| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| guacho | noun | One of the mixed-blood (Spanish-Indian) inhabitants of the pampas of South America; a mestizo., An Indian who serves as a messenger. |
| guaiac | adjective | Pertaining to, or resembling, guaiacum., Guaiacum. |
| guanin | noun | A crystalline substance (C5H5N5O) contained in guano. It is also a constituent of the liver, pancreas, and other glands in mammals. |
| guanos | plural | of Guano |
| guards | noun pl. | A body of picked troops; as, “The Household Guards.” |
| gueber | noun | Alt. of Guebre |
| guebre | noun | Same as Gheber. |
| guelph | noun | Alt. of Guelf |
| guenon | noun | One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus Cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet. |
| gue’vi | noun | One of several very small species and varieties of African antelopes, of the genus Cephalophus, as the Cape guevi or kleeneboc (Cephalophus pygmaea); — called also pygmy antelope. |
| guffaw | noun | A loud burst of laughter; a horse laugh. |
| guffer | noun | The eelpout; guffer eel. |
| guggle | verb i. | See Gurgle. |
| guided | imp. & past participle | of Guide |
| guider | noun | A guide; a director. |
| guidon | verb t. | A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at sea; also, the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the United States service, each company of cavalry has a guidon., One who carries a flag., One of a community established at Rome, by Charlemagne, to guide pilgrims to the Holy Land. |
| guilor | noun | A deceiver; one who deludes, or uses guile. |
| guilty | superl. | Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty; — used with of, and usually followed by the crime, sometimes by the punishment., Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling., Conscious; cognizant., Condemned to payment. |
| guinea | noun | A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named., A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817. |
| guiser | noun | A person in disguise; a masker; a mummer. |
| guitar | noun | A stringed instrument of music resembling the lute or the violin, but larger, and having six strings, three of silk covered with silver wire, and three of catgut, — played upon with the fingers. |
| gulden | noun | See Guilder. |
| gulgul | noun | A cement made in India from sea shells, pulverized and mixed with oil, and spread over a ship’s bottom, to prevent the boring of worms. |
| gulist | noun | A glutton. |
| gulled | imp. & past participle | of Gull |
| guller | noun | One who gulls; a deceiver. |
| gullet | noun | The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus., Something shaped like the food passage, or performing similar functions, A channel for water., A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons., A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades. |
| gulles | plural | of Gully |
| gulped | imp. & past participle | of Gulp |
| gummed | imp. &. p. | of Gum |
| gummer | noun | A punch-cutting tool, or machine for deepening and enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw. |
| gunjah | noun | See Ganja. |
| gunnel | noun | A gunwale., A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus Muraenoides; esp., M. gunnellus of Europe and America; — called also gunnel fish, butterfish, rock eel. |
| gunner | noun | One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer., A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel., The great northern diver or loon. See Loon., The sea bream. |
| gunnie | noun | Space left by the removal of ore. |
| gurgle | verb i. | To run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as water from a bottle, or a small stream among pebbles or stones., The act of gurgling; a broken, bubbling noise. “Tinkling gurgles.” |
| gurjun | noun | A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the Diptcrocarpus laevis, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of paint. |
| gurlet | noun | A pickax with one sharp point and one cutting edge. |
| gurnet | noun | One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla and allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins. |
| gushed | imp. & past participle | of Gush |
| gusher | noun | One who gushes. |
| gusset | noun | A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement., Anything resembling a gusset in a garment, A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms., A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler., An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. |
| gutted | imp. & past participle | of Gut |
| guttae | plural | of Gutta |
| gutter | noun | A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough., A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off surface water., Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing., To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel., To supply with a gutter or gutters., To become channeled, as a candle when the flame flares in the wind. |
| guttle | noun | To put into the gut; to swallow greedily; to gorge; to gormandize. [Obs.] L’Estrange. |
| guying | present participle & vb. noun | of Guy |
| guzzle | verb i. | To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently., To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer., An insatiable thing or person. |