Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
geckotian |
noun |
A gecko. |
gelidness |
noun |
The state of being gelid; gelidity. |
geloscopy |
noun |
Divination by means of laughter. |
gelsemine |
noun |
An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance; — called also gelsemia. |
gelsemium |
noun |
A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States. It has showy and deliciously fragrant flowers., The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc. |
gemitores |
noun pl. |
A division of birds including the true pigeons. |
gemmation |
noun |
The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding., The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud. |
gemminess |
noun |
The state or quality of being gemmy; spruceness; smartness. |
gemmipara |
noun pl. |
Alt. of Gemmipares |
gemmosity |
noun |
The quality or characteristics of a gem or jewel. |
gems-horn |
noun |
An organ stop with conical tin pipes. |
gendarmes |
plural |
of Gendarme |
gendering |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Gender |
genealogy |
noun |
An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree., Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage. |
generable |
adjective |
Capable of being generated or produced. |
generalia |
noun pl. |
Generalities; general terms. |
generally |
adverb |
In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently., In a general way, or in general relation; in the main; upon the whole; comprehensively., Collectively; as a whole; without omissions. |
generalty |
noun |
Generality. |
generated |
imp. & past participle |
of Generate |
generator |
noun |
One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces., An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas, etc., The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; — called also generating tone. |
generical |
adjective |
Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic name., Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or their characteristics; — opposed to specific. |
genetical |
adjective |
Pertaining to, concerned with, or determined by, the genesis of anything, or its natural mode of production or development. |
geniality |
noun |
The quality of being genial; sympathetic cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners. |
genitival |
adjective |
Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived from, the genitive case; as, a genitival adverb. |
genteelly |
adverb |
In a genteel manner. |
gentianic |
adjective |
Pertaining to or derived from the gentian; as, gentianic acid. |
gentilish |
adjective |
Heathenish; pagan. |
gentilism |
noun |
Hethenism; paganism; the worship of false gods., Tribal feeling; devotion to one’s gens. |
gentility |
noun |
Good extraction; dignity of birth., The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding., The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry., Paganism; heathenism. |
gentilize |
verb i. |
To live like a gentile or heathen., To act the gentleman; — with it (see It, 5)., To render gentile or gentlemanly; as, to gentilize your unworthy sones. |
gentlemen |
plural |
of Gentleman |
gentleman |
noun |
A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman., One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man., One who bears arms, but has no title., The servant of a man of rank., A man, irrespective of condition; — used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc. |
gentlesse |
noun |
Gentilesse; gentleness. |
genuflect |
verb i. |
To bend the knee, as in worship. |
geocyclic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or illustrating, the revolutions of the earth; as, a geocyclic machine., Circling the earth periodically. |
geodesist |
noun |
One versed in geodesy. |
geodetics |
noun |
Same as Geodesy. |
geognosis |
noun |
Knowledge of the earth. |
geography |
noun |
The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth, including its structure, fetures, products, political divisions, and the people by whom it is inhabited., A treatise on this science. |
geologian |
noun |
A geologist. |
geologist |
noun |
One versed in the science of geology. |
geologize |
verb i. |
To study geology or make geological investigations in the field; to discourse as a geologist. |
geologies |
plural |
of Geology |
geomalism |
noun |
The tendency of an organism to respond, during its growth, to the force of gravitation. |
geomancer |
noun |
One who practices, or is versed in, geomancy. |
geomantic |
adjective |
Alt. of Geomantical |
geometral |
adjective |
Pertaining to geometry. |
geometric |
adjective |
Alt. of Geometrical |
geometrid |
adjective |
Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae., One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family Geometridae; — so called because their larvae (called loopers, measuring worms, spanworms, and inchworms) creep in a looping manner, as if measuring. Many of the species are injurious to agriculture, as the cankerworms. |
geoponics |
noun |
The art or science of cultivating the earth; agriculture. |
georgical |
adjective |
Relating to agriculture and rural affairs. |
geostatic |
adjective |
Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance. |
geotropic |
adjective |
Relating to, or showing, geotropism. |
gephyrean |
adjective |
Belonging to the Gephyrea. — n. One of the Gerphyrea. |
geraniine |
noun |
Alt. of Geranine |
gerfalcon |
noun |
See Gyrfalcon. |
germander |
noun |
A plant of the genus Teucrium (esp. Teucrium Chamaedrys or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs. |
germanism |
noun |
An idiom of the German language., A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism. |
germanium |
noun |
A rare element, recently discovered (1885), in a silver ore (argyrodite) at Freiberg. It is a brittle, silver-white metal, chemically intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, resembles tin, and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon. Symbol Ge. Atomic weight 72.3. |
germanize |
verb t. |
To make German, or like what is distinctively German; as, to Germanize a province, a language, a society., To reason or write after the manner of the Germans. |
germarium |
noun |
An organ in which the ova are developed in certain Turbellaria. |
germicide |
adjective |
Destructive to germs; — applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases., A germicide agent. |
germinant |
adjective |
Sprouting; sending forth germs or buds. |
germinate |
verb i. |
To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ., To cause to sprout. |
gerocomia |
noun |
See Gerocomy. |
geropigia |
noun |
A mixture composed of unfermented grape juice, brandy, sugar, etc., for adulteration of wines. |
gerundial |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or resembling, a gerund; as, a gerundial use. |
gerundive |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial., The future passive participle; as, amandus, i. e., to be loved. |
gestation |
noun |
The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments)., The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy., Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise. |
gestatory |
adjective |
Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy., Capable of being carried or worn. |
gesturing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Gesture |
get-penny |
noun |
Something which gets or gains money; a successful affair. |
geyserite |
noun |
A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal, deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot springs and geysers. |