gammon
1: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) [syn: {ham}, {jambon}] 2: hind portion of a side of bacon
gammopathy
1: a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood
gammy
1: (British informal) sore or lame; "a gammy foot" [also: {gammiest}, {gammier}]
gamopetalous
1: having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel [syn: {sympetalous}]
Gamow
1: United States physicist (born in Russia) who was a proponent of the big-bang theory and who did research in radioactivity and suggested the triplet code for DNA (1904-1968) [syn: {George Gamow}]
gamp
1: colloquial terms for an umbrella [syn: {brolly}]
gamut
1: a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" 2: the entire scale of musical notes
gamy
1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risqu...
gan
{gin} [also: {ganning}, {ganned}]
Gan Jiang
1: a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang north of Nanchang [syn: {Kan River}]
Ganapati
1: Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; remover of obstacles [syn: {Ganesh}, {Ganesa}, {Ganesha}]
Gand
1: port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry [syn: {Gent}, {Ghent}]
gand flower
1: small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation [syn: {common milkwort}, {Polygala vulgaris}]
Gandhi
1: daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984) [syn: {Indira Gandhi}, {Indira Nehru Gandhi}, {Mrs. Gandhi}] 2: political and spiritual leader during India's s...
Gandhian
1: of or relating to Mahatma Gandhi or his teachings
ganef
1: (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) [syn: {gonif}, {goniff}, {ganof}]
Ganesa
1: Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; remover of obstacles [syn: {Ganesh}, {Ganesha}, {Ganapati}]
Ganesh
1: Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; remover of obstacles [syn: {Ganesa}, {Ganesha}, {Ganapati}]
Ganesha
1: Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; remover of obstacles [syn: {Ganesh}, {Ganesa}, {Ganapati}]
gang
1: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {pack}, {ring}, {mob}] 2: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: {cr...
gang fight
1: a fight between rival gangs of adolescents [syn: {rumble}]
gang up
1: act as an organized group [syn: {gang}]
gang-rape
1: rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The prisoner was gang-raped"
gangboard
1: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside [syn: {gangplank}, {gangway}]
gangdom
1: underworld organizations [syn: {organized crime}, {gangland}]
ganger
1: the foreman of a work gang
Ganges
1: an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus [syn: {Ganges River}]
Ganges River
1: an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus [syn: {Ganges}]
gangland
1: underworld organizations [syn: {organized crime}, {gangdom}]
gangling
1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangly}, {lanky}, {rangy}] 2: ungracefully tall and t...
ganglion
1: an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons [also: {ganglia} (pl)]
gangly
1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangling}, {lanky}, {rangy}] 2: ungracefully tall and...
gangplank
1: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside [syn: {gangboard}, {gangway}]
gangrene
1: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass [syn: {sphacelus}, {slough}] 2: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: {necrosis},...
gangrenous
1: suffering from tissue death [syn: {mortified}]
gangrenous emphysema
1: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene}, {clostridial myonecrosis},...
gangsaw
1: a power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts
gangster
1: a criminal who is a member of gang [syn: {mobster}]
gangway
1: a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site) 2: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside [syn: {gangplank}, {gangboard}] 3: passageway between seating are...
ganja
1: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: {marijuana}, {marihuana}, {Cannabis sativa}] 2: the most commonly used illicit dru...
gannet
1: large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
ganof
1: (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) [syn: {gonif}, {goniff}, {ganef}]
ganoid
1: primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering [syn: {ganoid fish}]
ganoid fish
1: primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering [syn: {ganoid}]
Ganoidei
1: a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales [syn: {order Ganoidei}]
ganoin
1: shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales [syn: {ganoine}]
ganoine
1: shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales [syn: {ganoin}]
Gansu
1: a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia [syn: {Kansu}, {Gansu province}]
Gansu province
1: a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia [syn: {Gansu}, {Kansu}]
Gantanol
1: a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract) [syn: {sulfamethoxazole}]
gantlet
1: to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet" [syn: {gauntlet}] 2: a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [syn: {gauntlet}, {metal glove}] 3: a glove with...
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Gantrisin
1: a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract [syn: {sulfisoxazole}]
gantry
1: a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc. [syn: {gauntry}]
Ganymede
1: the largest of Jupiter's satellites
GAO
1: an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United...
gaol
1: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) [syn: {jail}, {jail...
gaolbird
1: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {convict}, {con}, {inmate}, {jailbird}]
gaolbreak
1: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" [syn: {break}, {breakout}, {jailbreak}, {prisonbreak}, {prison-breaking}]
gaoler
1: someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard}, {jailer}, {jailor}, {screw}, {turnkey}]
gap
1: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" [syn: {spread}] 2: an open or empty space in or betwee...
gap-toothed
1: having widely spaced teeth; "his gap-toothed grin"
gape
1: an expression of open-mouthed astonishment 2: a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open) v 1: look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: {goggle}, {gawp}, {gawk}] 2: be wide open; "the deep g...
gaping
1: with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape" [syn: {agape(p)}]
gar
1: primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn: {garfish}, {garpike}, {billfish}, {Lepisosteus osseus}] 2: elongate European surf...
garage
1: an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles 2: a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired [syn: {service department}] v : keep or store in a garage; "we don't ...
garage sale
1: an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises [syn: {yard sale}]
garageman's lien
1: the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles
garambulla
1: arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit [syn: {garambulla cactus}, {Myrtillocactus geometrizans}] 2: small berrylike fruit
garambulla cactus
1: arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit [syn: {garambulla}, {Myrtillocactus geometrizans}]
Garamycin
1: an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract [syn: {gentamicin}]
Garand
1: a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {M-1}, {M-1 rifle}]
Garand rifle
1: a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand}, {M-1}, {M-1 rifle}]
garb
1: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: {attire}, {dress}] v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their...
garbage
1: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {refuse}, {food waste}, {scraps}] 2: a worthless message [syn: {drivel}] 3: a receptacle where garbage is discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread int...
garbage can
1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {trash can}, {wastebin}, {ash bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel}, {trash bin}]
garbage carter
1: a hauler of garbage; "there is a web site where licensed carters and would-be customers can make connections" [syn: {carter}, {garbage hauler}]
garbage collection
1: the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage pickup}, {trash collection}, {trash pickup}]
garbage collector
1: someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn: {garbage man}, {refuse collector}, {dustman}]
garbage disposal
1: a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage [syn: {disposal}, {electric pig}]
garbage down
1: eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" [syn: {gobble up}, {shovel in}, {bolt down}]
garbage dump
1: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn: {dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump}, {wasteyard}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]
garbage hauler
1: a hauler of garbage; "there is a web site where licensed carters and would-be customers can make connections" [syn: {carter}, {garbage carter}]
garbage heap
1: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn: {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap}, {trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]
garbage man
1: someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn: {garbage collector}, {refuse collector}, {dustman}]
garbage pickup
1: the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage collection}, {trash collection}, {trash pickup}]
garbage truck
1: a truck for collecting domestic refuse; "in England a garbage truck is called a dustcart" [syn: {dustcart}]
garbanzo
1: the seed of the chickpea plant [syn: {chickpea}] 2: large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried [syn: {chickpea}]
garbed
1: dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "...
garble
1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: {falsify}, {distort}, {warp}]
garbled
1: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnecte...
Garbo
1: United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990) [syn: {Greta Garbo}, {Greta Louisa Gustafsson}]
garboard
1: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn: {garboard plank}, {garboard strake}]
garboard plank
1: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn: {garboard}, {garboard strake}]
garboard strake
1: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn: {garboard}, {garboard plank}]
garboil
1: a state of commotion and noise and confusion [syn: {tumult}, {tumultuousness}, {uproar}]
garbology
1: the study of a society by analyzing its garbage
Garcia Lorca
1: Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936) [syn: {Frederico Garcia Lorca}, {Lorca}]
Garcinia
1: evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens [syn: {genus Garcinia}]
Garcinia cambogia
1: low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn: {gamboge tree}, {Garcinia hanburyi}, {Garcinia gummi-gutta}]
Garcinia gummi-gutta
1: low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn: {gamboge tree}, {Garcinia hanburyi}, {Garcinia cambogia}]
Garcinia hanburyi
1: low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn: {gamboge tree}, {Garcinia cambogia}, {Garcinia gummi-gutta}]
Garcinia mangostana
1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: {mangosteen}, {mangosteen tree}]
gardant
1: looking forward [syn: {guardant(ip)}, {gardant(ip)}, {full-face}]
garden
1: a plot of ground where plants are cultivated 2: the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden 3: a yard or lawn adjoining a house v : work in the garden; "My hobby is...
garden angelica
1: a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally [syn: {archangel}, {Angelica Archangelica}]
garden balm
1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn: {lemon balm}, {sweet balm}, {b...
garden cart
1: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels [syn: {barrow}, {lawn cart}, {wheelbarrow}]
garden centipede
1: minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops [syn: {garden symphilid}, {symphilid}, {Scutigerella immaculata}]
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