| glad | (adjective) showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy | - |
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| (adjective) cheerful and bright | Synonyms: beaming |
| (adjective) feeling happy appreciation | - |
| (adjective) eagerly disposed to act or to be of service | Synonyms: happy |
| (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated | Synonyms: gladiola, gladiolus, sword lily |
| gladden | (verb) become glad or happy | - |
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| (verb) make glad or happy | Synonyms: joy |
| gladdened | (adjective) made joyful | Synonyms: exhilarated |
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| gladdon | (noun) iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa | Synonyms: gladdon iris, Iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris |
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| glade | (noun) a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area | Synonyms: clearing |
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| gladfulness | (noun) experiencing joy and pleasure | Synonyms: gladness, gladsomeness |
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| gladiator | (noun) (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat | - |
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| (noun) a professional boxer | Synonyms: prizefighter |
| gladiatorial | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling gladiators or their combat | - |
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| gladiola | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated | Synonyms: glad, gladiolus, sword lily |
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| gladiolus | (noun) the large central part of the breastbone | Synonyms: corpus sternum |
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| (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated | Synonyms: glad, gladiola, sword lily |
| gladly | (adverb) with pleasure | Synonyms: fain, lief |
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| gladness | (noun) experiencing joy and pleasure | Synonyms: gladfulness, gladsomeness |
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| gladsome | (adjective) experiencing or expressing gladness or joy | - |
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| gladsomeness | (noun) experiencing joy and pleasure | Synonyms: gladfulness, gladness |
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