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

gorge
ingurgitate verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; `She stuffed herself at the dinner`; `The kids binged on icecream`

gorged
sated adjective fed beyond capacity or desire

gorgeous
adjective dazzlingly beautiful; `a gorgeous Victorian gown`

gorgeously
splendidly 1 resplendently adverb in an impressively beautiful manner; `the Princess was gorgeously dressed`

gorger
noun someone who eats food rapidly and greedily

gorgerin
necking noun the molding at the top of a column

gorget
noun armor plate that protects the neck

Gorgonacea
suborder Gorgonacea noun red corals and sea fans

gorgonian
gorgonian coral noun corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton

Gorgonocephalus
genus Gorgonocephalus noun basket stars

gorgonzola
noun Italian blue cheese

gorilla
Gorilla gorilla noun largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

gory
slaughterous adjective accompanied by bloodshed; `this bitter and sanguinary war`

goshawk
Accipiter gentilis noun large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry

gosling
noun young goose

Gospel
Gospels noun the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ`s life and teachings

gospel
noun folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

Gospel According to Mark
noun the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament

gospel singing
noun folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

gospel truth
noun an unquestionable truth; `his word was gospel`

gossamer
noun a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture

gossip
noun a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; `the divorce caused much gossip`

gossiping
gossipmongering noun a conversation that spreads personal information about other people

Gossypium arboreum
noun East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms

Gota Canal
noun a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden

Gothic
adjective of or relating to the Goths; `Gothic migrations`

Gothic
noun a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

Gothic arch
noun a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex

Gothic romance
noun a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque events

Gotterdammerung
Ragnarok noun myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
noun German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781)

gouache
noun a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum

Gouda
Gouda cheese noun mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls

gouge
noun the act of gouging

gouge out
verb make gouges into a surface; `The woman`s spiked heels gouged out the wooden floor`

goulash
Hungarian goulash noun a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika

Gould
noun United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)

gourd
calabash noun bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd

gourd
noun any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds

gourd vine
noun any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds

gourd-like
adjective resembling a gourd

gourmandism
noun the disposition and habits of a gourmand

gouty
adjective suffering from gout

govern
rule verb exercise authority over; as of nations; `Who is governing the country now?`

governed
noun the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; `governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed`--Declaration of Independence

governing
adjective responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; `governing bodies`

governing board
noun a board that manages the affairs of an institution

government
governing noun the act of governing; exercising authority; `regulations for the governing of state prisons`; `he had considerable experience of government`

Government Accounting Office
GAO noun an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States

government building
noun a building that houses a branch of government

government department
noun a department of government

government minister
noun a person appointed to a high office in the government; `Minister of Finance`

government office
noun an office where government employees work

government officials
officialdom noun people elected or appointed to administer a government

government-in-exile
noun a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated

governmental
adjective dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state; `governmental policy`

governmentally
adverb by government; `governmentally determined policy`

governor
noun a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

governor`s race
campaign for governor noun a race for election to the governorship

governorship
noun the office of governor

gown
noun a woman`s dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

gown
scrubs noun protective garment worn by surgeons during operations

gowned
adjective wearing a gown; `beautifully gowned women`

Graafian follicle
noun a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg

grab
noun a mechanical device for gripping an object

grab bag
noun a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents

grab bar
noun a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself

grab sample
noun a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible

grace
blessing 1 thanksgiving noun a short prayer of thanks before a meal

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

grace cup
noun cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal

grace note
appoggiatura noun an embellishing note usually written in smaller size

grace of God
free grace noun (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; `God`s grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners`; `there but for the grace of God go I`

graceful
adjective characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

gracefully
adverb in a graceful manner; `she swooped gracefully`

gracefulness
noun beautiful carriage

graceless
ungraceful adjective lacking grace; clumsy; `a graceless production of the play`; `his stature low...his bearing ungraceful`- Sir Walter Scott

gracelessly
adverb in a graceless manner; `she moves rather gracelessly`

gracelessness
ungracefulness noun an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression

Gracie Allen
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen noun United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

gracilariid
gracilariid moth noun small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves

Gracilariidae
Gracillariidae noun leaf miners

gracile
willowy adjective slender and graceful

gracility
noun elegance and beauty of movement or expression

gracious
adjective disposed to bestow favors; `thanks to the gracious gods`

graciously
adverb in a gracious or graceful manner; `he did not have a chance to grow up graciously`

graciousness
noun excellence of manners or social conduct

grackle
noun long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage

Gracula
genus Gracula noun mynas

gradable
adjective capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.)

gradate
verb pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another; `The paint on these walls gradates but you don`t see it`

gradation
graduation noun the act of arranging in grades

gradational
gradatory adjective taking place by degrees

grade
gradation noun a degree of ablaut

grade
noun the height of the ground on which something stands; `the base of the tower was below grade`

grade point
noun a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course

grade point average
GPA noun a measure of a student`s academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted

grade school
grammar school noun a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades

grade separation
noun a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass

grade-appropriate
adjective the quality of ability and work that is appropriate for students in a specified grade