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

gilded flicker
Colaptes chrysoides noun southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck

gildhall
noun the meeting place of a medieval guild

gill
branchia noun respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water

gill arch
branchial arch noun one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

gill net
noun a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills

gill slit
branchial cleft noun one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes

gilt
gilding noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

gilt-edged
adjective having gilded edges as the pages of a book

gimbal
noun an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship`s compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips

gimbaled
adjective supported on gimbals and remaining steady or level when the base tips

gimel
noun the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

gimlet
noun a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice

gimmickry
noun a collection of gimmicks

gin
gin rummy noun a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points

gin and it
noun a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth

gin and tonic
noun gin and quinine water

gin rickey
noun a rickey made with gin

gin sling
noun a sling made with gin

ginger
gingery adjective (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; `a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes`; `a ginger kitten`

ginger
noun pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery

ginger ale
ginger pop noun ginger-flavored carbonated drink

ginger beer
noun carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger

ginger-scented
adjective smelling of ginger

gingerbread
noun cake flavored with ginger

gingerbread man
noun gingerbread cut in the shape of a person

gingerly
adjective with extreme care or delicacy; `they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones`; `the issue was handled only in a gingerly way`- W.S.White

gingerroot
noun pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery

gingersnap
ginger snap noun a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger

gingery
adjective having a taste like that of ginger

gingham
noun a clothing fabric in a plaid weave

gingiva
gum noun the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

gingival
adjective of or relating to the gums

Ginglymostoma
genus Ginglymostoma noun nurse sharks

ginseng
Panax ginseng noun Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
noun Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)

Giraffa
genus Giraffa noun type genus of the Giraffidae

giraffe
camelopard noun tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

Giraffidae
family Giraffidae noun giraffes

girandole
girandola noun an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror

gird
encircle verb bind with something round or circular

girder
noun a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure

girdle
noun an encircling or ringlike structure

girdle
sash 1 waistband noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

Giriama
noun a Bantu language spoken in the coastal regions of eastern Kenya

Girl Scouts
noun an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training

girlish
schoolgirlish adjective befitting or characteristic of a young girl; `girlish charm`; `a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear`

girlishly
adverb like a girl; `she was girlishly shy`

girlishness
noun being characteristic of a girl

giro
noun a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so

Gironde
noun the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution

Girondism
noun the doctrine of the Girondists

girth
noun the distance around a person`s body

give
spring noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

give
present verb give as a present; make a gift of; `What will you give her for her birthday?`

give and take
verb make mutual concessions; `In life you have to give and take`

give away
verb make a gift of; `She gave away her antique furniture`

give birth
deliver 1 bear 1 birth verb cause to be born; `My wife had twins yesterday!`

give care
verb provide care for; `The nurse was caring for the wounded`

give forth
emanate verb give out (breath or an odor); `The chimney exhales a thick smoke`

give it a whirl
give it a try verb try; `let`s give it a whirl!`

give off
verb have as a by-product; `The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities`

give or take
adverb plus or minus a small amount; `it is a mile away, give or take a few hundred yards`

give out
hand out verb give out; `The teacher handed out the exams`

give the axe
give the bounce verb terminate a relationship abruptly; `Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman`

give the eye
give the once over verb look at with a critical eye; `When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over`

give the glad eye
verb look seductively at someone

give up
verb allow the other (baseball) team to score; `give up a run`

give up
verb stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; `He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage`; `Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations`

give voice
formulate verb put into words or an expression; `He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees`

give way
verb end resistance, as under pressure or force; `The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram`

give-and-go
noun a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass

give-and-take
noun mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

giveaway
noun an unintentional disclosure

given
granted adjective acknowledged as a supposition; `given the engine`s condition, it is a wonder that it started`

given birth
adjective (used especially of human beings) born

givenness
noun the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed

giving
gift noun the act of giving

giving medication
noun the act of administering medication

giving up
yielding 1 surrender noun a verbal act of admitting defeat

giving up
noun the act of forsaking

gizzard
ventriculus noun thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food

glabella
mesophyron noun a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges

glabellar
adjective of or relating to the glabella

glabrescent
adjective lacking hair or a similar growth or tending to become hairless

glabrous
adjective having no hair or similar growth; smooth; `glabrous stems`; `glabrous leaves`; `a glabrous scalp`

glacial
adjective relating to or derived from a glacier; `glacial deposit`

glacially
adverb by a glacier; `glacially deposited material`

glaciate
verb become frozen and covered with glaciers

glaciated
adjective covered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action

glad
happy adjective eagerly disposed to act or to be of service; `glad to help`

glad hand
noun a warm welcome; may be insincere

gladden
verb become glad or happy

gladdened
exhilarated adjective made joyful; `the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive`

glade fern
narrow-leaved spleenwort noun North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks

gladiatorial
adjective of or relating to or resembling gladiators or their combat; `gladiatorial combats`

gladiolus
corpus sternum noun the large central part of the breastbone

gladly
lief adverb in a willing manner; `this was gladly agreed to`; `I would fain do it`

gladness
gladfulness noun experiencing joy and pleasure

gladsome
adjective experiencing or expressing gladness or joy; `a gladsome smile`; `a gladsome occasion`

glamor
glamour noun alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)