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• gthe 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
• G clefa clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff
• G suitworn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration
• g-forcea 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
• G-Jotreatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
• G-mana special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• G-stringminimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband
• G. B. ShawBritish playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
• G. E. MooreEnglish philosopher (1873-1958)
• G. K. Chestertonconservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
• G. L. von BlucherPrussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)
• G. R. KirchhoffGerman physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887)
• G. Stanley HallUnited States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)
• G.I.clean in preparation for inspection
• Gaa rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
• GAAPa collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures
• gablight informal conversation for social occasions
• GABAan amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter
• gabapentinan anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles
• gabarageA kind of coarse cloth for packing goods. [Obs.]
• gabardinea loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
• gabberA liar; a deceiver. [Obs.] 2. One addicted to idle talk.
• gabblerapid and indistinct speech
• gabblerOne who gabbles; a prater.
• gabbroone of a family of granular intrusive rocks
• gabbyfull of trivial conversation
• gabelA rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise. Burrill. He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish. Jer. Taylor.
• gabelerA collector of gabels or taxes.
• gabelleA tax, especially on salt. [France] Brande & C.
• gabellemanA gabeler. Carlyle.
• gaber-lunzieA beggar with a wallet; a licensed beggar. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
• gaberdinea loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
• gabertA lighter, or vessel for inland navigation. [Scot.] Jamieson.
• gabfestlight informal conversation for social occasions
• gabion(Fort.) A hollow cylinder of wickerwork, like a basket without a bottom. Gabions are made of various sizes, and filled with earth in building fieldworks to shelter men from an enemy's fire.
• gabionade(Fort.) A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.
• gabionageThe part of a fortification built of gabions.
• gabionedFurnished with gabions.
• gabionnadeSee Gabionade.
• gableUnited States film actor (1901-1960)
• gable endthe vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
• gable roofa double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
• gable wallthe vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
• gabled(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
• gabletA small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc.
• gablockA false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock. Wright.
• Gabona republic on the west coast of Africa
• Gabon francthe basic unit of money in Gabon
• Gaboneseof or relating to Gabon or its inhabitants
• Gabonese Republica republic on the west coast of Africa
• gaboon viperlarge heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper
• GaborBritish physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979)
• GaboriauFrench writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873)
• Gaboronecapital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast
• Gabriel(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
• Gabriel Daniel FahrenheitGerman physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
• Gabriel LippmannFrench physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921)
• Gabriel TellezSpanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648)
• Gabriele FallopiusItalian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)
• Gabriello FallopioItalian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)
• Gabuna republic on the west coast of Africa
• gabyA simpleton; a dunce; a lout. [Colloq.]
• gada sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
• Gadabathe Dravidian language spoken by the Gadaba
• gadabouta restless seeker after amusement or social companionship
• gadbeeThe gadfly.
• GaddafiLibyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)
• gadderOne who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.
• gaddia cushion on a throne for a prince in India
• gaddingGoing about much, needlessly or without purpose. Envy is a gadding passion, and walketh the streets. Bacon. The good nuns would check her gadding tongue. Tennyson. Gadding car, in quarrying, a car which carries a drilling machine so arranged as to drill a line of holes.
• gaddinglyIn a roving, idle manner.
• gaddishDisposed to gad. -- Gad"dish*nes, n. "Gaddishness and folly." Abp. Leighton.
• gade(a) A small British fish (Motella argenteola) of the Cod family. (b) A pike, so called at Moray Firth; -- called also gead. [Prov. Eng.]
• gadereTo gather. [Obs.] Chaucer.
• gadflyany of various large flies that annoy livestock
• gadgeta device or control that is very useful for a particular job
• gadgeteera person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets
• gadgetryappliances collectively
• gadhelicOf or pertaining to that division of the Celtic languages, which includes the Irish, Gaelic, and Manx. J. Peile.
• gadicPertaining to, or derived from, the cod (Gadus); -- applied to an acid obtained from cod-liver oil, viz., gadic acid.
• Gadidaelarge family of important mostly marine food fishes
• Gadiformescods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini
• gaditanianOf or relating to Cadiz, in Spain. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Cadiz.
• gadlingSee Gad, n., 4. Gadding about. [Obs.] A roving vagabond. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
• gadmanA gadsman.
• gadoida soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
• gadoid fisha soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
• gadoliniaA rare earth, regarded by some as an oxide of the supposed element gadolinium, by others as only a mixture of the oxides of yttrium, erbium, ytterbium, etc.
• gadolinicPertaining to or containing gadolinium.
• gadolinitea mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
• gadoliniuma ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
• gadreTo gather. [Obs.] Chaucer.
• Gadsdenan industrial town in north central Alabama
• gadsmanOne who uses a gad or goad in driving.
• gaduinA yellow or brown amorphous substance, of indifferent nature, found in cod-liver oil.
• Gadustype genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes
• Gadus macrocephalusclosely related to Atlantic cod
• Gadus merlangusa food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
• Gadus morhuaone of the world's most important commercial fishes
• gadwallA large duck (Anas strepera), valued as a game bird, found in the northern parts of Europe and America; -- called also gray duck. [Written also gaddwell.]
• Gaea(Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
• gaekwarThe title of the ruling Prince of Baroda, in Gujarat, in Bombay, India.
• gaelA Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin.
• gaelicrelating to or characteristic of the Celts
• Gaelic-speakingable to communicate in Gaelic
• Gaetan VestrisItalian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)
• Gaetano DonizettiItalian composer of operas (1797-1848)
• gaffan iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
• gaff topsaila triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
• gaff-headed saila quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
• gaff-topsailA small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
• gaffea socially awkward or tactless act
• gaffera person who exercises control over workers
• gaffleAn artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks.
• gaffsaila quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
• Gafsaa city in west central Tunisia
• gagrestraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
• gag lawany law that limits freedom of the press
• gag linethe point of a joke or humorous story
• gag ordera court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit
• gag reflexnormal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth
• gag rulea rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
• gag-toothedHaving gagteeth. [Obs.]
• gagaintensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
• GagarinSoviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)
• gagateAgate. [Obs.] Fuller.
• gagea measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
• gagerA measurer. See Gauger.
• gaggerOne who gags.
• gagglea flock of geese
• gagmansomeone who writes comic material for public performers
• gagstersomeone who writes comic material for public performers
• gagtoothA projecting tooth. [Obs.]
• gagwritersomeone who writes comic material for public performers
• gahniteZinc spinel; automolite.
• gai choiAsiatic mustard used as a potherb
• Gaia(Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
• gaidicPertaining to hypogeic acid; -- applied to an acid obtained from hypogeic acid.
• gaietya festive merry feeling
• gailerA jailer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
• gaillardGay; brisk; merry; galliard. Chaucer.
• gaillardiaany 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
• Gaillardia pulchellaannual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
• gailliardeA lively French and Italian dance.
• gailyin a gay manner
• gainthe amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
• gain groundobtain advantages, such as points, etc.
• gain vigorgain or regain energy
• gainableCapable of being obtained or reached. Sherwood.
• gainage(a) The horses, oxen, plows, wains or wagons and implements for carrying on tillage. (b) The profit made by tillage; also, the land itself. Bouvier.
• gainera 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
• Gainesvillea university town in north central Florida
• gainfulyielding a fair profit
• gainfullyin a gainful way
• gainfulnessthe quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
• gaingivingA misgiving. [Obs.]
• gaining controlthe act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
• gainlessNot producing gain; unprofitable. Hammond. -- Gain"less/ness, n.
• gainlesslywithout gain or profit
• gainlygraceful and pleasing
• gainpainBread-gainer; -- a term applied in the Middle Ages to the sword of a hired soldier.
• gainsaytake exception to
• gainsayerOne who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. "To convince the gainsayers." Tit. i. 9.
• GainsboroughEnglish portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)
• gainsborough hatA woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English artist (1727- 88).
• gainsomeGainful.
• gainstandTo withstand; to resist. [Obs.] Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney.
• gainstriveTo strive or struggle against; to withstand. [Obs.] Spenser.
• gairfowlSee Garefowl.
• gairishSame as Garish, Garishly, Garishness.
• gairishlySame as Garish, Garishly, Garishness.
• gairishnessSame as Garish, Garishly, Garishness.
• Gaisericking of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477)
• gaita person's manner of walking
• gaitedHaving (such) a gait; -- used in composition; as, slow-gaited; heavy-gaited.
• gaiterlegging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle
• gaitreThe dogwood tree. [Obs.] Chaucer.
• GaiusRoman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
• Gaius Aurelius Valerius DiocletianRoman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313)
• Gaius CaesarRoman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
• Gaius Cassius Longinusprime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)
• Gaius Cornelius TacitusRoman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire (56-120)
• Gaius FlaminiusRoman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC)
• Gaius Julius Caesarconqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
• Gaius Julius Caesar OctavianusRoman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
• Gaius OctavianusRoman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
• Gaius PetroniusRoman satirist (died in 66)
• Gaius Plinius Caecilius SecundusRoman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
• Gaius Plinius SecundusRoman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
• Gaius Valerius CatullusRoman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)
• galalliterative term for girl (or woman)
• galaa gay festivity
• gala affaira gay festivity
• galacta-gogueAn agent exciting secretion of milk.
• galactagogueagent that induces milk secretion
• galacticinconceivably large
• galactin(a) An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent. (b) A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (Galactodendron). (c) An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.
• galactocelea cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
• galactodensimeterSame as Galactometer.
• galactometerAn instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk (i.e., its richness in cream) by determining its specific gravity; a lactometer.