| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| goading | present participle & vb. noun | of Goad |
| goarish | adjective | Patched; mean. |
| goatish | adjective | Characteristic of a goat; goatlike. |
| gobbing | noun | The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal. It is called also gob stuff., The process of packing with waste rock; stowing. |
| gobbled | imp. & past participle | of Gobble |
| gobbler | noun | A turkey cock; a bubbling Jock. |
| gobelin | adjective | Pertaining to tapestry produced in the so-called Gobelin works, which have been maintained by the French Government since 1667. |
| gobioid | adjective | Like, or pertaining to, the goby, or the genus Gobius., A gobioid fish. |
| gobline | noun | One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; — called also gobrope and gaubline. |
| goddess | noun | A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex., A woman of superior charms or excellence. |
| godhead | noun | Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence; godhood., The Deity; God; the Supreme Being., A god or goddess; a divinity. |
| godhood | noun | Divine nature or essence; deity; godhead. |
| godless | adjective | Having, or acknowledging, no God; without reverence for God; impious; wicked. |
| godlike | adjective | Resembling or befitting a god or God; divine; hence, preeminently good; as, godlike virtue. |
| godlily | adverb | Righteously. |
| godling | noun | A diminutive god. |
| godroon | noun | An ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding. |
| godsend | noun | Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune. |
| godship | noun | The rank or character of a god; deity; divinity; a god or goddess. |
| godward | adverb | Toward God. |
| goeland | noun | A white tropical tern (Cygis candida). |
| goggled | imp. & past participle | of Goggle, Prominent; staring, as the eye. |
| goggler | noun | A carangoid oceanic fish (Trachurops crumenophthalmus), having very large and prominent eyes; — called also goggle-eye, big-eyed scad, and cicharra. |
| goitred | adjective | Affected with goiter. |
| goldcup | noun | The cuckoobud. |
| golding | noun | A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum). |
| goldney | noun | See Gilthead. |
| goldtit | noun | See Verdin. |
| goliard | noun | A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men’s tables to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs. |
| goloshe | noun | See Galoche. |
| gonakie | noun | An African timber tree (Acacia Adansonii). |
| gondola | noun | A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now., A flat-bottomed boat for freight., A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads. |
| gonidia | plural | of Gonidium |
| gonimia | noun pl. | Bluish green granules which occur in certain lichens, as Collema, Peltigera, etc., and which replace the more usual gonidia. |
| good-by | noun / interj. | Alt. of Good-bye |
| goodish | adjective | Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable. |
| goodman | noun | A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to “My friend”, “Good sir”, “Mister;” — sometimes used ironically., A husband; the master of a house or family; — often used in speaking familiarly. |
| goodies | plural | of Goody, of Goody |
| goosery | noun | A place for keeping geese., The characteristics or actions of a goose; silliness. |
| goosish | adjective | Like a goose; foolish. |
| goracco | noun | A paste prepared from tobacco, and smoked in hookahs in Western India. |
| gorcock | noun | The moor cock, or red grouse. See Grouse. |
| gorcrow | noun | The carrion crow; — called also gercrow. |
| gordian | adjective | Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable., Pertaining to the Gordiacea., One of the Gordiacea. |
| gordius | noun | A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and live in water, in which they deposit their eggs; — called also hair eel, hairworm, and hair snake, from the absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are metamorphosed horsehairs. |
| gorging | present participle & vb. noun | of Gorge |
| gorilla | noun | A large, arboreal, anthropoid ape of West Africa. It is larger than a man, and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles, which give it enormous strength. In some respects its anatomy, more than that of any other ape, except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man. |
| gormand | noun | A greedy or ravenous eater; a luxurious feeder; a gourmand., Gluttonous; voracious. |
| goshawk | noun | Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius) and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage. The Australian goshawk (A. Novae-Hollandiae) is pure white. |
| gosherd | noun | One who takes care of geese. |
| gosling | noun | A young or unfledged goose., A catkin on nut trees and pines. |
| gossipy | adjective | Full of, or given to, gossip. |
| gossoon | noun | A boy; a servant. |
| gothite | noun | Alt. of Goethite |
| gouache | noun | A method of painting with opaque colors, which have been ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum; also, a picture thus painted. |
| goudron | noun | a small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue, used in various ways, as for igniting buildings or works, or to light ditches and ramparts. |
| gouging | present participle & vb. noun | of Bouge |
| goujere | noun | The venereal disease. |
| gouland | noun | See Golding. |
| gourami | noun | A very largo East Indian freshwater fish (Osphromenus gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries, and highly valued as a food fish. Many unsuccessful efforts have been made to introduce it into Southern Europe. |
| gourmet | noun | A connoisseur in eating and drinking; an epicure. |
| gournet | noun | A fish. See Gurnet. |
| goutily | adverb | In a gouty manner. |
| gownman | noun | One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier. |
| gozzard | noun | See Gosherd. |