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

Gustavus
Gustavus Adolphus noun king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years` War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)

Gustavus Franklin Swift
noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

Gustavus II
Gustavus Adolphus noun king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years` War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)

Gustavus III
noun king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)

Gustavus IV
noun king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)

Gustavus V
noun king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)

Gustavus VI
noun the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)

gusto
relish 2 zest noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

gusty
puffy adjective blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts; `puffy off-shore winds`; `gusty winds `

gut
verb remove the guts of; `gut the sheep`

gutless
adjective lacking courage or vitality; `he was a yellow gutless worm`; `a spineless craven fellow`

gutlessness
noun the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury

gutsiness
pluck noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

gutsy
plucky adjective marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; `you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do`; `the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement`-Judith Crist; `a gutsy red wine`

gutta balata
noun when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls

gutta-percha tree
noun one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha

gutter
trough noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

gutter press
noun press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures)

guttural
adjective relating to or articulated in the throat; `the glottal stop and uvular `r` and `ch` in German `Bach` are guttural sounds`

gutturally
adverb in a guttural manner; `gutturally articulated`

guy
guy cable noun a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

Guyanese
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Guyana or its inhabitants; `the Guyanese capital`

guzzle
verb drink greedily or as if with great thirst; `The boys guzzled the cheap vodka`

gym mat
noun sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

gym shoe
sneaker noun a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

gym suit
noun clothes prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastic exercise

gymkhana
noun a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes

gymnasium
gym noun athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

gymnastic
adjective of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility; `gymnastic horse`

gymnastic apparatus
exerciser noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises

gymnastic exercise
noun (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)

gymnastic horse
noun a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

gymnastics
gymanstic exercise noun a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility

Gymnelis
genus Gymnelis noun a genus of Zoarcidae

Gymnogyps
genus Gymnogyps noun containing solely the California condor

Gymnophiona
order Gymnophiona noun an order of amphibians including caecilians

Gymnorhina
genus Gymnorhina noun in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows

gymnosophical
adjective of or relating to gymnosophy

gymnosophy
noun the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation

gymnospermous
adjective relating to or characteristic of plants of the class Gymnospermae

Gymnura
genus Gymnura noun butterfly rays

gymslip
noun a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform

gynandromorphic
gynandromorphous adjective having both male and female morphological characteristics

gynecocracy
gynarchy noun a political system governed by a woman

gynecological
gynaecological adjective of or relating to or practicing gynecology; `gynecological examination`

gynecology
gynaecology noun the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women

gyneolatry
gynaeolatry noun the worship of women

Gypaetus
genus Gypaetus noun in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae

Gyps
genus Gyps noun a genus of Accipitridae

gypsy cab
noun a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls

gypsy moth
gipsy moth noun European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees

Gypsy Rose Lee
Rose Louise Hovick noun United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)

gyral
adjective relating to or associated with or comprising a convolution of the brain; `the gyral sulcus`

gyrate
spiral verb to wind or move in a spiral course; `the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action`; `black smoke coiling up into the sky`; `the young people gyrated on the dance floor`

gyration
whirling noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

gyrfalcon
gerfalcon noun large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases

Gyrinidae
family Gyrinidae noun whirligig beetles

gyro
noun a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread

gyrocompass
noun a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead

gyroscope
gyro noun rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

gyroscopic
adjective having the characteristics of a gyroscope

gyrostabilizer
gyrostabiliser noun a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane

gyrus
convolution noun a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

Haastia pulvinaris
noun cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs

Habakkuk
Habacuc noun an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk`s prophecies

habanera
noun a Cuban dance in duple time

habeas corpus
writ of habeas corpus noun a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge

Habenaria fimbriata
noun North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers

Habenaria psycodes
noun North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers

haberdashery
men`s furnishings noun the drygoods sold by a haberdasher

habergeon
noun (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk

habilitate
verb qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; `He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university`

habit
wont noun an established custom; `it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening`

habit
noun a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; `she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair`; `long use had hardened him to it`

habitability
habitableness noun suitability for living in or on

habitable
inhabitable adjective fit for habitation; `the habitable world`

habitat
home ground noun the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; `a marine habitat`; `he felt safe on his home grounds`

habitation
noun the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

habited
adjective dressed in a habit; `the habited men of the monastery`

habitual
adjective made a norm or custom or habit; `his habitual practice was to eat an early supper`; `her habitual neatness`

habitual abortion
noun repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)

habitual criminal
noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

habituate
accustom verb make psychologically or physically used (to something); `She became habituated to the background music`

habituate
verb take or consume (regularly or habitually); `She uses drugs rarely`

habituation
noun a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions

habitude
noun habitual mode of behavior

Hablot Knight Browne
Phiz noun English illustrator of several of Dickens` novels (1815-1882)

Habsburg
Hapsburg noun a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806

hacek
wedge noun a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation

hacienda
noun the main house on a ranch or large estate

hack
whoop verb cough spasmodically; `The patient with emphysema is hacking all day`

hack
nag noun an old or over-worked horse

hack on
verb fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; `I`m not very good at hacking but I`ll give it my best`

hack writer
literary hack noun a mediocre and disdained writer

hackamore
noun rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading

hacker
noun a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

hackle
noun long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants

hackney
hackney carriage noun a carriage for hire

hacksaw
hack saw noun saw used with one hand for cutting metal

hackwork
noun professional work done according to formula