) irritate or vex Synonyms: irk
(verb) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing Synonyms: chafe, fret
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) being attentive to women like an ideal knight Synonyms: chivalrous, knightly
(adjective) having or displaying great dignity or nobility Synonyms: lofty, majestic, proud
(adjective) lively and spirited Synonyms: dashing
(noun) a man who attends or escorts a woman Synonyms: squire
(noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance Synonyms: beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, sheik, swell
gallantly (adverb) in a gallant manner Synonyms: chivalrously
gallantry (noun) polite attentiveness to women
(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
gallberry (noun) evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries Synonyms: evergreen winterberry, gall-berry, Ilex glabra, inkberry
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) narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade
(noun) a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns)
(noun) a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose
(noun) a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited Synonyms: art gallery, picture gallery
(noun) a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) Synonyms: veranda, verandah
(noun) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine Synonyms: drift, heading
(noun) spectators at a golf or tennis match
galley (noun) the area for food preparation on a ship Synonyms: caboose, cookhouse, ship's galley
(noun) the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
(noun) (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
(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
gallfly (noun) any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
(noun) small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants Synonyms: cynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gall wasp
(noun) fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants Synonyms: gall gnat, gall midge
gallimaufry (noun) a motley assortment of things Synonyms: farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
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: annoying, bothersome, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing
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, swamphen, water hen
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: atomic number 31, Ga
gallivant (verb) wander aimlessly in search of pleasure Synonyms: gad, jazz around
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: congius, Imperial gallon
gallop (noun) a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
(verb) ride at a galloping pace
(verb) go at galloping speed
(verb) cause to move at full gallop Synonyms: extend
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

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