| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| gag-toothed | adjective | Having gagteeth. |
| gallantness | noun | The quality of being gallant. |
| gallantries | plural | of Gallantry |
| galley-bird | noun | The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker. |
| galley-worm | noun | A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or “thousand legs.” See Chilognatha. |
| galliardise | adjective | Excessive gayety; merriment. |
| gallicanism | noun | The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church. |
| gallicizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Gallicize |
| gallimaufry | noun | A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout., Any absurd medley; a hotchpotch. |
| gallinaceae | noun pl. | Same as Gallinae. |
| gallinacean | noun | One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds. |
| gallinipper | noun | A large mosquito. |
| gallopading | present participle & vb. noun | of Gallopade |
| gallotannic | adjective | Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls. |
| gallowglass | noun | A heavy-armed foot soldier from Ireland and the Western Isles in the time of Edward / |
| galvanizing | p pr. & vb. noun | of Galvanize |
| galvanology | noun | A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena. |
| gamogenesis | noun | The production of offspring by the union of parents of different sexes; sexual reproduction; — the opposite of agamogenesis. |
| gamogenetic | adjective | Relating to gamogenesis. |
| gang-flower | noun | The common English milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), so called from blossoming in gang week. |
| ganglioform | adjective | Having the form of a ganglion. |
| ganglionary | adjective | Ganglionic. |
| ganocephala | noun pl. | A group of fossil amphibians allied to the labyrinthodonts, having the head defended by bony, sculptured plates, as in some ganoid fishes. |
| gapingstock | noun | One who is an object of open-mouthed wonder. |
| gap-toothed | adjective | Having interstices between the teeth. |
| gargoulette | noun | A water cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet. |
| garlandless | adjective | Destitute of a garland. |
| garnishment | noun | Ornament; embellishment; decoration., Warning, or legal notice, to one to appear and give information to the court on any matter., Warning to a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached, not to pay the money or deliver the goods to the defendant, but to appear in court and give information as garnishee., A fee. See Garnish, n., 4. |
| garrisoning | present participle & vb. noun | of Garrison |
| gasconading | present participle & vb. noun | of Gasconade |
| gasteropoda | noun pl. | Same as Gastropoda. |
| gastriloquy | noun | A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy. |
| gastrocolic | adjective | Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon; as, the gastrocolic, or great, omentum. |
| gastromancy | noun | A kind of divination, by means of words seemingly uttered from the stomach., A species of divination, by means of glasses or other round, transparent vessels, in the center of which figures are supposed to appear by magic art. |
| gastromyces | noun | The fungoid growths sometimes found in the stomach; such as Torula, etc. |
| gastronomer | noun | One fond of good living; an epicure. |
| gastronomic | adjective | Alt. of Gastronomical |
| gastroraphy | noun | The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen. |
| gastroscope | noun | An instrument for viewing or examining the interior of the stomach. |
| gastroscopy | noun | Examination of the abdomen or stomach, as with the gastroscope. |
| gastrostege | noun | One of the large scales on the belly of a serpent. |
| gastrostomy | noun | The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food. |
| gatling gun | An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and fired. | |
| gatten tree | A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus Europaeus). | |
| gat-toothed | adjective | Goat-toothed; having a lickerish tooth; lustful; wanton. |
| gauger-ship | noun | The office of a gauger. |
| gauging rod | See Gauge rod, under Gauge, n. | |
| gauntletted | adjective | Wearing a gauntlet. |
| gazingstock | noun | A person or thing gazed at with scorn or abhorrence; an object of curiosity or contempt. |
| gecarcinian | noun | A land crab of the genus Gecarcinus, or of allied genera. |
| geitonogamy | noun | Fertilization of flowers by pollen from other flowers on the same plant. |
| gelatinated | imp. & past participle | of Gelatinate |
| gelder-rose | noun | Same as Guelder-rose. |
| gemmiferous | adjective | Producing gems or buds, multiplying by buds. |
| gemmiparity | noun | Reproduction by budding; gemmation. See Budding. |
| gemmiparous | adjective | Producing buds; reproducing by buds. See Gemmation, 1. |
| gemmulation | noun | See Gemmation. |
| genealogist | noun | One who traces genealogies or the descent of persons or families. |
| genealogize | verb i. | To investigate, or relate the history of, descents. |
| genealogies | plural | of Genealogy |
| generalized | imp. & past participle | of Generalize, Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type. |
| generalizer | noun | One who takes general or comprehensive views. |
| generalness | noun | The condition or quality of being general; frequency; commonness. |
| generalship | noun | The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; — sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general., Military skill in a general officer or commander., Fig.: Leadership; management. |
| generically | adverb | With regard to a genus, or an extensive class; as, an animal generically distinct from another, or two animals or plants generically allied. |
| genethliacs | noun | The science of calculating nativities, or predicting the future events of life from the stars which preside at birth. |
| genetically | adverb | In a genetical manner. |
| geniculated | imp. & past participle | of Geniculate, Same as Geniculate. |
| genouillere | noun | A metal plate covering the knee., That part of a parapet which lies between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure. |
| genteelness | noun | The quality of being genteel. |
| gentianella | noun | A kind of blue color. |
| gentilitial | adjective | Alt. of Gentilitious |
| gentlefolks | noun pl. | Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. |
| gentlemanly | adjective | Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite. |
| gentlewomen | plural | of Gentlewoman |
| gentlewoman | noun | A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar., A woman who attends a lady of high rank. |
| genuflected | imp. & past participle | of Genuflect |
| geodiferous | adjective | Producing geodes; containing geodes. |
| geographies | plural | of Geography |
| geologizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Geologize |
| geomantical | adjective | Pertaining or belonging to geomancy. |
| geometrical | adjective | Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of, geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution of a problem. |
| geometrized | imp. & past participle | of Geometrize |
| germanizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Germanize |
| germinating | present participle & vb. noun | of Germinate |
| germination | noun | The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable. |
| germinative | adjective | Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop. |
| germiparity | noun | Reproduction by means of germs. |
| gerocomical | adjective | Pertaining to gerocomy. |
| gerrymander | verb t. | To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent. |
| gerundively | adverb | In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund. |
| gesticulate | verb i. | To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures., To represent by gesture; to act. |
| gestureless | adjective | Free from gestures. |
| gesturement | noun | Act of making gestures; gesturing. |
| ghastliness | noun | The state of being ghastly; a deathlike look. |
| ghostliness | noun | The quality of being ghostly. |
| giddy-paced | adjective | Moving irregularly; flighty; fickle. |
| gier-falcon | noun | The gyrfalcon. |
| gigantesque | adjective | Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent. |
| giganticide | noun | The act of killing, or one who kills, a giant. |
| gigantology | noun | An account or description of giants. |
| gillyflower | noun | A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white., A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core. |
| gingerbread | noun | A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes. |
| girdlestead | noun | That part of the body where the girdle is worn., The lap. |
| gladioluses | plural | of Gladiolus |
| glaringness | noun | A dazzling luster or brilliancy. |
| glass-faced | adjective | Mirror-faced; reflecting the sentiments of another. |
| glass maker | noun | Alt. of Glassmaker |
| glass-snail | noun | A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina. |
| glass-snake | noun | A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States; — so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World. |
| glaucescent | adjective | Having a somewhat glaucous appearance or nature; becoming glaucous. |
| glaucometer | noun | See Gleucometer. |
| glaucophane | noun | A mineral of a dark bluish color, related to amphibole. It is characteristic of certain crystalline rocks. |
| gleucometer | noun | An instrument for measuring the specific gravity and ascertaining the quantity of sugar contained in must. |
| globeflower | noun | A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europaeus), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers., The American plant Trollius laxus. |
| globiferous | adjective | Having a round or globular tip. |
| globigerin/ | plural | of Globigerina |
| globigerina | noun | A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera. |
| globularity | noun | The state of being globular; globosity; sphericity. |
| glochidiate | adjective | Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles. |
| glomerating | present participle & vb. noun | of Glomerate |
| glomeration | noun | The act of forming or gathering into a ball or round mass; the state of being gathered into a ball; conglomeration., That which is formed into a ball; a ball. |
| glossocomon | noun | A kind of hoisting winch. |
| glossolalia | noun | Alt. of Glossolaly |
| glutinating | present participle & vb. noun | of Glutinate |
| glutination | noun | The act of uniting with glue; sticking together. |
| glutinative | adjective | Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous; glutinous. |
| glutinosity | noun | The quality of being glutinous; viscousness. |
| gluttonized | imp. & past participle | of Gluttonize |
| glycocholic | adjective | Pertaining to, or composed of, glycocoll and cholic acid. |
| glycyrrhiza | noun | A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one species of which (G. glabra), is the licorice plant, the roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste., The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice root), used as a demulcent, etc. |
| glyphograph | noun | A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate. |
| glyptotheca | noun | A building or room devoted to works of sculpture. |
| gnathonical | adjective | Flattering; deceitful. |
| gnathostoma | noun pl. | A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma), which lack them. |
| gnathotheca | noun | The horney covering of the lower mandible of a bird. |
| gnomonology | noun | A treatise on gnomonics. |
| goddaughter | noun | A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. |
| god-fearing | adjective | Having a reverential and loving feeling towards God; religious. |
| goggle-eyed | adjective | Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes. |
| gold-beaten | adjective | Gilded. |
| gold-hammer | noun | The yellow-hammer. |
| gonfalonier | noun | He who bears the gonfalon; a standard bearer, An officer at Rome who bears the standard of the Church., The chief magistrate of any one of several republics in mediaeveal Italy., A Turkish general, and standard keeper. |
| goniometric | adjective | Alt. of Goniometrical |
| gonoblastid | noun | A reproductive bud of a hydroid; a simple gonophore. |
| gonochorism | noun | Separation of the sexes in different individuals; — opposed to hermaphroditism., In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs., In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless. |
| gonorrhoeal | adjective | Of or pertaining to gonorrhea; as, gonorrheal rheumatism. |
| goody-goody | adjective | Mawkishly or weakly good; exhibiting goodness with silliness. |
| goosewinged | adjective | Having a “goosewing.”, Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing. |
| gopher wood | A species of wood used in the construction of Noah’s ark. | |
| gor-bellied | adjective | Bog-bellied. |
| gorgoniacea | noun pl. | One of the principal divisions of Alcyonaria, including those forms which have a firm and usually branched axis, covered with a porous crust, or c/nenchyma, in which the polyp cells are situated. |
| gormandized | imp. & past participle | of Gormandize |
| gormandizer | noun | A greedy, voracious eater; a gormand; a glutton. |
| gospelizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Gospelize |
| gothicizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Gothicize |
| gradational | adjective | By regular steps or gradations; of or pertaining to gradation. |
| gradualness | noun | The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness. |
| grallatores | noun pl. | See Grallae. |
| grama grass | The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the Western United States, esp. the Bouteloua oligostachya. | |
| grammalogue | noun | Literally, a letter word; a word represented by a logogram; as, it, represented by |, that is, t. pitman. |
| grammarless | adjective | Without grammar. |
| grammatical | adjective | Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar; as, a grammatical rule., According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct; as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is not grammatical. |
| grandeeship | noun | The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. |
| grand-ducal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a grand duke. |
| grandfather | noun | A father’s or mother’s father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent. |
| grandiosity | noun | The state or quality of being grandiose, |
| grand mercy | See Gramercy. | |
| grandmother | noun | The mother of one’s father or mother. |
| grandnephew | noun | The grandson of one’s brother or sister. |
| graniferous | adjective | Bearing grain, or seeds like grain. |
| granitiform | adjective | Resembling granite in structure or shape. |
| granivorous | adjective | Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as, granivorous birds. |
| granolithic | noun | A kind of hard artificial stone, used for pavements. |
| granulating | present participle & vb. noun | of Granulate |
| granulation | noun | The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar., The state of being granulated., One of the small, red, grainlike prominences which form on a raw surface (that of wounds or ulcers), and are the efficient agents in the process of healing., The act or process of the formation of such prominences. |
| granuliform | adjective | Having a granular structure; granular; as, granuliform limestone. |
| grape fruit | The shaddock. | |
| graphically | adverb | In a graphic manner; vividly. |
| graphicness | noun | Alt. of Graphicalness |
| graphiscope | noun | See Graphoscope. |
| graphoscope | noun | An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones. |
| grapplement | noun | A grappling; close fight or embrace. |
| graptolitic | adjective | Of or pertaining to graptolites; containing graptolites; as, a graptolitic slate. |
| grass-green | adjective | Green with grass., Of the color of grass; clear and vivid green. |
| grass-grown | adjective | Overgrown with grass; as, a grass-grown road. |
| grasshopper | noun | Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See Locust., In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; — called also the hopper. |
| gtratuities | plural | of Gratuity |
| grqatulated | imp. & past participle | of Gratulate |
| gratulating | present participle & vb. noun | of Gratulate |
| gratulation | noun | The act of gratulating or felicitating; congratulation. |
| gratulatory | adjective | Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory. |
| gravedigger | noun | A digger of graves., See Burying beetle, under Bury, v. t. |
| gravenstein | noun | A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red and orange, and of excellent flavor and quality. |
| graveolence | noun | A strong and offensive smell; rancidity. |
| gravidation | noun | Gravidity. |
| gravimetric | adjective | Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by weight. |
| gravitating | present participle & vb. noun | of Gravitate |
| gravitation | noun | The act of gravitating., That species of attraction or force by which all bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each other; called also attraction of gravitation, universal gravitation, and universal gravity. See Attraction, and Weight. |
| gravitative | adjective | Causing to gravitate; tending to a center. |
| greco-roman | adjective | Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture. |
| greenbacker | noun | One of those who supported greenback or paper money, and opposed the resumption of specie payments. |
| green-broom | noun | A plant of the genus Genista (G. tinctoria); dyer’s weed; — called also greenweed. |
| greengrocer | noun | A retailer of vegetables or fruits in their fresh or green state. |
| greenlander | noun | A native of Greenland. |
| greenockite | noun | Native cadmium sulphide, a mineral occurring in yellow hexagonal crystals, also as an earthy incrustation. |
| green-stall | noun | A stall at which greens and fresh vegetables are exposed for sale. |
| gressorious | adjective | Adapted for walking; anisodactylous; as the feet of certain birds and insects. See Illust. under Aves. |
| griddlecake | noun | A cake baked or fried on a griddle, esp. a thin batter cake, as of buckwheat or common flour. |
| grippleness | noun | The quality of being gripple. |
| grossularia | noun | Same as Grossular. |
| grotesquely | adverb | In a grotesque manner. |
| grotto-work | noun | Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto. |
| grugru palm | A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See Macaw tree, under Macaw. | |
| grugru worm | The larva or grub of a large South American beetle (Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy. | |
| grumblingly | adverb | In a grumbling manner. |
| grumousness | noun | The state of being grumous. |
| guaniferous | adjective | Yielding guano. |
| guarantying | present participle & vb. noun | of Guaranty |
| guardianage | noun | Guardianship. |
| guardianess | noun | A female guardian. |
| gubernation | noun | The act of governing; government |
| gubernative | adjective | Governing. |
| guerdonable | adjective | Worthy of reward. |
| guerdonless | adjective | Without reward or guerdon. |
| guillotined | imp. & past participle | of Guillotine |
| gummiferous | adjective | Producing gum; gum-bearing. |
| gunny cloth | A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage. | |
| gunsmithery | noun | Alt. of Gunsmith ing |
| gurgling-ly | adverb | In a gurgling manner. |
| guttiferous | adjective | Yielding gum or resinous substances., Pertaining to a natural order of trees and shrubs (Guttiferae) noted for their abounding in a resinous sap. |
| gutturalism | noun | The quality of being guttural; as, the gutturalism of A [in the 16th cent.] |
| gutturality | noun | The quality of being guttural. |
| gutturalize | verb t. | To speak gutturally; to give a guttural sound to. |
| gymnasiarch | noun | An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia, and provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense. |
| gymnastical | adjective | Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health, defense, or diversion; — said of games or exercises, as running, leaping, wrestling, throwing the discus, the javelin, etc.; also, pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect; athletic; as, gymnastic exercises, contests, etc. |
| gymnocladus | noun | A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee. |
| gymnocytode | noun | A cytode without either a cell wall or a nucleus. |
| gymnoglossa | noun pl. | A division of gastropods in which the odontophore is without teeth. |
| gymnopaedic | adjective | Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic; — said of certain birds. |
| gymnophiona | noun pl. | An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike body. See Ophiomorpha. |
| gymnorhinal | adjective | Having unfeathered nostrils, as certain birds. |
| gymnosomata | noun pl. | One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell. |
| gynecocracy | noun | Government by a woman, female power; gyneocracy. |
| gypsiferous | adjective | Containing gypsum. |
| gypsography | noun | The act or art of engraving on gypsum. |
| gyracanthus | noun | A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; — so named from their round, sculptured spines. |
| gyrostatics | noun | The doctrine or theory of the gyrostat, or of the phenomena of rotating bodies. |