23795
|
g |
G, the seventh letter and the fifth articulation of the English Alphabet, is derived to us, through ... |
23796
|
ga |
GA, in Gothic, is a prefix, answering to ge in Saxon and other Teutonic languages. It sometimes ... |
23797
|
gab |
GAB, n. The mouth; as in the phrase, the gift of the gab, that is, loquaciousness. But the word ... |
23798
|
gabardine |
GAB'ARDINE, n. A coarse frock or loose upper garment; a mean dress. |
23799
|
gabble |
GAB'BLE, v.i. [Eng. to gibe.]1. To prate; to talk fast, or to talk without meaning. Such a rout, ... |
23800
|
gabbler |
GAB'BLER, n. A prater; a noisy talker; one that utters inarticulate sounds. |
23801
|
gabbling |
GAB'BLING, ppr. Prating; chattering; uttering unmeaning or inarticulate sounds. |
23802
|
gabbro |
GAB'BRO, n. In mineralogy, the name given by the Italians to the aggregate of diallage and ... |
23803
|
gabel |
GA'BEL, n. A tax, import or duty; usually an excise. |
23804
|
gabeler |
GA'BELER, n. A collector of the gabel or of taxes. |
23805
|
gabion |
GA'BION, n. In fortification, a large basket of wickerwork, of a cylindrical form; filled with ... |
23806
|
gable |
GA'BLE, n. The triangular end of a house or other building, from the cornice or eaves to the top. ... |
23807
|
gabrielites |
GA'BRIELITES, n. In ecclesiastical history, a sect of anabaptists in Pomerania, so called from one ... |
23808
|
gabronite |
GA'BRONITE, n. A mineral, supposed to be a variety of fettstein. It occurs in masses,whose ... |
23809
|
gad |
GAD, n.1. A wedge or ingot of steel.2. A style or graver.3. A punch of iron with a wooden ... |
23810
|
gadder |
GAD'DER, n. A rambler; one that roves about idly. |
23811
|
gadding |
GAD'DING, ppr. Rambling; roving; walking about. |
23812
|
gadfly |
GAD'FLY, n. An insect of the genus Oestrus, which stings cattle, and deposits its eggs in their ... |
23813
|
gadolinite |
GADO'LINITE, n. A mineral, so called from Professor Gadolin, usually in amorphous masses of a ... |
23814
|
gadwall |
GAD'WALL, n. A fowl of the genus Anas, inhabiting the north of Europe. |
23815
|
gaelic |
GA'ELIC |
23816
|
gaff |
GAFF, n. 1. A harpoon.2. A sort of boom or pole, used in small ships, to extend the upper edge ... |
23817
|
gaffer |
GAF'FER, n. [Heb. gebar, a man, vir.] A word or respect, which seems to have degenerated into a ... |
23818
|
gaffle |
GAF'FLE, n.1. An artificial spur put on cocks when the are set to fight.2. A steel lever to bend ... |
23819
|
gag |
GAG, v.t. 1. To stop the mouth by thrusting something into the throat, so as to hinder ... |
23820
|
gage |
GAGE, n. 1. A box or inclosure, made of boards, or with lattice work of wood, wicker or wire, for ... |
23821
|
gaged |
GA'GED, pp. Pledged; measured. |
23822
|
gager |
GA'GER, n. One who gages or measures the contents. |
23823
|
gagger |
GAG'GER, n. One that gags. |
23824
|
gaggle |
GAG'GLE, v.i. To make a noise like a goose. |
23825
|
gaggling |
GAG'GLING, n. The noise of geese. |
23826
|
gaging |
GA'GING, ppr. Pledging; measuring the contents. |
23827
|
gahnite |
G'AHNITE, n. [from Gahn, the discoverer.] A mineral, called also automalite and octahedral ... |
23828
|
gaily |
GA'ILY, adv. [from gay, and better written gayly.]1. Splendidly; with finery or showiness.2. ... |
23829
|
gain |
GAIN, v.t. [Heb. to gain, to possess.]1. To obtain by industry or the employment of capital; to ... |
23830
|
gainable |
GA'INABLE, a. That may be obtained or reached. |
23831
|
gainage |
GA'INAGE,n. In old laws,the same as wainage, that is, guainage; the horses,oxen and furniture of ... |
23832
|
gained |
GA'INED, pp. Obtained as profit or advantage; won; drawn over to a party; reached. |
23833
|
gainer |
GA'INER, n. One that gains or obtains profit, interest or advantage. |
23834
|
gainful |
GA'INFUL, a. Producing profit or advantage; profitable; advantageous; advancing interest or ... |
23835
|
gainfully |
GA'INFULLY, adv. With increase of wealth; profitably; advantageously. |
23836
|
gainfulness |
GA'INFULNESS, n. Profit; advantage. |
23837
|
gaingiving |
GA'INGIVING, n. [from the root of again, against, and give. See Gainsay.] A misgiving; a giving ... |
23838
|
gainless |
GA'INLESS, a. Not producing gain; unprofitable; not bringing advantage. |
23839
|
gainlessness |
GA'INLESSNESS, n. Unprofitableness; want of advantage. |
23840
|
gainly |
GA'INLY, adv. Handily; readily; dextrously. |
23841
|
gainsay |
GAINSA'Y, v.t. [Eng. against.] To contradict; to oppose in words; to deny or declare not to be ... |
23842
|
gainsayer |
GAINSA'YER, n. One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer. Tit.1. |
23843
|
gainsaying |
GAINSA'YING, ppr. Contradicting; denying; opposing. |
23844
|
gainst |
'GAINST. [See Against.] |
23845
|
gainstand |
GA'INSTAND, v.t. To withstand; to oppose; to resist. |
23846
|
gainstrive |
GA'INSTRIVE, v.i. To make resistance.GA'INSTRIVE, v.t. To withstand. |
23847
|
gairish |
GA'IRISH, a. [Gr. proud, boasting.]1. Gaudy; showy; fine; affectedly fine; tawdry. Monstrous hats ... |
23848
|
gairishness |
GA'IRISHNESS, n. Gaudiness; finery; affected or ostentatious show.1. Flighty or extravagant joy, ... |
23849
|
gait |
GAIT, n. [This word is probably connected with go or gad.]1. A going; a walk; a march; a way.2. ... |
23850
|
gaiter |
GA'ITER, n. A covering of cloth for the leg. |
23851
|
gala |
GA'LA, n. A gala day is a day of pomp, show or festivity, when persons appear in their best ... |
23852
|
galactite |
GALAC'TITE, n. [Gr. milk.] A fossil substance resembling the morochthus or French chalk in many ... |
23853
|
galage |
GALA'GE, n. A wooden shoe. |
23854
|
galanga |
GALAN'GA, n. A plant, species of the Maranta or Indian Arrow-Root, so called because the root is ... |
23855
|
galangal |
GALAN'GAL, n. Zedoary, a species of Kaempferia. It has tuberous,thick, oblong,fleshy roots, ... |
23856
|
galatians |
GALA'TIANS, n. Inhabitants of Galatia, in the Lesser Asia, said to be descendants of the Gauls. ... |
23857
|
galaxy |
GAL'AXY, n. [Gr. milk; fair.]1. The milky way; that long, white, luminous track which seems to ... |
23858
|
galban |
GAL'BAN |
23859
|
galbanum |
GAL'BANUM, n. [Heb.varied in orthography, from to milk.]The concrete gummy resinous juice of an ... |
23860
|
gale |
GALE, n. A current of air; a strong wind. The sense of this word is very indefinite. The poets ... |
23861
|
galea |
GA'LEA, n. [L. galea, a helmet.] A genus of sea hedge-hogs. |
23862
|
galeas |
GAL'EAS, n. A Venetian ship, large, but low built, and moved both by oars and sails. |
23863
|
galeated |
GA'LEATED, a. [L. galeatus, from galea, a helmet.]1. Covered as with a helmet.2. In botany, ... |
23864
|
galeeto |
GALEE'TO, n. A fish of the genus Blennius, of a greenish color, sometimes variegated with blue ... |
23865
|
galena |
GALE'NA, n. [Gr. tranquillity, so named from its supposed effects in mitigating the violence of ... |
23866
|
galenic |
GALEN'IC |
23867
|
galenical |
GALEN'ICAL, a. Pertaining to or containing galena.1. [from Galen, the physician.] Relating to ... |
23868
|
galenism |
GA'LENISM |
23869
|
galenist |
GA'LENIST, n. A follower of Galen in the preparation of medicine and modes of treating diseases; ... |
23870
|
galerite |
GA'LERITE, n. [L. galerus, a hat or cap.] A genus of fossil shells. |
23871
|
galic |
GA'LIC, a. [from Gael, Gaul, Gallia.] An epithet denoting what belongs to the Gaels, tribes of ... |
23872
|
galilean |
GALILE'AN, n. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, in Judea. Also, one of a sect among the Jews, who ... |
23873
|
galimatia |
GALIMA'TIA, n. Nonsense. |
23874
|
galiot |
GAL'IOT, n. [L. galea.]1. A small galley, or sort of brigantine, built for chase. It is moved ... |
23875
|
galipot |
GAL'IPOT, n. A white resin or resinous juice which flows by incision from the pine tree, ... |
23876
|
gall |
GALL, n. [Gr. probably from its color.]1. In the animal economy, the bile, a bitter, a yellowish ... |
23877
|
gallant |
GAL'LANT, a. [Eng. could; L. gallus, a cock.]1. Gay; well dressed; showy; splendid; magnificent. ... |
23878
|
gallantly |
GAL'LANTLY, adv. Gaily; splendidly.1. Bravely; nobly; heroically; generously; as, to fight ... |
23879
|
gallantness |
GAL'LANTNESS, n. Elegance or completeness of an acquired qualification. |
23880
|
gallantry |
GAL'LANTRY, n.1. Splendor of appearance; show; magnificence; ostentatious finery. [Obsolete or ... |
23881
|
gallate |
GAL'LATE, n. [from gall.] A neutral salt formed by the gallic acid combined with a base. |
23882
|
gallbladder |
GALLBLADDER, n. A small membranous sack, shaped like a pear, which receives the bile from the ... |
23883
|
galleass |
GAL'LEASS. [See Galeas.] |
23884
|
galled |
GALL'ED, pp. [See Gall, the verb.] Having the skin or surface worn or torn by wearing or rubbing; ... |
23885
|
galleon |
GAL'LEON, n. A large ship formerly used by the Spaniards, in their commerce with South America, ... |
23886
|
galleot |
GALLEOT, [See Galiot.] |
23887
|
gallery |
GAL'LERY,n. 1. In architecture, a covered part of a building, commonly in the wings, used as an ... |
23888
|
galletyle |
GAL'LETYLE, n. Gallipot. |
23889
|
galley |
GAL'LEY, n. plu. galleys. [L. galea. The Latin word signifies a helmet,the top of a mast, and a ... |
23890
|
galley-slave |
GAL'LEY-SLAVE, n. A person condemned for a crime to work at the oar on board of a galley. |
23891
|
galleyfoist |
GAL'LEYFOIST, n. A barge of state. |
23892
|
gallfly |
GALL'FLY, n. The insect that punctures plants and occasions galls; the cynips. |
23893
|
galliard |
GAL'LIARD, a. Gay; brisk; active.GAL'LIARD, n. A brisk, gay man; also, a lively dance. |
23894
|
galliardise |
GAL'LIARDISE, n. Merriment; excessive gayety. |
23895
|
galliardness |
GAL'LIARDNESS, n. Gayety. |
23896
|
gallic |
GAL'LIC, a. [From Gallia, Gaul.] Now pertaining to Gaul or France.GAL'LIC, a. [from gall.] ... |
23897
|
gallican |
GAL'LICAN, a. [L. gallicus, from Gallia, Gaul.] Pertaining to Gaul or France; as the Gallican ... |
23898
|
gallicism |
GAL'LICISM, n. A mode of speech peculiar to the French nation; an idiomatic manner of using words ... |
23899
|
galligaskins |
GALLIGAS'KINS, n. Large open hose; used only in ludicrous language. |
23900
|
gallimaufry |
GAL'LIMAUFRY, n. A hash; a medley; a hodge-podge. [Little used.]1. Any inconsistent or ... |
23901
|
gallinaceous |
GALLINA'CEOUS, a. [L. gallinaceus, from gallina, a hen, gallus, a cock, whose name is from ... |
23902
|
galling |
GALL'ING, ppr. [See Gall, the verb.]1. Fretting the skin; excoriating.2. Adapted to fret or ... |
23903
|
gallinule |
GAL'LINULE, n. [L. gallinula, dim. of gallina, a hen.]A tribe of fowls of the grallic order, ... |
23904
|
galliot |
GALLIOT |
23905
|
gallipot |
GAL'LIPOT, n. A small pot or vessel painted and glazed, used by druggists and apothecaries for ... |
23906
|
gallitzinite |
GALLIT'ZINITE, n. Rutile, an ore of titanium. |
23907
|
gallivat |
GAL'LIVAT, n. A small vessel used on the Malabar coast. |
23908
|
gallless |
GALL'LESS, a. [from gall.] Free from gall or bitterness. |
23909
|
gallon |
GAL'LON, n. [Law L. galona.] A measure of capacity for dry or liquid things, but usually for ... |
23910
|
galloon |
GALLOON', n. A kind of close lace made of gold or silver, or of silk only. |
23911
|
gallop |
GAL'LOP, v.i. 1. To move or run with leaps, as a horse to run or move with speed. But gallop ... |
23912
|
galloper |
GAL'LOPER, n. A horse that gallops; also, a man that gallops or makes haste.1. In artillery, a ... |
23913
|
gallopin |
GAL'LOPIN, n. A servant for the kitchen. |
23914
|
gallow |
GAL'LOW, v.t. To fright or terrify. |
23915
|
galloway |
GAL'LOWAY, n. A horse or species of horses of a small size, bred in Galloway in Scotland. |
23916
|
gallowglass |
GAL'LOWGLASS, n. An ancient Irish foot soldier. |
23917
|
gallows |
GAL'LOWS, n. singular. [Gallows is in the singular number and should be preceded by a, a gallows. ... |
23918
|
gallowsfree |
GAL'LOWSFREE, a. Free from danger of the gallows. |
23919
|
gallowtree |
GAL'LOWTREE, n. The tree of execution. |
23920
|
gallsickness |
GALLSICKNESS, n. A remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands. |
23921
|
gallstone |
GALLSTONE, n. A concretion formed in the gallbladder. |
23922
|
gally |
GALL'Y, a. Like gall; bitter as gall. |
23923
|
gally-worm |
GAL'LY-WORM, n. An insect of the centiped kind, of several species. |
23924
|
galoche |
GALO'CHE, n. A patten, clog or wooden shoe, or a shoe to be worn over another shoe to keep the ... |
23925
|
galsome |
GALSOME, a. gaul'som. [from gall.] Angry; malignant. |
23926
|
galvanic |
GALVAN'IC, a. Pertaining to galvanism; containing or exhibiting it. |
23927
|
galvanism |
GAL'VANISM, n. [from Galvani of Bologna, the discover.]Electrical phenomena in which the ... |
23928
|
galvanist |
GAL'VANIST, n. One who believes in galvanism; one versed in galvanism. |
23929
|
galvanize |
GAL'VANIZE, v.t. To affect with galvanism. |
23930
|
galvanologist |
GALVANOL'OGIST,n. One who describes the phenomena of galvanism. |
23931
|
galvanology |
GALVANOL'OGY, n. [galvanism, and Gr. discourse.]A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its ... |
23932
|
galvanometer |
GALVANOM'ETER, n. [galvanism, and Gr. measure.]An instrument or apparatus for measuring minute ... |
23933
|
gamashes |
GAMASH'ES, n. Short spatterdashes worn by plowmen. |
23934
|
gambadoes |
GAMBA'DOES, n. Spatterdashes. |
23935
|
gambet |
GAM'BET, n. A bird of the size of the greenshank, found in the Arctic sea, and in Scandinavia and ... |
23936
|
gamble |
GAM'BLE, v.i. [from game.] To play or game for money or other stake.GAM'BLE, v.t. To gamble ... |
23937
|
gambler |
GAM'BLER, n. One who games or plays for money or other stake. Gamblers often or usually become ... |
23938
|
gambling |
GAM'BLING, ppr. Gaming for money. |
23939
|
gamboge |
GAMBO'GE, n. A concrete vegetable juice or gum-resin. It is brought in orbicular masses or ... |
23940
|
gambol |
GAM'BOL, v.i.1. To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to leap; to play in frolic,like boys ... |
23941
|
gamboling |
GAM'BOLING, ppr. Leaping; frisking; playing pranks. |
23942
|
gambrel |
GAM'BREL, n. The hind leg of a horse. Hence, in America, a crooked stick used by butchers. A ... |
23943
|
game |
GAME, n. 1. Sport of any kind.2. Jest; opposed to earnest; as, betwixt earnest and game. [Not ... |
23944
|
game-egg |
GA'ME-EGG, n. An egg from which a fighting cock is bred. |
23945
|
gamecock |
GA'MECOCK, n. A cock bred or used to fight; a cock kept for barbarous sport. |
23946
|
gamekeeper |
GA'MEKEEPER, n. One who has the care of game; one who is authorized to preserve beasts of the ... |
23947
|
gamesome |
GA'MESOME, a. Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome. This gamesome humor of children. |
23948
|
gamesomely |
GA'MESOMELY, adv. Merrily; playfully. |
23949
|
gamesomeness |
GA'MESOMENESS, n. Sportiveness; merriment. |
23950
|
gamester |
GA'MESTER, n.1. A person addicted to gaming; one who is accustomed to play for money or other ... |
23951
|
gaming |
GA'MING, ppr. Playing; sporting; playing for money.GA'MING, n. The act or art of playing any game ... |
23952
|
gaming-house |
GA'MING-HOUSE, n. A house where gaming is practiced. |
23953
|
gaming-table |
GA'MING-TABLE, n. A table appropriated to gaming. |
23954
|
gammer |
GAM'MER, n. The compellation of an old woman, answering to gaffer, applied to an old man. |
23955
|
gammon |
GAM'MON, n.1. The buttock or thigh of a hog, pickled and smoked or dried; a smoked ham.2. A game, ... |
23956
|
gammut |
GAM'MUT, n. [from the Greek letter so named.]1. A scale on which notes in music are written or ... |
23957
|
gan |
GAN, a contraction of began, or rather the original simple word, Sax. gynnan, to begin. |
23958
|
ganch |
GANCH, v.t. To drop from a high place on hooks, as the Turks do malefactors, by way of punishment. |
23959
|
gander |
GAN'DER, n. [L. anser.] The male of fowls of the goose kind. |
23960
|
gang |
GANG, v.i. To go; to walk. [Local, or used only in ludicrous language.]GANG, n. [G., a metallic ... |
23961
|
gangboard |
GANG'BOARD, n. A board or plank with cleats for steps, used for walking into or out of a boat. |
23962
|
gangdays |
GANG'DAYS, n. Days or perambulation. |
23963
|
ganghon |
GANG'HON, n. A flower. |
23964
|
ganglion |
GANG'LION, n. In anatomy, a small circumscribed tumor, found in certain parts of the nervous ... |
23965
|
gangrenate |
GAN'GRENATE, v.t. To produce a gangrene. |
23966
|
gangrene |
GAN'GRENE, n. [L. gangroena.] A mortification of living flesh, or of some part of a living animal ... |
23967
|
gangrenescent |
GANGRENES'CENT, a. Tending to mortification; beginning to corrupt or putrefy, as living flesh. |
23968
|
gangrenous |
GAN'GRENOUS, a. Mortified; indicating mortification of living flesh. |
23969
|
gangue |
GANGUE, n. gang. [See Gang.] In mining, the earthy, stony, saline, or combustible substance, ... |
23970
|
gangway |
GANG'WAY, n. A passage, way or avenue into or out of any inclosed place, especially a passage into ... |
23971
|
gangweek |
GANG'WEEK, n. Rogation week, when processions are made to lustrate or survey the bounds of ... |
23972
|
ganil |
GAN'IL, n. A kind of brittle limestone. |
23973
|
gannet |
GAN'NET, n. The Solan Goose, a fowl of the genus Pelicanus, about seven pounds in weight, with a ... |
23974
|
gant |
GANT, a. gant. Vacant; hollow; empty, as an animal after long fasting; hence, lean; meager; thin; ... |
23975
|
gantlet |
GANT'LET |
23976
|
gantlope |
GANT'LOPE, n. A military punishment inflicted on criminals for some heinous offense. It is ... |
23977
|
ganza |
GAN'ZA, n. A kind of wold goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was fabled to be carried to the ... |
23978
|
gaol |
GAOL, n. A prison; a place for the confinement of debtors and criminals.GAOL, v.t. To imprison; to ... |
23979
|
gaoldelivery |
GAOLDELIV'ERY, n. A judicial process for clearing jails of criminals, by trial and condemnation or ... |
23980
|
gaoler |
GAOLER, n. The keeper of a gaol or prisoner; a jailor. |
23981
|
gap |
GAP, n. [See Gape and Gab.]1. An opening in any thing made by breaking or parting; as a gap in a ... |
23982
|
gape |
G`APE, v.i. 1. To open the mouth wide, from sleepiness, drowsiness or dullness; to yawn.2. To ... |
23983
|
gaper |
G`APER, n. One who gapes; a yawner.1. One who opens his mouth for wonder and stares foolishly.2. ... |
23984
|
gaping |
G`APING, ppr. Opening the mouth wide from sleepiness, dullness, wonder or admiration; yawning; ... |
23985
|
gaptoothed |
GAP'TOOTHED, a. Having interstices between the teeth. |
23986
|
gar |
G`AR, in Saxon, a dart, a weapon; as in Edgar, or Eadgar, a happy weapon; Ethelgar, noble weapon. |
23987
|
garagay |
GAR'AGAY, n. A rapacious fowl of Mexico, of the size of the kite. |
23988
|
garb |
G`ARB, n. 1. Dress; clothes; habit; as the garb of a clergyman or judge.2. Fashion or mode of ... |
23989
|
garbage |
G`ARBAGE, n. [I know not the component parts of this word.] The bowels of an animal; refuse parts ... |
23990
|
garbaged |
G`ARBAGED, a. Stripped of the bowels. |
23991
|
garbel |
G`ARBEL, n. The plank next the keel of a ship. [See Garboard-streak.] |
23992
|
garble |
G`ARBLE, v.t. [L. cribro, cribello.]1. Properly, to sift or bolt; to separate the fine or ... |
23993
|
garbled |
G`ARBLED, pp. Sifted; bolted; separated; culled out. |
23994
|
garbler |
G`ARBLER, n. One who garbles, sifts or separates. A garbler of spices, is an officer of great ... |
23995
|
garbles |
G`ARBLES, n. plu. The dust, soil or filth, severed from good spices, drugs, &c. |
23996
|
garbling |
G`ARBLING, ppr. Sifting; separating; sorting; culling. |
23997
|
garboard |
G`ARBOARD, n. The garboard plank, in a ship, is the first plank fastened on the keel on the ... |
23998
|
garboil |
G`ARBOIL, n. Tumult; uproar. [Not used.] |
23999
|
gard |
GARD. [See Guard and Ward.] |
24000
|
garden |
G`ARDEN, n. [Eng. yard, an inclosed place; L. hortus.]1. A piece of ground appropriated to the ... |
24001
|
garden-plot |
G`ARDEN-PLOT, n. The plot or plantation of a garden. |
24002
|
garden-stuff |
G`ARDEN-STUFF, n. Plants growing in a garden; vegetables for the table. [A word in popular use.] |
24003
|
garden-ware |
G`ARDEN-WARE, n. The produce of gardens. [Not in use.] |
24004
|
gardener |
G`ARDENER, n. One whose occupation is to make, tend and dress a garden. |
24005
|
gardening |
G`ARDENING, ppr. Cultivating or tilling a garden.G`ARDENING, n. The act of laying out and ... |
24006
|
gardon |
G`ARDON, n. A fish of the roach kind. |
24007
|
gare |
GARE, n. Coarse wool growing on the legs of sheep. |
24008
|
gargarism |
G`ARGARISM, n. [L. gargarismus; Gr. to wash the mouth; allied probably to gorge, the throat.]A ... |
24009
|
gargarize |
G`ARGARIZE, v.t. [L. gargarizo.] To wash or rinse the mouth with any medicated liquor. |
24010
|
garget |
G`ARGET, n. [See Gorge.] A distemper in cattle, consisting in a swelling of the throat and the ... |
24011
|
gargil |
G`ARGIL, n. A distemper in geese, which stops the head and often proves fatal. |
24012
|
gargle |
G`ARGLE, v.t. [Eng. to gurgle.]1. To wash the throat and mouth with a liquid preparation, which ... |
24013
|
garglion |
G`ARGLION, n. An exsudation of nervous juice from a bruise, which indurates into a tumor. |
24014
|
gargol |
G`ARGOL, n. A distemper in swine. |
24015
|
garish |
GARISH. [See Gairish.] |
24016
|
garland |
G`ARLAND, n. [L. gyrus. It seems to denote something round or twisted, for in Spanish it is used ... |
24017
|
garlic |
G`ARLIC, n. A plant of the genus Allium, having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, ... |
24018
|
garliceater |
G`ARLICEATER, n. A low fellow. |
24019
|
garlicpear-tree |
G`ARLICPEAR-TREE, n. A tree in Jamaica, the Crateva, bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of ... |
24020
|
garment |
G`ARMENT, n. Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, &c. Garments, in the plural, denotes ... |
24021
|
garner |
G`ARNER, n. A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.G`ARNER, v.t. ... |
24022
|
garnet |
G`ARNET, n. [L. granatus, from granum, or granatum, the pomegranate.]1. A mineral usually ... |
24023
|
garnish |
G`ARNISH, v.t. 1. To adorn; to decorate with appendages; to set off. All within with flowers was ... |
24024
|
garnished |
G`ARNISHED, pp. Adorned; decorated; embellished.1. Furnished.2. Warned; notified. |
24025
|
garnishee |
GARNISHEE', n. In law, one in whose hands the property of an absconding or absent debtor is ... |
24026
|
garnishing |
G`ARNISHING, ppr. Adorning; decorating; warning. |
24027
|
garnishment |
G`ARNISHMENT, n. Ornament; embellishment.1. Warning; legal notice to the agent or attorney of an ... |
24028
|
garniture |
G`ARNITURE, n. Ornamental appendages; embellishment; furniture; dress. |
24029
|
garous |
GA'ROUS, a. [L. garum, pickle.] Resembling pickle made of fish. |
24030
|
garran |
GAR'RAN |
24031
|
garret |
GAR'RET, n. 1. That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under the roof.2. ... |
24032
|
garreted |
GAR'RETED, a. Protected by turrets. |
24033
|
garreteer |
GARRETEE'R, n. An inhabitant of a garret; a poor author. |
24034
|
garrison |
GAR'RISON, n. [English, garnish; warren, and from this root we have warrant and guaranty, as well ... |
24035
|
garron |
GAR'RON, n. A small horse; a highland horse; a hack; a jade; a galloway. [Not used in America.] |
24036
|
garrulity |
GARRU'LITY, n. [L. garrulitas, from garrio, to prate.]Talkativeness; loquacity; the practice or ... |
24037
|
garrulous |
GAR'RULOUS, a. Talkative; prating; as garrulous old age. |
24038
|
garter |
G`ARTER, n.1. A string or band used to tie a stocking to the leg.2. The badge of an order of ... |
24039
|
garterfish |
G`ARTERFISH, n. A fish having a long depressed body, like the blade of a sword; the Lepidopus. |
24040
|
garth |
GARTH, n.1. A dam or wear for catching fish.2. A close; a little backside; a yard; a croft; a ... |
24041
|
gas |
GAS, n.In chimistry, a permanently elastic aeriform fluid, or a substance reduced to the state of ... |
24042
|
gascon |
GAS'CON, n. A native of Gascony in France. |
24043
|
gasconade |
GAS'CONADE, n. A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging. |
24044
|
gaseous |
GAS'EOUS, a. In the form of gas or an aeriform fluid. |
24045
|
gash |
GASH, n. [I know not through what channel we have received this word. It may be allied to ... |
24046
|
gashed |
GASH'ED, pp. Cut with a long, deep incision. |
24047
|
gashful |
GASH'FUL, a. Full of gashes; hideous. |
24048
|
gashing |
GASH'ING, ppr. Cutting long, deep incision. |
24049
|
gasification |
GASIFICA'TION, n. [See Gasify.] The act or process of converting into gas. |
24050
|
gasified |
GAS'IFIED, pp. Converted into an aeriform fluid. |
24051
|
gasify |
GAS'IFY, v.t. [gas and L. facio, to make.] To convert into gas or an aeriform fluid by ... |
24052
|
gasifying |
GAS'IFYING, ppr. Converting into gas. |
24053
|
gasket |
GAS'KET, n. A plaited cord fastened to the sail-yard of a ship,and used to furl or tie the sail to ... |
24054
|
gaskins |
GAS'KINS, n. plu. Galligaskins; wide open hose. [See Galligaskins.] |
24055
|
gaslight |
GAS'LIGHT, n. Light produced by the combustion of carbureted hydrogen gas. Gaslights are now ... |
24056
|
gasometer |
GASOM'ETER, n. [gas] In chimistry, an instrument or apparatus, intended to measure, collect, ... |
24057
|
gasometry |
GASOM'ETRY, n. The science, art or practice of measuring gases. It teaches also the nature and ... |
24058
|
gasp |
G`ASP, v.i.1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath or in laborious respiration; ... |
24059
|
gasping |
G`ASPING, ppr. Opening the mouth to catch the breath. |
24060
|
gast |
G`AST |
24061
|
gaster |
G`ASTER, v.t. To make aghast; to frighten. [Not used.] |
24062
|
gastness |
G`ASTNESS, n. Amazement; fright. [Not used.] |
24063
|
gastric |
GAS'TRIC, a. [from Gr. the belly or stomach.]Belonging to the belly, or rather to the stomach. ... |
24064
|
gastriloquist |
GASTRIL'OQUIST, n. [Gr. belly, and L. loquor, to speak.]Literally, one who speaks from his belly ... |
24065
|
gastrocele |
GAS'TROCELE, [Gr. the stomach, and a tumor.] A rupture of the stomach. |
24066
|
gastromancy |
GAS'TROMANCY, n. [Gr. belly, and divination.]A kind of divination among the ancients by means of ... |
24067
|
gastroraphy |
GASTROR'APHY, n. [Gr. belly, and a sewing or suture.]The operation of sewing of wounds of the ... |
24068
|
gastrotomy |
GASTROT'OMY, n. [Gr. belly, and to cut.]The operation of cutting into or opening the abdomen. |
24069
|
gat |
GAT, pret. of get. |
24070
|
gat-toothed |
GAT-TOOTHED, a. Goat-toothed; having a lickerish tooth. |
24071
|
gate |
GATE, n.1. A large door which gives entrance into a walled city, a castle, a temple, palace or ... |
24072
|
gated |
GA'TED, a. Having gates. |
24073
|
gatevein |
GA'TEVEIN, n. The vena portae, a large vein which conveys the blood from the abdominal viscera into ... |
24074
|
gateway |
GA'TEWAY, n. A way through the gate of some inclosure.1. A building to be passed at the entrance ... |
24075
|
gather |
GATH'ER, v.t. 1. To bring together; to collect a number of separate things into one place or into ... |
24076
|
gatherable |
GATH'ERABLE, a. That may be collected; that may be deduced. [Unusual.] |
24077
|
gathered |
GATH'ERED, pp. Collected; assembled; contracted; plaited; drawn by inference. |
24078
|
gatherer |
GATH'ERER, n. One who gathers or collects; one who gets in a crop. |
24079
|
gathering |
GATH'ERING, ppr. Collecting; assembling; drawing together; plaiting; wrinkling.GATH'ERING, n. The ... |
24080
|
gathers |
GATH'ERS, n. Plaits; folds; puckers; wrinkles in cloth. |
24081
|
gattertree |
GAT'TERTREE, n. A species of Cornus or Cornelian cherry. |
24082
|
gaud |
GAUD, v.i. [L. gaudeo, to rejoice.] To exult; to rejoice.GAUD, n. [L. gaudium.] An ornament; ... |
24083
|
gauded |
GAUD'ED, a. Adorned with trinkets; colored. |
24084
|
gaudery |
GAUD'ERY, n. Finery; fine things; ornaments. |
24085
|
gaudily |
GAUD'ILY, adv. Showily; with ostentation of fine dress. |
24086
|
gaudiness |
GAUD'INESS, n. Showiness; tinsel appearance; ostentatious finery. |
24087
|
gaudy |
GAUD'Y, a. Showy; splendid; gay. A goldfinch there I saw, with gaudy pride Of painted plumes--1. ... |
24088
|
gauge |
GAUGE, v.t. gage.1. To measure or to ascertain the contents of a cask or vessel, as a pipe, ... |
24089
|
gauged |
GA'UGED, pp. Measured. |
24090
|
gauger |
GA'UGER, n. One who gauges; an officer whose business is to ascertain the contents of casks. |
24091
|
gauging |
GA'UGING, ppr. Measuring a cask; ascertaining dimensions or proportions of quantity.GA'UGING, n. ... |
24092
|
gauging-rod |
GA'UGING-ROD, n. An instrument to be used in measuring the contents of casks or vessels. |
24093
|
gaul |
GAUL, n. [L. Gallia.] A name of ancient France; also, an inhabitant of Gaul. |
24094
|
gaulish |
GAUL'ISH, a. Pertaining to ancient France or Gaul. |
24095
|
gaunt |
GAUNT |
24096
|
gauntlet |
GAUNT'LET, n. A large iron glove with fingers covered with small plates, formerly worn by ... |
24097
|
gauntly |
GAUNT'LY, adv. gant'ly. Leanly; meagerly. |
24098
|
gauze |
GAUZE, n. [L. gausape, or gossipium.]A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, of silk or linen. |
24099
|
gauzeloom |
GAUZELOOM, n. A loom in which gauze is wove. |
24100
|
gauzy |
GAUZ'Y, a. Like gauze; thin as gauze. |
24101
|
gave |
GAVE, pret. of give. |
24102
|
gavel |
GAV'EL, n. In law, tribute; toll; custom. [See Gable.]GAV'EL, n.1. A small parcel of wheat, rye ... |
24103
|
gavelet |
GAV'ELET, n. An ancient and special cessavit in Kent, in England, where the custom of gavelkind ... |
24104
|
gavelkind |
GAV'ELKIND, n. A tenure in England, by which land descended from the father to all his sons in ... |
24105
|
gavelock |
GAV'ELOCK, n. An iron crow. |
24106
|
gavilan |
GAV'ILAN, n. A species of hawk in the Philippine isles; the back and wings yellow; the belly ... |
24107
|
gavot |
GAV'OT, n. A kind of dance,the air of which has two brisk and lively strains in common time, each ... |
24108
|
gawby |
GAW'BY, n. A dunce. [Not in use.] |
24109
|
gawk |
GAWK, n. 1. A cuckoo.2. A fool; a simpleton. [In both senses, it is retained in Scotland.] |
24110
|
gawky |
GAWK'Y, a. Foolish; awkward; clumsy; clownish. [In this sense it is retained in vulgar use in ... |
24111
|
gay |
GAY, a. 1. Merry; airy; jovial; sportive; frolicksome. It denotes more life and animation than ... |
24112
|
gayety |
GA'YETY, n.1. Merriment; mirth; airiness; as a company full of gayety.2. Act of juvenile pleasure; ... |
24113
|
gayly |
GA'YLY, adv. Merrily; with mirth and frolick.1. Finely; splendidly; pompously; as ladies gayly ... |
24114
|
gayness |
GA'YNESS, n. Gayety; finery. |
24115
|
gaysome |
GA'YSOME, a. Full of gayety. [Little used.] |
24116
|
gaze |
GAZE, v.i. [Gr. to be astonished, and Heb. to see or look, that is, to fix the eye or to reach ... |
24117
|
gazeful |
GA'ZEFUL, a. Looking with a gaze; looking intently. |
24118
|
gazehound |
GA'ZEHOUND, n. A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent. |
24119
|
gazel |
GAZ'EL, n. An animal of Africa and India, of the genus Antilope. It partakes of the nature of the ... |
24120
|
gazement |
GA'ZEMENT, n. View. [Not in use.] |
24121
|
gazer |
GA'ZER, n. One who gazes; one who looks steadily and intently, from delight, admiration or study. |
24122
|
gazette |
GAZETTE, n. gazet'. A newspaper; a sheet or half sheet of paper containing an account of ... |
24123
|
gazetted |
GAZETT'ED, pp. Published in a gazette. |
24124
|
gazetteer |
GAZETTEE'R, n. A writer of news, or an officer appointed to publish news by authority.1. The ... |
24125
|
gazing |
GA'ZING, ppr. [See Gaze] Looking with fixed attention. |
24126
|
gazingstock |
GA'ZINGSTOCK, n. A person gazed at with scorn or abhorrence; an object of curiosity or contempt. |
24127
|
gazon |
GAZON, n. In fortification, pieces of turf used to line parapets and the traverses of galleries. |
24128
|
gead |
YEAD, GEAD, v.i. To go. |
24129
|
geal |
GEAL, v.i. [L. gelo.] To congeal. |
24130
|
gear |
GEAR, n.1. Apparatus; whatever is prepared; hence, habit; dress; ornaments. Array thyself in her ... |
24131
|
geared |
GE'ARED, pp. Dressed; harnessed. |
24132
|
gearing |
GE'ARING, ppr. Dressing; harnessing. |
24133
|
geason |
GE'ASON, n. s as z. Rare; uncommon; wonderful. |
24134
|
geat |
GEAT, n. The hole through which metal runs into a mold in castings. |
24135
|
geck |
GECK, n. A dupe.GECK, v.t. To cheat, trick or gull. |
24136
|
gee |
GEE |
24137
|
geese |
GEESE, n. plu. of goose. |
24138
|
geest |
GEEST, n. Alluvial matter on the surface of land,not of recent origin. |
24139
|
gehenna |
GEHEN'NA,n. [Heb. ge-hinom, the valley of Hinom, in which was Tophet, where the Israelites ... |
24140
|
gehlenite |
GEHLENITE, n. [from Gehlen, the chimist.]A mineral recently discovered, in the description of ... |
24141
|
gelable |
GEL'ABLE, a. [from L. gelu, frost, or gelo, to congeal.]That may or can be congealed; capable of ... |
24142
|
gelatin |
GEL'ATIN, n. [L. gelo,to congeal, to freeze.]A concrete animal substance, transparent, and soluble ... |
24143
|
gelatinate |
GELAT'INATE, v.i. To be converted into gelatin or into a substance like jelly. Lapis lazuli, if ... |
24144
|
gelatination |
GELATINA'TION, n. The act or process of converting or being turned into gelatin, or into a ... |
24145
|
gelatinize |
GEL'ATINIZE, v.i. The same as gelatinate. |
24146
|
gelatinous |
GELAT'INOUS, a. Of the nature and consistence of gelatin; resembling jelly; viscous; moderately ... |
24147
|
geld |
GELD, n. Money; tribute; compensation. This word is obsolete in English,but it occurs in old laws ... |
24148
|
gelded |
GELD'ED |
24149
|
gelder |
GELD'ER, n. One who castrates. |
24150
|
gelder-rose |
GELD'ER-ROSE. A plant, a species of Viburnum; also, a species of Spiraea. |
24151
|
gelding |
GELD'ING, ppr. Castrating.GELD'ING, n. A castrated animal,but chiefly a horse. |
24152
|
gelid |
GEL'ID, a. [L. gelidus, from gelo, to freeze.] Cold; very cold. |
24153
|
gelidness |
GEL'IDNESS, n. Coldness. |
24154
|
gelly |
GEL'LY, n. [L. gelo, gelatus. It is now more generally written jelly.]1. The inspissated juice ... |
24155
|
gelt |
GELT, pp. Castrated; emasculated. |
24156
|
gem |
GEM, n. [L. gemma.]1. A bud. In botany, the bud or compendium of a plant, covered with scales to ... |
24157
|
gemara |
GEMAR'A, n. The second part of the Talmud or commentary on the Jewish laws. |
24158
|
gemaric |
GEMAR'IC, a. Pertaining to the Gemara. |
24159
|
gemel |
GEM'EL, n. [L. gemellus.] A pair; a term inheraldry. |
24160
|
gemelliparous |
GEMELLIP'AROUS, a. [L. gemellus and pario.] Producing twins. |
24161
|
geminate |
GEM'INATE, v.t. [L. gemino.] To double. [Little used.] |
24162
|
gemination |
GEMINA'TION, n. A doubling; duplication; repetition. |
24163
|
gemini |
GEM'INI, n. plu. [L.] Twins. In astronomy, a constellation or sign of the zodiac, representing ... |
24164
|
geminous |
GEM'INOUS, a. [L. geminus.] Double; in pairs. |
24165
|
geminy |
GEM'INY, n. [supra.] Twins; a pair; a couple. |
24166
|
gemmary |
GEM'MARY, a. [from gem.] Pertaining to gems or jewels. |
24167
|
gemmation |
GEMMA'TION, n. [L. gemmatio, from gemma.]In botany, budding; the state, form or construction of ... |
24168
|
gemmeous |
GEM'MEOUS, a. [L. gemmeus.] Pertaining to gems; of the nature of gems; resembling gems. |
24169
|
gemmiparous |
GEMMIP'AROUS, a. [L. gemma, a bud, and pario, to bear.]Producing buds or gems. |
24170
|
gemmule |
GEM'MULE, n. A little gem or bud. |
24171
|
gemmy |
GEM'MY, a. Bright; glittering; full of gems.1. Neat; spruce; smart. |
24172
|
gemote |
GEMO'TE, n. A meeting. [See Meet.] |
24173
|
gemsbok |
GEMS'BOK, n. The name given to a variety of the antelope. |
24174
|
gendarm |
GEND`ARM, n. In France, gens d`armes is the denomination given to a select body of troops, ... |
24175
|
gendarmery |
GEND`ARMERY, n. [supra.] The body of gendarms. |
24176
|
gender |
GEN'DER, n. [L. genus, from geno, gigno; Gr.to beget, or to be born; Eng. kind. Gr. a woman, a ... |
24177
|
genealogical |
GENEALOG'ICAL, a. [from genealogy.]1. Pertaining to the descent of persons or families; ... |
24178
|
genealogist |
GENEAL'OGIST, n. He who traces descents of persons or families. |
24179
|
genealogize |
GENEAL'OGIZE, v.i. To relate the history of descents. |
24180
|
genealogy |
GENEAL'OGY, n. [L. genealogia; Gr. race, and discourse; Eng. kind.]1. An account or history of ... |
24181
|
generable |
GEN'ERABLE, a. That may be engendered, begotten or produced. |
24182
|
general |
GEN'ERAL, a. [L. generalis, from genus, a kind.]1. Properly, relating to a whole genus or kind; ... |
24183
|
generalissimo |
GENERALIS'SIMO, n. The chief commander of an army or military force.1. The supreme commander; ... |
24184
|
generality |
GENERAL'ITY, n.1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars.2. ... |
24185
|
generalization |
GENERALIZA'TION, n. The act of extending from particulars to generals; the act of making general. |
24186
|
generalize |
GEN'ERALIZE, v.t. To extend from particulars or species to genera, or to whole kinds or classes; ... |
24187
|
generally |
GEN'ERALLY, adv. In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently, but ... |
24188
|
generalness |
GEN'ERALNESS, n. Wide extent, though short of universality; frequency; commonness. |
24189
|
generalship |
GEN'ERALSHIP, n. The skill and conduct of a general officer; military skill in a commander, ... |
24190
|
generalty |
GEN'ERALTY, n. The whole; the totality. [Little used.] |
24191
|
generant |
GEN'ERANT, n. [L. generans.] The power that generates; the power or principle that produces. |
24192
|
generate |
GEN'ERATE, v.t. [L. genero. See Gender.]1. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce a ... |
24193
|
generated |
GEN'ERATED, pp. Begotten; engendered; procreated; produced; formed. |
24194
|
generating |
GEN'ERATING, ppr. Begetting; procreating; producing; forming. |
24195
|
generation |
GENERA'TION, n. The act of begetting; procreation, as of animals.1. Production; formation; as the ... |
24196
|
generative |
GEN'ERATIVE, a. Having the power of generating or propagating its own species.1. Having the power ... |
24197
|
generator |
GEN'ERATOR, n. He or that which begets, causes or produces.1. In music, the principal sound or ... |
24198
|
generic |
GENER'IC |
24199
|
generical |
GENER'ICAL, a. [L. genus.] Pertaining to a genus or kind; comprehending the genus, as distinct ... |
24200
|
generically |
GENER'ICALLY, adv. With regard to genus; as an animal generically distinct from another, or two ... |
24201
|
generosity |
GENEROS'ITY, n. [L. generositas, from genus, race, kind, with reference to birth, blood, ... |
24202
|
generous |
GEN'EROUS, a. [L. generosus. See Gender.]1. Primarily, being of honorable birth or origin; ... |
24203
|
generously |
GEN'EROUSLY, adv. Honorable; not meanly.1. Nobly; magnanimously.2. Liberally; munificently. |
24204
|
generousness |
GEN'EROUSNESS, n. The quality of being generous; magnanimity; nobleness of mind.1. Liberality; ... |
24205
|
genesis |
GEN'ESIS, n. [See Gender.]1. The first book of the sacred scriptures of the Old Testament, ... |
24206
|
genet |
GEN'ET, n. A small-sized, well-proportioned Spanish horse.1. An animal of the weasel kind, less ... |
24207
|
genethliac |
GENETH'LIAC , a. [Gr. to be born.]Pertaining to nativities as calculated by astrologers; showing ... |
24208
|
genethliacal |
GENETHLI'ACAL |
24209
|
genethliacs |
GENETH'LIACS, n. The science of calculating nativities or predicting the future events of life ... |
24210
|
genethliatic |
GENETHLIAT'IC, n. He who calculates nativities. [Little used.] |
24211
|
geneva |
GENE'VA, n. A spirit distilled from grain or malt, with the addition of juniper berries. But ... |
24212
|
genevanism |
GENE'VANISM, n. [from Geneva, where Calvin resided.] Calvinism. |
24213
|
genevois |
GENEVOIS, n. plu. jeneva'y. People of Geneva. |
24214
|
genial |
GE'NIAL, a. [L. genialis, from geno, gigno,]1. Contributing to propagation or production; that ... |
24215
|
genially |
GE'NIALLY, adv. By genius or nature; naturally. [Little used.]1. Gayly; cheerfully. |
24216
|
geniculated |
GENIC'ULATED, a. [L. geniculatus, from geniculum, a knot or joint, from the root of genu, the ... |
24217
|
geniculation |
GENICULA'TION, n. Knottiness; the state of having knots or joints like a knee. |
24218
|
genii |
GE'NII, n. [L. plu.] A sort of imaginary intermediate beings between men and angels; some good ... |
24219
|
genio |
GE'NIO, n. [L. genius.] A man of a particular turn of mind. |
24220
|
genital |
GEN'ITAL, a. [L. genitalis, from the root of gigno; Gr. to beget.]Pertaining to generation or the ... |
24221
|
genitals |
GEN'ITALS, n. plu. The parts of an animal which are the immediate instruments of generation. |
24222
|
geniting |
GEN'ITING, n. A species of apple that ripens very early. |
24223
|
genitive |
GEN'ITIVE, a. [L. genitivus, from the root of gender.]In grammar, an epithet given to a case in ... |
24224
|
genitor |
GEN'ITOR, n. One who procreates; a sire; a father. |
24225
|
geniture |
GEN'ITURE, n. Generation; procreation; birth. |
24226
|
genius |
GE'NIUS, n. [L. from the root of gigno; Gr. to beget.]1. Among the ancients, a good or evil ... |
24227
|
gent |
GENT, a. Elegant; pretty; gentle. [Not in use.] |
24228
|
genteel |
GENTEE'L, a. [L. gentilis, from gens, race, stock, family, and with the sense of noble or at least ... |
24229
|
genteelly |
GENTEE'LLY, adv. Politely; gracefully; elegantly; in the manner of well bred people. |
24230
|
genteelness |
GENTEE'LNESS, a. Gracefulness of manners or person; elegance; politeness. We speak of the ... |
24231
|
gentian |
GEN'TIAN, n. [L. gentiana.] A genus of plants, of many species. The common gentian is a native ... |
24232
|
gentil |
GEN'TIL, n. A species of falcon or hawk. |
24233
|
gentile |
GEN'TILE, n. [L. gentilis; from L. gens, nation, race; applied to pagans.]In the scriptures, a ... |
24234
|
gentilesse |
GENTILESSE, n. Complaisance. [Not in use.] |
24235
|
gentilish |
GEN'TILISH, a. Heathenish; pagan. |
24236
|
gentilism |
GEN'TILISM, n. Heathenism; paganism; the worship of false gods. |
24237
|
gentilitious |
GENTILI'TIOUS, a. [L. gentilitius, from gens.]1. Peculiar to a people or nation; national.2. ... |
24238
|
gentility |
GENTIL'ITY, n.1. Politeness of manners; easy, graceful behavior; the manners of well bred people; ... |
24239
|
gentilize |
GEN'TILIZE, v.i. To live like a heathen. |
24240
|
gentle |
GEN'TLE, a. [See Genteel.] Well born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble; as ... |
24241
|
gentlefolk |
GEN'TLEFOLK, n. [gentle and folk.] Persons of good breeding and family. It is now used only in ... |
24242
|
gentleman |
GEN'TLEMAN, a. [gentle, that is, genteel, and man. See Genteel.]1. In its most extensive sense, ... |
24243
|
gentlemanlike |
GEN'TLEMANLIKE |
24244
|
gentlemanliness |
GEN'TLEMANLINESS, n. Behavior of a well bred man. |
24245
|
gentlemanly |
GEN'TLEMANLY , a. Pertaining to or becoming a gentleman, or a man of good family and breeding; ... |
24246
|
gentleness |
GEN'TLENESS, n. [See Gentle.] Dignity of birth. [Little used.]1. Genteel behavior.2. Softness ... |
24247
|
gentleship |
GEN'TLESHIP, n. The deportment of a gentleman. |
24248
|
gentlewoman |
GEN'TLEWOMAN, n. [gentle and woman.] A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above ... |
24249
|
gently |
GEN'TLY, adv. Softly; meekly; mildly; with tenderness. My mistress gently chides the fault I ... |
24250
|
gentoo |
GENTOO', n. A native of India or Hindoostan; one who follows the religion of the Bramins. |
24251
|
gentry |
GEN'TRY, n. Birth; condition; rank by birth.1. People of education and good breeding. In Great ... |
24252
|
genuflection |
GENUFLEC'TION, n. [L. genu,the knee, and flectio, a bending.]The act of bending the knee, ... |
24253
|
genuine |
GEN'UINE, a. [L. genuinus, from enus, or its root. See Gender.]Native; belonging to the original ... |
24254
|
genuinely |
GEN'UINELY, adv. Without adulteration or foreign admixture; naturally. |
24255
|
genuineness |
GEN'UINENESS, n. The state of being native, or of the true original; hence, freedom from ... |
24256
|
genus |
GE'NUS, n. plu. genuses or genera. [L. genus. See Gender.]1. In logic, that which has several ... |
24257
|
geocentric |
GEOCEN'TRIC, a. [Gr. earth, and center.] Having the earth for its center, or the same center with ... |
24258
|
geode |
GE'ODE,n. [Gr. earth.] In mineralogy, a round or roundish lump of agate or other mineral, or a ... |
24259
|
geodesy |
GE'ODESY, n. [Gr. the earth, and to divide.] That part of geometry which respects the doctrine of ... |
24260
|
geodetic |
GEODET'IC |
24261
|
geodetical |
GEODET'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the art of measuring surfaces. |
24262
|
geodiferous |
GEODIFEROUS, a. [L.] Producing geodes. |
24263
|
geognost |
GE'OGNOST, n. [See Geognosy.] One versed in geognosy; a geologist. |
24264
|
geognostic |
GEOGNOS'TIC, a. Pertaining to a knowledge of the structure of the earth; geological. |
24265
|
geognosy |
GE'OGNOSY, n. [Gr. the earth, and knowledge.] That part of natural history which treats of the ... |
24266
|
geogonic |
GEOGONIC, a. Pertaining to geogony, or the formation of the earth. |
24267
|
geogony |
GEOG'ONY, n. [Gr. the earth, and generation.] The doctrine of the formation of the earth. |
24268
|
geographer |
GEOG'RAPHER, n. [See Geography.] One who describes that part of this globe or earth, which is ... |
24269
|
geographic |
GEOGRAPH'IC |
24270
|
geographical |
GEOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Relating to or containing a description of the terraqueous globe; pertaining to ... |
24271
|
geographically |
GEOGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. In a geographical manner; according to the usual practice of describing the ... |
24272
|
geography |
GEOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. the earth, and to write, to describe.]1. Properly, a description of the earth ... |
24273
|
geological |
GEOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Geology.] Pertaining to geology; relating to the science of the earth or ... |
24274
|
geologist |
GEOL'OGIST, n. One versed in the science of geology. |
24275
|
geology |
GEOL'OGY, n. [Gr. the earth, and discourse.]The doctrine or science of the structure of the earth ... |
24276
|
geomancer |
GE'OMANCER, n. [See Geomancy.] One who foretells or divines, by means of lines, figures or points ... |
24277
|
geomancy |
GE'OMANCY, n. [Gr. the earth, and divination.] A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, ... |
24278
|
geomantic |
GEOMAN'TIC, a. Pertaining to geomancy. |
24279
|
geometer |
GEOM'ETER, n. [See Geometry.] One skilled in geometry. [See Geometrician, which is generally ... |
24280
|
geometral |
GEOM'ETRAL, a. Pertaining to geometry. |
24281
|
geometric |
GEOMET'RIC |
24282
|
geometrical |
GEOMET'RICAL, a. [Gr.] Pertaining to geometry.1. According to the rules or principles of ... |
24283
|
geometrically |
GEOMET'RICALLY, adv. According to the rules or laws of geometry. |
24284
|
geometrician |
GEOMETRI'CIAN, n. One skilled in geometry; a geometer. |
24285
|
geometrize |
GEOM'ETRIZE, v.t. To act according to the laws of geometry; to perform geometrically. |
24286
|
geometry |
GEOM'ETRY, n. [Gr. the earth, and measure.] Originally and properly, the art of measuring the ... |
24287
|
geoponic |
GEOPON'IC, a. [Gr. the earth, and labor.] Pertaining to tillage of the earth, or agriculture. ... |
24288
|
geoponics |
GEOPON'ICS, n. The art or science of cultivating the earth. |
24289
|
georama |
GE'ORAMA, n. [Gr. the earth, and view.] An instrument or machine which exhibits a very complete ... |
24290
|
george |
GEORGE, n. A figure of St. George on horseback,worn by knights of the garter.1. A brown loaf. |
24291
|
george-noble |
GEORGE-NOBLE, n. A gold coin in the time of Henry VIII of the value of 6s.8d. sterling. |
24292
|
georgic |
GEOR'GIC, n. [Gr. rustic; and labor.] A rural poem; a poetical composition on the subject of ... |
24293
|
geoscopy |
GEOS'COPY, n. [Gr.] Knowledge of the earth, ground or soil, obtained by inspection. |
24294
|
geranium |
GERA'NIUM, n. [L. from Gr. a crane.] Crane's-bill, a genus of plants, of numerous species, some ... |
24295
|
gerent |
GE'RENT, a. [L. gerens.] Bearing; used in Vicegerent. |
24296
|
gerfalcon |
GERFALCON. [See Gyrfalcon.] |
24297
|
germ |
GERM, n. [L. germen.] In botany, the ovary or seed-bud of a plant, the rudiment of fruit yet in ... |
24298
|
german |
GER'MAN, a. [L. germanus, a brother.]1. Cousins german, are the sons or daughters of brothers or ... |
24299
|
germander |
GERMAN'DER, n. A plant, or rather the name of several plants, as the rock germander, of the genus ... |
24300
|
germanic |
GERMAN'IC, a. Pertaining to Germany; as the Germanic body or confederacy. |
24301
|
germanism |
GER'MANISM, n. An idiom of the German language. |
24302
|
germen |
GERM'EN, n. plu. germens. Now contracted to germ, which see. |
24303
|
germinal |
GERM'INAL, a. [from germen. See Germ.] Pertaining to a germ or seed-bud. |
24304
|
germinant |
GERM'INANT, a. Sprouting. |
24305
|
germinate |
GERM'INATE, v.i. [L. germino, from germen.] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as ... |
24306
|
germination |
GERMINA'TION, n. The act of sprouting; the first beginning of vegetation in a seed or plant.1. ... |
24307
|
gerocomical |
GEROCOM'ICAL, a. Pertaining to gerocomy. [Little used.] |
24308
|
gerocomy |
GEROC'OMY, n. [Gr.] That part of medicine which treats of the proper regimen for old people. |
24309
|
gerund |
GER'UND, n. [L. gerundium, from gero, to bear.] In the Latin grammar, a kind of verbal noun, ... |
24310
|
gesling |
GESLING, for gosling. [Not in use.] |
24311
|
gest |
GEST, n. [L. gestum, from gero, to carry, to do.]1. A deed, action or achievement.2. Show; ... |
24312
|
gestation |
GESTA'TION,n. [L. gestatio, from gero, to carry.]1. The act of carrying young in the womb from ... |
24313
|
gestatory |
GES'TATORY, a. That may be carried or worn. |
24314
|
gestic |
GES'TIC, a. Pertaining to deeds; legendary. |
24315
|
gesticulate |
GESTIC'ULATE, v.i. [L. gesticulor, from gestum, gero, to bear or carry, or gestio.]To make ... |
24316
|
gesticulation |
GESTICULA'TION, n. [L. gesticulatio.]1. The act of making gestures, to express passion or enforce ... |
24317
|
gesticulator |
GESTIC'ULATOR, n. One that shows postures, or makes gestures. |
24318
|
gesticulatory |
GESTIC'ULATORY, a. Representing in gestures. |
24319
|
gesture |
GES'TURE, n. [L. gestus, from gero, to bear, to do.]1. A motion of the body or limbs, expressive ... |
24320
|
get |
GET, v.t. pret. got. [gat, obs.] pp. got, gotten.1. To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of, ... |
24321
|
getter |
GET'TER, n. One who gets, gains, obtains or acquires.1. One who begets or procreates. |
24322
|
getting |
GET'TING, ppr. Obtaining; procuring; gaining; winning; begetting.GET'TING, n. The act of ... |
24323
|
gewgaw |
GEW'GAW, n. A showy trifle; a pretty thing of little worth; a toy; a bauble; a splendid plaything. ... |
24324
|
ghastful |
GH`ASTFUL, a. [See Ghastly.] Dreary; dismal; fit for walking ghosts. |
24325
|
ghastfully |
GH`ASTFULLY, adv. Frightfully. |
24326
|
ghastliness |
GH`ASTLINESS, n. [from ghastly.] Horror of countenance; a deathlike look; resemblance of a ghost; ... |
24327
|
ghastly |
GH`ASTLY, a. [Eng. gush, gust.] 1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; dismal; as a ... |
24328
|
ghastness |
GH`ASTNESS, n. Ghastliness. [Not used.] |
24329
|
gherkin |
GHER'KIN, n. A small pickled cucumber. |
24330
|
ghess |
GHESS, for guess. [Not used.] |
24331
|
ghost |
GHOST, n. [See Ghastly.]1. Spirit; the soul of man. In this sense seldom used. But hence,2. The ... |
24332
|
ghostlike |
GHOSTLIKE, a. Withered; having sunken eyes; ghastly. |
24333
|
ghostliness |
GHOSTLINESS, n. Spiritual tendency. [Little used.] |
24334
|
ghostly |
GHOSTLY, a. Spiritual; relating to the soul; not carnal or secular. Save and defend us from our ... |
24335
|
giallolino |
GIALLOLINO, n. [Eng. yellow.] A fine yellow pigment much used under the name of Naples Yellow. |
24336
|
giambeaux |
GIAM'BEAUX, n. Greaves; armor for the legs. |
24337
|
giant |
GI'ANT, n. [L. gigas; Gr. probably from the earth. The word originally signified earth-born, ... |
24338
|
giant-killing |
GI'ANT-KILLING, a. Killing or destroying giants. |
24339
|
giantess |
GI'ANTESS, n. A female giant; a female of extraordinary size and stature. |
24340
|
giantize |
GI'ANTIZE, v.i. To play the giant. |
24341
|
giantlike |
GI'ANTLIKE |
24342
|
giantly |
GI'ANTLY , a. Of unusual size; resembling a giant in bulk or stature; gigantic; huge.[Giantly is ... |
24343
|
giantry |
GI'ANTRY, n. The race of giants. [Little used.] |
24344
|
giantship |
GI'ANTSHIP, n. The state, quality or character of a giant. His giantship is gone somewhat ... |
24345
|
gib |
GIB, n. A cat. [Not in use.]GIB, v.i. To act like a cat. [Not in use.] |
24346
|
gibbe |
GIBBE, n. An old worn-out animal. [Not used.] |
24347
|
gibber |
GIB'BER, v.i. [See Gabble. It is probably allied to gabble, and to jabber.] To speak rapidly and ... |
24348
|
gibberish |
GIB'BERISH, n. [from gibber.] Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning ... |
24349
|
gibbet |
GIB'BET, n. A gallows; a post or machine in form of a gallows, on which notorious malefactors are ... |
24350
|
gibbeted |
GIB'BETED, pp. Hanged and exposed on a gibbet. |
24351
|
gibbeting |
GIB'BETING, ppr. Hanging and exposing on a gibbet. |
24352
|
gibbier |
GIB'BIER, n. Wild fowl; game. [Not used.] |
24353
|
gibbosity |
GIBBOS'ITY, n. [L. gibbosus. See Gibbous.]Protuberance; a round or swelling prominence; ... |
24354
|
gibbous |
GIB'BOUS, a. [L. gibbus; Gr. to bend.]1. Swelling; protuberant; convex. The moon is gibbous ... |
24355
|
gibbously |
GIB'BOUSLY, adv. In a gibbous or protuberant form. |
24356
|
gibbousness |
GIB'BOUSNESS, n. Protuberance; a round prominence; convexity. [This word is preferable to ... |
24357
|
gibbsite |
GIBBS'ITE, n. A mineral found at Richmond, in Massachusetts, and named in honor of George Gibbs, ... |
24358
|
gibcat |
GIB'CAT, n. A he-cat, or an old worn-out cat. |
24359
|
gibe |
GIBE, v.i. To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail at; to utter taunting, sarcastic ... |
24360
|
gibeline |
GIB'ELINE, n. The Gibelines were a faction in Italy, that opposed another faction called Guelfs, ... |
24361
|
giber |
GI'BER, n. One who utters reproachful, censorious and contemptuous expressions, or who casts ... |
24362
|
gibing |
GI'BING, ppr. Uttering reproachful, contemptuous and censorious words; scoffing. |
24363
|
gibingly |
GI'BINGLY, adv. With censorious, sarcastic and contemptuous expressions; scornfully. |
24364
|
giblets |
GIB'LETS, n. The entrails of a goose or other fowl, as the heart, liver, gizzard, &c.; a ... |
24365
|
gibstaff |
GIB'STAFF, n. A staff to gauge water or to push a boat; formerly, a staff used in fighting beasts ... |
24366
|
giddily |
GID'DILY, adv. [See Giddy.] With the head seeming to turn or reel.1. Inconstantly; unsteadily; ... |
24367
|
giddiness |
GID'DINESS, n. The state of being giddy or vertiginous; vertigo; a sensation of reeling or ... |
24368
|
giddy |
GID'DY, a. Vertiginous; reeling; whirling; having in the head a sensation of a circular motion or ... |
24369
|
giddy-brained |
GID'DY-BRAINED, a. Careless; thoughtless; unsteady. |
24370
|
giddy-head |
GID'DY-HEAD, n. A person without thought or judgment. |
24371
|
giddy-headed |
GID'DY-HEADED, a. Heedless; unsteady; volatile; incautious. |
24372
|
giddy-paced |
GID'DY-PACED, a. Moving irregularly. |
24373
|
gie |
GIE, a contraction of guide. [Not in use.] |
24374
|
gier-eagle |
GIE'R-EAGLE, n. A fowl of the eagle kind, mentioned in Leviticus 2. |
24375
|
gieseckite |
GIE'SECKITE, n. A mineral of a rhomboidal form and compact texture, of a gray or brown color, and ... |
24376
|
gif |
GIF, v.t. The old but true spelling of if. |
24377
|
gift |
GIFT, n. [from give.] A present; any thing given or bestowed; any thing, the property of which is ... |
24378
|
gifted |
GIFT'ED, pp. or a. Endowed by nature with any power or faculty; furnished with any particular ... |
24379
|
giftedness |
GIFT'EDNESS, n. The state of being gifted. |
24380
|
gifting |
GIFT'ING, ppr. Endowing with any power or faculty. |
24381
|
gig |
GIG, v.t. [L. gigno.] To engender. [Not in use.]1. To fish with a gig or fishgig.GIG, n.1. Any ... |
24382
|
gigantean |
GIGANTE'AN, a. [L. giganteus. See Giant.] Like a giant; mighty. |
24383
|
gigantic |
GIGAN'TIC, a. [L. giganticus.] Of extraordinary size; very large; huge; like a giant. A man of ... |
24384
|
gigantology |
GIGANTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a giant, and discourse.] An account or description of giants. |
24385
|
giggle |
GIG'GLE, n. A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath.GIG'GLE, v.i. To laugh ... |
24386
|
giggler |
GIG'GLER, n. One that giggles or titters. |
24387
|
giglet |
GIG'LET |
24388
|
giglot |
GIG'LOT, n. A wanton; a lascivious girl.GIG'LOT, a. Giddy; light; inconstant; wanton. |
24389
|
gigot |
GIG'OT, n. The hip-joint; also, a slice. [Not English.] |
24390
|
gilbertine |
GIL'BERTINE, n. One of a religious order, so named from Gilbert, lord of Sempringham, in ... |
24391
|
gild |
GILD, v.t. pret. and pp. gilded or gilt.1. To overlay with gold, either in leaf or powder, or in ... |
24392
|
gilded |
GILD'ED, pp. Overlaid with gold leaf or liquid; illuminated. |
24393
|
gilder |
GILD'ER, n. One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.1. A Dutch coin of ... |
24394
|
gilding |
GILD'ING, ppr. Overlaying with gold; giving a fair external appearance.GILD'ING, n. The art or ... |
24395
|
gill |
GILL, n. 1. The organ of respiration in fishes, consisting of a cartilaginous or bony arch, ... |
24396
|
gill-flap |
GILL-FLAP, n. A membrane attached to the posterior edge of the gill-lid, immediately closing the ... |
24397
|
gill-lid |
GILL-LID, n. The covering of the gills. |
24398
|
gill-opening |
GILL-OPENING, n. The aperture of a fish or other animal, by which water is admitted to the gills. |
24399
|
gillhouse |
GILLHOUSE, n. A place where gill is sold. |
24400
|
gillian |
GIL'LIAN, n. A wanton girl. |
24401
|
gillyflower |
GIL'LYFLOWER, n. [supposed to be a corruption of July-flower.]The name of certain plants. The ... |
24402
|
gilse |
GILSE, n. A young salmon. |
24403
|
gilt |
GILT, pp. of gild. Overlaid with gold leaf, or washed with gold; illuminated; adorned.GILT, n. ... |
24404
|
gilthead |
GILT'HEAD, n. [gilt and head.] In ichthyology, a fish or a genus of fishes, the Sparus, of many ... |
24405
|
gilttail |
GILTTAIL, n. A worm so called from its yellow tail. |
24406
|
gim |
GIM, a. [contracted from gemmy.] Neat; spruce; well dressed. |
24407
|
gimbal |
GIM'BAL, n. A brass ring by which a sea compass is suspended in its box, by means of which the ... |
24408
|
gimblet |
GIMB'LET, n. A borer; small instrument with a pointed screw at the end, for boring holes in wood ... |
24409
|
gimcrack |
GIM'CRACK, n. A trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing. |
24410
|
gimmal |
GIM'MAL, n. Some device or machinery.GIM'MAL, a. Consisting of links. |
24411
|
gimmer |
GIM'MER, n. Movement or machinery. |
24412
|
gimp |
GIMP, n. [ Eng. to whip.] A kind of silk twist or edging.GIMP, a. Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Not ... |
24413
|
gin |
GIN, n. A contraction of Geneva, a distilled spirit. [See Geneva.]GIN, n. [A contraction of ... |
24414
|
ginger |
GIN'GER, n. [L. zinziber.] A plant, or the root of a species of Amomum, a native of the East and ... |
24415
|
gingerbreaad |
GIN'GERBREAAD, n. [ginger and bread.] A kind or cake, composed of flour with an admixture of ... |
24416
|
gingerly |
GIN'GERLY, adv. Nicely; cautiously. [Not used.] |
24417
|
gingerness |
GIN'GERNESS, n. Niceness; tenderness. [Not used.] |
24418
|
gingham |
GING'HAM, n. A kind or striped cotton cloth. |
24419
|
ginging |
GIN'GING, n. In mining, the lining of a mine-shaft with stones or bricks for its support, called ... |
24420
|
gingival |
GIN'GIVAL, a. [L. gingiva, the gum.] Pertaining to the gums. |
24421
|
gingle |
GIN'GLE |
24422
|
ginglymoid |
GIN'GLYMOID, a. [Gr. a hinge, and form.] Pertaining to or resembling a ginglymus. |
24423
|
ginglymus |
GIN'GLYMUS, n. [Gr.] In anatomy, a species of articulation resembling a hinge. That species of ... |
24424
|
ginnet |
GIN'NET, n. A nag. [See Jennet.] |
24425
|
ginseng |
GIN'SENG, n. [This word is probably Chinese, and it is said by Grosier, to signify the resemblance ... |
24426
|
gip |
GIP, v.t. To take out the entrails of herrings. |
24427
|
gipsey |
GIP'SEY, n. The Gipseys are a race of vagabonds which infest Europe, Africa and Asia, strolling ... |
24428
|
gipseyism |
GIP'SEYISM, n. The arts and practices of gipseys; deception; cheating; flattery.1. The state of a ... |
24429
|
giraff |
GIRAFF', n. The camelopard, a quadruped. [See Camelopard.] |
24430
|
girandole |
GIR'ANDOLE, n. A chandelier; a large kind of branched candlestick. |
24431
|
girasol |
GIR'ASOL, n. [L. gyrus, a turn; L. sol, the sun.]1. The turnsole, a plant of the genus ... |
24432
|
gird |
GIRD, n. gurd. [Eng. a yard.]1. A twitch or pang; a sudden spasm, which resembles the stroke of a ... |
24433
|
girded |
GIRD'ED, pp. Bound; surrounded; invested; put on. |
24434
|
girder |
GIRD'ER, n. In architecture, the principal piece of timber in a floor. Its end is usually ... |
24435
|
girding |
GIRD'ING, ppr. Binding; surrounding; investing.GIRD'ING, n. A covering. Is.3. |
24436
|
girdle |
GIRD'LE, n. 1. A band or belt; something drawn round the waist of a person, and tied or buckled; ... |
24437
|
girdle-belt |
GIRD'LE-BELT, n. A belt that encircles the waist. |
24438
|
girdle-stead |
GIRD'LE-STEAD, n. The part of the body where the girdle is worn. |
24439
|
girdler |
GIRD'LER, n. One who girdles; a maker of girdles. |
24440
|
gire |
GIRE, n. [L. gyrus.] A circle, or circular motion. [See Gyre.] |
24441
|
girl |
GIRL, n. gerl. [Low L. gerula, a young woman employed in tending children and carrying them about, ... |
24442
|
girlhood |
GIRL'HOOD, n. The state of a girl. [Little used.] |
24443
|
girlish |
GIRL'ISH, a. Like a young woman or child; befitting a girl.1. Pertaining to the youth of a ... |
24444
|
girlishly |
GIRL'ISHLY, adv. In the manner of a girl. |
24445
|
girrock |
GIR'ROCK, n. A species of gar-fish,the lacertus. |
24446
|
girt |
GIRT, pret. and pp. of gird.GIRT, v.t. To gird; to surround.[This verb, if derived from the noun, ... |
24447
|
girth |
GIRTH, n. The band or strap by which a saddle or any burden on a horse's back is made fast, by ... |
24448
|
gise |
GISE, v.t. To feed or pasture. [See Agist.] |
24449
|
gisle |
GIS'LE, n. A pledge. [Not in use.] |
24450
|
gist |
GIST, n. In law,the main point of a question; the point on which an action rests. |
24451
|
gith |
GITH, n. Guinea pepper. |
24452
|
gittern |
GIT'TERN, n. [L. cithara.] A guitar. [See Guitar.]GIT'TERN, v.i. To play on a gittern. |
24453
|
give |
GIVE, v.t. pret. gave; pp. given. [Heb. to give. The sense of give is generally to pass, or to ... |
24454
|
given |
GIV'EN, pp. giv'n. Bestowed; granted; conferred; imparted; admitted or supposed. |
24455
|
giver |
GIV'ER, n. One who gives a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes. It is the ... |
24456
|
gives |
GIVES, n. plu. Fetters or shackles for the feet. [See Gyves.] |
24457
|
giving |
GIV'ING, ppr. Bestowing; conferring; imparting; granting; delivering.GIV'ING,n. The act of ... |
24458
|
gizzard |
GIZ'ZARD, n. The strong musculus stomach of a fowl.To fret the gizzard, to harass; to vex one's ... |
24459
|
glabriate |
GLA'BRIATE, v.t. [L. glabro.] To make smooth. [Not used.] |
24460
|
glabrity |
GLA'BRITY, n. Smoothness. [Not used.] |
24461
|
glabrous |
GLA'BROUS, a. [L. glaber, allied to Eng. glib.Smooth; having an even surface. |
24462
|
glacial |
GLA'CIAL, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies,ice.]Icy; consisting of ice; frozen. |
24463
|
glaciate |
GLA'CIATE, v.i. To turn to ice. |
24464
|
glaciation |
GLACIA'TION, n. [supra.] The act of freezing; ice formed. |
24465
|
glacier |
GLA'CIER, n. A field or immense mass of ice, formed in deep but elevated valleys, or on the sides ... |
24466
|
glacious |
GLA'CIOUS, a. Like ice; icy. |
24467
|
glacis |
GLA'CIS, n. In building, or gardening, an easy, insensible slope.1. In fortification, a sloping ... |
24468
|
glad |
GLAD, a. [L. loetus, without a prefix.]1. Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; ... |
24469
|
gladden |
GLAD'DEN, v.t. glad'n. To make glad; to cheer; to please; to exhilarate. The news of peace ... |
24470
|
gladder |
GLAD'DER, n. One that makes glad, or gives joy. |
24471
|
gladding |
GLAD'DING, ppr. Making glad; cheering; giving joy. |
24472
|
glade |
GLADE, n. An opening or passage made through a wood by lopping off the branches of the trees. ... |
24473
|
gladen |
GLA'DEN |
24474
|
glader |
GLA'DER, n. [L. glaldius, a sword.] Swordgrass; the general name of plants that rise with a broad ... |
24475
|
gladful |
GLAD'FUL, a. Full of gladness. |
24476
|
gladfulness |
GLAD'FULNESS, n. Joy; gladness. |
24477
|
gladiate |
GLA'DIATE, a. [L. gladius, a sword.] Sword-shaped; resembling the form of a sword; as the legume ... |
24478
|
gladiator |
GLADIA'TOR, n. [L. from gladius, a sword.]A sword-player; a prize-fighter. The gladiators, in ... |
24479
|
gladiatorial |
GLADIATO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to gladiators, or to combats for the entertainment of the Roman ... |
24480
|
gladiatory |
GLA'DIATORY, a. Relating to gladiators. |
24481
|
gladiature |
GLA'DIATURE, n. Sword-play; fencing. [Not in use.] |
24482
|
gladiole |
GLAD'IOLE, n. [L. gladiolus, a dagger.] A plant, the sword-lily, of the genus Gladiolus. The ... |
24483
|
gladly |
GLAD'LY, adv. [See Glad.] With pleasure; joyfully; cheerfully. The common people heard him ... |
24484
|
gladness |
GLAD'NESS, n. [See Glad.] Joy, or a moderate degree of joy and exhilaration; pleasure of mind; ... |
24485
|
gladsome |
GLAD'SOME, a. Pleased; joyful; cheerful.1. Causing joy, pleasure or cheerfulness; having the ... |
24486
|
gladsomely |
GLAD'SOMELY, adv. With joy; with pleasure of mind. |
24487
|
gladsomeness |
GLAD'SOMENESS, n. Joy, or moderate joy; pleasure of mind.1. Showiness. |
24488
|
gladwin |
GLAD'WIN, n. A plant of the genus Iris. |
24489
|
glair |
GLAIR, n. [Eng. clear, L. clarus, and with Eng. glare, and L. gloria; perhaps with L. glarea, ... |
24490
|
glairy |
GLA'IRY, a. Like glair, or partaking of its qualities. |
24491
|
glance |
GL`ANCE, n. [The primary sense is to shoot, to throw, to dart.]1. A sudden shoot of light or ... |
24492
|
glance-coal |
GL`ANCE-COAL, n. Anthracite; a mineral composed chiefly of carbon. [See Anthracite.] |
24493
|
glancing |
GL`ANCING, pp. Shooting; darting; casting suddenly; flying off obliquely. |
24494
|
glancingly |
GL`ANCINGLY, adv. By glancing; in a glancing manner; transiently. |
24495
|
gland |
GLAND, n. [L. glans, a nut; glandula, a gland.]1. In anatomy, a distinct soft body, formed by the ... |
24496
|
glandered |
GLAND'ERED, a. Affected with glanders. |
24497
|
glanders |
GLAND'ERS, n. [from gland.] In farriery, the running of corrupt slimy matter from the nose of a ... |
24498
|
glandiferous |
GLANDIF'EROUS, a. [L. glandifer; glans,an acorn, and fero, to bear.]Bearing acorns or other nuts; ... |
24499
|
glandiform |
GLAND'IFORM, a. [L. glans and forma, form.]In the shape of a gland or nut; resembling a gland. |
24500
|
glandular |
GLAND'ULAR, a. Containing glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands. |
24501
|
glandulation |
GLANDULA'TION, n. In botany, the situation and structure of the secretory vessels in plants. ... |
24502
|
glandule |
GLAND'ULE, n. [L. glandula.] A small gland or secreting vessel. |
24503
|
glanduliferous |
GLANDULIF'EROUS, a. [L. glandula and fero, to bear.]Bearing glands. |
24504
|
glandulosity |
GLANDULOS'ITY, n. A collection of glands. [Little used.] |
24505
|
glandulous |
GLAND'ULOUS, a. [L. glandulosus.] Containing glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands; ... |
24506
|
glare |
GLARE, n. 1. A bright dazzling light; clear, brilliant luster or splendor, that dazzles the eyes. ... |
24507
|
glareous |
GLA'REOUS, a. Resembling the white of an egg; viscous and transparent or white. |
24508
|
glaring |
GLA'RING, ppr. Emitting a clear and brilliant light; shining with dazzling luster.1. Clear; ... |
24509
|
glaringly |
GLA'RINGLY, adv. Openly; clearly; notoriously. |
24510
|
glass |
GL`ASS, n. [L. glastum; glesid, blueness. Greenness is usually named from vegetation or growing, ... |
24511
|
glass-gazing |
GL`ASS-GAZING, a. Addicted to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror; finical. |
24512
|
glassblower |
GL`ASSBLOWER, n. One whose business is to blow and fashion glass. |
24513
|
glassfull |
GL`ASSFULL, n. As much as a glass holds. |
24514
|
glassfurnace |
GL`ASSFURNACE, n. A furnace in which the materials of glass are melted. |
24515
|
glassgrinder |
GL`ASSGRINDER, n. One whose occupation is to grind and polish glass. |
24516
|
glasshouse |
GL`ASSHOUSE, n. A house where glass is made. |
24517
|
glassiness |
GL`ASSINESS, n. The quality of being glassy or smooth; a vitreous appearance. |
24518
|
glasslike |
GL`ASSLIKE, a. Resembling glass. |
24519
|
glassman |
GL`ASSMAN, n. One who sells glass. |
24520
|
glassmetal |
GL`ASSMETAL, n. Glass in fusion. |
24521
|
glasspot |
GL`ASSPOT, n. A vessel used for melting glass in manufactories. |
24522
|
glasswork |
GL`ASSWORK, n. Manufacture of glass. |
24523
|
glassworks |
GL`ASSWORKS, n. plu. The place or buildings where glass is made. |
24524
|
glasswort |
GL`ASSWORT, n. A plant, the Salsola, of several species, all which may be used in the manufacture ... |
24525
|
glassy |
GL`ASSY, a. Made of glass; vitreous; as a glassy substance.1. Resembling glass in its properties, ... |
24526
|
glauber-salt |
GLAUB'ER-SALT, n. Sulphate of soda, a well known cathartic. |
24527
|
glauberite |
GLAUB'ERITE, n. A mineral of a grayish white or yellowish color, consisting of dry sulphate of ... |
24528
|
glaucoma |
GLAUCO'MA, n. [Gr.] A fault in the eye, in which the crystalline humor becomes gray, but without ... |
24529
|
glaucous |
GLAUC'OUS, a. [L. glaucus.] Of a sea green color; of a light green. |
24530
|
glave |
GLAVE, n. A broadsword; a falchion. [Not used.] |
24531
|
glaver |
GLAV'ER, v.i. [L. glaber, lavis, or lubricus; Eng. glib.]To flatter; to wheedle. [Little used and ... |
24532
|
glaverer |
GLAV'ERER, n. A flatterer. [supra.] |
24533
|
glaze |
GLAZE, v.t. [from glass.] To furnish with windows of glass; as, to glaze a house.1. To incrust ... |
24534
|
glazed |
GLA'ZED, pp. Furnished with glass windows; incrusted with a substance resembling glass; rendered ... |
24535
|
glazier |
GLA'ZIER, n. gla'zhur. [from glaze or glass.]One whose business is to set window glass, or to fix ... |
24536
|
glazing |
GLA'ZING, ppr. Furnishing with window glass.1. Crusting with a vitreous substance, as potter's ... |
24537
|
gleam |
GLEAM, n. [L. flamma.] The radical sense is to throw, to shoot or dart, and it may be of the same ... |
24538
|
gleaming |
GLE'AMING, ppr. Shooting as rays of light; shining.GLE'AMING, n. A shoot or shooting of light. |
24539
|
gleamy |
GLE'AMY, a. Darting beams of light; casting light in rays. In brazen arms, that cast a gleamy ray, ... |
24540
|
glean |
GLEAN, v.t.1. To gather the stalks and ears of grain which reapers leave behind them. Let me now ... |
24541
|
gleaned |
GLE'ANED, pp. Gathered after reapers; collected from small detached parcels; as grain gleaned from ... |
24542
|
gleaner |
GLE'ANER, n. One who gathers after reapers.1. One who collects detached parts or numbers,or who ... |
24543
|
gleaning |
GLE'ANING, ppr. Gathering what reapers leave; collecting in small detached parcels.GLE'ANING, n. ... |
24544
|
glebe |
GLEBE, n. [L. gleba, a clod or clump of earth.]1. Turf; soil; ground. Till the glad summons of a ... |
24545
|
glebous |
GLE'BOUS, a. Gleby; turfy. |
24546
|
gleby |
GLE'BY, a. Turfy; cloddy. |
24547
|
glede |
GLEDE, n. A fowl of the rapacious kind, the kite, a species of Falco. The word is used in ... |
24548
|
glee |
GLEE, n.1. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast.2. A sort of ... |
24549
|
gleed |
GLEED, n. A glowing coal. |
24550
|
gleeful |
GLEE'FUL, a. Merry; gay; joyous. |
24551
|
gleek |
GLEEK, n. [See Glee.] Music, or a musician.1. A scoff; a game at cards.GLEEK, v.i. To make ... |
24552
|
gleeman |
GLEE'MAN, n. A musician. |
24553
|
gleen |
GLEEN, v.i. To shine; to glisten. [Not used.] |
24554
|
gleesome |
GLEE'SOME, a. Merry; joyous. |
24555
|
gleet |
GLEET, n. The flux of a thin humor from the urethra; a thin ichor running from a sore.GLEET, v.i. ... |
24556
|
gleety |
GLEET'Y, a. Ichorous; thin; limpid. |
24557
|
glen |
GLEN, n. A valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills. |
24558
|
glene |
GLENE, n. [Gr.] In anatomy, the cavity or socket of the eye, and the pupil; any slight depression ... |
24559
|
glew |
GLEW. [See Glue.] |
24560
|
gliadine |
GLI'ADINE, n. [Gr. glue.] One of the constituents of gluten, a slightly transparent, brittle ... |
24561
|
glib |
GLIB, a. [L. glaber, smooth; labor, to slide. This word contains the elements of slip. Qu. L. ... |
24562
|
glibly |
GLIB'LY, adv. Smoothly; volubly; as, to slide glibly; to speak glibly. |
24563
|
glibness |
GLIB'NESS, n. Smoothness; slipperiness; as a polished ice-like glibness.1. Volubility of the ... |
24564
|
glide |
GLIDE, v.i. 1. To flow gently; to move without noise or violence; as a river. By east, among the ... |
24565
|
glider |
GLI'DER, n. He or that which glides. |
24566
|
gliding |
GLI'DING, ppr. Passing along gently and smoothly; moving rapidly, or with ease. |
24567
|
glimmer |
GLIM'MER, v.i.1. To shoot feeble or scattered rays of light; as the glimmering dawn; a glimmering ... |
24568
|
glimmering |
GLIM'MERING, ppr. Shining faintly; shooting feeble scattered rays of light.GLIM'MERING, n. A ... |
24569
|
glimpse |
GLIMPSE, n. glims.1. A weak faint light. Such vast room in Nature, Only to shine, yet scarce to ... |
24570
|
glissa |
GLIS'SA, n. A fish of the tunny kind, without scales. |
24571
|
glist |
GLIST, n. [from glisten.] Glimmer; mica. [See Glimmer.] |
24572
|
glisten |
GLIS'TEN, v.i. glis'n. [Heb. to shine; L. glisco; Eng. gloss.]To shine; to sparkle with light; as ... |
24573
|
glistening |
GLIS'TENING, ppr. Shining; sparkling; emitting rays of light. |
24574
|
glister |
GLIS'TER, v.i. [See Glisten.] To shine; to be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant. All that ... |
24575
|
glistering |
GLIS'TERING, ppr. Shining; sparkling with light. |
24576
|
glisteringly |
GLIS'TERINGLY, adv. With shining luster. |
24577
|
glitter |
GLIT'TER, v.i.1. To shine; to sparkle with light; to gleam; to be splendid; as a glittering sword. ... |
24578
|
glitterand |
GLIT'TERAND, ppr. or a. Sparkling. [Not in use.] |
24579
|
glittering |
GLIT'TERING, ppr. Shining; splendid; brilliant. |
24580
|
glitteringly |
GLIT'TERINGLY, adv. With sparkling luster. |
24581
|
gloam |
GLOAM, v.i. To be sullen. [See Glum.] |
24582
|
gloar |
GLOAR, v.i. To squint; to stare. |
24583
|
gloat |
GLOAT, v.i. To cast side glances; to stare with eagerness or admiration. |
24584
|
globate |
GLO'BATE |
24585
|
globated |
GLO'BATED, a. [L. globatus.] Having the form of a globe; spherical; spheroidal. |
24586
|
globe |
GLOBE, n. [L. globus; Eng. clew. See Clew.]1. A round or spherical solid body; a ball; a sphere; ... |
24587
|
globe-amaranth |
GLOBE-AMARANTH, n. A plant of the genus Gomphrena. [See Amaranth.] |
24588
|
globe-animal |
GLOBE-ANIMAL, n. A species of animalcule of a globular form. |
24589
|
globe-daisy |
GLOBE-DAISY, n. A plant or flower of the genus Globularia. |
24590
|
globe-fish |
GLO'BE-FISH, n. A fish of a globular shape, the Ostracion. |
24591
|
globe-flower |
GLO'BE-FLOWER, n. A plant or flower of the genus Sphaeranthus. |
24592
|
globe-ranunculus |
GLOBE-RANUN'CULUS, n. A plant, the Trollius europaeus. |
24593
|
globe-thistle |
GLO'BE-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Echinops. |
24594
|
globose |
GLOBO'SE, a. [L. globosus, from globe.] Round; spherical; globular. |
24595
|
globosity |
GLOBOS'ITY, n. The quality of being round; sphericity. |
24596
|
globous |
GLO'BOUS, a. [L. globosus.] Round; spherical. |
24597
|
globular |
GLOB'ULAR, a. [from globe.] Round; spherical; having the form of a small ball or sphere; as ... |
24598
|
globularia |
GLOBULA'RIA, n. A flosculous flower. |
24599
|
globule |
GLOB'ULE, n. [L. globulus, dim. of globus.]A little globe; a small particle of matter of a ... |
24600
|
globulous |
GLOB'ULOUS, a. Round; globular; having the form of a small sphere. |
24601
|
globy |
GLO'BY, a. Round; orbicular. |
24602
|
glode |
GLODE, old pret. of glide. |
24603
|
glome |
GLOME, n. [L. glomus; Heb. to wind, convolve, or collect into a mass.] In botany, a roundish head ... |
24604
|
glomerate |
GLOM'ERATE, v.t. [L. glomero, from glomus, supra.]To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a ... |
24605
|
glomerated |
GLOM'ERATED, pp. Gathered into a ball or round mass. |
24606
|
glomerating |
GLOM'ERATING, ppr. Collecting or winding into a ball or round mass. |
24607
|
glomeration |
GLOMERA'TION, n. [L. glomertio.] The act of gathering, winding or forming into a ball or ... |
24608
|
glomerous |
GLOM'EROUS, a. [L. glomerosus.] Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass. |
24609
|
gloom |
GLOOM, n. 1. Obscurity; partial or total darkness; thick shade; as the gloom of a forest, or the ... |
24610
|
gloomily |
GLOOM'ILY, adv. [from gloomy.] Obscurely; dimly; darkly; dismally.1. With melancholy aspect; ... |
24611
|
gloominess |
GLOOM'INESS, n. Want of light; obscurity; darkness; dismalness.1. Want of cheerfulness; ... |
24612
|
gloomy |
GLOOM'Y, a. [from gloom.] Obscure; imperfectly illuminated; or dark; dismal; as the gloomy cells ... |
24613
|
gloriation |
GLORIA'TION, n. [L. gloriatio.] Boast; a triumphing. [Not used.] |
24614
|
gloried |
GLO'RIED, a. [See Glory.] Illustrious; honorable. [Not used.] |
24615
|
glorification |
GLORIFICA'TION, n. [See Glorify.] The act of giving glory or of ascribing honors to.1. ... |
24616
|
glorified |
GLO'RIFIED, pp. Honored; dignified; exalted to glory. |
24617
|
glorify |
GLO'RIFY, v.t. [L. gloria and facio, to make.]1. To praise; to magnify and honor in worship; to ... |
24618
|
glorifying |
GLO'RIFYING, ppr. Praising; honoring in worship; exalting to glory; honoring; extolling. |
24619
|
glorious |
GLO'RIOUS, a. [L. gloriosus. See Glory.]1. Illustrious; of exalted excellence and splendor; ... |
24620
|
gloriously |
GLO'RIOUSLY, adv. Splendidly; illustriously; with great renown or dignity. Sing ye to the Lord, ... |
24621
|
glory |
GLO'RY, n. [L. gloria; planus; hence, bright, shining. Glory, then, is brightness, splendor. The ... |
24622
|
glorying |
GLO'RYING, ppr. Exulting with joy; boasting.GLO'RYING, n. The act of exulting; exultation; ... |
24623
|
glose |
GLOSE, GLOSER. [See Gloze.] |
24624
|
gloser |
GLOSE, GLOSER. [See Gloze.] |
24625
|
gloss |
GLOSS, n. [Gr. the tongue, and a strap. L. has glossa, a tongue, and interpretation. In Heb. ... |
24626
|
glossarial |
GLOSSA'RIAL, a. Containing explanation. |
24627
|
glossarist |
GLOSS'ARIST, n. A writer of glosses or comments. |
24628
|
glossary |
GLOSS'ARY, n. [Low L. glossarium.]A dictionary_webster1828 or vocabulary, explaining obscure or ... |
24629
|
glossator |
GLOSSA'TOR, n. A writer of comments; a commentator. [Not used. |
24630
|
glossed |
GLOSS'ED, pp. Made smooth and shining; explained. |
24631
|
glosser |
GLOSS'ER, n. A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.1. A polisher; one who gives a ... |
24632
|
glossiness |
GLOSS'INESS,n. [from glossy.] The luster or brightness of a smooth surface. |
24633
|
glossing |
GLOSS'ING, ppr. Giving luster to; polishing; explaining by comments; giving a specious appearance. |
24634
|
glossist |
GLOSS'IST, n. A writer of comments. [Not in use.] |
24635
|
glossographer |
GLOSSOG'RAPHER, n. [gloss and Gr. to write.]A writer of glosses; a commentator; a scholiast. |
24636
|
glossography |
GLOSSOG'RAPHY, n. The writing of comments for illustrating an author. |
24637
|
glossologist |
GLOSSOL'OGIST, n. [gloss.] One who writes glosses; a commentator. |
24638
|
glossology |
GLOSSOL'OGY, n. [gloss and Gr. discourse.]Glosses or commentaries; explanatory notes for ... |
24639
|
glossy |
GLOSS'Y, a. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; as ... |
24640
|
glottis |
GLOT'TIS, n. [Gr. the tongue.] The narrow opening at the upper part of the aspera arteria or ... |
24641
|
glout |
GLOUT, v.i. To pout; to look sullen. [Not used.]GLOUT, v.t. To view attentively. [Not in use.] |
24642
|
glove |
GLOVE, n. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and arm, with a separate sheath for each finger. ... |
24643
|
glover |
GLOVER, n. One whose occupation is to make and sell gloves. |
24644
|
glow |
GLOW, v.i.1. To shine with intense heat; or perhaps more correctly, to shine with a white heat; to ... |
24645
|
glowing |
GLOWING, ppr. Shining with intense heat; white with heat.1. Burning with vehement heat.2. ... |
24646
|
glowingly |
GLOWINGLY, adv. With great brightness; with ardent heat or passion. |
24647
|
glowworm |
GLOWWORM, n. The female of the Lampyris noctiluca, an insect of the order of Coleopters. It is ... |
24648
|
gloze |
GLOZE, v.i. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; that is, to smooth, or to talk smoothly. So glozed ... |
24649
|
glozer |
GLO'ZER, n. A flatterer. |
24650
|
glozing |
GLO'ZING, ppr. Flattering; wheedling.GLO'ZING, n. Specious representation. |
24651
|
glucin |
GLU'CIN, n. [Gr.] A soft white earth or powder obtained from the beryl and emerald; so named from ... |
24652
|
glue |
GLUE, n. glu. [L. gluten.]Inspissated animal gluten; a tenacious, viscid matter, which serves as a ... |
24653
|
glueboiler |
GLU'EBOILER, n. [glue and boil.] One whose occupation is to make glue. |
24654
|
glued |
GLU'ED, pp. United or cemented with glue. |
24655
|
gluer |
GLU'ER, n. One who cements with glue. |
24656
|
gluey |
GLU'EY, a. Viscous; glutinous. |
24657
|
glueyness |
GLU'EYNESS, n. The quality of being gluey. |
24658
|
gluing |
GLU'ING, ppr. Cementing with glue. |
24659
|
gluish |
GLU'ISH, a. Having the nature of glue. |
24660
|
glum |
GLUM, a. Frowning; sullen. [Little used.]GLUM, n. Sullenness; and, as a verb, to look sullen. ... |
24661
|
glumaceous |
GLUMA'CEOUS, a. Having glumes; consisting of glumes. |
24662
|
glume |
GLUME, n. [L. gluma, from glubo, to bark or peel.]In botany, the calyx or corol of corn and ... |
24663
|
glummy |
GLUM'MY, a. Dark; gloomy; dismal. |
24664
|
glumous |
GLU'MOUS, a. A glumous flower is a kind of aggregate flower,having a filiform receptacle, with a ... |
24665
|
glut |
GLUT, v.i. [L. glutio, Low L. gluto, a glutton.]1. To swallow, or to swallow greedily; to ... |
24666
|
gluteal |
GLU'TEAL, a. [Gr. nates.] The gluteal artery,is a branch of the hypogastric or internal iliac ... |
24667
|
gluten |
GLUTEN, n. [L. See Glue.] A tough elastic substance, of a grayish color, which becomes brown and ... |
24668
|
glutinate |
GLU'TINATE, v.t. To unite with glue; to cement. |
24669
|
glutination |
GLUTINA'TION, n. The act of uniting with glue. |
24670
|
glutinative |
GLU'TINATIVE, a. Having the quality of cementing; tenacious. |
24671
|
glutinosity |
GLUTINOS'ITY, n. The quality of being glutinous; viscousness. |
24672
|
glutinous |
GLU'TINOUS, n. [L. glutinosus.] Viscous; viscid; tenacious; having the quality of glue; ... |
24673
|
glutinousness |
GLU'TINOUSNESS, n. Viscosity; viscidity; the quality of glue, tenacity. |
24674
|
glutton |
GLUT'TON, n. glut'n. [Low L. gluto.] One who indulges to excess in eating.1. One eager of any ... |
24675
|
gluttonize |
GLUT'TONIZE, v.i. To eat to excess; to eat voraciously; to indulge the appetite to excess; to be ... |
24676
|
gluttonous |
GLUT'TONOUS, a. Given to excessive eating; indulging the appetite for food to excess; as a ... |
24677
|
gluttonously |
GLUT'TONOUSLY, adv. With the voracity of a glutton; with excessive eating. |
24678
|
gluttony |
GLUT'TONY, n. Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food.1. Luxury of the ... |
24679
|
glyconian |
GLYCO'NIAN |
24680
|
glyconic |
GLYCON'IC, a. [Low L. glyconium.] Denoting a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry, consisting ... |
24681
|
glyn |
GLYN. [See Glen.] |
24682
|
glyph |
GLYPH, n. [Gr. to carve.] In sculpture and architecture, a canal, channel or cavity intended as ... |
24683
|
glyphic |
GLYPH'IC, n. A picture or figure by which a word is implied. [See Hieroglyphic.] |
24684
|
glyptic |
GLYP'TIC, n. [supra.] The art of engraving figures on precious stones. |
24685
|
glyptographic |
GLYPTOGRAPH'IC, a. [Gr.] Describing the methods of engraving on precious stones. |
24686
|
glyptograpny |
GLYPTOG'RAPNY, n. [supra.] A description of the art of engraving on precious stones. |
24687
|
gnar |
GN`AR |
24688
|
gnarl |
GN`ARL, v.i. n`ar and n`arl. To growl; to murmur; to snarl. And wolves are gnarling which shall ... |
24689
|
gnarled |
GN`ARLED, a. n`arled. Knotty; full of knots; as the gnarled oak. |
24690
|
gnash |
GNASH, v.t. nash. To strike the teeth together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth in ... |
24691
|
gnashing |
GNASH'ING, ppr. nash'ing. Striking the teeth together, as in anger, rage or pain.GNASH'ING, n. ... |
24692
|
gnat |
GNAT, n. nat. A small insect, or rather a genus of insects, the Culex, whose long cylindric body ... |
24693
|
gnatflower |
GNAT'FLOWER, n. A flower, called also bee-flower. |
24694
|
gnatsnapper |
GNAT'SNAPPER, n. A bird that catches gnats. |
24695
|
gnatworm |
GNAT'WORM, n. A small water insect produced by a gnat, and which after its several changes is ... |
24696
|
gnaw |
GNAW, v.t. naw. [ Gr. to scrape.]1. To bite off by little and little; to bite or scrape off with ... |
24697
|
gnawed |
GNAW'ED, pp. naw'ed. Bit; corroded. |
24698
|
gnawer |
GNAW'ER, n. naw'er. He or that which gnaws or corrodes. |
24699
|
gnawing |
GNAW'ING, ppr. naw'ing. Biting off by little and little; corroding; eating by slow degrees. |
24700
|
gneiss |
GNE'ISS, n. ne'is. In mineralogy, a species of aggregated rock, composed of quartz, feldspar and ... |
24701
|
gnoff |
GNOFF, n. nof. A miser. [Not in use.] |
24702
|
gnome |
GNOME, n. nome. An imaginary being, supposed by the cabalists, to inhabit the inner parts of the ... |
24703
|
gnomical |
GNO'MICAL, a. nomical. Sententious; containing maxims. [Little used.] |
24704
|
gnomiometrical |
GNOMIOMET'RICAL, a. [Gr. an index, and to measure.]The gnomiometrical telescope and microscope is ... |
24705
|
gnomologic |
GNOMOLOG'IC |
24706
|
gnomological |
GNOMOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to gnomology. |
24707
|
gnomology |
GNOMOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a maxim or sentence, and discourse.]A collection of maxims, grave sentences or ... |
24708
|
gnomon |
GNO'MON, n. no'mon. [Gr. an index, to know.]1. In dialling, the style or pin, which by its ... |
24709
|
gnomonic |
GNOMON'IC |
24710
|
gnomonical |
GNOMON'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the art of dialling. |
24711
|
gnomonics |
GNOMON'ICS, n. The art or science of dialling, or of constructing the dials to show the hour of ... |
24712
|
gnostic |
GNOS'TIC, n. nostic. [L. gnosticus; Gr. to know.]The Gnostics were a sect of philosophers that ... |
24713
|
gnosticism |
GNOS'TICISM, n. nos'ticism. The doctrines, principles or systems of philosophy taught by the ... |
24714
|
gnu |
GNU, n. A species of Antelope, in Southern Africa, whose form partakes of that of the horse, the ... |
24715
|
go |
GO, v.i. pret. went; pp. gone.1. In a general sense, to move; to pass; to proceed from one place, ... |
24716
|
goad |
GOAD,n. A pointed instrument used to stimulate a beast to move faster.GOAD, v.t. To prick; to ... |
24717
|
goaded |
GOADED, pp. Pricked; pushed on by a goad; instigated. |
24718
|
goading |
GOADING, ppr. Pricking; driving with a goad; inciting; urging on; rousing. |
24719
|
goal |
GOAL, n.1. The point set to bound a race, and to which they run; the mark. Part curb their fiery ... |
24720
|
goar |
GOAR, n. More usually gore, which see. |
24721
|
goarish |
GOARISH, a. Patched; mean. |
24722
|
goat |
GOAT, n. An animal or quadruped of the genus Capra. The horns are hollow, turned upwards, erect ... |
24723
|
goat-chaffer |
GOAT-CHAFFER, n. An insect, a kind of beetle. |
24724
|
goat-milker |
GOAT-MILKER, n. A kind or owl, so called from sucking goats. |
24725
|
goat-sucker |
GOAT-SUCKER, n. In ornithology, a fowl of the genus Caprimulgus, so called from the opinion that ... |
24726
|
goatfish |
GOATFISH, n. A fish of the Mediterranean. |
24727
|
goatherd |
GOATHERD, n. One whose occupation is to tend goats. |
24728
|
goatish |
GOATISH, a. Resembling a goat in any quality; of a rank smell.1. Lustful. |
24729
|
goats-beard |
GOAT'S-BEARD, n. In botany, a plant of the genus Tragopogon. |
24730
|
goats-rue |
GOAT'S-RUE, n. A plant of the genus Galega. |
24731
|
goats-stones |
GOAT'S-STONES, n. The greater goat's stones is the Satyrium; the lesser,the Orchis. |
24732
|
goats-thorn |
GOAT'S-THORN, n. A plant of the genus Astragalus. |
24733
|
goatskin |
GOATSKIN, n. The skin of a goat. |
24734
|
gob |
GOB, n. [Heb. a hill, a boss.] A little mass or collection; a mouthful. [A low word.] |
24735
|
gobbet |
GOB'BET, n. A mouthful; a lump.GOB'BET, v.t. To swallow in large masses or mouthfuls. [A low ... |
24736
|
gobble |
GOB'BLE, v.t. To swallow in large pieces; to swallow hastily.GOB'BLE, v.i. To make a noise in the ... |
24737
|
gobbler |
GOB'BLER, n. One who swallows in haste; a greedy eater; a gormandizer.1. A name sometimes given ... |
24738
|
goblet |
GOB'LET, n. A kind of cup or drinking vessel without a handle. We love not loaded boards, and ... |
24739
|
goblin |
GOB'LIN, n. 1. An evil spirit; a walking spirit; a frightful phantom. To whom the goblin, full of ... |
24740
|
god |
GOD, n. 1. The Supreme Being; Jehovah; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator,and the ... |
24741
|
godchild |
GOD'CHILD, n. [god and child.] One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and promises to ... |
24742
|
goddaughter |
GOD'DAUGHTER, n. [god and daughter.] A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. [See ... |
24743
|
goddess |
GOD'DESS, n. A female deity; a heathen deity of the female sex. When the daughter of Jupiter ... |
24744
|
goddesslike |
GOD'DESSLIKE, a. Resembling a goddess. |
24745
|
godfather |
GOD'F`ATHER, n. The man who is sponsor for a child at baptism, who promises to answer for his ... |
24746
|
godhead |
GOD'HEAD, n. god'hed. 1. Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence; applied to the true ... |
24747
|
godless |
GOD'LESS, a. Having no reverence for God; impious; ungodly; irreligious; wicked.1. Atheistical; ... |
24748
|
godlessness |
GOD'LESSNESS, n. The state of being impious or irreligious. |
24749
|
godlike |
GOD'LIKE, a. Resembling God; divine.1. Resembling a deity,or heathen divinity.2. Of superior ... |
24750
|
godlily |
GOD'LILY, adv. Piously; righteously. |
24751
|
godliness |
GOD'LINESS, n. [from godly.] Piety; belief in God, and reverence for his character and laws.1. A ... |
24752
|
godling |
GOD'LING, n. A little deity; a diminutive god; as a puny godling. |
24753
|
godly |
GOD'LY, a. [god-like] Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws.1. Living in obedience ... |
24754
|
godlyhead |
GOD'LYHEAD, n. Goodness. |
24755
|
godmother |
GOD'MOTHER, n. [god and mother.] A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. |
24756
|
gods-penny |
GOD'S-PENNY, n. An earnest-penny. |
24757
|
godship |
GOD'SHIP, n. Deity; divinity; the rank or character of a god. O'er hills and dales their godships ... |
24758
|
godsmith |
GOD'SMITH, n. A maker of idols. |
24759
|
godson |
GOD'SON, n. One for whom another has been sponsor at the font. |
24760
|
godward |
GOD'WARD. Toward God. [An ill-formed word.] |
24761
|
godwit |
GOD'WIT, n. A fowl of the grallic order and genus Scolopax. It has a bill four inches long; the ... |
24762
|
godyeld |
GOD'YELD |
24763
|
godyield |
GOD'YIELD, adv. [Supposed to be contracted from good or god, and shield.] A term of thanks. |
24764
|
goel |
GO'EL, a. Yellow. |
24765
|
goer |
GO'ER, n. [from go.] One that goes; a runner or walker; one that has a gait good or bad.1. One ... |
24766
|
goety |
GO'ETY, n. Invocation of evil spirits. [Not in use.] |
24767
|
goff |
GOFF, n. A foolish clown; also, a game. [See Golf.] |
24768
|
goffish |
GOFF'ISH, a. Foolish; stupid. |
24769
|
gog |
GOG, n. Haste; ardent desire to go. |
24770
|
goggle |
GOG'GLE, v.i. [L. celo; or from gog.]To strain or roll the eyes. And wink and goggle like an ... |
24771
|
goggle-eye |
GOG'GLE-EYE, n. A rolling or staring eye. |
24772
|
goggle-eyed |
GOG'GLE-EYED, a. Having prominent, distorted or rolling eyes. |
24773
|
goggled |
GOG'GLED, a. Prominent; staring, as the eye. |
24774
|
goggles |
GOG'GLES, n. plu.1. In surgery, instruments used to cure squinting, or the distortion of the eyes ... |
24775
|
going |
GO'ING, ppr. [from go.] Moving; walking; traveling; turning; rolling; flying; sailing, &c.GO'ING, ... |
24776
|
goiter |
GOIT'ER, n. The bronchocele; a large tumor that forms gradually on the human throat between the ... |
24777
|
goitrous |
GOIT'ROUS, a. Pertaining to the goiter; partaking of the nature of bronchocele.1. Affected with ... |
24778
|
gola |
GO'LA, n. In architecture, the same as cymatium. |
24779
|
gold |
GOLD, n. 1. A precious metal of a bright yellow color, and the most ductile and malleable of all ... |
24780
|
gold-finder |
GOLD-FINDER, n. One who finds gold; one who empties jakes. [Not much used.] |
24781
|
gold-hammer |
GOLD-HAMMER, n. A kind of bird. |
24782
|
gold-hilted |
GOLD-HILTED, a. Having a golden hilt. |
24783
|
gold-pleasure |
GOLD-PLEASURE, for gold of pleasure, a plant of the genus Myagrum. |
24784
|
gold-proof |
GOLD-PROOF, a. Proof against bribery or temptation by money. |
24785
|
gold-size |
GOLD-SIZE, n. A size or glue for burnishing gilding. |
24786
|
goldbeaten |
GOLDBEATEN, a. Gilded. [Little used.] |
24787
|
goldbeater |
GOLDBEATER, n. One whose occupation is to beat or foliate gold for gilding.Goldbeater's skin, the ... |
24788
|
goldbound |
GOLDBOUND, a. Encompassed with gold. |
24789
|
golden |
GOLDEN, a. goldn. Made of gold; consisting of gold.1. Bright; shining; splendid; as the golden ... |
24790
|
golden-cups |
GOLDEN-CUPS, n. A plant, the Ranunculus. |
24791
|
golden-lungwort |
GOLDEN-LUNGWORT, n. A plant of the genus Hieracium. |
24792
|
golden-mouseear |
GOLDEN-MOUSEEAR, n. A plant of the genus Hieracium. |
24793
|
golden-samphire |
GOLDEN-SAM'PHIRE, n. A plant, the Inula crithmifolia. |
24794
|
golden-saxifrage |
GOLDEN-SAX'IFRAGE, n. A plant, the Chrysosplenium. |
24795
|
golden-thistle |
GOLDEN-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Scolymus. |
24796
|
goldenfish |
GOLDENFISH, n. A fish of the genus Cyprinus, of the size of a pilchard, so named from its bright ... |
24797
|
goldenly |
GOLDENLY, adv. Splendidly; delightfully. [Not used.] |
24798
|
goldenmaidenhair |
GOLDEN'MAIDENHAIR, n. A plant of the genus Polytrichum. |
24799
|
goldenrod |
GOLDENROD, n. A plant, the Solidago. |
24800
|
goldenrod-tree |
GOLDENROD-TREE, n. A plant, the Bosea. |
24801
|
goldfinch |
GOLDFINCH, n. The Fringilla carduelis, a bird so named from the color of its wings. |
24802
|
goldfish |
GOLDFISH |
24803
|
golding |
GOLDING, n. A sort of apple. |
24804
|
goldlace |
GOLDLACE, n. A lace wrought with gold. |
24805
|
goldlaced |
GOLDLACED, a. Trimmed with gold lace. |
24806
|
goldleaf |
GOLDLEAF, n. Gold foliated or beaten into a thin leaf. |
24807
|
goldney |
GOLDNEY, n. A fish, the gilthead. |
24808
|
goldsmith |
GOLDSMITH, n. An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments of gold and silver.1. A banker; ... |
24809
|
goldthread |
GOLDTHREAD, n. A thread formed of flatted gold laid over a thread of silk, by twisting it with a ... |
24810
|
goldwire |
GOLDWIRE, n. An ingot of silver, superficially covered with gold and drawn through small round ... |
24811
|
goldylocks |
GOLDYLOCKS, n. A name given to certain plants of the genera Chrysocoma and Gnaphalium. |
24812
|
golf |
GOLF, n. A game with ball and bat,in which he who drives the ball into a hole with the fewest ... |
24813
|
goll |
GOLL, n. [Gr. a cavity, and the hollow of the hand.]Hands; paws; claws. [Not in use or local.] |
24814
|
goloe-shoe |
GOLO'E-SHOE, n. An over-shoe; a shoe worn over another to keep the foot dry. |
24815
|
gom |
GOM, n. A man. |
24816
|
gondola |
GON'DOLA, n. A flat-bottomed boat, very long and narrow, used at Venice in Italy on the canals. A ... |
24817
|
gondolier |
GONDOLIE'R, n. A man who rows a gondola. |
24818
|
gone |
GONE, pp. of go; pronounced nearly gawn.1. Departed. It was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from ... |
24819
|
gonfalon |
GON'FALON |
24820
|
gonfalonier |
GONFALONIE'R, n. A chief standard bearer. |
24821
|
gonfanon |
GON'FANON, n. [L. pannus, cloth.] An ensign or standard; colors. |
24822
|
gong |
GONG, n. A privy or jakes.1. An instrument made of brass, of a circular form, which the Asiatics ... |
24823
|
goniometer |
GONIOM'ETER, n. [Gr. angle, and measure.] An instrument for measuring solid angles, or the ... |
24824
|
goniometrical |
GONIOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to a goniometer. Goniometrical lines are used for measuring the ... |
24825
|
gonorrhea |
GONORRHE'A, n. [Gr. semen, and to flow.] A morbid discharge in venereal complaints. |
24826
|
good |
GOOD, a. 1. Valid; legally firm; not weak or defective; having strength adequate to its support; ... |
24827
|
good-breeding |
GOOD-BREE'DING, n. Polite manners, formed by a good education; a polite education. |
24828
|
good-by |
GOOD-BY. [See By.] |
24829
|
good-conditioned |
GOOD-CONDI'TIONED, a. Being in a good state; having good qualities or favorable symptoms. |
24830
|
good-fellow |
GOOD-FEL'LOW, n. A jolly companion. [This is hardly to be admitted as a compound ... |
24831
|
good-fellowship |
GOOD-FEL'LOWSHIP, n. Merry society. |
24832
|
good-friday |
GOOD-FRI'DAY, n. A fast of the christian church, in memory of our Savior's sufferings,kept in ... |
24833
|
good-humor |
GOOD-HU'MOR, n. A cheerful temper or state of mind. |
24834
|
good-humored |
GOOD-HU'MORED, a. Being of a cheerful temper. |
24835
|
good-humoredly |
GOOD-HU'MOREDLY, adv. With a cheerful temper; in a cheerful way. |
24836
|
good-manners |
GOOD-MAN'NERS, n. Propriety of behavior; politeness; decorum. |
24837
|
good-nature |
GOOD-NA'TURE, n. Natural mildness and kindness of disposition. |
24838
|
good-natured |
GOOD-NA'TURED, a. Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked. |
24839
|
good-naturedly |
GOOD-NA'TUREDLY, adv. With mildness of temper. |
24840
|
good-now |
GOOD-NOW. An exclamation of wonder or surprise.1. An exclamation of entreaty. [Not used.] |
24841
|
good-speed |
GOOD-SPEED, n. Good success; an old form of wishing success. [See Speed.] |
24842
|
good-wife |
GOOD-WIFE, n. The mistress of a family. |
24843
|
good-will |
GOOD-WILL, n. Benevolence. |
24844
|
good-woman |
GOOD-WOMAN, n. The mistress of a family. |
24845
|
goodings |
GOOD'INGS, n. In seamen's language, clamps of iron bolted on the stern-post of a ship, whereon to ... |
24846
|
goodless |
GOOD'LESS, a. Having no goods. |
24847
|
goodliness |
GOOD'LINESS, n. [from goodly.] Beauty of form; grace; elegance. Her goodliness was full of ... |
24848
|
goodly |
GOOD'LY, adv. Excellently.GOOD'LY, a. Being of a handsome form; beautiful; graceful; as a goodly ... |
24849
|
goodlyhead |
GOOD'LYHEAD,n. Goodness, grace. [Not in use.] |
24850
|
goodman |
GOOD'MAN, n. A familiar appellation of civility; sometimes used ironically. With you, goodman boy, ... |
24851
|
goodness |
GOOD'NESS, n. The state of being good; the physical qualities which constitute value, excellence ... |
24852
|
goods |
GOODS, n. plu. Movables; household furniture.1. Personal or movable estate; as horses, cattle, ... |
24853
|
goodship |
GOOD'SHIP, n. Favor; grace. [Not in use.] |
24854
|
goody |
GOOD'Y, n. A low term of civility; as goody Dobson. |
24855
|
goodyship |
GOOD'YSHIP, n. The state or quality of a goody. [Ludicrous.] |
24856
|
googings |
GOOG'INGS |
24857
|
goom |
GOOM, n. A man recently married, or who is attending his proposed spouse for the purpose of ... |
24858
|
goosander |
GOOS'ANDER, n. A migratory fowl of the genus Mergus, the diver or plunger; called also merganser. |
24859
|
goose |
GOOSE, n. goos. plu. geese.1. A well known aquatic fowl of the genus Anas; but the domestic goose ... |
24860
|
gooseberry |
GOOSEBERRY, n. goos'berry. [L. grossula. The English word is undoubtedly corrupted from ... |
24861
|
goosecap |
GOOSECAP, n. goos'cap. A silly person. |
24862
|
goosefoot |
GOOSEFOOT, n. goos'foot. A plant, the Chenopodium. |
24863
|
goosegrass |
GOOSEGR`ASS, n. goos'grass. A plant of the genus Galium. Also, the name of certain plants of the ... |
24864
|
gooseneck |
GOOSENECK, n. goos'neck. In a ship, a piece of iron fixed on one end of the tiller, to which the ... |
24865
|
goosequill |
GOOSEQUILL, n. goos'quill. The large feather or quill of a goose; or a pen made with it. |
24866
|
goosetongue |
GOOSETONGUE, n. goos'tung. A plant of the genus Achillea. |
24867
|
goosewing |
GOOSEWING, n. goos'wing. In seamen's language, a sail set on a boom on the lee side of a ship; ... |
24868
|
goppish |
GOP'PISH, a. Proud; pettish. [Not in use.] |
24869
|
gor-cock |
GOR'-COCK, n. The moor-cock, red-grouse, or red-game; a fowl of the gallinaceous kind. |
24870
|
gord |
GORD, n. An instrument of gaming. |
24871
|
gordian |
GORD'IAN, a. Intricate. [See the next word.]Gordian knot, in antiquity, a knot in the leather or ... |
24872
|
gore |
GORE, n. [Gr. from issuing.]1. Blood; but generally, thick or clotted blood; blood that after ... |
24873
|
gored |
GO'RED, pp. Stabbed; pierced with a pointed instrument. |
24874
|
gorge |
GORGE, n. gorj. [L. gurges.]1. The throat; the gullet; the canal of the neck by which food ... |
24875
|
gorged |
GORG'ED, pp. Swallowed; glutted.GORG'ED, a. Having a gorge or throat.1. In heraldry, bearing a ... |
24876
|
gorgeous |
GOR'GEOUS, a. Showy; fine; splendid; glittering with gay colors. With gorgeous wings, the marks of ... |
24877
|
gorgeously |
GOR'GEOUSLY, adv. With showy magnificence; splendidly; finely. The prince was gorgeously arrayed. |
24878
|
gorgeousness |
GOR'GEOUSNESS, n. Show of dress or ornament; splendor of raiment. |
24879
|
gorget |
GORG'ET, n. A piece of armor for defending the throat or neck; a kind of breast-plate like a ... |
24880
|
gorging |
GORG'ING, ppr. Swallowing; eating greedily; glutting. |
24881
|
gorgon |
GORG'ON, n. [Gr.] A fabled monster of terrific aspect, the sight of which turned the beholder to ... |
24882
|
gorgonean |
GORGO'NEAN |
24883
|
gorgonian |
GORGO'NIAN, a. Like a gorgon; pertaining to gorgons.Gorgonia nobilis, in natural history, red ... |
24884
|
goring |
GO'RING, ppr. [from gore.] Stabbing; piercing.GO'RING, n. A pricking; puncture. |
24885
|
gormand |
GOR'MAND |
24886
|
gormander |
GOR'MANDER, n. A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. |
24887
|
gormandize |
GOR'MANDIZE, v.i. To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously. |
24888
|
gormandizer |
GOR'MANDIZER, n. A greedy voracious eater. |
24889
|
gormandizing |
GOR'MANDIZING, ppr. Eating greedily and voraciously. |
24890
|
gorse |
GORSE |
24891
|
gorss |
GORSS, n. gors. [L. crassus.] Furz, or whin, a thick prickly shrub, of the genus Ulex, bearing ... |
24892
|
gory |
GO'RY, a. [from gore.] Covered with congealed or clotted blood; as gory locks.1. Bloody; ... |
24893
|
goshawk |
GOS'HAWK, n. A voracious fowl of the genus Falco, or hawk kind, larger than the common buzzard, ... |
24894
|
gosling |
GOS'LING, n. A young goose; a goose not full grown.1. A catkin on nut trees and pines. |
24895
|
gospel |
GOS'PEL, n. [L. evangelium, a good or joyful message.]The history of the birth, life, actions, ... |
24896
|
gospel-gossip |
GOS'PEL-GOSSIP, n. One who is over zealous in running about among his neighbors to lecture on ... |
24897
|
gospelize |
GOS'PELIZE, v.t. To form according to the gospel.1. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, ... |
24898
|
gospelized |
GOS'PELIZED, pp. Instructed in the christian religion. |
24899
|
gospelizing |
GOS'PELIZING, ppr. Evangelizing; instructing in the christian religion. |
24900
|
gospeller |
GOS'PELLER, n. An evangelist; also, a follower of Wickliffe, the first Englishman who attempted a ... |
24901
|
goss |
GOSS, n. A kind of low furz or gorse. |
24902
|
gossamer |
GOS'SAMER, n. [L. gossipium, cotton.] A fine filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, ... |
24903
|
gossamery |
GOS'SAMERY, a. Like gossamer; flimsy; unsubstantial. |
24904
|
gossip |
GOS'SIP, n.1. A sponsor; one who answers for a child in baptism; a godfather.2. A tippling ... |
24905
|
gossiping |
GOS'SIPING, ppr. Prating; chatting; running from place to place and tattling.GOS'SIPING, n. A ... |
24906
|
gossipred |
GOS'SIPRED, n. Compaternity; spiritual affinity, for which a juror might be challenged. [Not ... |
24907
|
gossoon |
GOSSOON', n. A boy; a servant. [Not in use.] |
24908
|
gosting |
GOS'TING, n. An herb. |
24909
|
got |
GOT, pret of get. The old preterit gat, pronounced got, is nearly obsolete. |
24910
|
goth |
GOTH, n. One of an ancient and distinguished tribe or nation, which inhabited Scandinavia, now ... |
24911
|
gothamist |
GO'THAMIST, n. A person deficient in wisdom, so called from Gotham in Nottinghamshire, noted for ... |
24912
|
gothic |
GOTH'IC, a. Pertaining to the Goths; as Gothic customs; Gothic architecture; Gothic barbarity.1. ... |
24913
|
gothicism |
GOTH'ICISM, n. Rudeness of manners; barbarousness.1. A Gothic idiom.2. Conformity to the Gothic ... |
24914
|
gothicize |
GOTH'ICIZE, v.t. To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism. |
24915
|
gotten |
GOT AND GOTTEN, pp. of get. |
24916
|
goud |
GOUD, n. Woad. [Not used.] |
24917
|
gouge |
GOUGE, n. gouj. A round hollow chisel, used to cut holes, channels or grooves in wood or ... |
24918
|
gouland |
GOUL'AND, n. A plant or flower.Goulard's Extract, so called from the inventor, a saturated ... |
24919
|
gourd |
GOURD, n. A plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita. There are several species, as the ... |
24920
|
gourd-tree |
GOURD-TREE, n. A tree, the Crescentia, found in the W. Indies. |
24921
|
gourdiness |
GOURDINESS, n. A swelling on a horse's leg after a journey. |
24922
|
gourdy |
GOURDY, a. Swelled in the legs. |
24923
|
gourmand |
GOURMAND. [See Gormand.] |
24924
|
gout |
GOUT, n. [L. gutta.]1. The arthritis, a painful disease of the small joints, but sometimes ... |
24925
|
goutiness |
GOUT'INESS, n. The state of being subject to the gout; gouty affections. |
24926
|
goutswelled |
GOUT'SWELLED, a. Swelled with the gout. |
24927
|
goutwort |
GOUT'WORT, n. A plant, the Aegopodium. |
24928
|
gouty |
GOUT'Y, a. Diseased with the gout, or subject to the gout; as a gouty person; a gouty joint; a ... |
24929
|
govern |
GOV'ERN, v.t. [L. guberno. The L. guberno seems to be a compound.]1. To direct and control, as ... |
24930
|
governable |
GOV'ERNABLE, a. That may be governerned, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; ... |
24931
|
governance |
GOV'ERNANCE,n. Government; exercise of authority; direction; control; management, either of a ... |
24932
|
governant |
GOV'ERNANT, n. A lady who has the care and management of young females; a governess. [The latter ... |
24933
|
governed |
GOV'ERNED, pp. Directed; regulated by authority; controlled; managed; influenced; restrained. |
24934
|
governess |
GOV'ERNESS, n. A female invested with authority to control and direct; a tutoress; an ... |
24935
|
governing |
GOV'ERNING, pr. Directing; controlling; regulating by laws or edicts; managing; influencing; ... |
24936
|
government |
GOV'ERNMENT, n. Direction; regulation. These precepts will serve for the government of our ... |
24937
|
governmental |
GOVERNMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to government; made by government. |
24938
|
governor |
GOV'ERNOR, n. He that governs, rules or directs; one invested with supreme authority. The Creator ... |
24939
|
governorship |
GOV'ERNORSHIP, n. The office of a governor. |
24940
|
gowan |
GOW'AN, n. A plant, a species of Bellis or daisy. |
24941
|
gowk |
GOWK, n. [See Gawk.] |
24942
|
gown |
GOWN, n. 1. A woman;s upper garment.2. A long loose upper garment or robe, worn by professional ... |
24943
|
gowned |
GOWN'ED, a. Dressed in a gown. |
24944
|
gownman |
GOWN'MAN, n. One whose professional habit is a gown. The gownman learn'ed.1. One devoted to the ... |
24945
|
grab |
GRAB, n. A vessel used on the Malabar coast,having two or three masts.GRAB, v.t. To seize; to ... |
24946
|
grabble |
GRAB'BLE, v.i. [Eng. scrabble; allied to rub, or L. rapio, or to both.]1. To grope; to feel with ... |
24947
|
grabbling |
GRAB'BLING, ppr. Groping; feeling along; sprawling. |
24948
|
grace |
GRACE, n. [L. gratia, which is formed on the Celtic; Eng. agree, congruous, and ready. The ... |
24949
|
grace-cup |
GRA'CE-CUP, n. The cup or health drank after grace. |
24950
|
graced |
GRA'CED, pp. Adorned; embellished; exalted; dignifies; honored.1. Beautiful; graceful. [Not in ... |
24951
|
graceful |
GRA'CEFUL, a. Beautiful with dignity; elegant; agreeable in appearance,with an expression of ... |
24952
|
gracefully |
GRA'CEFULLY, adv. With a pleasing dignity; elegantly; with a natural ease and propriety; as, to ... |
24953
|
gracefulness |
GRA'CEFULNESS, n. Elegance of manner or deportment; beauty with dignity in manner, motion or ... |
24954
|
graceless |
GRA'CELESS, a. Void of grace; corrupt; depraved; unregenerate; unsanctified. |
24955
|
gracelessly |
GRA'CELESSLY, adv. Without grace. |
24956
|
graces |
GRA'CES,n. Good graces, favor; friendship. |
24957
|
gracile |
GRAC'ILE, a. [L. gracilis.] Slender. [Not in use.] |
24958
|
gracility |
GRACIL'ITY, n. Slenderness. [Not in use.] |
24959
|
gracious |
GRA'CIOUS, a. [L. gratiosus.]1. Favorable; kind; friendly; as,the envoy met with a gracious ... |
24960
|
graciously |
GRA'CIOUSLY, adv. Kindly; favorably; in a friendly manner; with kind condescension. His testimony ... |
24961
|
graciousness |
GRA'CIOUSNESS, n. Kind condescension.1. Possession of graces or good qualities.2. Pleasing ... |
24962
|
gradation |
GRADA'TION, n. [L. gradatio.]1. A series of ascending steps or degrees, or a proceeding step by ... |
24963
|
gradatory |
GRAD'ATORY, a. Proceeding step by step.GRAD'ATORY, n. Steps from the cloisters into the church. |
24964
|
gradaul |
GRAD'AUL, n. An order of steps.1. A grail; an ancient book of hymns and prayers. |
24965
|
grade |
GRADE, n. [L. gradus, a step. gradior, to step to go, rota. We observe further that the Latin ... |
24966
|
gradient |
GRA'DIENT, a. [L. gradiens, gradior.] Moving by steps; walking; as gradient automata. |
24967
|
gradual |
GRAD'UAL,a. Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing step by step; passing from one step to ... |
24968
|
gradually |
GRAD'UALLY, adv. By degrees; step by step; regularly; slowly. At evening the light vanishes ... |
24969
|
graduate |
GRAD'UATE, v.t. [L. gradus, a degree.]1. To honor with a degree or diploma, in a college or ... |
24970
|
graduated |
GRAD'UATED, pp. Honored with a degree or diploma from some learned society or college.1. Marked ... |
24971
|
graduateship |
GRAD'UATESHIP, n. The state of a graduate. |
24972
|
graduating |
GRAD'UATING, ppr. Honoring with a degree; marking with degrees. |
24973
|
graduation |
GRADUA'TION, n. Regular progression by succession of degrees.1. Improvement; exaltation of ... |
24974
|
graduator |
GRAD'UATOR, n. An instrument for dividing any line, right or curve, into equal parts. |
24975
|
graff |
GRAFF, n. [See Grave.] A ditch or moat.GRAFF, for graft. |
24976
|
graft |
GR`AFT, n. [L. scribo, the sense of which is to scrape or to dig.]A small shoot or cion of a tree, ... |
24977
|
grafted |
GR`AFTED, pp. Inserted on a foreign stock. |
24978
|
grafter |
GR`AFTER, n. One who inserts cions on foreign stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting. |
24979
|
grafting |
GR`AFTING, ppr. Inserting cions on different stocks.Note. The true original orthography of this ... |
24980
|
grail |
GRAIL, n. [L. graduale.] A book of offices in the Romish church.GRAIL, n. Small particles of any ... |
24981
|
grain |
GRAIN, n. [L. granum.]1. Any small hard mass; as a grain of sand or gravel. Hence,2. A single ... |
24982
|
grained |
GRA'INED, a. Rough; made less smooth.1. Dyed in grain; ingrained. |
24983
|
grainer |
GRA'INER, n. A lixivium obtained by infusing pigeon's dung in water; used by tanners to give ... |
24984
|
graining |
GRA'INING, n. Indentation.1. A fish of the dace kind. |
24985
|
grains |
GRAINS, n. [in the plural.] The husks or remains of malt after brewing, or of any grain after ... |
24986
|
grainstaff |
GRA'INSTAFF, n. A quarter-staff. |
24987
|
grainy |
GRA'INY, a. Full of grains or corn; full of kernels. |
24988
|
graith |
GRAITH, v.t. To prepare. [See Greith and Ready.] |
24989
|
grallic |
GRAL'LIC, a. [L. gralloe, stilts, crutches.] Stilted; an epithet given to an order of fowls ... |
24990
|
gram |
GRAM, a. Angry.GRAM, n. [Gr. the twenty fourth part of an ounce.]In the new system of French ... |
24991
|
gramercy |
GRAMERCY, for Fr. grand-merci, is not in use. It formerly was used to express obligation. |
24992
|
gramineal |
GRAMIN'EAL |
24993
|
gramineous |
GRAMIN'EOUS, a. [L. gramineus, from gramen, grass.]Grassy; like or pertaining to grass. Gramineous ... |
24994
|
graminivorous |
GRAMINIV'OROUS, a. [L. gramen, grass, and voro, to eat.]Feeding or subsisting on grass. The ox ... |
24995
|
grammar |
GRAM'MAR, n. [L. grammatica; Gr. a letter, to write.]1. In practice, the art of speaking or ... |
24996
|
grammar-school |
GRAM'MAR-SCHOOL, n. A school in which the learned languages are taught. By learned languages, we ... |
24997
|
grammarian |
GRAMMA'RIAN, n. One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist.1. One who ... |
24998
|
grammatical |
GRAMMAT'ICAL, a. Belonging to grammar; as a grammatical rule.1. According to the rules of ... |
24999
|
grammatically |
GRAMMAT'ICALLY, adv. According to the principles and rules of grammar; as, to write or speak ... |
25000
|
grammaticaster |
GRAMMAT'ICASTER, n. [L.] A low grammarian; a pretender to a knowledge of grammar; a pedant. |
25001
|
grammaticize |
GRAMMAT'ICIZE, v.t. To render grammatical. |
25002
|
grammatist |
GRAM'MATIST, n. A pretender to a knowledge of grammar. |
25003
|
grammatite |
GRAM'MATITE, n. [See Tremolite.] |
25004
|
grample |
GRAM'PLE, n. A crab-fish. |
25005
|
grampus |
GRAM'PUS, n. A fish of the cetaceous order, and genus Delphinus. This fish grows to the length of ... |
25006
|
granade |
GRANADE, GRANADO. [See Grenade.] |
25007
|
granadilla |
GRANADIL'LA, n. A plant; the fruit of the Passiflora quadrangulata. |
25008
|
granado |
GRANADE, GRANADO. [See Grenade.] |
25009
|
granary |
GRAN'ARY, n. [L. granarium, from granum, grain.]A store house or repository of grain after it is ... |
25010
|
granate |
GRAN'ATE, n. Usually written garnet,which see. |
25011
|
granatite |
GRAN'ATITE,n. [See Grenatite.] |
25012
|
grancy |
FRA'GRANCE,'GRANCY, n. [L. fragrantia, from fragro, to smell strong.]Sweetness of smell; that ... |
25013
|
grand |
GRAND, a. [L. grandis.]1. Great; but mostly in a figurative sense; illustrious; high in power or ... |
25014
|
grandam |
GRAN'DAM, n. [grand and dame.] Grandmother.1. An old woman. |
25015
|
grandchild |
GRAND'CHILD, n. A son's or daughter's child; a child in the second degree of descent. |
25016
|
granddaughter |
GRAND'DAUGHTER, n. The daughter of a son or daughter. |
25017
|
grandee |
GRANDEE', n. A nobleman; a man of elevated rank or station. In Spain, a nobleman of the first ... |
25018
|
grandeeship |
GRANDEE'SHIP, n. The rank or estate of a grandee. |
25019
|
grandeur |
GRAND'EUR, n. In a general sense, greatness; that quality or combination of qualities in an object, ... |
25020
|
grandevity |
GRANDEV'ITY, n. Great age. [Not used.] |
25021
|
grandevous |
GRANDE'VOUS, a. Of great age. [Not used.] |
25022
|
grandfather |
GRAND'F`ATHER, n. A father's or mother's father; the next degree above the father or mother in ... |
25023
|
grandiloquence |
GRANDIL'OQUENCE,n. Lofty speaking; lofty expressions. |
25024
|
grandiloquous |
GRANDIL'OQUOUS, a. [L. grandiloquus; grandis and loquor, to speak.] Speaking in a lofty style. |
25025
|
grandinous |
GRAND'INOUS, a. [L. grando.] Consisting of hail. |
25026
|
grandity |
GRAND'ITY, n. Greatness; magnificence. [Not used.] |
25027
|
grandjuror |
GRANDJU'ROR, n. One of a grand jury. In Connecticut, a peace-officer. |
25028
|
grandly |
GRAND'LY, adv. In a lofty manner; splendidly; sublimely. |
25029
|
grandmother |
GRAND'MOTHER, n. The mother of one's father or mother. |
25030
|
grandness |
GRAND'NESS, n. Grandeur; greatness with beauty; magnificence. |
25031
|
grandsire |
GRAND'SIRE, n. A grandfather.1. In poetry and rhetoric, any ancestor. |
25032
|
grandson |
GRAND'SON, n. The son of a son or daughter. |
25033
|
grange |
GRANGE, n. granj. A farm, with the buildings, stables, &c. |
25034
|
granilite |
GRAN'ILITE,n. [See Granit.] Indeterminate granit; granit that contains more than three ... |
25035
|
granit |
GRAN'IT |
25036
|
granite |
GRAN'ITE, n. In mineralogy, an aggregate stone or rock, composed of crystalline grains of quartz, ... |
25037
|
granitel |
GRAN'ITEL, n. [dim. of granit.] A binary aggregate of minerals; a granitic compound containing ... |
25038
|
granitic |
GRANIT'IC, a. Pertaining to granit; like granit; having the nature of granitic; as granitic ... |
25039
|
granitin |
GRAN'ITIN, n. A granitic aggregate of three species of minerals, some of which differ from the ... |
25040
|
granivorous |
GRANIV'OROUS, a. [L. granum, grain, and voro, to eat.]Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on ... |
25041
|
grant |
GR`ANT, v.t.1. To admit as true what is not proved; to allow; to yield; to concede. We take that ... |
25042
|
grantable |
GR`ANTABLE, a. That may be granted or conveyed. |
25043
|
granted |
GR`ANTED, pp. Admitted as true; conceded; yielded; bestowed; conveyed. |
25044
|
grantee |
GRANTEE', n. The person to whom a conveyance is made. |
25045
|
granting |
GR`ANTING, ppr. Admitting; conceding; bestowing; conveying. |
25046
|
grantor |
GR`ANTOR, n. The person who grants; one who conveys lands, rents, &c. |
25047
|
granular |
GRAN'ULAR, a. [from L. granum, grain.]1. Consisting of grains; as a granular substance.2. ... |
25048
|
granulate |
GRAN'ULATE, v.t. [L. granum.]1. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder or ... |
25049
|
granulated |
GRAN'ULATED, pp. Formed into grains.1. Consisting of grains; resembling grains. |
25050
|
granulating |
GRAN'ULATING, ppr. Forming into grains. |
25051
|
granulation |
GRANULA'TION, n. The act of forming into grains; as the granulation of powder and sugar. In ... |
25052
|
granule |
GRAN'ULE, n. [L. granum.] A little grain; a small particle. |
25053
|
granulous |
GRAN'ULOUS, a. Full of grains; abounding with granular substances. |
25054
|
grape |
GRAPE, n. [This word is from the root of grab, gripe,and signifies primarily a cluster or bunch.]1. ... |
25055
|
grape-hyacinth |
GRAPE-HYACINTH, n. A plant or flower, a species of Hyacinthus. |
25056
|
grapeless |
GRA'PELESS, a. Wanting the strength and flavor of the grape. |
25057
|
grapeshot |
GRA'PESHOT, n. A cluster of small shot, confined in a canvas bag, forming a kind of cylinder, ... |
25058
|
grapestone |
GRA'PESTONE, n. The stone or seed of the grape. |
25059
|
graphic |
GRAPH'IC |
25060
|
graphical |
GRAPH'ICAL, a. [L. graphicus; Gr. to write.]1. Pertaining to the art of writing or delineating.2. ... |
25061
|
graphically |
GRAPH'ICALLY, adv. With good delineation; in a picturesque manner. |
25062
|
graphite |
GRAPH'ITE, n. [Gr. to write.] Carburet of iron, a substance used for pencils, and very improperly ... |
25063
|
grapholite |
GRAPH'OLITE, n. [supra.] A species of slate proper for writing on. |
25064
|
graphometer |
GRAPHOM'ETER, n. [Gr. to describe, measure.] A mathematical instrument, called also a semicircle, ... |
25065
|
graphometrical |
GRAPHOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to or ascertained by a graphometer. |
25066
|
grapling |
GRAP'LING, n. 1. A small anchor fitted with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or ... |
25067
|
grapnel |
GRAP'NEL |
25068
|
grapple |
GRAP'PLE, v.t.1. To seize; to lay fast hold on, either with the hands or with hooks. We say, a ... |
25069
|
grapplement |
GRAP'PLEMENT, n. A grappling; close fight or embrace. |
25070
|
grapy |
GRA'PY, a. Like grapes; full of clusters of grapes.1. Made of grapes. |
25071
|
grasp |
GR`ASP, v.t. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms. We say, to grasp ... |
25072
|
grasped |
GR`ASPED, pp. Seized with the hands or arms, embraced; held; possessed. |
25073
|
grasper |
GR`ASPER, n. One who grasps or seizes; one who catches at; one who holds. |
25074
|
grasping |
GR`ASPING, ppr. Seizing; embracing; catching; holding. |
25075
|
grass |
GR`ASS, n. 1. In common usage, herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other ... |
25076
|
grass-green |
GR`ASS-GREEN, a. Green with grass.1. Dark green, like the color of grass. |
25077
|
grass-grown |
GR`ASS-GROWN, a. Overgrown with grass. |
25078
|
grassation |
GRASSA'TION, n. [L. grassatio.] A wandering about. [Little used.] |
25079
|
grasshopper |
GR`ASSHOPPER, n. [grass and hop.] An animal that lives among grass, a species of Gryllus. |
25080
|
grassiness |
GR`ASSINESS, n. [from grassy.] The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state. |
25081
|
grassless |
GR`ASSLESS, a. Destitute of grass. |
25082
|
grassplot |
GR`ASSPLOT, n. A plat or level spot covered with grass. |
25083
|
grasspoly |
GR`ASSPOLY, n. A plant, a species of Lythrum or willow-wort. |
25084
|
grassvetch |
GR`ASSVETCH, n. A plant of the genus Lathyrus. |
25085
|
grasswrack |
GR`ASSWRACK, n. A plant, the Zostera. |
25086
|
grassy |
GR`ASSY, a. Covered with grass; abounding with grass.1. Resembling grass; green. |
25087
|
grate |
GRATE, n. [L. crates, a grate, a hurdle.]1. A work or frame, composed of parallel or cross bars, ... |
25088
|
grated |
GRA'TED, pp. Rubbed harshly; worn off by rubbing.1. Furnished with a grate; as grated windows. |
25089
|
grateful |
GRA'TEFUL, a. [from L. gratus. See Grace.]1. Having a due sense of benefits; kindly disposed ... |
25090
|
gratefully |
GRA'TEFULLY, adv. With a due sense of benefits or favors; in a manner that disposes to kindness, ... |
25091
|
gratefulness |
GRA'TEFULNESS, n. The quality of being grateful; gratitude.1. The quality of being agreeable or ... |
25092
|
grater |
GRA'TER, n. [See Grate.] An instrument or utensil with a rough indented surface, for rubbing off ... |
25093
|
gratification |
GRATIFICA'TION,n. [L. gratificatio, from gratificor; gratus and facio, to make.]1. The act of ... |
25094
|
gratified |
GRAT'IFIED, pp. Pleased; indulged according to desire. |
25095
|
gratifier |
GRAT'IFIER, n. One who gratifies or pleases. |
25096
|
gratify |
GRAT'IFY, v.t. [L. gratificor; gratus, agreeable, and facio, to make.]1. To please; to give ... |
25097
|
gratifying |
GRAT'IFYING, ppr. Pleasing; indulging to satisfaction.1. Giving pleasure; affording satisfaction. |
25098
|
grating |
GRA'TING, ppr. [See Grate.] Rubbing; wearing off in particles.1. Fretting; irritating; harsh; as ... |
25099
|
gratingly |
GRA'TINGLY, adv. Harshly; offensively; in a manner to irritate. |
25100
|
gratings |
GRA'TINGS, n. [See Grate.] A partition of bars; an open cover for the hatches of a ship, ... |
25101
|
gratis |
GRA'TIS, adv. [L.] For nothing; freely; without recompense; as, to give a thing gratis; to perform ... |
25102
|
gratitude |
GRAT'ITUDE, n. [L. gratitudo, from gratus, pleasing. See Grace.]An emotion of the heart, excited ... |
25103
|
gratuitous |
GRATU'ITOUS, a. [L. gratuitus, from gratus.]1. Free; voluntary; not required by justice; granted ... |
25104
|
gratuitously |
GRATU'ITOUSLY, adv. Freely; voluntarily; without claim or merit; without an equivalent or ... |
25105
|
gratuity |
GRATU'ITY, n.1. A free gift; a present; a donation; that which is given without a compensation or ... |
25106
|
gratulate |
GRAT'ULATE, v.t. [L. gratulor, from gratus, pleasing, grateful.]1. To express joy or pleasure to a ... |
25107
|
gratulated |
GRAT'ULATED, pp. Addressed with expressions of joy. |
25108
|
gratulating |
GRAT'ULATING, ppr. Addressing with expressions of joy, on account of some good received. |
25109
|
gratulation |
GRATULA'TION, n. [L. gratulatio.] An address or expression ofjoy to a person, on account of some ... |
25110
|
gratulatory |
GRAT'ULATORY,a. Expressing gratulation; congratulatory. |
25111
|
grave |
GRAVE, a final syllable, is a grove.GRAVE, v.t. pret. graved; pp. graven or graved. [Gr. to write; ... |
25112
|
grave-clothes |
GRA'VE-CLOTHES, n. The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred. |
25113
|
grave-digger |
GRA'VE-DIGGER, n. One whose occupation is to dig graves. |
25114
|
grave-maker |
GRA'VE-MAKER, n. A grave-digger. |
25115
|
grave-stone |
GRA'VE-STONE,n. A stone laid over a grave, or erected near it, as a monument to preserve the ... |
25116
|
graved |
GRA'VED, pp. [See the Verb.] Carved; engraved; cleaned, as a ship. |
25117
|
gravel |
GRAV'EL, n. 1. Small stones or fragments of stone, or very small pebbles, larger than the ... |
25118
|
gravel-walk |
GRAV'EL-WALK, n. A walk or alley covered with gravel, which makes a hard and dry bottom; used in ... |
25119
|
graveled |
GRAV'ELED, pp. Covered with gravel; stopped; embarrassed; injured by gravel. |
25120
|
graveless |
GRA'VELESS, a. [from grave.] Without a grave or tomb; unburied. |
25121
|
gravelly |
GRAV'ELLY, a. [from gravel.] Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as a gravelly soil or ... |
25122
|
gravely |
GRA'VELY, adv. [from grave.] In a grave, solemn manner; soberly; seriously. The queen of learning ... |
25123
|
graveness |
GRA'VENESS, n. Seriousness; solemnity; sobriety of behavior; gravity of manners or discourse. |
25124
|
graver |
GRA'VER, n. [See Grave.] One who carves or engraves; one whose profession is to cut letters or ... |
25125
|
gravid |
GRAV'ID, a. [L. gravidus, from gravis, heavy.]Pregnant; being with child. |
25126
|
gravidated |
GRAV'IDATED, a. Made pregnant; big. [Not in use.] |
25127
|
gravidation |
GRAVIDA'TION, n. Pregnancy. [Not in use.] |
25128
|
gravidity |
GRAVID'ITY, n. Pregnancy. [Not in use.] |
25129
|
graving |
GRA'VING, ppr. Engraving; carving; cutting figures on stone, copper or other hard ... |
25130
|
gravitate |
GRAV'ITATE, v.i. [L. gravitas, from gravis, heavy.]To tend to the center of a body, or the central ... |
25131
|
gravitating |
GRAV'ITATING, ppr. Tending to the center of a body or system of bodies. |
25132
|
gravitation |
GRAVITA'TION, n. The act of tending to the center.1. The force by which bodies are pressed or ... |
25133
|
gravity |
GRAV'ITY, n. [L. gravitas, from gravis, heavy. See Grave.]1. Weight; heaviness.2. In philosophy, ... |
25134
|
gravy |
GRA'VY, n. The fat and other liquid matter that drips from flesh in roasting, or when roasted or ... |
25135
|
gray |
GRAY, a. [This is probably the name given to the Greeks, on account of their fair complexion ... |
25136
|
gray-beard |
GRA'Y-BEARD, n. An old man. |
25137
|
gray-eyed |
GRA'Y-EYED, a. Having gray eyes. |
25138
|
gray-haired |
GRA'Y-HAIRED, a. Having gray hair. |
25139
|
gray-headed |
GRA'Y-HEADED, a. Having a gray head or gray hair. |
25140
|
grayfly |
GRA'YFLY, n. The trumpet-fly. |
25141
|
grayhound |
GRA'YHOUND, n. A tall fleet dog, used in the chase. |
25142
|
grayish |
GRA'YISH, a. Somewhat gray; gray in a moderate degree. |
25143
|
grayling |
GRA'YLING, n. A fish of the genus Salmo,called also umber, a voracious fish, about sixteen or ... |
25144
|
grayness |
GRA'YNESS, n. The quality of being gray. |
25145
|
graywacke |
GRAYWACKE, n. A rock somewhat remarkable in its structure and geological relations; a kind of ... |
25146
|
graze |
GRAZE, v.t. [L. rado, rasi, or rodo, rosi.]1. To rub or touch lightly in passing; to brush ... |
25147
|
grazed |
GRA'ZED, pp. Touched lightly by a passing body; brushed.1. Fed by growing grass; as, cattle are ... |
25148
|
grazer |
GRA'ZER, n. One that grazes or feeds on growing herbage. |
25149
|
grazier |
GRA'ZIER, n. gra'zhur. One who feeds cattle with grass, or supplies them with pasture. |
25150
|
grazing |
GRA'ZING, ppr. Touching lightly, as a moving body.1. Feeding on growing herbage; as grazing ... |
25151
|
grease |
GREASE, n. 1. Animal fat in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind, as tallow, lard; ... |
25152
|
greased |
GRE'ASED, pp. Smeared with oily matter; bribed. |
25153
|
greasily |
GRE'ASILY, adv. With grease or an appearance of it; grossly. |
25154
|
greasiness |
GRE'ASINESS, n. The state of being greasy; oiliness; unctuousness. |
25155
|
greasing |
GRE'ASING, ppr. Smearing with fat or oily matter; bribing. |
25156
|
greasy |
GRE'ASY, a. greez'y. Oily; fat; unctuous.1. Smeared or defiled with grease.2. Like grease or ... |
25157
|
great |
GREAT, a. [L. crassus.]1. Large in bulk or dimensions; a term of comparison, denoting more ... |
25158
|
great-bellied |
GREAT-BELLIED, a. Pregnant; teeming. |
25159
|
great-hearted |
GREAT-HEARTED, a. High-spirited; undejected. |
25160
|
greaten |
GREATEN, v.t. To enlarge. |
25161
|
greatly |
GREATLY, adv. In a great degree; much. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow. Gen.3.1. Nobly; ... |
25162
|
greatness |
GREATNESS, n. Largeness of bulk, dimensions, number or quantity; as the greatness of a mountain, ... |
25163
|
greave |
GREAVE, for grove and groove. [See Grove and Groove.] |
25164
|
greaves |
GREAVES, n. plu. greevz. Armor for the legs; a sort of boots. l Sam.17. |
25165
|
grebe |
GREBE, n. A fowl of the genus Colymbus and order of ansers, of several species; as the ... |
25166
|
grecian |
GRE'CIAN, a. Pertaining to Greece.GRE'CIAN, n. A native of Greece. Also, a Jew who understood ... |
25167
|
grecism |
GRE'CISM, n. [L. groecismus.] An idiom of the Greek language. |
25168
|
grecize |
GRE'CIZE, v.t. To render Grecian.1. To translate into Greek.GRE'CIZE, v.i. To speak the Greek ... |
25169
|
gree |
GREE, n. Good will.1. Step; rank; degree. [See Degree.]GREE. v.i. To agree. [See Agree.] |
25170
|
greece |
GREECE, n. [L. gressus. It ought to be written grese, but it is entirely obsolete.] A flight of ... |
25171
|
greed |
GREED, n. Greediness. |
25172
|
greedily |
GREE'DILY, adv. [See Greedy.] With a keen appetite for food or drink; voraciously; ravenously; ... |
25173
|
greediness |
GREE'DINESS, n. Keenness of appetite for food or drink; ravenousness; voracity. Fox in stealth, ... |
25174
|
greedy |
GREE'DY, a. [L. gradior,and probably signifies reaching forward.]1. Having a keen appetite for ... |
25175
|
greek |
GREEK, a. Pertaining to Greece. [See Gray.]GREEK, n. A native of Greece.1. The language of ... |
25176
|
greekish |
GREE'KISH, a. Peculiar to Greece. |
25177
|
greekling |
GREE'KLING, n. An inferior Greek writer. |
25178
|
greekrose |
GREE'KROSE, n. The flower campion. |
25179
|
green |
GREEN, a.1. Properly, growing, flourishing, as plants; hence, of the color of herbage and plants ... |
25180
|
green-crop |
GREE'N-CROP, n. A crop of green vegetables, such as artificial grasses, turnips, &c. |
25181
|
green-earth |
GREE'N-EARTH, n. A species of earth or mineral, so called; the mountain green of artists. |
25182
|
green-eyed |
GREE'N-EYED, a. Having green eyes; as green-eyed jealousy. |
25183
|
green-grocer |
GREE'N-GROCER, n. A retailer of greens. |
25184
|
green-house |
GREE'N-HOUSE, n. A house in which tender plants are sheltered from the weather,and preserved green ... |
25185
|
green-sickness |
GREE'N-SICKNESS, n. The chlorosis, a disease of maids, so called from the color it occasions in the ... |
25186
|
green-stall |
GREE'N-STALL, n. A stall on which greens are exposed to sale. |
25187
|
green-sward |
GREE'N-SWARD, n. Turf green with grass. |
25188
|
green-weed |
GREE'N-WEED, n. Dyer's weed. |
25189
|
greenbroom |
GREE'NBROOM |
25190
|
greencloth |
GREE'NCLOTH, n. A board or court of justice held in the counting house of the British king's ... |
25191
|
greenfinch |
GREE'NFINCH, n. A bird of the genus Fringilla. |
25192
|
greenfish |
GREE'NFISH, n. A fish so called. |
25193
|
greengage |
GREE'NGAGE, n. A species of plum. |
25194
|
greenhaired |
GREE'NHAIRED, a. Having green locks or hair. |
25195
|
greenhood |
GREE'NHOOD, n. A state of greenness. |
25196
|
greenhorn |
GREE'NHORN, n. A raw youth. |
25197
|
greenish |
GREE'NISH, a. Somewhat green; having a tinge of green; as a greenish yellow. |
25198
|
greenishness |
GREE'NISHNESS, n. The quality of being greenish. |
25199
|
greenly |
GREE'NLY, adv. With a green color; newly; freshly; immaturely. |
25200
|
greenness |
GREE'NNESS, n. The quality of being green; viridity; as the greenness of grass or of a meadow.1. ... |
25201
|
greenstone |
GREE'NSTONE, n. [so called from a tinge of green in the color.]A rock of the trap formation, ... |
25202
|
greenweed |
GREE'NWEED , n. A plant of the genus Genista. |
25203
|
greenwood |
GREE'NWOOD,n. Wood when green, as in summer.GREE'NWOOD, a. Pertaining to a greenwood; as a ... |
25204
|
greet |
GREET, v.t. [L. rudo, to bray, to roar.]1. To address with expressions of kind wishes; to salute ... |
25205
|
greeted |
GREE'TED, pp. Addressed with kind wishes; complimented. |
25206
|
greeter |
GREE'TER, n. One who greets. |
25207
|
greeting |
GREE'TING, ppr. Addressing with kind wishes or expressions of joy; complimenting; congratulating; ... |
25208
|
greeze |
GREEZE, n. [L. gressus.] A step, or flight of steps. [See Greece.] |
25209
|
greffier |
GREF'FIER, n. A registrar, or recorder. |
25210
|
gregal |
GRE'GAL, a. [L. grex.] Pertaining to a flock. |
25211
|
gregarian |
GREGA'RIAN, a. [See Gregarious.] Belonging to the herd or common sort. |
25212
|
gregarious |
GREGA'RIOUS, a. [L. gregarius, from grex, a herd.]Having the habit of assembling or living in a ... |
25213
|
gregariously |
GREGA'RIOUSLY, adv. In a flock or herd; in a company. |
25214
|
gregariousness |
GREGA'RIOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of living in flocks or herds. |
25215
|
gregorian |
GREGO'RIAN, a. Denoting what belongs to Gregory. The Gregorian calendar, is one which shows the ... |
25216
|
greit |
GREIT, v.i. To lament. |
25217
|
greith |
GREITH, v.t. To make ready.GREITH, n. Goods; furniture. |
25218
|
gremial |
GRE'MIAL, a. [L. gremium.] Belonging to the lap or bosom. |
25219
|
grenade |
GRENA'DE, n. In the art of war, a hollow ball or shell of iron or other metal, about two inches ... |
25220
|
grenadier |
GRENADIE'R, n.1. A foot soldier, wearing a high cap. Grenadiers are usually tall, active soldiers, ... |
25221
|
grenatite |
GREN'ATITE, n. Staurotide or staurolite, a mineral of a dark reddish brown. It occurs imbedded in ... |
25222
|
grew |
GREW, pret. of grow. |
25223
|
grey |
GREY. [See Gray.] |
25224
|
greyhound |
GREYHOUND, n. A tall fleet dog, kept for the chase. |
25225
|
grice |
GRICE, n. A little pig. |
25226
|
griddle |
GRID'DLE, n. A pan, broad and shallow, for baking cakes. |
25227
|
gride |
GRIDE, v.t. [Eng. to cry.] To grate, or to cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or ... |
25228
|
gridelin |
GRID'ELIN, n. A color mixed of white and red, or a gray violet. |
25229
|
gridiron |
GRID'IRON, n. A grated utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals. |
25230
|
grief |
GRIEF ,n. [L. gravis.]1. The pain of mind produced by loss, misfortune, injury or evils of any ... |
25231
|
griefful |
GRIE'FFUL, a. Full of grief or sorrow. |
25232
|
griefshot |
GRIE'FSHOT, a. Pierced with grief. |
25233
|
grievable |
GRIE'VABLE, a. Lamentable. |
25234
|
grievance |
GRIE'VANCE, n. [from grief.] That which causes grief or uneasiness; that which burdens, oppresses ... |
25235
|
grieve |
GRIEVE, v.t. [L. gravo, from gravis.]1. To give pain of mind to; to afflict; to wound the ... |
25236
|
grieved |
GRIE'VED, pp. Pained; afflicted; suffering sorrow. |
25237
|
griever |
GRIE'VER, n. He or that which grieves. |
25238
|
grieving |
GRIE'VING, ppr. Giving pain; afflicting.1. Sorrowing; exercised with grief; mourning. |
25239
|
grievingly |
GRIE'VINGLY, adv. In sorrow; sorrowfully. |
25240
|
grievous |
GRIE'VOUS, a. [from grieve, or grief.] Heavy; oppressive; burdensome; as a grievous load of ... |
25241
|
grievously |
GRIE'VOUSLY, adv. With pain; painfully; with great pain or distress; as, to be grievously ... |
25242
|
grievousness |
GRIE'VOUSNESS, n. Oppressiveness; weight that gives pain or distress; as the grievousness of a ... |
25243
|
griffon |
GRIF'FON, n. [L. gryps, gryphus.]In the natural history of the ancients, an imaginary animal said ... |
25244
|
griffon-like |
GRIF'FON-LIKE, a. Resembling a griffon. |
25245
|
grig |
GRIG, n. A small eel; the sand ell.1. A merry creature.2. Health. |
25246
|
grill |
GRILL, v.t. To broil. [Not in use.]GRILL, a. Shaking with cold. |
25247
|
grilly |
GRIL'LY, v.t. To harass. [Not in use.] |
25248
|
grim |
GRIM, a. [L. fremo; Eng. grumble, rumble.]1. Fierce; ferocious; impressing terror; frightful; ... |
25249
|
grim-faced |
GRIM'-FACED, a. Having a stern countenance. |
25250
|
grim-grinning |
GRIM-GRINNING, a. Grinning with a fierce countenance. |
25251
|
grim-visaged |
GRIM-VISAGED, a. Grim-faced. |
25252
|
grimace |
GRIMA'CE, n.1. A distortion of the countenance, from habit, affectation or insolence.2. An air of ... |
25253
|
grimaced |
GRIMA'CED, a. Distorted;having a crabbed look. |
25254
|
grimalkin |
GRIMAL'KIN, n. The name of an old cat. |
25255
|
grime |
GRIME, n. Foul matter; dirt; sullying blackness, deeply insinuated.GRIME, v.t. To sully or soil ... |
25256
|
grimly |
GRIM'LY, a. Having a hideous or stern look.GRIM'LY, adv. Fiercely; ferociously; with a look of ... |
25257
|
grimness |
GRIM'NESS,n. Fierceness of look; sternness; crabbedness. |
25258
|
grimy |
GRI'MY, a. Full of grime; foul. |
25259
|
grin |
GRIN, v.i.1. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the ... |
25260
|
grind |
GRIND, v.t. pret. and pp. ground. [This word, if n is radical, may be allied to rend; if not, it ... |
25261
|
grinder |
GRINDER, n. One that grinds, or moves a mill.1. The instrument of grinding.2. A tooth that grinds ... |
25262
|
grinding |
GRINDING, ppr. Reducing to powder by friction; triturating; levitating; chewing.1. Making sharp; ... |
25263
|
grindstone |
GRIND'STONE, n. A sandstone used for grinding or sharpening tools.Stone, used by old writers, is ... |
25264
|
grinner |
GRIN'NER, n. [See Grin.] One that grins. |
25265
|
grinning |
GRIN'NING, ppr. Closing the teeth and showing them, as in laughter; a showing of the teeth. |
25266
|
grinningly |
GRIN'NINGLY, adv. With a grinning laugh. |
25267
|
grip |
GRIP, n. The griffon. [Not in use.]GRIP, n. A grasp; a holding fast.GRIP, n. A small ditch or ... |
25268
|
gripe |
GRIPE, v.t. [L.rapio.]1. To seize; to grasp; to catch with the hand, and to clasp closely with ... |
25269
|
griper |
GRIPER, n. One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner. |
25270
|
griping |
GRIPING, ppr. Grasping; seizing; holding fast; pinching; oppressing; distressing the ... |
25271
|
gripingly |
GRIPINGLY, adv. With a pain in the bowels. |
25272
|
gripple |
GRIP'PLE, a. [from gripe.] Griping; greedy; covetous; unfeeling.1. Grasping fast; tenacious. |
25273
|
grippleness |
GRIP'PLENESS, n. Covetousness. |
25274
|
gris |
GRIS, n. A kind of fur. |
25275
|
grisamber |
GRISAMBER, used by Milton for ambergris. |
25276
|
grise |
GRISE, n. [L. gressus.] A step, or scale of steps. 1. A swine. |
25277
|
grisette |
GRISETTE, n. griset'. A tradesman's wife or daughter. [Not used.] |
25278
|
griskin |
GRIS'KIN,n. [See Grise.] The spine of a hog. [Not in use.] |
25279
|
grisly |
GRIS'LY, a. s as z. Frightful; horrible; terrible; as grisly locks; a grisly countenance; a ... |
25280
|
grisons |
GRIS'ONS, n. Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss alps. |
25281
|
grist |
GRIST, n. 1. Properly, that which is ground; hence, corn ground; but in common usage, it ... |
25282
|
gristle |
GRIS'TLE, n. gris'l. [L. cartil, in cartilago; cartil for cratil; Gr. strong.] A cartilage; a ... |
25283
|
gristly |
GRIST'LY, a. Consisting of gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous; as the gristly rays of fins ... |
25284
|
gristmill |
GRIST'MILL, n. A mill for grinding grain. |
25285
|
grit |
GRIT, n.1. The coarse part of meal.2. Oats hulled, or coarsely ground; written also groats.3. ... |
25286
|
grith |
GRITH, n. Agreement. [Not in use.] |
25287
|
gritstone |
GRIT'STONE,n. [See Grit.] |
25288
|
grittiness |
GRIT'TINESS, n. The quality of containing grit or consisting of grit,sand or small hard, rough ... |
25289
|
gritty |
GRIT'TY, a. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; full of hard particles; sandy. |
25290
|
grizelin |
GRIZ'ELIN. [See Gridelin.] |
25291
|
grizzle |
GRIZ'ZLE, n. Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black. |
25292
|
grizzled |
GRIZ'ZLED, a. Gray; of a mixed color. Gen.31. |
25293
|
grizzly |
GRIZ'ZLY, a. Somewhat gray. |
25294
|
groan |
GROAN, v.i. [L. grunnio; Heb. to cry out, to groan; L. rana, a frog.]1. To breathe with a deep ... |
25295
|
groanful |
GROANFUL, a. Sad; inducing groans. |
25296
|
groaning |
GROANING, ppr. Uttering a low mournful sound.GROANING, n. The act of groaning; lamentation; ... |
25297
|
groat |
GROAT, n. grawt.1. An English money of account, equal to four pence.2. A proverbial name for a ... |
25298
|
groats |
GROATS, n. [See Grit.] Oats that have the hulls taken off. |
25299
|
groats-worth |
GROATS-WORTH, n. The value of a groat. |
25300
|
grocer |
GRO'CER, n. A trader who deals in tea, sugar, spices, coffee, liquors, fruits, &c. |
25301
|
grocery |
GRO'CERY, n. A grocer's store.1. The commodities sold by grocers; usually in the plural. |
25302
|
grog |
GROG, n. A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened. |
25303
|
grogdrinker |
GROG'DRINKER, n. One addicted to drinking grog. |
25304
|
groggy |
GROG'GY, a. A groggy horse is one that bears wholly on his heels in trotting.1. In vulgar ... |
25305
|
grogram |
GROG'RAM |
25306
|
grogran |
GROG'RAN, n. A kind of stuff made of silk and mohair. |
25307
|
groin |
GROIN, n.1. The depressed part of the human body between the belly and the thigh.2. Among ... |
25308
|
gromet |
GROM'ET |
25309
|
gromil |
GROM'IL , n. A plant of the genus Lithospermum. The German gromwell is the Stellera. |
25310
|
grommet |
GROM'MET, n. Among seamen, a ring formed of a strand of rope laid in three times round; used to ... |
25311
|
gromwell |
GROM'WELL |
25312
|
groom |
GROOM, n.1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant.2. A man or boy who has the charge of horses; ... |
25313
|
groop |
GROOP, n. 1. A cluster, crowd or throng; an assemblage,either of persons or things; a number ... |
25314
|
grooped |
GROOP'ED, pp. Formed or placed in a crowd. |
25315
|
grooping |
GROOP'ING, ppr. Bringing together in a cluster or assemblage. |
25316
|
groove |
GROOVE, n. groov.1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow cut by a tool. Among joiners, a channel in ... |
25317
|
groover |
GROOV'ER, n. A miner. |
25318
|
grooving |
GROOV'ING, ppr. Cutting in channels. |
25319
|
grope |
GROPE, v.i.1. To feel along; to search or attempt to find in the dark, or as a blind person, by ... |
25320
|
groper |
GRO'PER, n. One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or searches by feeling. |
25321
|
groping |
GRO'PING, ppr. Feeling for something in darkness; searching by feeling. |
25322
|
gross |
GROSS, a. [L. crassus.]1. Thick; bulky; particularly applied to animals; fat; corpulent; as a ... |
25323
|
gross-headed |
GROSS-HEADED, a. Having a thick skull; stupid. |
25324
|
grossbeak |
GROSSBEAK, n. A fowl of the genus Loxia, of several species. The bill is convex above and very ... |
25325
|
grossly |
GROSSLY, adv. In bulky or large parts; coarsely. This matter is grossly pulverized.1. Greatly; ... |
25326
|
grossness |
GROSSNESS, n. Thickness; bulkiness; corpulence; fatness; applied to animal bodies.1. Thickness; ... |
25327
|
grossular |
GROSS'ULAR, a. Pertaining to or resembling a gooseberry; as grossular garnet.GROSS'ULAR, n. A ... |
25328
|
grot |
GROT |
25329
|
grotesk |
GROTESK' , a. Wildly formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; ... |
25330
|
groteskly |
GROTESK'LY , a. In a fantastical manner. |
25331
|
grotesque |
GROTESQUE |
25332
|
grotesquely |
GROTESQUELY |
25333
|
grotto |
GROT'TO, n.1. A large cave or den; a subterraneous cavern, and primarily a natural cave or rent in ... |
25334
|
ground |
GROUND, n.1. The surface of land or upper part of the earth, without reference to the materials ... |
25335
|
ground-ivy |
GROUND'-IVY, n. A well known plant, the Glechoma hederacea; called also alehoof and gill. |
25336
|
ground-plot |
GROUND'-PLOT, n. The ground on which a building is placed.1. The ichnography of a building. |
25337
|
ground-tackle |
GROUND'-TACKLE, n. In ships, the ropes and furniture belonging to anchors. |
25338
|
groundage |
GROUND'AGE, n. A tax paid by a ship for standing in port. |
25339
|
groundless |
GROUND'LESS, a. Wanting ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; as groundless ... |
25340
|
groundlessly |
GROUND'LESSLY, a. Without reason or cause; without authority for support. |
25341
|
groundlessness |
GROUND'LESSNESS, n. Want of just cause, reason or authority for support. |
25342
|
groundling |
GROUND'LING, n. A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water; hence, a low vulgar person. |
25343
|
groundly |
GROUND'LY, adv. Upon principles; solidly. [A bad word and not used.] |
25344
|
groundsel |
GROUND'SEL, n. A plant of the genus Senecio, of several species.GROUND'SEL |
25345
|
groundwork |
GROUND'WORK, n. The work which forms the foundation or support of any thing; the basis; the ... |
25346
|
group |
GROUP |
25347
|
grouped |
GROUP'ED |
25348
|
grouping |
GROUP'ING |
25349
|
grouse |
GROUSE, n. grous. A heath-cock or cock of the wood, a fowl of the genus Tetrao. The name is given ... |
25350
|
grout |
GROUT, n. Coarse meal; pollard.1. A kind of wild apple.2. A thin coarse mortar.3. That which ... |
25351
|
grove |
GROVE, n.1. In gardening, a small wood or cluster of trees with a shaded avenue, or a wood ... |
25352
|
grovel |
GROV'EL, v.i. grov'l.1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or ... |
25353
|
groveler |
GROV'ELER, n. One who grovels; an abject wretch. |
25354
|
groveling |
GROV'ELING, ppr. Creeping; moving on the ground.1. Mean; without dignity or elevation. |
25355
|
grovy |
GRO'VY, a. Pertaining to a grove; frequenting groves. |
25356
|
grow |
GROW, v.i. pret. grew; pp. grown. [L. cresco.]1. To enlarge in bulk or stature, by a natural, ... |
25357
|
grower |
GROWER, n. One who grows; that which increases.1. In English use, one who raises or produces. |
25358
|
growing |
GROWING, ppr. Increasing; advancing in size or extent; becoming; accruing; swelling; thriving. |
25359
|
growl |
GROWL, v.i. [Gr. a grunting.] To murmur or snarl, as a dog; to utter an angry, grumbling ... |
25360
|
growler |
GROWL'ER, n. A snarling cur; a grumbler. |
25361
|
growling |
GROWL'ING, ppr. Grumbling; snarling. |
25362
|
grown |
GROWN, pp. of grow. Advanced; increased in growth.1. Having arrived at full size or stature; as a ... |
25363
|
growse |
GROWSE, v.i. To shiver; to have chills. [Not used.] |
25364
|
growth |
GROWTH, n. The gradual increase of animal and vegetable bodies; the process of springing from a ... |
25365
|
growthead |
GROWT'HEAD |
25366
|
growtnol |
GROWT'NOL n.1. A kind of fish.2. A lazy person; a lubber. |
25367
|
grub |
GRUB, v.i. To dig; to be occupied in digging.GRUB, v.t. To dig; mostly followed by up. To grub ... |
25368
|
grubber |
GRUB'BER, n. One who grubs up shrubs, &c. |
25369
|
grubbing-hoe |
GRUB'BING-HOE, n. An instrument for digging up trees, shrubs, &c. by the roots; a mattoc; called ... |
25370
|
grubble |
GRUB'BLE, v.i. To feel in the dark; to grovel. [Not much used.] |
25371
|
grubstreet |
GRUB'STREET, n. Originally, the name of a street near Moorfields, in London, much inhabited by ... |
25372
|
grudge |
GRUDGE', v.t. [L. rugio.]1. To be discontented at another's enjoyments or advantages; to envy one ... |
25373
|
grudgeons |
GRUDG'EONS, n. plu. Coarse meal. [Not in use.] |
25374
|
grudger |
GRUDG'ER, n. One that grudges; a murmurer. |
25375
|
grudging |
GRUDG'ING, pp. Envying; being uneasy at another's possession of something which we have a desire ... |
25376
|
grudgingly |
GRUDG'INGLY, adv. Unwillingly; with reluctance or discontent; as, to give grudgingly. |
25377
|
gruel |
GRU'EL, n. A kind of light food made by boiling meal in water. It is usually made of the meal of ... |
25378
|
gruff |
GRUFF, a. Of a rough or stern countenance; sour; surly; severe; rugged; harsh. |
25379
|
gruffly |
GRUFF'LY, adv. Roughly; sternly; ruggedly; harshly. --And gruffly looked the god. |
25380
|
gruffness |
GRUFF'NESS, n. Roughness of countenance; sternness. |
25381
|
grum |
GRUM, a.1. Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly.2. Low; deep in the throat; guttural; ... |
25382
|
grumble |
GRUM'BLE, v.i. [Heb. to roar, murmur, thunder.]1. To murmur with discontent; to utter a low voice ... |
25383
|
grumbler |
GRUM'BLER, n. One who grumbles or murmurs; one who complains; a discontented man. |
25384
|
grumbling |
GRUM'BLING, ppr. Murmuring through discontent; rumbling; growling.GRUM'BLING, n. A murmuring ... |
25385
|
grumblingly |
GRUM'BLINGLY, adv. With grumbling or complaint. |
25386
|
grume |
GRUME, n. [L. grumus.] A thick viscid consistence of a fluid; a clot, as of blood, &c. |
25387
|
grumly |
GRUM'LY, adv. Morosely; with a sullen countenance. |
25388
|
grumous |
GRU'MOUS, a. Thick; concreted; clotted; as grumous blood. |
25389
|
grumousness |
GRU'MOUSNESS, n. A state of being clotted or concreted. |
25390
|
grundsel |
GRUND'SEL, n. [See Groundsel.] |
25391
|
grunt |
GRUNT, v.i. [L. grunnio; Heb. to cry out, to murmur.]To murmur like a hog; to utter a short groan ... |
25392
|
grunter |
GRUNT'ER, n. One that grunts.1. A fish of the gurnard king. |
25393
|
grunting |
GRUNT'ING, ppr. Uttering the murmuring or guttural sound of swine or other animals.GRUNT'ING, n. ... |
25394
|
gruntle |
GRUNT'LE, v.i. To grunt. [Not much used.] |
25395
|
gruntling |
GRUNT'LING, n. A young hog. |
25396
|
grutch |
GRUTCH, for grudge, is now vulgar, and not to be used. |
25397
|
gry |
GRY, n. A measure containing one tenth of a line.1. Any thing very small or of little value. ... |
25398
|
gryphite |
GRYPH'ITE, n. [L. gryphites; Gr. hooked.]Crowstone, an oblong fossil shell, narrow at the head, ... |
25399
|
guaiacum |
GUAIACUM, n. gua'cum. Lignum vitae, or pock wood; a tree produced in the warm climates of ... |
25400
|
guana |
GU`ANA, n. A species of lizard, found in the warmer parts of America. |
25401
|
guanaco |
GUANACO, n. The lama, or camel of South America, in a wild state. |
25402
|
guano |
GU`ANO, n. A substance found on many isles in the Pacific, which are frequented by fowls; used as ... |
25403
|
guara |
GU`ARA, n. A bird of Brazil, the Tantalus ruber, about the size of a spoonbill. When first ... |
25404
|
guarantee |
GUARANTEE', n. A warrantor. [See Guaranty,the noun.] |
25405
|
guarantied |
GUAR'ANTIED, pp. gar'antied. Warranted. [See the Verb.] |
25406
|
guarantor |
GUAR'ANTOR, n. gar'antor. A warrantor; one who engages to see that the stipulations of another ... |
25407
|
guaranty |
GUAR'ANTY, v.t. gar'anty. [Eng. to ward; allied to warren, &c. See Warrant.]1. To warrant; to ... |
25408
|
guard |
GUARD, v.t. gard. [L. verus; wahren, to keep, to last, to hold out; bewahren, to keep or preserve; ... |
25409
|
guard-room |
GUARD'-ROOM, n. A room for the accommodation of guards. |
25410
|
guardable |
GUARD'ABLE, a. That may be protected. |
25411
|
guardage |
GUARD'AGE, n. Wardship. |
25412
|
guardant |
GUARD'ANT, a. Acting as guardian.1. In heraldry, having the face turned toward the spectator. |
25413
|
guarded |
GUARD'ED, pp. Defended; protected; accompanied by a guard; provided with means of defense.1. ... |
25414
|
guardedly |
GUARD'EDLY, adv. With circumspection. |
25415
|
guardedness |
GUARD'EDNESS, n. Caution; circumspection. |
25416
|
guarder |
GUARD'ER, n. One that guards. |
25417
|
guardful |
GUARD'FUL, a. Wary; cautious. |
25418
|
guardian |
GUARD'IAN, n.1. A warden; one who guards, preserves or secures; one to whom any thing is committed ... |
25419
|
guardianess |
GUARD'IANESS, n. A female guardian. [Not in use.] |
25420
|
guardianship |
GUARD'IANSHIP, n. The office of a guardian; protection; care; watch. |
25421
|
guarding |
GUARD'ING, ppr. Defending; protecting; securing; attending for protection. |
25422
|
guardless |
GUARD'LESS, a. Without a guard or defense. |
25423
|
guardship |
GUARD'SHIP, n. Care; protection. [Little used.] |
25424
|
guarish |
GUA'RISH, v.t. To heal. |
25425
|
guava |
GU`AVA, n. An American tree,and its fruit, of the genus Psidium. It is of two species,or rather ... |
25426
|
gubernate |
GU'BERNATE, v.t. [L. guberno.] To govern. [Not used.] |
25427
|
gubernation |
GUBERNA'TION, n. [L. gubernatio. See Govern.]Government; rule; direction. [Little used.] |
25428
|
gubernative |
GU'BERNATIVE, a. Governing. |
25429
|
gubernatorial |
GUBERNATO'RIAL, a. [L. gubernator.] Pertaining to government, or to a governor. |
25430
|
gudgeon |
GUD'GEON, n. gud'jin. A small fish of the genus Cyprinus, a fish easily caught, and hence,1. A ... |
25431
|
guelf |
GUELF |
25432
|
guelph |
GUELPH, n. The Guelfs, so called from the name of a family, composed a faction formerly in Italy, ... |
25433
|
guerdon |
GUER'DON, n. ger'don. A reward; requital; recompense; in a good or bad sense.GUER'DON, v.t. To ... |
25434
|
guerdonless |
GUER'DONLESS, a. Unrecompensed. |
25435
|
guess |
GUESS, v.t. ges. [L. conjicio; Eng. to gush.]1. To conjecture; to form an opinion without certain ... |
25436
|
guessed |
GUESS'ED, pp. Conjectured; divined. |
25437
|
guesser |
GUESS'ER, n. One who guesses; a conjecturer; one who judges or gives an opinion without certain ... |
25438
|
guessing |
GUESS'ING, ppr. Conjecturing; judging without certain evidence, or grounds of opinion. |
25439
|
guessingly |
GUESS'INGLY, adv. By way of conjecture. |
25440
|
guest |
GUEST, n. gest. [L. visito; Eng. visit.]1. A stranger; one who comes from a distance, and takes ... |
25441
|
guestwise |
GUEST'WISE, adv. In the manner of a guest. |
25442
|
guggle |
GUGGLE. [See Gurgle.] |
25443
|
guhr |
GUHR, n. A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly ... |
25444
|
guidable |
GUIDABLE, a. That may be guided or governed by counsel. |
25445
|
guidage |
GUIDAGE, n. [See Guide.] The reward given to a guide for services. [Little used.] |
25446
|
guidance |
GUIDANCE, n. [See Guide.] The act of guiding; direction; government; a leading. Submit to the ... |
25447
|
guide |
GUIDE, v.t. gide.1. To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; as, to guide an ... |
25448
|
guided |
GUIDED, pp. Led; conducted; directed in the way; instructed and directed. |
25449
|
guideless |
GUIDELESS, a. Destitute of a guide; wanting a director. |
25450
|
guidepost |
GUIDEPOST, n. A post at the forks of a road, for directing travelers the way. |
25451
|
guider |
GUIDER, n. A guide; one who guides or directs. |
25452
|
guiding |
GUIDING, ppr. Leading; conducting; directing; superintending. |
25453
|
guidon |
GUIDON,n. The flag or standard of a troop of cavalry; or the standard-bearer. |
25454
|
guild |
GUILD, n. gild. In England, a society, fraternity or company, associated for some purpose, ... |
25455
|
guilder |
GUILDER, n. [See Gilder.] |
25456
|
guildless |
GUILDLESS, a. Free from guile or deceit; artless; frank; sincere; honest. |
25457
|
guile |
GUILE, n. gile. Craft; cunning; artifice; duplicity; deceit; usually in a bad sense. We may, with ... |
25458
|
guileful |
GUILEFUL, a. Cunning; drafty; artful; wily; deceitful; insidious; as a guileful person.1. ... |
25459
|
guilefully |
GUILEFULLY, adv. Artfully; insidiously; treacherously. |
25460
|
guilefulness |
GUILEFULNESS, n. Deceit, secret treachery. |
25461
|
guilelessness |
GUILELESSNESS,n. Simplicity; freedom from guile. |
25462
|
guiler |
GUILER,n. One who betrays into danger by insidious arts. [Not used.] |
25463
|
guillemot |
GUIL'LEMOT, n. A water fowl of the genus Colymbus, and order of ansers. It is found in the ... |
25464
|
guillotin |
GUIL'LOTIN, n. An engine or machine for beheading persons at a stroke.GUIL'LOTIN, v.t. To behead ... |
25465
|
guills |
GUILLS, n. A plant, the corn marigold. |
25466
|
guilt |
GUILT, n. gilt.1. Criminality; that state of a moral agent which results from his actual ... |
25467
|
guiltily |
GUILT'ILY, adv. In a manner to incur guilt, not innocently. |
25468
|
guiltiness |
GUILT'INESS, n. The state of being guilty; wickedness; criminality; guilt. |
25469
|
guiltless |
GUILT'LESS, a. Free from guilt, crime or offense; innocent. The Lord will not hold him guiltless, ... |
25470
|
guiltlessly |
GUILT'LESSLY, adv. Without guilt; innocently. |
25471
|
guiltlessness |
GUILT'LESSNESS, n. Innocence; freedom from guilt or crime. |
25472
|
guilty |
GUILT'Y, a. gilt'y. Criminal; having knowingly committed a crime or offense, or having violated a ... |
25473
|
guinea |
GUIN'EA, n. gin'ny. Formerly, a gold coin in Great Britain of the value of twenty one shillings ... |
25474
|
guinea-dropper |
GUIN'EA-DROPPER, n. One who cheats by dropping guineas. |
25475
|
guinea-hen |
GUIN'EA-HEN, n. The Numida meleagris, a fowl of the gallinaceous order, a native of Africa. It is ... |
25476
|
guinea-pepper |
GUIN'EA-PEP'PER, n. A plant, the Capsicum. The pods of some species are used for pickles. |
25477
|
guinea-pig |
GUIN'EA-PIG, n. In zoology, a quadruped of the genus Cavia or cavy, found in Brazil. It is about ... |
25478
|
guiniad |
GUIN'IAD |
25479
|
guise |
GUISE, n. gize. 1. External appearance; dress; garb. He appeared in the guise of a shepherd. The ... |
25480
|
guiser |
GUISER, n. gi'zer. A person in disguise; a mummer who goes about at Christmas. |
25481
|
guitar |
GUIT`AR, n. git`ar. [L. cithara.] A stringed instrument of music; in England and the United ... |
25482
|
gula |
GU'LA |
25483
|
gulaund |
GU'LAUND, n. An aquatic fowl of a size between a duck and a goose; the breast and belly white; the ... |
25484
|
gulch |
GULCH, n. A glutton; a swallowing or devouring. [Not used.]GULCH, v.t. To swallow greedily. ... |
25485
|
gules |
GULES,n. In heraldry, a term denoting red, intended perhaps to represent courage, animation or ... |
25486
|
gulf |
GULF, n.1. A recess in the ocean from the general line of the shore into the land, or a tract of ... |
25487
|
gulf-indented |
GULF-INDENT'ED, a. Indented with gulfs or bays. |
25488
|
gulfy |
GULF'Y, a. Full of whirlpools or gulfs; as a gulfy sea. |
25489
|
gull |
GULL, v.t. To deceive; to cheat; to mislead by deception; to trick; to defraud. The vulgar, gull'd ... |
25490
|
gullcatcher |
GULL'CATCHER, n. A cheat; a man who cheats or entraps silly people. |
25491
|
gulled |
GULL'ED, pp. Cheated; deceived; defrauded. |
25492
|
guller |
GULL'ER, n. A cheat; an imposter. |
25493
|
gullery |
GULL'ERY, n. Cheat. [Not used.] |
25494
|
gullet |
GUL'LET, n. [L. gula.] The passage in the neck of an animal by which food and liquor are taken ... |
25495
|
gullied |
GUL'LIED, pp. Having a hollow worn by water. |
25496
|
gullish |
GULL'ISH, n. Foolish; stupid. [Not in use.] |
25497
|
gullishness |
GULL'ISHNESS, n. Foolishness; stupidity. [Not in use.] |
25498
|
gully |
GUL'LY, n. A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water.GUL'LY, v.t. To wear a ... |
25499
|
gullyhole |
GUL'LYHOLE, n. An opening where gutters empty their contents into the subterraneous sewer. |
25500
|
gulosity |
GULOS'ITY, n. [L. gulosus, from gula, the gullet.]Greediness; voracity; excessive appetite for ... |
25501
|
gulp |
GULP, v.t. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts.To gulp up, to throw up from the throat or ... |
25502
|
gulph |
GULPH. [See Gulf.] |
25503
|
gum |
GUM, n. The hard fleshy substance of the jaws which invests the teeth.GUM, n. [L. gummi.] The ... |
25504
|
gum-arabic |
GUM-AR'ABIC, n. A gum which flows from the acacia, in Arabia, Egypt, &c. |
25505
|
gum-resin |
GUM-RESIN, n. [See Resin.] A mixed juice of plants, consisting of resin and an extractive matter, ... |
25506
|
gum-senegal |
GUM-SEN'EGAL, n. A gum resembling gum-arabic, brought from the country of the river Senegal in ... |
25507
|
gum-tragacanth |
GUM-TRAG'ACANTH, n. The gum of a thorny shrub of that name, in Crete, Asia and Greece. |
25508
|
gumlac |
GUM'LAC, n. The produce of an insect which deposits its eggs on the branches of a tree called ... |
25509
|
gumminess |
GUM'MINESS, n. The state or quality of being gummy; viscousness.1. Accumulation of gum. |
25510
|
gummosity |
GUMMOS'ITY, n. The nature of gum; gumminess; a viscous or adhesive quality. |
25511
|
gummous |
GUM'MOUS, a. Of the nature or quality of gum; viscous; adhesive. |
25512
|
gummy |
GUM'MY, a. Consisting of gum; of the nature of gum; viscous; adhesive.1. Productive of gum.2. ... |
25513
|
gump |
GUMP,n. A foolish person; a dolt. [Vulgar.] |
25514
|
gumption |
GUMP'TION, n. Care; skill; understanding. [Vulgar.] |
25515
|
gun |
GUN, n. An instrument consisting of a barrel or tube of iron or other metal fixed in a stock, from ... |
25516
|
gun-carriage |
GUN'-CARRIAGE, n. A wheel carriage for bearing and moving cannon. |
25517
|
gunboat |
GUN'BOAT, n. A boat or small vessel fitted to carry a gun or two at the bow. |
25518
|
gunnel |
GUN'NEL. [See Gunwale.] |
25519
|
gunner |
GUN'NER, n. One skilled in the use of guns; a cannoneer; an officer appointed to manage artillery. ... |
25520
|
gunnery |
GUN'NERY, n. The act of charging, directing and firing guns, as cannon, mortars and the like. ... |
25521
|
gunning |
GUN'NING, n. The act of hunting or shooting game with a gun. |
25522
|
gunpowder |
GUN'POWDER, n. A composition of saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal, mixed and reduced to a fine ... |
25523
|
gunroom |
GUN'ROOM, n. In ships, an apartment on the after end of the lower gun-deck, occupied by the ... |
25524
|
gunshot |
GUN'SHOT, n. The distance of the point blank range of a cannon-shot.GUN'SHOT, a. Made by the shot ... |
25525
|
gunsmith |
GUN'SMITH, n. A maker of small arms; one whose occupation is to make or repair small fire-arms. |
25526
|
gunsmithery |
GUN'SMITHERY, n. The business of a gunsmith; the art of making small firearms. |
25527
|
gunstick |
GUN'STICK, n. A rammer, or ramrod; a stick or rod to ram down the charge of a musket, &c. |
25528
|
gunstock |
GUN'STOCK, n. The stock or wood in which the barrel of a gun is fixed. |
25529
|
gunstone |
GUN'STONE, n. A stone used for the shot of cannon. Before the invention of iron balls, stones ... |
25530
|
guntackle |
GUN'TACKLE, n. The tackle used on board of ships to run the guns out of the ports, and to secure ... |
25531
|
gunwale |
GUN'WALE |
25532
|
gurge |
GURGE, n. [L. gurges.] A whirlpool. [Little used.]GURGE, v.t. To swallow. [Not in use.] |
25533
|
gurgion |
GUR'GION, n. The coarser part of meal separated from the bran. [Not used.] |
25534
|
gurgle |
GUR'GLE, v.i. [L. gurges. See Gargle, which seems to be of the same family, or the same word ... |
25535
|
gurgling |
GURG'LING, ppr. Running or flowing with a purling sound. |
25536
|
gurhofite |
GUR'HOFITE, n. A subvariety of magnesian carbonate of lime, found near Gurhof, in Lower Austria. ... |
25537
|
gurnard |
GUR'NARD, n. A fish of several species of the genus Trigla. The head is loricated with rough ... |
25538
|
gurrah |
GUR'RAH, n. A kind of plain, coarse India muslin. |
25539
|
gush |
GUSH, v.i.1. To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from ... |
25540
|
gushing |
GUSH'ING, ppr. Rushing forth with violence, as a fluid; flowing copiously; as gushing waters.1. ... |
25541
|
gusset |
GUS'SET, n. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening or ... |
25542
|
gust |
GUST, n. [L. gustus, gusto; Gr. a contracted word, for it has taste.]1. Taste; tasting, or the ... |
25543
|
gustable |
GUST'ABLE, a. That may be tasted; tastable.1. Pleasant to the taste. [Little used.] |
25544
|
gustation |
GUSTA'TION,n. The act of tasting. [Little used.] |
25545
|
gustful |
GUST'FUL, a. Tasteful; well-tasted; that relishes. |
25546
|
gustfulness |
GUST'FULNESS, n. Relish; pleasantness to the taste. |
25547
|
gustless |
GUST'LESS, a. Tasteless. |
25548
|
gusto |
GUST'O, n. Relish; that which excites pleasant sensations in the palate or tongue.1. Intellectual ... |
25549
|
gusty |
GUST'Y, a. Subject to sudden blasts of wind; stormy; tempestuous. Once upon a raw and gusty day, ... |
25550
|
gut |
GUT, n. The intestinal canal of an animal; a pipe or tube extending, with many circumvolutions, ... |
25551
|
gutted |
GUT'TED, pp. Deprived of the bowels; eviscerated; deprived of contents. |
25552
|
gutter |
GUT'TER, n. [L. gutta, a drop.]1. A channel for water; a hollow piece of timber, or a pipe, for ... |
25553
|
guttle |
GUT'TLE, v.t. To swallow. [Not used.]GUT'TLE, v.i. To swallow greedily. [Not used.] |
25554
|
guttulous |
GUT'TULOUS, a. [from L. guttula, a little drop.]In the form of a small drop, or of small drops. ... |
25555
|
guttural |
GUT'TURAL, a. [L. guttur, the throat.] Pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; as a ... |
25556
|
gutturally |
GUT'TURALLY, adv. In a guttural manner; in the throat. |
25557
|
gutturalness |
GUT'TURALNESS, n. The quality of being guttural. |
25558
|
gutturine |
GUT'TURINE, a. Pertaining to the throat. [Not in use.] |
25559
|
gutty |
GUT'TY, a. [from L. gutta, a drop.] In heraldry, charged or sprinkled with drops. |
25560
|
gutwort |
GUT'WORT, n. A plant. |
25561
|
guy |
GUY, n. gi. In marine affairs, a rope used to keep a heavy body steady while hoisting or lowering; ... |
25562
|
guzzle |
GUZ'ZLE, v.i. To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much; to drink frequently. Well seasoned bowls ... |
25563
|
guzzler |
GUZ'ZLER, n. One who guzzles; an immoderate drinker. |
25564
|
gwiniad |
GWIN'IAD, n. The whiting, a fish of the salmon or trout kind, found in many lakes in Europe and in ... |
25565
|
gybe |
GYBE, n. A sneer. [See Gibe.]GYBE, v.t. In seamen's language, to shift a boom-sail from one side ... |
25566
|
gybing |
GY'BING, ppr. Shifting a boom-sail from one side of a vessel to the other. |
25567
|
gye |
GYE, v.t. To guide. |
25568
|
gymnasium |
GYMNASIUM, n. [Gr. from naked.]In Greece, a place where athletic exercises were performed. Hence, ... |
25569
|
gymnastic |
GYMNASTIC, a. [L. gymnasticus; Gr. to exercise, from naked; the ancients being naked in their ... |
25570
|
gymnastically |
GYMNASTICALLY, adv. In a gymnastic manner; athletically. |
25571
|
gymnastics |
GYMNASTICS, n. The gymnastic art; the art of performing athletic exercises. |
25572
|
gymnic |
GYM'NIC, a. [L. gymnicus.]1. Pertaining to athletic exercises of the body.2. Performing athletic ... |
25573
|
gymnosophist |
GYM'NOSOPHIST, n. [Gr. naked, and a philosopher.]A philosopher of India, so called from his going ... |
25574
|
gymnosophy |
GYM'NOSOPHY, n. The doctrines of the Gymnosophists. |
25575
|
gymnosperm |
GYMNOSPERM, n. [Gr. naked, and seed.] In botany, a plant that bears naked seeds. |
25576
|
gymnospermous |
GYMNOSPERM'OUS, a. Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other vessel. |
25577
|
gyn |
GYN, v.t. To begin. |
25578
|
gynander |
GYNAN'DER, n. [Gr. a female, and a male.] In botany, a plant whose stamens are inserted in the ... |
25579
|
gynandrian |
GYNAN'DRIAN, a. Having stamens inserted in the pistil. |
25580
|
gynarchy |
GYN'ARCHY, n. [Gr. a woman, and rule.] Government by a female. |
25581
|
gypseous |
GYP'SEOUS, a. [See Gypsum.] Of the nature of gypsum; partaking of the qualities of gypsum. |
25582
|
gypsey |
GYP'SEY |
25583
|
gypsum |
GYP'SUM, n. Plaster stone; sulphate of lime; a mineral not infrequently found in crystals, often ... |
25584
|
gypsy |
GYP'SY, n. [See Gipsey.] |
25585
|
gyral |
GY'RAL, a. [See Gyre.] Whirling; moving in a circular form. |
25586
|
gyration |
GYRA'TION, n. [L. gyratio. See Gyre.] A turning or whirling round; a circular motion.GYRE, n. ... |
25587
|
gyred |
GY'RED, a. Falling in rings. |
25588
|
gyrfalcon |
GYR'FALCON, n. [L. hierofalco, from Gr. sacred, and falco, and so named from the veneration of the ... |
25589
|
gyromancy |
GYR'OMANCY, n. [Gr. a circuit, and divination.] A kind of divination performed by walking round ... |
25590
|
gyve |
GYVE, n. Gyves are fetters or shackles for the legs. Gyves and the mill had tamed thee.GYVE, v.t. ... |
