Girr
Girr, gir, n. (Scot.) a hoop.
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Girr, gir, n. (Scot.) a hoop.
English · e-38538-2981 · brief source recordGirt, gėrt, v.t. to gird.—pa.p. of a ship moored so taut by her cables to two oppositely placed anchors as to be prevented from swinging to the wind or tide.
English · e-38538-2982Girth, gėrth, n. belly-band of a saddle: measure round the waist.—Also Girt.
English · e-38538-2983 · brief source recordGist, jist, n. the main point or pith of a matter. [From an old French proverb, 'I know where the hare lies'—i.e. I know the main point—O. Fr. gist (Fr. gît)—O. Fr. gesir (Fr. gésir), to lie—L. jacēre.]
English · e-38538-2984Gittern, git′ern, n. a kind of guitar, a cithern.—v.i. to play on the gittern. [Most prob. Old Dut. ghiterne—L. cithara—Gr. kithara. See Guitar.]
English · e-38538-2985Giust, jōōst, n. (Spens.). Same as Joust.
English · e-38538-2986 · brief source recordGiusto, jūs′tō, adj. (mus.) suitable, regular. [It.,—L. justus, just.]
English · e-38538-2987 · brief source recordGive, giv, v.t. to bestow: to impart: to yield: to grant: to permit: to afford: to furnish: to pay or render, as thanks: to pronounce, as a decision: to show, as a result: to apply, as one's self: to allow or admit.—v.i.
English · e-38538-2988Gives, jīvz, n. Same as Gyves.
English · e-38538-2989 · brief source recordGizz, giz, n. (Scot.) the face.
English · e-38538-2990 · brief source recordGizzard, giz′ard, n. the muscular stomach of a bird. [M. E. giser—O. Fr. gezier—L. gigerium, only in pl. gigeria, cooked entrails of poultry.]
English · e-38538-2991Gizzen, giz′n, v.i. (Scot.) to shrink from dryness so as to leak: to wither.—adj. leaky.
English · e-38538-2992 · brief source recordGlabrous, glā′brus, adj. smooth: having no hairs or any unevenness.—adj. Glā′brāte, smooth, glabrous. [L. glaber, smooth.]
English · e-38538-2993Glacé, gla-sā′, adj. iced: glossy, lustrous, esp. of a thin silk material. [Fr.]
English · e-38538-2994 · brief source recordGlacial, glā′shi-al, adj. icy: frozen: pertaining to ice or its action, esp. to glaciers.—ns. Glā′cialist, one who attributes the phenomena of the drift in geology to the action of glaciers; Glāciā′tion, the act of freez
English · e-38538-2995Glacier, glā′shēr, or glas′i-ėr, n. a field or, more properly, a slowly moving river of ice, such as is found in the hollows and on the slopes of lofty mountains. [Fr.,—glace, ice—L. glacies, ice.]
English · e-38538-2996Glacis, glā′sis, or gla-sē′, n. a gentle slope: (fort.) a smooth sloping bank. [Fr.,—O. Fr. glacer, to freeze—glace, ice.]
English · e-38538-2997Glad, glad, adj. pleased: cheerful: bright: giving pleasure.—v.t. to make glad:—pr.p. glad′ding; pa.p. glad′ded.—v.t. Glad′den, to make glad: to cheer: to animate.—adj. Glad′ful (Spens.).—n. Glad′fulness.—adv. Glad′ly.—n
English · e-38538-2998Glade, glād, n. an open space in a wood.—adj. Glā′dy, having glades. [Scand.; Ice. glaðr, bright, Norw. glette, a clear spot among clouds.]
English · e-38538-2999Gladiator, glad′i-ā-tor, n. in ancient Rome, a professional combatant with men or beasts in the arena.—adjs. Glad′iāte, sword-shaped; Gladiatō′rial, Gladiā′tory, Gladiatō′rian.—ns. Glad′iatorship; Glā′dius, the cuttle-bo
English · e-38538-3000Gladiole, glad′i-ōl, Gladiolus, gla-dī′o-lus, glad-i-ō′lus, n. the plant sword-lily:—pl. Gladī′olī. [L. gladiolus, dim. of gladius.]
English · e-38538-3001Gladstone, glad′ston, n. a four-wheeled two-seated carriage with driver's seat and dickey: a kind of light travelling-bag, opening wide. [From the great statesman, W. E. Gladstone (1809-98).]
English · e-38538-3002Glagolitic, glag-o-lit′ik, adj. of or pertaining to Glagol, an ancient Slavonic alphabet, apparently derived from the cursive Greek of the 9th century, only used in the liturgical books of the Dalmatian Slavs. [Old Bulga
English · e-38538-3003Glaikit, glāk′it, adj. (Scot.) giddy, foolish.—ns. Glaik, a deception, a quick glance; Glaik′itness, levity.—Fling the glaiks in folk's een (Scot.), to throw dust in people's eyes. [See Gleek.]
English · e-38538-3004Glair, glār, n. the clear part of an egg used as varnish: any viscous, transparent substance: mud.—v.t. to varnish with white of eggs.—adjs. Glair′y, Glair′eous, Glār′eous. [Fr. glaire—Low L. clara ovi, white of egg—L. c
English · e-38538-3005Glaive, glāv, n. a weapon like a halberd, fixed on a long shaft, its edge on the outer curve.—Also Glave. [O. Fr. glaive—L. gladius, a sword.]
English · e-38538-3006Glamour, glam′ėr, n. the supposed influence of a charm on the eyes, making them see things as fairer than they are: fascination: enchantment. [Merely a corruption of gramarye or grammar, meaning grammar, then magic.]
English · e-38538-3007Glance, glans, n. a sudden shoot of light: a darting of the eye: a momentary view: a term applied to minerals exhibiting a pseudo-metallic lustre.—v.i. to dart a ray of light or splendour: to snatch a momentary view: to
English · e-38538-3008Gland, gland, n. a secreting structure, which in various ways alters the material brought to it by the blood, extracting and excreting waste products as in the kidneys, or manufacturing valuable by-products, such as the
English · e-38538-3009Glanders, gland′ėrz, n. a malignant, contagious, and fatal disease of the horse or ass, showing itself esp. on the mucous membrane of the nose, upon the lungs, and on the lymphatic system.—adj. Gland′ered, affected with
English · e-38538-3010Glare, glār, n. a clear, dazzling light: overpowering lustre: a piercing look.—v.i. to shine with a clear, dazzling light: to be ostentatiously splendid: to look with piercing eyes.—adj. Glar′ing, bright and dazzling: ba
English · e-38538-3011Glareous. See Glair.
English · e-38538-3012 · brief source recordGlass, glas, n. a combination of silica with some alkali or alkaline earth, such as lime, &c., used for window panes, mirrors, lenses, &c.: anything made of glass, esp. a drinking-vessel, a mirror, &c.: the quantity of l
English · e-38538-3013Glassite, glas′īt, n. one of a religious sect founded by John Glas (1695-1773), a minister of the Church of Scotland, who was deposed in 1730 for maintaining that a congregation with its eldership is, in its discipline,
English · e-38538-3014Glaswegian, glas-wēj′i-an, n. and adj. a native or citizen of Glasgow.
English · e-38538-3015 · brief source recordGlauber-salt. See Salt.
English · e-38538-3017 · brief source recordGlauberite, glaw′ber-īt, n. a grayish-white mineral, a compound of the sulphates of sodium and calcium, found chiefly in rock-salt. [From the German Johann Rudolf Glauber, 1604-68.]
English · e-38538-3016Glaucoma, glawk-ō′ma, n. an insidious disease of the eye, marked by increased tension within the eyeball, growing dimness of vision, and an excavation of the papilla of the optic nerve—also Glaucō′sis.—adj. Glaucom′atous
English · e-38538-3018Glauconite, glaw′kō-nīt, n. the mineral, a silicate of iron, which gives a green colour to some of the beds of the greensand strata, whence their name.—adj. Glauconit′ic. [Fr.,—Gr. glaukos, bluish-green.]
English · e-38538-3019Glaucous, glaw′kus, adj. sea-green: grayish-blue: (bot.) covered with a fine green bloom.—n. Glauces′cence.—adj. Glauces′cent, somewhat glaucous. [L. glaucus, bluish—Gr. glaukos, blue or gray.]
English · e-38538-3020Glaucus, glaw′kus, n. a genus of Gasteropods, in the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. [Gr. glaukos, a fish—glaukos, bluish-green.]
English · e-38538-3021Glaum, gläm, v.i. and v.t. (Scot.) to grasp eagerly (with at).
English · e-38538-3022 · brief source recordGlaur, glär, a Scotch form of glair.
English · e-38538-3023 · brief source recordGlaux, gläks, n. a genus of Primulaceæ, called also Sea milkwort and Black saltwort, common along sea-coasts of northern Europe—formerly used in soda-making. [L.,—Gr. glaux, milk-vetch.]
English · e-38538-3024Glave. See Glaive.
English · e-38538-3025 · brief source recordGlaze, glāz, v.t. to furnish or set with glass: to cover with a thin surface of glass or something glassy: to give a glassy surface to.—n. the glassy coating put upon pottery: any shining exterior.—ns. Glāz′er, a workman
English · e-38538-3026Gleam, glēm, v.i. to glow or shine: to flash.—n. a small stream of light: a beam: brightness.—n. Gleam′ing, a sudden shoot of light.—adj. Gleam′y, casting beams or rays of light. [A.S. glǽm, gleam, brightness (see Glimme
English · e-38538-3027Glean, glēn, v.t. to gather in handfuls after the reapers: to collect (what is thinly scattered).—v.i. to gather the corn left by a reaper.—n. that which is gleaned: the act of gleaning.—ns. Glean′er; Glean′ing. [O. Fr.
English · e-38538-3028Glebe, glēb, n. the land belonging to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice: (mining) a piece of earth containing ore: (arch.) turf.—adjs. Gleb′ous, Gleb′y, cloddy, turfy. [Fr.,—L. gleba, a clod.]
English · e-38538-3029Glede, glēd, n. (B.) the common kite, a rapacious bird. [A.S. glida, from, glídan, to glide.]
English · e-38538-3030 · brief source recordGledge, glej, v.i. to squint: to look cunningly.—n. a knowing look. [See Gley.]
English · e-38538-3031 · brief source recordGlee, glē, n. joy: mirth and gaiety: (mus.) a song or catch in parts.—adj. Glee′ful, merry.—ns. Glee′maid′en, a female minstrel; Glee′man, a minstrel.—adj. Glee′some, merry. [A.S. gleó, mirth; Ice. glý.]
English · e-38538-3032Gleed, glēd, n. a hot coal or burning ember. [A.S. gléd; cf. Dut. gloed, Ger. glut, Sw. glöd.]
English · e-38538-3033 · brief source recordGleek, glēk, n. (Shak.) a jest or scoff, a trick: an old game at cards for three, each having twelve, and eight being left for the stock.—v.i. (Shak.) to gibe or sneer, to spend time in sport or fun. [Prob. cog. with A.S
English · e-38538-3034Gleet, glēt, n. a glairy discharge from a mucous surface.—adj. Gleet′y. [O. Fr. glete, glecte, a flux.]
English · e-38538-3035 · brief source recordGleg, gleg, adj. clever: apt: (Scot.) sharp. [Ice. glöggr, clever; cf. A.S. gleáw, wise, Ger. glau, clear.]
English · e-38538-3036 · brief source recordGlen, glen, n. a narrow valley worn by a river: a depression between hills. [Celt., as in Gael. and Ir. gleann, W. glyn.]
English · e-38538-3037Glene, glē′nē, n. the pupil, eyeball: a socket.—adjs. Glē′noid, -al, slightly cupped. [Gr.]
English · e-38538-3038 · brief source recordGlengarry, glen-gar′i, n. a cap of thick-milled woollen, generally rising to a point in front, with ribbons hanging down behind—worn by the Highlanders of Scotland. [Glengarry, a glen in West Inverness-shire.]
English · e-38538-3039Glenlivet, glen-lēv′et, n. a good Scotch whisky. [Glenlivet, a valley in Banffshire.]
English · e-38538-3040 · brief source recordGley, glī, glē, v.i. to squint.—p.adj. Gleyed (Scot.), squint-eyed. [Ice. gljá, to glitter; Dan. glo.]
English · e-38538-3041 · brief source recordGliadin. See Glutin.
English · e-38538-3042 · brief source recordGlib, glib, adj. moving easily: voluble.—v.i. to move freely.—adv. Glib′ly.—n. Glib′ness. [A contr. of Dut. glibberig, slippery.]
English · e-38538-3043Glib, glib, n. (Spens.) a bush of hair hanging over the eyes. [Gael., a lock of hair.]
English · e-38538-3044 · brief source recordGlib, glib, v.t. (Shak.) to emasculate, to castrate. [Perh. an error for lib, to castrate.]
English · e-38538-3045 · brief source recordGlide, glīd, v.i. to slide smoothly and easily: to flow gently: to pass rapidly.—n. act of gliding: the joining of two sounds without a break: a smooth and sliding kind of waltz-step.—adj. Glid′dery, slippery.—n. Glīd′er
English · e-38538-3046Gliff, glif, n. a fright, a scare: (Scot.) a moment.—Also Glift. [M. E. gliffen, to be terrified.]
English · e-38538-3047 · brief source recordGlim, glim, n. (coll.) a light: (slang) an eye. [A.S. gleomu; cf. Ger. glimm, a spark.]
English · e-38538-3048 · brief source recordGlimmer, glim′ėr, v.i. to burn or appear faintly.—n. a faint light: feeble rays of light: (min.) mica.—ns. Glimm′er-gowk (Tenn.), an owl; Glimm′ering, a glimmer: an inkling.—adv. Glimm′eringly. [M. E. glimeren; most prob
English · e-38538-3049Glimpse, glimps, n. a short gleam: a weak light: transient lustre: a hurried view: fleeting enjoyment: the exhibition of a faint resemblance.—v.i. to appear by glimpses.—v.t. to get a glimpse of. [M. E. glimsen, to glimp
English · e-38538-3050Glint, glint, v.i. to shine, gleam: (Burns) to move quickly.—v.t. to reflect.—n. a gleam. [From Scand.; Old Dan. glinte, to shine.]
English · e-38538-3051Glisk, glisk, n. (Scot.) a glimpse. [M. E. glissen—A.S. glisian, to glance.]
English · e-38538-3052 · brief source recordGlissade, glis-ād′, v.i. to slide or glide down.—n. act of sliding down a slope.
English · e-38538-3053 · brief source recordGlist, glist, n. a dark ferruginous mineral found in lodes, micaceous iron ore.
English · e-38538-3054 · brief source recordGlisten, glis′n, v.i. to glitter or sparkle with light: to shine.—n. glitter. [M. E. glis-ien, to shine—A.S. glisnian, to shine; cf. Dut. glinsteren.]
English · e-38538-3055Glister, glis′tėr, v.i. to sparkle, glitter.—adj. Glis′tering (Shak.), glittering. [M. E. glistren; see above.]
English · e-38538-3056 · brief source recordGlit, a Scotch form of gleet.
English · e-38538-3057 · brief source recordGlitter, glit′ėr, v.i. to glisten, to sparkle with light: to be splendid: to be showy.—n. lustre: brilliancy.—adjs. Glitt′erand (Spens.), sparkling, glittering; Glitt′ering, shining: splendid: brilliant.—adv. Glitt′ering
English · e-38538-3058Gloaming, glōm′ing, n. twilight, dusk—(Scot.) Gloamin. [A.S. glómung; akin to gloom.]
English · e-38538-3059 · brief source recordGloat, glōt, v.i. to look eagerly, in a bad sense: to view with a wicked joy. [Ice. glotta, to grin.]
English · e-38538-3060 · brief source recordGlobate, -d, glōb′āt, -ed, adj. like a globe: circular. [L. globāre, -ātum, to form into a ball—globus.]
English · e-38538-3061 · brief source recordGlobe, glōb, n. a ball: a round body, a sphere: the earth: a sphere representing the earth (terrestrial globe) or the heavens (celestial globe): (obs.) a group.—v.t. to form in a circle.—ns. Globe′-fish, one of a genus o
English · e-38538-3062Globigerina, glob-i-je-rī′na, n. a genus typical of Globigerinidæ, a pelagic family of foraminifers.
English · e-38538-3063 · brief source recordGlode, glōd (Spens.), pa.t. of glide.
English · e-38538-3064 · brief source recordGlome, glōm, n. (bot.) a globular head of flowers.—adj. Glom′erous. [L. glomus=globus.]
English · e-38538-3065 · brief source recordGlomerate, glom′ėr-āt, v.t. to gather into a ball: to collect into a spherical mass.—adj. growing in rounded or massive forms: conglomerate.—n. Glomerā′tion, act of gathering into a ball: a body formed into a ball. [L. g
English · e-38538-3066Gloom, glōōm, n. partial darkness: cloudiness: heaviness of mind, sadness: hopelessness: sullenness.—v.i. to be sullen or dejected: to be cloudy or obscure.—v.t. to fill with gloom.—adv. Gloom′ily.—n. Gloom′iness.—p.adj.
English · e-38538-3067Gloria, glō′ri-a, n. a doxology.—Gloria in excelsis, the 'Greater Doxology'—'Glory be to God on high;' Gloria Patri, the 'Lesser Doxology'—'Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was,' &c. [
English · e-38538-3068Glorify, glō′ri-fī, v.t. to make glorious: to honour: to exalt to glory or happiness: to ascribe honour to, to worship:—pa.p. glō′rified.—n. Glorificā′tion. [L. gloria, glory, facĕre, to make.]
English · e-38538-3069Glory, glō′ri, n. renown: honour: the occasion of praise: an object of pride: excellency: splendour: brightness: in religious symbolism, a combination of the nimbus and the aureola, but often erroneously used for the nim
English · e-38538-3070Gloss, glos, n. brightness or lustre, as from a polished surface: external show.—v.t. to give a superficial lustre to: to render plausible: to palliate. [Ice. glossi, brightness, glóa, to glow. See Glass.]
English · e-38538-3071Gloss, glos, n. a remark to explain a subject: a comment.—v.i. to comment or make explanatory remarks.—adj. Glossā′rial, relating to a glossary: containing explanation.—ns. Gloss′arist, a writer of a glossary; Gloss′ary,
English · e-38538-3072Glossy, glos′i, adj. smooth and shining: highly polished.—adv. Gloss′ily.—n. Gloss′iness.
English · e-38538-3073 · brief source recordGlottis, glot′is, n. the opening of the larynx or entrance to the windpipe.—adj. Glott′al; Glott′ic, pertaining to the tongue or to glottology. [Gr. glōttis—glōtta, the tongue.]
English · e-38538-3074Glottology. See Glossology.
English · e-38538-3075 · brief source recordGlout, glowt, v.i. to be sulky.—n. a sulky look, the sulks. [See Gloat.]
English · e-38538-3076 · brief source recordGlove, gluv, n. a covering for the hand, with a sheath for each finger: a boxing-glove.—v.t. to cover with, or as with, a glove.—adj. Gloved, covered with a glove.—ns. Glove′-fight, a boxing-match in which the hands are
English · e-38538-3077Glow, glō, v.i. to shine with an intense heat: to feel great heat of body: to be flushed: to feel the heat of passion: to be ardent.—n. shining or white heat: unusual warmth: brightness of colour: vehemence of passion.—p
English · e-38538-3078Glower, glow′ėr, v.i. to stare frowningly: to scowl.—n. a fierce or threatening stare.
English · e-38538-3079 · brief source recordGloxinia, glok-sin′i-a, n. a genus of plants of the order Gesneraceæ, almost stemless, with bright bell-shaped flowers. [From Gloxin, a German botanist.]
English · e-38538-3080Gloze, glōz, v.i. to give a false meaning to: to flatter: to wheedle: (obs.) to comment.—v.t. to palliate by specious explanation.—n. (obs.) an explanation.—n. Glō′zing, flattery, deceit. [See Gloss (2).]
English · e-38538-3081Glucinum, glōō-sī′num, n. a white metal prepared from beryl—its oxide, Glucī′na, white, tasteless, insoluble in water.—adj. Glū′cic, pertaining to sugar.—ns. Glucide′—Saccharin (q.v.); Glucohæ′mia, the presence of an exc
English · e-38538-3082Glue, glōō, n. an adhesive substance obtained by boiling the skins, hoofs, &c. of animals.—v.t. to join with glue:—pr.p. glu′ing; pa.p. glued.—ns. Glue′-pot, a vessel for melting glue; Glu′er, one who cements with glue.—
English · e-38538-3083Glum, glum, adj. frowning: sullen: gloomy.—adv. Glum′ly.—n. Glum′ness.—adj. Glump′ish, glum.—n.pl. Glumps, the sulks.—adj. Glump′y, sulky. [M. E. glomben, glommen, to frown: prob. related to Sw. glomma, Low Ger. glummen.
English · e-38538-3084Glume, glōōm, n. a term applied to certain bracts in grasses and sedges.—adjs. Glumā′ceous, Glu′mal, Glumif′erous, Glu′mose, Glu′mous. [L. gluma, husk—glubĕre, to peel off bark.]
English · e-38538-3085Glut, glut, v.t. to swallow greedily: to feast to satiety: to supply in excess:—pr.p. glut′ting; pa.p. glut′ted.—n. an over-supply: anything that obstructs the passage. [L. glutīre, to swallow.]
English · e-38538-3086Glutæus, Gluteus, glōō-tē′us, n. one of the natal or buttock muscles.—adjs. Glutē′al, Glutē′an. [Gr. gloutos, the rump.]
English · e-38538-3087Gluten, glōō′ten, n. the nitrogenous part of the flour of wheat and other grains, insoluble in water.—ns. Glu′tin, Glī′adin, the separable viscid constituent of wheat-gluten, soluble in alcohol. [L. gluten, the same as g
English · e-38538-3088Glutinate, glōō′tin-āt, v.t. to unite, as with glue.—n. Glutinā′tion.—adj. Glu′tinative, having the quality of cementing: tenacious.—ns. Glutinos′ity, Glu′tinousness.—adj. Glu′tinous, gluey: tenacious: (bot.) covered, as
English · e-38538-3089Glutton, glut′n, n. one who eats to excess: a popular name of the wolverine, a carnivorous quadruped of the weasel family.—v.i. Glutt′onise, to eat to excess, like a glutton.—adjs. Glutt′onous, Glutt′onish, given to, or
English · e-38538-3090Glycerine, glis′ėr-in, n. a colourless, viscid, neutral, inodorous fluid, of a sweet taste, soluble in water and alcohol. [Fr.,—Gr. glykeros—glykys, sweet.]
English · e-38538-3091Glycocoll, glī′kō-kol, n. amido-acetic acid, a crystalline solid of sweetish taste, very soluble in water, a product of various processes of decomposition of animal matters.—Also Gly′cin. [Formed from Gr. glykys, sweet,
English · e-38538-3092Glycogen, glī′kō-jen, n. animal starch, a substance first discovered by Claude Bernard in the human liver—when pure, a white, amorphous, tasteless powder, insoluble in alcohol. [Formed from Gr. glykys, sweet, genēs, prod
English · e-38538-3093Glycol, glī′kol, n. the type of a class of artificial compounds forming chemically a link between alcohol and glycerine. [Formed from glyc(erine) and (alcoh)ol.]
English · e-38538-3094Glyconic, glī-kon′ik, adj. and n. of or pertaining to the ancient Greek poet Glycon, or the verse attributed to him, consisting of four feet—one a dactyl, the others trochees.
English · e-38538-3095Glyph, glif, n. (archit.) an ornamental channel or fluting, usually vertical.—adjs. Glyph′ic; Glyphograph′ic.—ns. Glyphog′raphy, a process of taking a raised copy of a drawing by electrotype; Glyph′ograph, a plate formed
English · e-38538-3096Glyptodon, glip′to-don, n. a gigantic fossil armadillo of South America with fluted teeth. [Gr. glyptos, carved, odous, odontos, tooth.]
English · e-38538-3097Gmelina, mel′i-na, n. a genus of verbenaceous trees. [From Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (1744-74).]
English · e-38538-3098 · brief source recordGnaphalium, na-fā′li-um, n. a genus of composite herbs of the aster family, the cudweed or everlasting. [L.,—Gr. gnaphalion, a downy plant.]
English · e-38538-3099Gnar, när, v.i. to snarl or growl.—Also Gnarr, Knar, Gnarl. [From a Teut. root found in Ger. knurren, Dan. knurre, to growl; formed from the sound.]
English · e-38538-3100Gnarl, närl, n. a twisted knot in wood.—adj. Gnarled, knotty, twisted. [From a Teut. root, as in Ger. knurren, Dan. knort, a knot, gnarl, and prob. akin to gnarl in the sense of pressing close together.]
English · e-38538-3101Gnash, nash, v.t. to strike the teeth together in rage or pain.—v.i. to grind the teeth.—n. a sudden snap.—adv. Gnash′ingly. [M. E. gnasten—Sw. knastra, to crash; cf. Ger. knastern, Dan. knaske.]
English · e-38538-3102Gnat, nat, n. a genus of dipterous insects of numerous species, esp. abundant in marshy districts—the female lives on the blood of animals.—n. Gnat′ling. [A.S. gnæt; Ice. gnata, to clash.]
English · e-38538-3103Gnathic, nath′ik, adj. of the jaws—also Gnā′thal.—ns. Gnath′ism, the classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw; Gnathī′tis, inflammation of the cheek or upper jaw; Gnathoplast′y, the formation of a cheek
English · e-38538-3104Gnathonic, -al, nä-thon′ik, -al, adj. flattering. [From Gnatho, a character in Terence's Eunuchus—Gr. gnathos, the jaw.]
English · e-38538-3105Gnaw, naw, v.t. to bite so as to make a noise with the teeth: to bite off by degrees: to corrode or wear away: to bite in agony or rage: (fig.) to torment.—v.i. to use the teeth in biting.—n. Gnaw′er, a rodent. [A.S. gna
English · e-38538-3106Gneiss, nīs, n. (geol.) a species of stratified rock composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica.—adjs. Gneiss′oid, having some of the characters of gneiss; Gneiss′ose, having the structure of gneiss. [Ger. gneiss, a miners'
English · e-38538-3107Gnome, nōm, n. a pithy and sententious saying, generally in verse, embodying some moral sentiment or precept.—Gnomic poets, a class of writers of this form in Greek literature. [Gr. gnōmē, an opinion—gnōnai, gignōskein,
English · e-38538-3108Gnome, nōm, n. a sprite guarding the inner parts of the earth and its treasures: a dwarf or goblin. [Fr.,—a word traced by Littré to Paracelsus, and perh. formed from Gr. gnōmē, intelligence.]
English · e-38538-3109Gnomon, nō′mon, n. the pin of a dial, whose shadow points to the hour: the index of the hour-circle of a globe: (geom.) the name given to the sum of any three of the parts of a rectangle when divided into four parts by c
English · e-38538-3110Gnostic, nos′tik, n. (theol.) one of a sect in the beginning of the Christian era which maintained that knowledge (gnōsis) and not faith (pistis) was the way of salvation, allegorised away the great facts of Christ's per
English · e-38538-3111Gnu, nū, n. a genus of antelopes native to South Africa, of which the best-known species has characters of the ox, buffalo, and horse. [Hottentot.]
English · e-38538-3112Go, gō, v.i. to pass from one place to another: to be in motion: to proceed: to walk: to depart from: to lead in any direction: to extend: to tend: to be about to do: to pass in report: to pass, as in payment: to be acco
English · e-38538-3113Go-bang, gō-bang′, n. a game played on a checker-board of 256 squares, with fifty coloured counters, the object being to get five counters in a row. [Jap. goban.]
English · e-38538-3119Go-cart, gō′-kärt, n. a wheeled apparatus for teaching children to walk.
English · e-38538-3126 · brief source recordGoad, gōd, n. a sharp-pointed stick, often shod with iron, for driving oxen: a stimulus.—v.t. to drive with a goad: to urge forward. [A.S. gád, a goad; cf. Ice. gaddr, a goad.]
English · e-38538-3114Goaf, gōf, n. a rick: the coal-waste left in old workings.
English · e-38538-3115 · brief source recordGoal, gōl, n. a mark set up to bound a race: the winning-post—also the starting-post: the end aimed at: the two upright posts between which the ball is kicked in the game of football: the act of sending the ball between
English · e-38538-3116Goat, gōt, n. the well-known quadruped, allied to the sheep.—ns. Goat′chāfer, the dor or dung-beetle; Goatēē′, a beard left on the chin, while the rest of the face is shaven; Goat′-herd, one who tends goats.—adj. Goat′is
English · e-38538-3117Gob, gob, n. the mouth: a mouthful, lump: refuse coal.—v.i. to pack away such as a support to the walls.—ns. Gob′bing, Gob′bin, coal refuse.
English · e-38538-3118Gobbet, gob′et, n. a mouthful: (obs.) a little lump.—Gobe mouche, a silly credulous fellow. [O. Fr. gobet, from Celt.; Gael. gob, the mouth.]
English · e-38538-3120Gobble, gob′l, v.t. to swallow in lumps: to swallow hastily.—v.i. to make a noise in the throat, as a turkey.—n. (golf) a rapid straight putt so strongly played that if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have
English · e-38538-3121Gobelin, gob′e-lin, n. a rich French tapestry. [From the Gobelins, a famous family of French dyers settled in Paris as early as the 15th century.]
English · e-38538-3122Goblet, gob′let, n. a large drinking-cup without a handle. [O. Fr. gobelet, dim. of gobel—Low L. cupellus, a dim. of L. cupa, a cask. See Cup.]
English · e-38538-3123Goblin, gob′lin, n. a frightful phantom: a fairy: a mischievous sprite. [O. Fr. gobelin—Low L. gobelinus—Gr. kobalos, a mischievous spirit.]
English · e-38538-3124Goby, gō′bi, n. a genus of small carnivorous sea-fishes, with nests of seaweed. [L. gobius—Gr. kōbios.]
English · e-38538-3125 · brief source recordGod, god, n. the Supreme Being: the Creator and Preserver of the world: an object of worship, an idol: (B.) a ruler:—fem. God′dess: (pl.) the occupants of the gallery of a theatre.—v.t. (Shak.) to deify.—interj. God′-a-m
English · e-38538-3127God-den, a variant of good-den.
English · e-38538-3128 · brief source recordGodroon, go-drōōn′, n. (archit.) an inverted fluting or beading. [Fr. godron, a plait.]
English · e-38538-3129 · brief source recordGodwit, god′wit, n. a genus of birds of the snipe family, with long bill and long slender legs, with a great part of the tibia bare. [Perh. from A.S. gód, good, wiht, creature.]
English · e-38538-3130Goël, gō′āl, n. the avenger of blood among the Hebrews, the nearest relative whose duty it was to hunt down the murderer. [Heb.]
English · e-38538-3131Goer, gō′ėr, n. one who, or that which, goes: a horse, considered in reference to his gait.
English · e-38538-3132 · brief source recordGoety, gō′ē-ti, n. black magic.—adj. Goet′ic. [Gr., goēs, a sorcerer.]
English · e-38538-3133 · brief source recordGoff, a variant of golf.
English · e-38538-3134 · brief source recordGoffer, gof′ėr, v.t. to plait or crimp.—n. Goff′ering, plaits or ruffles, or the process of making them; indented tooling on the edge of a book. [O. Fr. gauffrer—goffre, a wafer.]
English · e-38538-3135Goggle, gog′l, v.i. to strain or roll the eyes.—adj. rolling: staring: prominent.—n. a stare or affected rolling of the eye: (pl.) spectacles with projecting eye-tubes: blinds for shying horses.—adj. Gogg′le-eyed, having
English · e-38538-3136Goglet, gog′let, n. a water-cooler.
English · e-38538-3137 · brief source recordGoing, gō′ing, n. the act of moving: departure: (B.) course of life.—Going forth (B.), an outlet; Goings, or Goings out (B.), utmost extremity: departures or journeys; Goings on, behaviour.
English · e-38538-3138Goitre, Goiter, goi′tėr, n. a tumour on the forepart of the throat, being an enlargement of one of the glands (see Cretinism).—adjs. Goi′tred, Goi′tered, affected with goitre; Goi′trous, pertaining to goitre. [Fr. goître
English · e-38538-3139Gold, gōld, n. one of the precious metals much used for coin: money: riches: anything very precious: yellow, gold colour.—adj. made of or like gold.—ns. Gold′-beat′er, one whose trade is to beat gold into gold-leaf; Gold
English · e-38538-3140Golf, golf, n. a game played with a club and ball, in which he who drives the ball into a series of small holes in the ground with fewest strokes is the winner.—ns. Golf′er; Golf′ing. [Dut. kolf, a club; cf. Ger. kolbe,
English · e-38538-3141Golgotha, gol′go-tha, n. the scene of our Lord's crucifixion, near Jerusalem: a charnel-house. [Heb.]
English · e-38538-3142 · brief source recordGoliard, gol′yard, n. a medieval monk who amused his superiors at table by merry jests.—n. Gol′iardery.—adj. Goliar′dic.—n. Gol′ias, the title assumed by the authors of several medieval satirical poems—Walter Map makes '
English · e-38538-3143Goliath, gō-lī′ath, n. a giant.—v.i. to exaggerate extravagantly.—n. Golī′ath-bee′tle, a genus of tropical beetles of very large size, the male sometimes measuring about four inches. [From Goliath, the Philistine giant i
English · e-38538-3144Gollar, gol′ar, v.i. (prov.) to scold or speak loudly.
English · e-38538-3145 · brief source recordGoloe-shoes. See Galosh.
English · e-38538-3146 · brief source recordGolomynka, gō-lō-ming′ka, n. a fish found only in Lake Baikal, resembling the gobies.
English · e-38538-3147 · brief source recordGolosh, go-losh′, n. Same as Galosh.
English · e-38538-3148 · brief source recordGomarist, gō′mar-ist, n. a follower of Francis Gomarus (1563-1641), a vehement opponent of the Arminians, who mainly through his influence were expelled from the Reformed Church at the Synod of Dort in 1618.
English · e-38538-3149Gombeenism, gom-bēn′izm, n. the practice of depending on money-lenders.—n. Gombeen′man, a grasping and usurious money-lender in Ireland.
English · e-38538-3150Gomeril, gom′ėr-il, n. (Scot.) a stupid fellow.
English · e-38538-3151 · brief source recordGomphiasis, gom-fī′a-sis, n. looseness of the teeth, esp. the molars.—n. Gomphō′sis, a kind of synarthrosis or immovable articulation, as of the teeth in the jaw. [Gr., gomphios, a tooth.]
English · e-38538-3152Gomuti, gō-mōō′ti, n. the sago-palm: the black fibre it yields.—Also Gomu′to. [Malay.]
English · e-38538-3153 · brief source recordGonad, gon′ad, n. (biol.) a mass of undifferentiated generative tissue.
English · e-38538-3154 · brief source recordGonagra, gon′a-gra, n. gout in the knee.—ns. Gonal′gia, any painful affection of the knee; Gonarthrī′tis, inflammation of the knee-joint. [Gr. gony, knee, agra, a taking, algos, pain.]
English · e-38538-3155Gondola, gon′do-la, n. a long, narrow boat (averaging 30 feet by 4) used chiefly on the canals of Venice—(Spens.) Gon′delay.—n. Gondolier (gon′dol-ēr), one who rows a gondola. [It., a dim. of gonda—Gr. kondy—a drinking-v
English · e-38538-3156Gone, gon, pa.p. of go, lost, passed beyond help: weak, faint, feeling a sinking sensation: wide of the mark, of an arrow: (slang) entirely given up to (with on).—ns. Gone′ness, a sinking sensation; Gon′er (slang), one r
English · e-38538-3157Gonfalon, gon′fa-lon, n. an ensign or standard with streamers—also Gon′fanon.—n. Gonfalonier′, one who bears a gonfalon: the chief magistrate in many Italian cities because of his bearing this flag. [O. Fr. gonfanon—Mid.
English · e-38538-3158Gong, gong, n. a Chinese instrument of percussion, made of a mixture of metals, and shaped into a basin-like form, flat and large, with a rim a few inches deep. [Malay.]
English · e-38538-3159Gongorism, gong′gor-izm, n. a florid, inverted, and pedantic style of writing, introduced by the Spanish poet Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561-1627), some of whose distinctive features reappeared in Euphuism.
English · e-38538-3160Gongylus, gon′ji-lus, n. a round deciduous body connected with the reproduction of certain seaweeds. [Gr., 'round.']
English · e-38538-3161 · brief source recordGoniatites, gō-ni-a-tī′tēz, n. a genus of fossil cephalopodous mollusca, kindred to the Ammonites. [Gr. gonia, an angle, lithos, a stone.]
English · e-38538-3162Gonidia, gō-nid′i-a, n.pl. an old term in lichenology for the green cells (algal constituents) of the thallus:—sing. Gonid′ium, a naked or membranous-coated propagative cell produced asexually. [Formed from Gr. gonē, gen
English · e-38538-3163Goniometer, gō-ni-om′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring solid angles, indispensable to the crystallographer. [Gōnia, an angle, metron, measure.]
English · e-38538-3164Gonophore, gon′o-fōr, n. the ultimate generative zooid of a hydrozoan, originating directly the generative elements. [Gr. gonos, seed, pherein, to bear.]
English · e-38538-3165Gonorrhea, gon-or-rē′a, n. a specific contagious inflammatory discharge of mucus from the membrane of the urethra or vagina. [Gr. gonorrhoia—gonos, seed, rheein, to flow.]
English · e-38538-3166Good, good, adj. having qualities, whether physical or moral, desirable or suitable to the end proposed: promoting success, welfare, or happiness: virtuous: pious: kind: benevolent: proper: fit: competent: satisfactory:
English · e-38538-3167Goorkha, gōōr′kä, n. one of the dominant race in Nepal, descended from Hindu immigrants, and claiming a Rajput origin, short, thick-set men, making excellent soldiers.
English · e-38538-3168Gooroo. See Guru.
English · e-38538-3169 · brief source recordGoosander, gōōs-an′dėr, n. a web-footed bird in the duck family, in the same genus as the Mergansers, a native of the Arctic regions. [Formed from goose and gander.]
English · e-38538-3170Goose, gōōs, n. (pl. Geese) a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger and stronger: a tailor's smoothing-iron, from the likeness of the handle to the neck of a goose: a stupid, silly person: a game of chance once commo
English · e-38538-3171Gooseberry, gōōz′ber-i, n. the berry or fruit of a shrub of the same name.—Play gooseberry, to accompany lovers, &c., for propriety. [Prof. Skeat says goose- is for grose- or groise-, which appears in O. Fr. groisele, gr
English · e-38538-3172Gooseberry-fool, n. See Fool (2).
English · e-38538-3173 · brief source recordGopher, gō′fėr, n. a name in America applied to the prairie dog, the pouched rat, and to the land tortoise of the southern states.—v.i. to burrow, to mine in a small way. [Fr. gaufre.]
English · e-38538-3174Gopher, gō′fėr, n. (B.) a kind of wood, generally supposed identical with cypress. [Heb.]
English · e-38538-3175 · brief source recordGopura, gō′pōō-ra, n. in Southern India, a pyramidal tower over the gateway of a temple.
English · e-38538-3176 · brief source recordGor-bellied, gor′-bel-id, adj. (Shak.) big-bellied, gluttonous. [Obs. gore—A.S. gor, filth, and belly.]
English · e-38538-3179 · brief source recordGoral, gō′ral, n. a Himalayan goat-antelope.
English · e-38538-3177 · brief source recordGoramy, gō′ra-mi, n. a fish found in the Eastern Archipelago, highly esteemed for the table, and used in Mauritius, the West Indies, &c.—Also Gou′rami.
English · e-38538-3178Gorcock, gor′kok, n. the moorcock or red grouse:—fem. Gor′hen. [Gor-, from gorse, furze; or imit.]
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