| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| gloam | verb i. | To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky., To be sullen or morose., The twilight; gloaming. |
| gloar | verb i. | To squint; to stare. |
| gloat | verb i. | To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; — usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice. |
| globe | noun | A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere., Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp., The earth; the terraqueous ball; — usually preceded by the definite article., A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; — called also artificial globe., A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; — a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square., To gather or form into a globe. |
| globy | adjective | Resembling, or pertaining to, a globe; round; orbicular. |
| glode | imp. of Glide. | |
| glome | verb i. | To gloom; to look gloomy, morose, or sullen., Gloom., One of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of the horse’s foot. |
| gloom | noun | Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight., A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove., Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness., In gunpowder manufacture, the drying oven., To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer., To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or sad; to come to the evening twilight., To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken., To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen. |
| glore | verb i. | To glare; to glower. |
| glory | noun | Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown., That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor., Pride; boastfulness; arrogance., The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven., An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line., To exult with joy; to rejoice., To boast; to be proud. |
| glose | noun & verb | See Gloze. |
| gloss | noun | Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss., A specious appearance; superficial quality or show., To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth., A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation., An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary., A false or specious explanation., To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate., To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation., To make comments; to comment; to explain., To make sly remarks, or insinuations. |
| glout | verb i. | To pout; to look sullen., To view attentively; to gloat on; to stare at. |
| glove | noun | A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic distinguishes the glove from the mitten., A boxing glove., To cover with, or as with, a glove. |
| gloze | verb i. | To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly., To give a specious or false meaning; to ministerpret., To smooth over; to palliate., Flattery; adulation; smooth speech., Specious show; gloss. |