| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| goatfish | noun | A fish of the genus Upeneus, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico. It is allied to the surmullet. |
| goatherd | noun | One who tends goats. |
| goatlike | adjective | Like a goat; goatish. |
| goatskin | noun | The skin of a goat, or leather made from it., Made of the skin of a goat. |
| gobbetly | adverb | In pieces. |
| gobbling | present participle & vb. noun | of Gobble |
| godchild | noun | One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See Godfather. |
| godelich | adjective | Goodly. |
| godspeed | noun | Success; prosperous journeying; — a contraction of the phrase, “God speed you.” |
| goffered | imp. & past participle | of Goffer |
| goggling | present participle & vb. noun | of Goggle |
| goitered | adjective | Alt. of Goitred |
| goitrous | adjective | Pertaining to the goiter; affected with the goiter; of the nature of goiter or bronchocele. |
| goden ly | adverb | In golden terms or a golden manner; splendidly; delightfully. |
| goldfish | noun | A small domesticated cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus); — so named from its color. It is native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also golden fish, and golden carp. See Telescope fish, under Telescope., A California marine fish of an orange or red color; the garibaldi. |
| goldless | adjective | Destitute of gold. |
| goldseed | noun | Dog’s-tail grass. |
| golgotha | noun | Calvary. See the Note under Calvary. |
| gomarist | noun | Alt. of Gomarite |
| gomarite | noun | One of the followers of Francis Gomar or Gomarus, a Dutch disciple of Calvin in the 17th century, who strongly opposed the Arminians. |
| gommelin | noun | See Dextrin. |
| gonangia | plural | of Gonangium |
| gondolet | noun | A small gondola. |
| goneness | noun | A state of exhaustion; faintness, especially as resulting from hunger. |
| gonfalon | noun | Alt. of Gonfanon |
| gonfanon | noun | The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediaeval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope., A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself. |
| gonidial | adjective | Pertaining to, or containing, gonidia., Of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth; as, a gonidial groove of an actinian. |
| gonidium | noun | A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa., A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens. |
| gonimous | adjective | Pertaining to, or containing, gonidia or gonimia, as that part of a lichen which contains the green or chlorophyll-bearing cells. |
| gonosome | noun | The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively. |
| gonydial | adjective | Pertaining to the gonys of a bird’s beak. |
| good-bye | noun / interj. | Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last Note under By, prep. |
| good-den | interj. | A form of salutation. |
| goodgeon | noun | Same as Gudgeon, 5. |
| goodless | adjective | Having no goods. |
| goodlich | adjective | Goodly. |
| goodness | noun | The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct, etc. |
| good now | An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty. | |
| goodship | noun | Favor; grace. |
| goodwife | noun | The mistress of a house. |
| gorebill | noun | The garfish. |
| gorflies | plural | of Gorfly |
| gorgelet | noun | A small gorget, as of a humming bird. |
| gorgeous | noun | Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent. |
| gorgerin | noun | In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings; — called also neck of the capital, and hypotrachelium. See Illust. of Column. |
| gorgonia | noun | A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis., Any slender branched gorgonian. |
| gospeler | noun | One of the four evangelists., A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious reformer; hence, a Puritan., A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar during the communion service. |
| gossamer | noun | A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is formed by small spiders., Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff., An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer. |
| gossiped | imp. & past participle | of Gossip |
| gossiper | noun | One given to gossip. |
| gossipry | noun | Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy., Idle talk; gossip. |
| goethite | noun | A hydrous oxide of iron, occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic structure. The color varies from yellowish to blackish brown. |
| gourmand | noun | A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand. |
| goutweed | noun | Alt. of Goutwort |
| goutwort | noun | A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Aegopodium Podagraria); — called also bishop’s weed, ashweed, and herb gerard. |
| governed | imp. & past participle | of Govern |
| governal | noun | Alt. of Governail |
| governor | noun | One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania., One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian., A pilot; a steersman., A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable. |
| gowdnook | noun | The saury pike; — called also gofnick. |
| gownsman | noun | Alt. of Gownman |