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- 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.
- GARGLEROne who gargles.
- GARGOYLEA carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
- GARGOYLEDHaving gargoyles carved into it
- GARGOYLISMthe dysmorphic facial features found in Hurler's syndrome and Hunter syndrome, characterized by thickened gingiva (gums) and upturned nose
- GARIBALDIa biscuit consisting of currants squashed between layers of flaky pastry.
- GARISHOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
- GARISHEDOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
- GARISHLYIn a garish manner.
- GARLANDA circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
- GARLICA plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
- GARLICKEDFlavoured with garlic.
- GARLICKYTasting or smelling of garlic.
- GARMENTA single article of clothing.
- GARMENTEDWearing a garment; attired.
- GARNYarn (twisted fibers for weaving) or worsted (woolen yarn).
- GARNERA granary; a store of grain.
- GARNETA hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
- GARNISHTo decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
- GARNISHEEThe person whose money is garnished.
- GARNITURESomething that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment
- GARRETEDProtected by turrets.
- GARRISONA permanent military post.
- GARROTA stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.
- GARROTEAn iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.
- GARTHA grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
- GARUDAA large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.
- GARUMA fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.
- GARVEYA type of boat which was originally flat-bottomed, reminiscent of a sled, and historically sailed around New Jersey.
- GASCONADEBoastful talk.
- GASCONADERA great boaster; a blusterer.
- GASEOUSRelating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).
- GASHA deep cut.
- GASHEROne who gashes.
- GASHLYGhastly, horrible.
- GASHOLDERA large cylindrical tank used for storing gas, especially town gas (1870s-1940s) or natural gas (1950s-present). Types include one with telescopic sections with wet seals in betwee
- GASIFIABLECapable of being gasified.
- GASIFIERAn apparatus used to perform gasification.
- GASIFORMHaving the form of a gas; gaseous.
- GASIFYTo convert into a gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes; to become a gas or aeriform fluid.
- GASKETA length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
- GASKINTrousers, hose.
- GASLITIlluminated by burning gas.
- GASMANA worker for a company that supplies gas (in the sense of the gaseous fuel), especially one who visits premises to read the meter, test appliances etc.
- GASOGENEA type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas
- GASOHOLGasoline mixed with ethyl alcohol (ethanol).
- GASOLINEA flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
- GASOMETERAn apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.
- GASOMETRICOf or relating to gasometry or gasometrics
- GASPTo draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
- GASPERA person or animal that gasps.
- GASPYResembling or characterised by gasps.
- GASSEROne who gasses, or poisons with gas.
- GASSYHaving the nature of, or containing, gas.
- GASTTo frighten.
- GASTERThe stomach.
- GASTRECTOMYA surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
- GASTRICOf or relating to the stomach.
- GASTRINA hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach
- GASTROCNEMIUSThe muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
- GASTROCOLICRelating to the gastrointestinal tract and the colon.
- GASTRODUODENALRelating to, or connecting the stomach and the duodenum
- GASTROLITHA stone or rock ingested by certain animals and retained in their digestive tract, particularly the gizzard, in order to assist in grinding food or serve other functions like balla
- GASTROLOGYthe scientific study of the stomach
- GASTROMANCYDivination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly.
- GASTRONOMEa lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
- GASTRONOMICOf or pertaining to gastronomy.
- GASTRONOMYThe art of preparing and eating good food.
- GASTROPODAny member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
- GASTROPUBA public house that serves high-quality food.
- GASTROTOMYAny form of incision into the stomach.
- GASTRULAA stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
- GATEA doorlike structure outside a house.
- GATEAUA rich, usually iced, cake.
- GATECRASHTo attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- GATEFOLDA document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle
- GATEHOUSEA lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
- GATEKEEPERA person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
- GATELIKEResembling or characteristic of a gate.
- GATEMANA gatekeeper; a person who guards a gate.
- GATERA mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal while the circuit is not in use.
- GATEWAYA passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
- GATHERTo collect normally separate things.
- GATORAlligator.
- GATVOLCompletely fed up; very upset.
- GAUCHEAwkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
- GAUCHELYIn a gauche manner.
- GAUCHERIEA socially tactless or awkward act.
- GAUCHOA cowboy of the South American pampas.
- GAUDA cheap showy trinket
- GAUDEAMUSA students' merrymaking.
- GAUDILYIn a gaudy manner.
- GAUDINESSPretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.
- GAUDYVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- GAUFFERTo plait, crimp, or flute
- GAUFREA waffle (flat pastry).
- GAUGEA measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard