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

Golden Rule
noun a command based on Jesus` words in the Sermon on the Mount; `Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them` (Matthew 7:12)

golden shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas noun shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream`

golden-brown
adjective of brown tinged with gold

golden-eyed fly
noun a variety of green lacewing

golden-green
adjective of green tinged with gold

golden-yellow
adjective of yellow tinged with gold

goldeneye
noun a variety of green lacewing

goldfield
noun a district where gold is mined

goldfinch
noun small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings

goldfish
Carassius auratus noun small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes

goldmine
gold mine noun a mine where gold ore is found

goldplate
gold-plate verb plate with gold; `goldplate a watch`

Goldsmith
noun Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774)

golf
golf game noun a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

golf bag
noun golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls

golf ball
noun a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance

golf club
golf-club noun golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

golf course
links course noun course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf

golf equipment
noun sports equipment used in playing golf

golf glove
noun a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club

golf lesson
noun a lesson in playing gold

golf range
driving range noun a practice range for practicing golf shots

golf stroke
golf shot noun the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

golf-club head
club head noun (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball

golfcart
golf cart noun a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots

golfing
noun playing golf; `he goes south every winter for the golfing`

Golgi body
Golgi apparatus noun a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

Golgi`s cell
Golgi cell noun a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter

goliath frog
Rana goliath noun largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa

golliwog
golliwogg noun a grotesque black doll

gomphothere
noun extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene

Gomphotheriidae
family Gomphotheriidae noun elephants extinct since the Pleistocene

Gomphotherium
genus Gomphotherium noun type genus of the Gomphotheriidae

gonad
sex gland noun a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced

gonadal
adjective of or relating to the gonads; `gonadal hormones`

gonadotropic
gonadotrophic adjective of or relating to or involving gonadotropin

gonadotropin
gonadotrophin noun hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity

Goncourt
Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt noun French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)

Gondi
noun a Dravidian language spoken by the Gond in south central India

gondola car
noun a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof

gone
expended adjective having all been spent; `the money is all gone`

gone(p)
adjective no longer retained; `gone with the wind`

gong
tam-tam noun a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick

Gongorism
noun an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora

goniometer
noun direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals

gonion
noun the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw

gonococcus
Neisseria gonorrhoeae noun the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea

Gonorhynchidae
family Gonorhynchidae noun coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus

Gonorhynchus
genus Gonorhynchus noun slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth

good
just adjective of moral excellence; `a genuinely good person`; `a just cause`; `an upright and respectable man`

good afternoon
afternoon noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewell

good and
adverb completely or thoroughly; `when I`m good and ready`

good authority
noun testimony by someone who should know; `I have it on good authority`

good continuation
continuation noun a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction

good enough
adjective adequately good for the circumstances; `if it`s good enough for you it`s good enough for me`

good faith
noun having honest intentions; `he acted in good faith`; `doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants`

good form
noun behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; `it is not good form to brag about winning`

good humor
good humour noun a cheerful and agreeable mood

good luck
happy chance noun an unexpected piece of good luck; `he finally got his big break`

good morning
morning noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewell

good nature
noun a cheerful, obliging disposition

good night
noun a conventional expression of farewell

good part
noun a place of especial strength

good time
noun a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; `we had a good time at the party`; `celebrating after the game was a blast`

good turn
noun a favor for someone; `he did me a good turn`

good will
goodwill noun the friendly hope that something will succeed

good will
goodwill noun a disposition to kindness and compassion; `the victor`s grace in treating the vanquished`

good word
noun good news

good-for-nothing
good-for-naught adjective without merit; `a sorry horse`; `a sorry excuse`; `a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick`; `the car was a no-good piece of junk`

good-natured
adjective having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; `too good-natured to resent a little criticism`; `the good-natured policeman on our block`; `the sounds of good-natured play`

good-naturedly
adverb in a good-natured manner

good-temperedness
good-humoredness noun a cheerful willingness to be obliging

goodish
adjective moderately good of its kind; `a goodish wine`

goodly
goodish adjective large in amount or extent or degree; `it cost a considerable amount`; `a goodly amount`; `received a hefty bonus`; `a respectable sum`; `a tidy sum of money`; `a sizable fortune`

goody-goody
adjective affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous

gooey
icky adjective soft and sticky

goofproof
goof-proof verb proof against human misuse or error; `foolproof this appliance`

Google
noun a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user`s search

googly
wrong `un noun a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way

goosander
Mergus merganser noun common merganser of Europe and North America

goose
noun web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

goose barnacle
gooseneck barnacle noun stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers

goose down
noun down of the goose

goose grass
Panicum Texanum noun annual weedy grass used for hay

goose liver
noun liver of a goose used as meat

goose step
noun a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high

goose-tansy
goose grass noun low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia

gooseberry
noun currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies

gooseberry-like
adjective resembling gooseberries

goosefish
angler noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

gopher
noun burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America

gopher snake
noun bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows

gopher tortoise
gopher turtle noun burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

Gopherus
genus Gopherus noun gopher tortoises

goral
Naemorhedus goral noun small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains

Gordian
adjective extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot`

Gordian knot
noun an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia

Gordon setter
noun a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat

gore
noun a triangular piece of cloth

gore
noun the shedding of blood resulting in murder; `he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen`