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

George Macaulay Trevelyan
noun English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962)

George Marshall
George Catlett Marshall noun United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)

George Mason
noun American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

George Meany
noun United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980)

George Paget Thomson
Sir George Paget Thomson noun English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)

George Pitt
George Dibdin Pitt noun a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)

George Town
noun the capital of the Cayman Islands

George V
noun King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936)

George VI
noun King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)

George Washington Bridge
noun a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey

George Washington Carver
noun United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)

George William Russell
A.E. noun Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935)

georgette
noun a thin silk dress material

Georgia
noun a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991

Georgia bark
bitter-bark noun ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever

Georgian
adjective of or relating to the Hanoverian kings of England; `the first Georgian monarch`

geostationary
adjective of or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth; `a geostationary satellite`

geostationary orbit
noun a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth

geostrategic
adjective of or relating to geostrategy; `Pakistan became a country of paramount geostrategic importance to the United States`

geostrategy
noun the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy

geosynchronous
adjective of or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours (although the position in the orbit may not be fixed with respect to the earth)

geosynchronous orbit
noun a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours

geothermal
geothermic adjective of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth

geothermally
adverb by means of heat from the interior of the earth

Geothlypis
genus Geothlypis noun yellowthroats

geotropism
noun an orienting response to gravity

Gerald Ford
Gerald R. Ford noun 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)

Gerard Manley Hopkins
noun English poet (1844-1889)

gerbil
gerbille noun small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping

Gerbillinae
subfamily Gerbillinae noun gerbils

Gerbillus
genus Gerbillus noun type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils

gerenuk
Litocranius walleri noun slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns

geriatric
gerontological adjective of or relating to or practicing geriatrics; `geriatric hospital`

geriatrics
gerontology noun the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people

germ
noun a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

germ layer
noun (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation

germ plasm
plasm noun the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes

germ theory
noun (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms

germ warfare
bacteriological warfare noun the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon

German
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language; `German philosophers`; `German universities`; `German literature`

German cockroach
Croton bug noun small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest

German iris
noun a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe

German lesson
noun instruction in the German language

German shepherd
German shepherd dog noun breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind

German short-haired pointer
noun liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound

German-American
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of German Americans

German-speaking
adjective able to communicate in German

germane(p)
related adjective having close kinship and appropriateness; `he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue`

Germanic
adjective of or relating to the language of Germans; `the Germanic sound shifts`

Germanism
noun a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens

germfree
adjective free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile; `a germfree environment`

germinal
originative adjective containing seeds of later development; `seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another`

germination
noun the origin of some development; `the germination of their discontent`

germy
adjective full of germs or pathological microorganisms; `the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy`

gerontocracy
noun a political system governed by old men

Gerreidae
family Gerreidae noun mojarras

Gerres
genus Gerres noun type genus of the Gerreidae

Gerrhonotus
genus Gerrhonotus noun alligator lizards

Gerrididae
family Gerrididae noun an arthropod family that includes water striders

Gerris
genus Gerris noun type genus of the Gerrididae

gerrymander
noun an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)

Gershwin
noun United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)

Gertrude Lawrence
noun English actress (1898-1952)

gerund
noun a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing` form of an English verb when used as a noun)

gerundial
adjective relating to or like a gerund; `the gerundial suffix `-ing``

gestalt
noun a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

Gestalt law of organization
Gestalt principle of organization noun a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization

Gestalt psychology
configurationism noun (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties

Gestapo
noun the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods

gestate
conceptualize verb have the idea for; `He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients`; `This library was well conceived`

gestation
noun the conception and development of an idea or plan

gestational
adjective of or relating to gestation

gesticulate
gesture verb show, express or direct through movement; `He gestured his desire to leave`

gesticulating
adjective making gestures while speaking; `her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary`

gesticulation
noun a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion

gestural
signed adjective used of the language of the deaf

gesture
motion noun the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

get
noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

get
verb cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; `He got his squad on the ball`; `This let me in for a big surprise`; `He got a girl into trouble`

get a look
catch a glimpse verb see something for a brief time

get a noseful
get a whiff verb smell strongly and intensely

get across
put over verb communicate successfully; `I couldn`t get across the message`; `He put over the idea very well`

get along with
get on with verb have smooth relations; `My boss and I get along very well`

get around
get about verb move around; move from place to place; `How does she get around without a car?`

get around to
verb do something despite obstacles such as lack of time; `He finally got around to painting the windows`

get at
verb influence by corruption

get back
verb take revenge or even out a score; `I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even`

get by
verb pass or move in front of; `Bride`s Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race`

get cracking
bestir oneself verb start to be active; `Get cracking, please!`

get down
begin verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; `We began working at dawn`; `Who will start?`; `Get working as soon as the sun rises!`; `The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia`; `He began early in the day`; `Let`s get down to work now`

get even
verb take revenge or even out a score; `I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even`

get hold of
verb affect; `Fear seized the prisoners`; `The patient was seized with unbearable pains`; `He was seized with a dreadful disease`

get in
verb secure a place in a college, university, etc.

get in touch
touch base verb establish communication with someone; `did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?`

get into
tangle with verb get involved in or with

get into
verb secure a place in a college, university, etc.

get it
verb receive punishment; `You are going to get it!`

get off
get away verb escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; `She gets away with murder!`; `I couldn`t get out from under these responsibilities`

get off
verb transfer; `The spy sent the classified information off to Russia`

get off the ground
verb get started or set in motion, used figuratively; `the project took a long time to get off the ground`