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Gaffle
An artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks.
Gale
A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called .
Galletyle
A little tile of glazed earthenware.
Gamester
A merry, frolicsome person.
gaolbreak
an escape from jail; same as .
Garner
To gather for preservation; to store, as in a granary; to treasure.
Garrulus
The type genus of the Garrulinae, conmprising the Old World jays.
Gasalier
A chandelier arranged to burn gas.
Gasolier
Same as .
Gastroduodenitis
Inflammation of the stomach and duodenum. It is one of the most frequent causes of jaundice.
Gazon
One of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks.
Ge-
An Anglo-Saxon prefix. See .
Gelechia
The type genus of the , including pink bollworms.
Geminy
Twins; a pair; a couple.
Gems-horn
An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
Gemul
A small South American deer (), with simple forked horns.
Genealogic
Genealogical.
Georama
A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside.
German
Nearly related; closely akin.
Germ plasm
See , and .
getable
Obtainable; able to be gotten.
Ghanian
a native or inhabitant of Ghana.
Ghetto
A quarter of a city where Jews live in greatest numbers.
Giallolino
A term variously employed by early writers on art, though commonly designating the yellow oxide of lead, or massicot.
Gig
A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
Giggler
One who giggles or titters.
Gill-flirt
A thoughtless, giddy girl; a flirt-gill.
Gilt
A female pig, when young.
Gilt
of .
Gingival
Of or pertaining to the gums.
Girding
That with which one is girded; a girdle.
Given
from ,
Glabella
The space between the eyebrows, also including the corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon.
Gliding angle
The angle, esp. the least angle, at which a gliding machine or aroplane will glide to earth by virtue of gravity without applied power.
Glimmer
To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light;
Globe-shaped
Shaped like a globe.
Glomerous
Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass.
Glossanthrax
A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.
Gloxinia
American genus of herbaceous plants with very handsome bell-shaped blossoms; -- named after B. P. , a German botanist.
Gluteal
Pertaining to, or in the region of, the glutus.
Glycol
A thick, colorless liquid, , of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin.
Gnathopod
A gnathopodite or maxilliped. See .
Gnow
Gnawed.
goatsfoot
A short-stemmed South African plant () with bluish flowers.
Goblet
A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle.
good-king-henry
A European plant () naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb.
Gorebill
The garfish.
Gourd tree
A tree (the , or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America.
Gourmet
A connoisseur in eating and drinking; an epicure.
Graham bread
Bread made of unbolted wheat flour.
Graniform
Formed like of corn.
Granulation
The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; .
Gratulate
To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate.
Gravy
The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up.
Grayfly
The trumpet fly.
Great-granddaughter
A daughter of one's grandson or granddaughter.
Greenshank
A European sandpiper or snipe (); -- called also .
Gremial
Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom.
Gripe
A vulture; the griffin.
Gripeful
Disposed to gripe; extortionate.
Gristle
Cartilage. See .
Gristly
Consisting of, or containing, gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous.
Groan
A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; .
Groyne
See .
Grumble
To express or utter with grumbling.
Grype
A vulture; the griffin.
guesstimate
an estimate based on little information, being little better than a guess.
Guimpe
A kind of short blouse or chemisette, worn under a low-necked dress such as a jumper or pinafore.
Gusty
Subject to, or characterized by, gusts or squalls; windy; stormy; tempestuous.
gutsy
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger.
Guzzle
To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently.
Gymnocyte
A cytode without a proper cell wall, but with a nucleus.
Gyrus
A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; . See .