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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

gastromy
noun surgical incision into the stomach

gastronomic
gastronomical adjective of or relating to gastronomy; `gastronomic adventures`

gastronomy
noun the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food

gastroomental vein
gastroepiploic vein noun one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach

Gastrophryne
genus Gastrophryne noun primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads

gastropod
univalve noun a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

Gastropoda
class Gastropoda noun snails and slugs and their relatives

gastroscope
noun a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach

gastroscopy
noun visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus

gastrostomy
noun surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)

gastrula
noun double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm

gasworks
noun the workplace where coal gas is manufactured

gat
noun a gangster`s pistol

gate
noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall

gate
noun a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

gateau
noun any of various rich and elaborate cakes

gatehouse
noun a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper`s residence

gateleg table
noun a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs

gatepost
noun either of two posts that bound a gate

Gates of the Arctic National Park
noun a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier

gateway
noun an entrance that can be closed by a gate

gateway drug
noun a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs; `one college athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young people`

gather
gathering noun sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

gather up
call for verb gather or collect; `You can get the results on Monday`; `She picked up the children at the day care center`; `They pick up our trash twice a week`

gathered
deepened adjective having accumulated or become more intense; `the deepened gloom`

gathered skirt
noun a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist

gathering
assemblage noun a group of persons together in one place

gathering place
noun a favorite haunt where people gather

Gathic
noun an ancient Iranian language

Gatling gun
noun an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated

gauche
graceless adjective lacking social polish; `too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate`; `their excellent manners always made me feel gauche`

gaudery
pomp noun cheap or pretentious or vain display

gaudiness
noun strident color or excessive ornamentation

gaudy
noun a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university

gauffer
goffer verb make wavy with a heated goffering iron; `goffer the trim of the dress`

gauffer
gauffering iron noun an iron used to press pleats and ridges

gauge
gage noun a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

Gauguinesque
adjective in the manner of Paul Gauguin

gaumless
gormless adjective (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality

gauntlet
gantlet noun a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim

gauntlet
noun a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

gauntleted
adjective wearing a protective glove; `gestured with his gauntleted hand`

gaur
Bibos gaurus noun wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India

Gaussian
adjective of or relating to Karl Gauss or his mathematical theories of magnetics or electricity or astronomy or probability; `Gaussian distribution`

gauze
netting noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

gauze
noun (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

gauze bandage
noun (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

gavel
noun a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

Gavia
genus Gavia noun type genus of the Gavidae: loons

gavial
Gavialis gangeticus noun large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout

Gavialidae
family Gavialidae noun gavials

Gavialis
genus Gavialis noun type genus of the Gavialidae

Gavidae
family Gavidae noun loon family

gaviiform seabird
noun seabirds of the order Gaviiformes

Gaviiformes
order Gaviiformes noun large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms

gavotte
noun an old formal French dance in quadruple time

gawkiness
ungainliness noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant

gawky
clumsy adjective lacking grace in movement or posture; `a gawky lad with long ungainly legs`; `clumsy fingers`; `what an ungainly creature a giraffe is`; `heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair`

gay
festal adjective offering fun and gaiety; `a festive (or festal) occasion`; `gay and exciting night life`; `a merry evening`

gay
jolly adjective full of or showing high-spirited merriment; `when hearts were young and gay`; `a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company`- Wordsworth; `the jolly crowd at the reunion`; `jolly old Saint Nick`; `a jovial old gentleman`; `have a merry Christmas`; `peals of merry laughter`; `a mirthful laugh`

gay liberation movement
gay lib noun the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression

Gay-Lussac`s law
Charles`s law noun (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature

gayal
mithan noun ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur

gayfeather
gay-feather noun any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads

gaze
regard noun a long fixed look; `he fixed his paternal gaze on me`

gazebo
summerhouse noun a small roofed building affording shade and rest

Gazella
genus Gazella noun typical gazelles

Gazella subgutturosa
noun a kind of gazelle

gazelle
noun small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes

gazette
noun a newspaper or official journal

gazetteer
noun a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)

gazpacho
noun a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold

gear
gear wheel noun a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

gear
noun a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

gear mechanism
noun a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

gearbox
gear case noun the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed

geared
adjective equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged

gearing
gear 2 geartrain noun wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; `the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain`

gearset
noun a set of gears

gearshift
gearstick noun a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; `in England they call a gearshift a gear lever`

gecko
noun any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless

gee
verb give a command to a horse to turn to the right side

gee
g-force noun a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

gee-gee
noun a word for horse used by children or in adult slang

gefilte fish
fish ball noun well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock

Gehenna
Tartarus noun a place where the wicked are punished after death

Geiger counter
Geiger-Muller counter noun counter tube that detects ionizing radiations

Geiger tube
Geiger-Muller tube noun an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter

Gekkonidae
family Gekkonidae noun geckos

gel
verb become a gel; `The solid, when heated, gelled`

gelatin
gel noun a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

gelatin dessert
noun jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water

gelatinize
gelatinise verb become gelatinous or change into a jelly; `the starch gelatinized when it was heated`

gelatinous
gelatinlike adjective thick like gelatin

gelatinousness
glutinosity noun the property of having a viscosity like jelly

geld
cut verb cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); `the vet gelded the young horse`

gelding
noun castrated male horse

Gelechia
genus Gelechia noun type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms

gelechiid
gelechiid moth noun small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests

Gelechiidae
family Gelechiidae noun important economic pests