Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
guachos |
plural |
of Guacho |
guanaco |
noun |
A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state. |
guarana |
noun |
A preparation from the seeds of Paullinia sorbilis, a woody climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and also in the cure of headache. |
guarded |
imp. & past participle |
of Guard, Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded. |
gurding |
present participle &, vb. noun |
of Guard |
guarder |
noun |
One who guards. |
guarish |
verb t. |
To heal. |
gudgeon |
noun |
A small European freshwater fish (Gobio fluviatilis), allied to the carp. It is easily caught and often used for food and for bait. In America the killifishes or minnows are often called gudgeons., What may be got without skill or merit., A person easily duped or cheated., The pin of iron fastened in the end of a wooden shaft or axle, on which it turns; formerly, any journal, or pivot, or bearing, as the pintle and eye of a hinge, but esp. the end journal of a horizontal., A metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to receive the pintle of the rudder., To deprive fraudulently; to cheat; to dupe; to impose upon. |
guelfic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the family or the faction of the Guelphs. |
guerdon |
noun |
A reward; requital; recompense; — used in both a good and a bad sense., To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. |
guereza |
noun |
A beautiful Abyssinian monkey (Colobus guereza), having the body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along the sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail. The frontal band, cheeks, and chin are white. |
guerite |
noun |
A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions. |
guessed |
imp. & past participle |
of Guess |
guesser |
noun |
One who guesses; one who forms or gives an opinion without means of knowing. |
guiacol |
noun |
A colorless liquid, C6H4,OCH3.OH, resembling the phenols, found as a constituent of woodtar creosote, aud produced by the dry distillation of guaiac resin. |
guiacum |
noun |
Same as Guaiacum. |
guidage |
noun |
The reward given to a guide for services., Guidance; lead; direction. |
guiding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Guide |
guilder |
noun |
A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; — called also florin and gulden. |
guipure |
noun |
A term used for lace of different kinds; most properly for a lace of large pattern and heavy material which has no ground or mesh, but has the pattern held together by connecting threads called bars or brides. |
gulaund |
noun |
An arctic sea bird. |
gulling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Gull |
gullage |
noun |
Act of being gulled. |
gullery |
noun |
An act, or the practice, of gulling; trickery; fraud. |
gullish |
adjective |
Foolish; stupid. |
gullies |
plural |
of Gully |
gullied |
imp. & past participle |
of Gully |
gulping |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Gulp |
gumming |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Gum |
gumboil |
noun |
A small suppurting inflamed spot on the gum. |
gummata |
plural |
of Gumma |
gummite |
noun |
A yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite. |
gummous |
adjective |
Gumlike, or composed of gum; gummy., Of or pertaining to a gumma. |
gunboat |
noun |
A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns. |
gunlock |
noun |
The lock of a gun, for producing the discharge. See Lock. |
gunnage |
noun |
The number of guns carried by a ship of war. |
gunnery |
noun |
That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using ordnance. |
gunning |
noun |
The act or practice of hunting or shooting game with a gun. |
gunroom |
noun |
An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a ship of war, usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned officers, except the captain; — called wardroom in the United States navy. |
gunshot |
noun |
Act of firing a gun; a shot., The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun., Made by the shot of a gun: as. a gunshot wound. |
gunwale |
noun |
The upper edge of a vessel’s or boat’s side; the uppermost wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or that piece of timber which reaches on either side from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, being the uppermost bend, which finishes the upper works of the hull. |
gurgled |
imp. & past participle |
of Gurgle |
gurglet |
noun |
A porous earthen jar for cooling water by evaporation. |
gurnard |
noun |
Alt. of Gurnet |
gurniad |
noun |
See Gwiniad. |
gushing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Gush, Rushing forth with violence, as a fluid; flowing copiously; as, gushing waters., Emitting copiously, as tears or words; weakly and unreservedly demonstrative in matters of affection; sentimental. |
gustard |
noun |
The great bustard. |
gustful |
adjective |
Tasteful; well-tasted., Gusty. |
gustoso |
adjective & adverb |
Tasteful; in a tasteful, agreeable manner. |
gutting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Gut |
guttate |
adjective |
Spotted, as if discolored by drops. |
guttler |
noun |
A greedy eater; a glutton. |
gutwort |
noun |
A plant, Globularia Alypum, a violent purgative, found in Africa. |
guzzled |
imp. & past participle |
of Guzzle |
guzzler |
noun |
An immoderate drinker. |