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- GALVANIZEROne who, or that which, galvanizes.
- GALVANOMETERA device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.
- GALVANOMETRICOf or pertaining to galvanometry.
- GALVANOSCOPEA device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
- GALYAKA flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat).
- GAMBThe leg or shank, typically of an animal, especially of a lion, on a coat of arms, crest, etc.
- GAMBAAbbreviation of viola da gamba.
- GAMBADEThe leap of a horse.
- GAMBADOEither of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.
- GAMBESONA defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.
- GAMBETAny bird of the obsolete genus Totanus, now principally in genus Tringa, including many called tattlers.
- GAMBIERA flowering plant, of species Uncaria gambir, family Rubiaceae, native to Southeast Asia.
- GAMBISTSomeone who plays the viola da gamba
- GAMBITAn opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
- GAMBLEA bet or wager.
- GAMBLEROne who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
- GAMBOGEAny of several species of trees of the genus Garcinia found in South and Southeastern Asia, especially Garcinia xanthochymus.
- GAMBOGICOf or pertaining to gamboge.
- GAMBOLTo move about playfully; to frolic.
- GAMBRELThe hind leg of a horse; the hock.
- GAMBROONA kind of twilled linen cloth for clothes lining.
- GAMBUSIAAny of several livebearing freshwater fish, of the genus Gambusia, that feed on the larva of mosquitos and are used to control them.
- GAMEA playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
- GAMEKEEPERA person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.
- GAMELANA genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).
- GAMELIKEResembling a game.
- GAMELYSportive; lively; joyful.
- GAMEPLAYThe totality of player experiences during a game, such as the gaming environment and the competitive interaction with other players; often with reference to a video game or a board
- GAMERA person who plays any kind of game.
- GAMESTERA person who plays games.
- GAMETALPertaining to, or connected with, a gamete.
- GAMETEA reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
- GAMETICOf or pertaining to gametes.
- GAMETOCYTEA diploid germ cell that divides by meiosis into a gamete.
- GAMETOGENOUSOf or pertaining to gametogenesis.
- GAMETOPHOREin ferns, the bearer of sex organs
- GAMETOPHYTEA plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
- GAMETOPHYTICOf or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- GAMEYHaving the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
- GAMICFormed as a result of syngamy (union of gametes), sexually produced, sexual.
- GAMIFIEDsimple past and past participle of gamify
- GAMIFYTo convert into the form of a game.
- GAMILYIn a gamy way; while being or tasting gamy
- GAMINA homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
- GAMINEA (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
- GAMINERIEimpishness
- GAMINESQUELike a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
- GAMOGENESISsexual reproduction
- GAMOPETALOUSHaving petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.
- GAMPAn umbrella.
- GAMUTA (normally) complete range.
- GANACHEA rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze.
- GANCHTo drop from a high place on sharp stakes or hooks as a punishment.
- GANDERA male goose.
- GANEFA thief; a rascal or scoundrel.
- GANGBUSTERSplural of gangbuster
- GANGEROne who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
- GANGLIFORMHaving the form of a ganglion.
- GANGLYTall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
- GANGRELA tramp, vagrant, vagabond.
- GANGSTERA member of a criminal or street gang.
- GANGSTERDOMThe realm or sphere of gangsters.
- GANGSTERISHGangsterlike.
- GANGSTERISMThe behavior of a gangster; organized crime.
- GANGUEThe earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
- GANISTERA hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces.
- GANJAMarijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
- GANOIDHaving a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony
- GANSEYAlternative form of guernsey.
- GANTLETAlternative spelling of gauntlet.
- GANTRYA framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
- GAOLDated spelling of jail.
- GAOLBIRDDated spelling of jailbird.
- GAOLERDated spelling of jailer.
- GAPETo open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- GAPEROne who gapes; a starer.
- GAPEWORMA parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachea), that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
- GAPIERgaping
- GAPIESTgaping
- GAPPERA ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.
- GAPPYHaving many gaps.
- GAPYgaping
- GARBFashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- GARBANZOAn edible pulse (Cicer arietinum), of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on
- GARBESFashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- GARBLETo pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
- GARBOA rubbish collector; a garbage man.
- GARBOILDisorder; uproar.
- GARCINIAA tropical tree of the genus Garcinia, including the mangosteen and the gamboge tree.
- GARDANTAlternative form of guardant.
- GARDENAn outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
- GARDENFULAn amount sufficient to fill a garden.
- GARDENIAAny of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers.
- GARDENLESSWithout a garden.
- GARDYLOOA cry used to warn passersby that a vessel of wastewater is about to be emptied into the street.
- GARECoarse wool on the legs of sheep.
- GAREFOWLThe great auk.
- GARFISHAny fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
- GARGETAn inflammation on a cow's or sheep's udder; synonym of mastitis.
- GARGLETo clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs.