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Futile(v. t.) Of no importance
Futility(n.) The quality of being talkative
Futtock(n.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel
Future(a.) A future tense.
(v. i.) That is to be or come hereafter
Futurism(n.) A movement or phase of post-impressionism (which see, below).
Futurity(n.) Event to come
futz(v. i.) fool around
Fuze(n.) A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc.
Fuzz(n.) Fine, light particles or fibers
(v. i.) To fly off in minute particles.
(v. t.) To make drunk.
Fy(interj.) A word which expresses blame, dislike, disapprobation, abhorrence, or contempt.
Fyke(n.) A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return
Gab(n.) The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of Eccentric.
(v. i.) The mouth
Gabble(n.) Inarticulate sounds rapidly uttered
(v. i.) To talk fast, or to talk without meaning
Gabbro(n.) A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite, with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro)
Gabelle(n.) A tax, especially on salt.
Gaberdine(n.) A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews
Gabion(n.) A hollow cylinder of wickerwork, like a basket without a bottom. Gabions are made of various sizes, and filled with earth in building fieldworks to shelter men from an enemy's fire
Gable(n.) A cable.
Gad(n.) A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc.
Gadabout(n.) A gadder
Gadfly(n.) Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies.
Gadhelic(a.) Of, belonging to, or designating, that division of the Celtic languages which includes the Irish, Gaelic, and Manx
Gadolinite(n.) A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron
Gadolinium(n.) A supposed rare metallic element, with a characteristic spectrum, found associated with yttrium and other rare metals
Gadwall(n.) A large duck (Anas strepera), valued as a game bird, found in the northern parts of Europe and America
Gael(n.sing. & pl.) A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland
Gaff(n.) A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.
(v. t.) To strike with a gaff or barbed spear
Gag(n.) A mouthful that makes one retch
(v. i.) To heave with nausea
(v. t.) To cause to heave with nausea.
Gage(n.) A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge
(v. t.) To measure.
Gagger(n.) A piece of iron imbedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.
Gaggle(v. i.) A flock of wild geese.
Gahnite(n.) Zinc spinel
Gaily(adv.) Merrily
Gain(a.) Convenient
(n.) A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam
(v. i.) To have or receive advantage or profit
(v. t.) That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit
Gait(n.) A going
Gala(n.) Pomp, show, or festivity.
Galbanum(n.) A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula
Gale(n.) A moderate current of air
(v. i.) To sale, or sail fast.
Galilean(a.) Of or pertaining to Galileo
(n.) A Christian in general
Galilee(n.) A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service
Galingale(n.) A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots
Galiot(n.) A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers
Galipot(n.) An impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil
Gall(n.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds
(v. i.) To scoff
(v. t.) To fret
Galoot(n.) A noisy, swaggering, or worthless fellow
Galop(n.) A kind of lively dance, in 2-4 time
Galore(n. & a.) Plenty
Galvanic(a.) Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, galvanism
Galvanism(n.) Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals
Galvanize(v. t.) To affect with galvanism
Galvanometer(n.) An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle
Gam(n.) A herd, or school, of whales.
(v. i.) To engage in a gam, or (Local, U. S.) in social intercourse anywhere.
(v. t.) To have a gam with
Gamba(n.) A viola da gamba.
Gambeer(v. t.) To gaff, as mackerel.
Gambier(n.) Catechu.
Gambit(n.) A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position.
Gamble(n.) An act of gambling
(v. i.) To play or game for money or other stake.
(v. t.) To lose or squander by gaming
Gamboge(n.) A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar
Gambol(n.) A skipping or leaping about in frolic
(v. i.) To dance and skip about in sport
Gambrel(n.) A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg
(v. t.) To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel.
Game(a.) Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock
(n.) Crooked
(v. i.) A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake
Gamin(n.) A neglected and untrained city boy
Gamma(n.) The third letter (/, / = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.
Gammon(n.) An imposition or hoax
(v. t.) To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his "men" or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board
Gamogenesis(n.) The production of offspring by the union of parents of different sexes
Gamosepalous(a.) Formed of united sepals
Gamp(n.) A large umbrella
Gamut(n.) The scale.
Gamy(a.) Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting
Gander(n.) The male of any species of goose.
Gang(v. i.) A combination of similar implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor
Ganja(n.) The dried hemp plant, used in India for smoking. It is extremely narcotic and intoxicating.
Gannet(n.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula, allied to the pelicans.
Gannister(n.) A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay
Ganoid(a.) Of or pertaining to Ganoidei.—n. One of the Ganoidei.
Gantlet(n.) A glove.
Gantline(n.) A line rigged to a mast
Gaol(n.) A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
Gap(n.) An opening in anything made by breaking or parting
(v. t.) To make an opening in
Gape(n.) The act of gaping
(v. i.) Expressing a desire for food
Gar(n.) To cause
(v.) Any slender marine fish of the genera Belone and Tylosurus.
Garage(n.) A place for housing automobiles.
(v. t.) To keep in a garage.
Garb(n.) A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified).
(v. t.) To clothe
Garden(n.) A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables
(v. i.) To lay out or cultivate a garden
(v. t.) To cultivate as a garden.
Garfish(n.) A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris)
Gargantuan(a.) Characteristic of Gargantua, a gigantic, wonderful personage
Gargle(n.) A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect
(v. t.) To warble
Gargoyle(n.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely.
Garibaldi(n.) A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep scarlet color.
Garish(a.) Gay to extravagance
Garland(n.) A book of extracts in prose or poetry
(v. t.) To deck with a garland.
Garlic(n.) A kind of jig or farce.
Garment(n.) Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.
Garner(n.) A granary
(v. t.) To gather for preservation
Garnet(n.) A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula
Garnierite(n.) An amorphous mineral of apple-green color
Garnish(n.) Something added for embellishment
(v. t.) A fee
Garniture(v. t.) That which garnishes
Garret(n.) A turret
Garrison(n.) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.
(v. t.) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense
Garrote(n.) A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct
(v. t.) To strangle with the garrote
Garrulity(n.) Talkativeness
Garrulous(a.) Having a loud, harsh note
Garter(n.) A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.
(v. t.) To bind with a garter.
Garth(n.) A close
Gas(n.) A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc
(v. t.) to expose to a poisonous or noxious gas
Gascon(a.) Of or pertaining to Gascony, in France, or to the Gascons
(n.) A native of Gascony
Gaseous(a.) In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an aeriform fluid.
Gash(n.) A deep and long cut
(v. t.) To make a gash, or long, deep incision in
Gasiform(a.) Having a form of gas
Gasify(v. i.) To become gas
(v. t.) To convert into gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes
Gasket(n.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines
Gaslight(n.) A gas jet or burner.
Gasoline(n.) A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal
Gasometer(n.) An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas
Gasp(n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath
(v. i.) To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration
(v. t.) To emit or utter with gasps
Gassy(a.) Full of gas
Gastight(a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas
Gastric(a.) Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach
Gastritis(n.) Inflammation of the stomach, esp. of its mucuos membrane.
Gastrocnemius(n.) The muscle which makes the greater part of the calf of the leg.
Gastroenteritis(n.) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines.
Gastrointestinal(a.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Gastronomy(n.) The art or science of good eating
Gastropod(n.) One of the Gastropoda.
Gastroscope(n.) An instrument for viewing or examining the interior of the stomach.
Gastrostomy(n.) The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food
Gastrotomy(n.) A cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach.
Gastrovascular(a.) Having the structure, or performing the functions, both of digestive and circulatory organs
Gastrula(a.) Of or pertaining to a gastrula.
(n.) An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the blastosphere) on one side, thus giving rise to a double-walled sac, with one opening or mouth (the blastopore) which leads into the cavity (the archenteron) lined by the inner wall (the hypoblast)
Gate(n.) A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc
(v. t.) To punish by requiring to be within the gates at an earlier hour than usual.
Gather(n.) A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it
(v. i.) To collect or bring things together.
(v. t.) To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little
Gauche(n.) Left handed
Gaucho(n.) A member of an Indian population, somewhat affected by Spanish blood, in the archipelagoes off the Chilean coast
Gaud(n.) An ornament
(v. t.) To bedeck gaudily
Gauge(n.) A measure
(v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment.
Gaul(n.) A native or inhabitant of Gaul.
Gaunt(a.) Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering
Gaur(n.) An East Indian species of wild cattle (Bibos gauris), of large size and an untamable disposition
Gauss(n.) The C.G.S. unit of density of magnetic field, equal to a field of one line of force per square centimeter, being thus adopted as an international unit at Paris in 1900
Gauze(a.) Having the qualities of gauze
(n.) A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk
Gavage(n.) Forced feeding (as of poultry or infants) by means of a tube passed through the mouth down to the stomach
Gave(imp.) of Give
Gavial(n.) A large Asiatic crocodilian (Gavialis Gangeticus)
Gawk(n.) A cuckoo.
(v. i.) To act like a gawky.
Gay(n.) An ornament
(superl.) Brilliant in colors
Gayal(n.) A Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle (Bibos frontalis).
Gayety(a.) Finery
Gayly(adv.) Finely
Gaze(n.) A fixed look
(v. i.) To fixx the eyes in a steady and earnest look
(v. t.) To view with attention
Gear(n.) An apparatus for performing a special function
(v. i.) To be in, or come into, gear.
(v. t.) To dress
Gecko(n.) Any lizard of the family Geckonidae. The geckoes are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and vertical, elliptical pupils
Gee(v. i.) To agree
(v. t.) To cause (a team) to turn to the off side, or from the driver.
Geese(n.) pl. of Goose.
Geez(n.) The original native name for the ancient Ethiopic language or people.
Geisha(n.) A Japanese singing and dancing girl.
Gelada(n.) A baboon (Gelada Ruppelli) of Abyssinia, remarkable for the length of the hair on the neck and shoulders of the adult male
Gelatinize(v. t.) To coat, or otherwise treat, with gelatin.
Gelatinous(a.) Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly
Gelation(n.) The process of becoming solid by cooling
Geld(n.) Money
(v. t.) To castrate
Gelid(a.) Cold
Gelt(n.) Gilding
(v. t.) A gelding.
Gem(n.) A bud.
(v. t.) To adorn with gems or precious stones.
Gemara(n.) The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna (which forms the first part or text)
Geminate(a.) In pairs or twains
(v. t.) To double.
Gemini(n. pl.) A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two bright stars Castor and Pollux
Gemma(n.) A bud spore
Gemmiferous(a.) multiplying by buds.
Gemmiparous(a.) Producing buds
Gemmule(n.) A bud produced in generation by gemmation.
Gemsbok(n.) A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.
Gendarme(n.) An armed policeman in France.
Gender(n.) A classification of nouns, primarily according to sex
(v. i.) To copulate
Genealogy(n.) An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor
Generable(a.) Capable of being generated or produced.
General(a.) As a whole
Generate(v. t.) To beget
Generation(n.) A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent
Generative(a.) Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
Generator(n.) An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas, etc
Generatrix(n.) That which generates
Generosity(n.) Liberality in giving
Generous(a.) Characterized by generosity
Genevan(a.) Of or pertaining to Geneva, in Switzerland
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Geneva.
Genevese(a.) Of or pertaining to Geneva, in Switzerland
(n. sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant of Geneva
Genial(a.) Belonging to one's genius or natural character
Geniculate(a.) Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent
(v. t.) To form joints or knots on.
Genipap(n.) The edible fruit of a West Indian tree (Genipa Americana) of the order Rubiaceae. It is oval in shape, as a large as a small orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark purple juice
Genital(a.) Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs.
Genitive(a.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession
(n.) The genitive case.
Genitor(n.) One who begets
Geniture(n.) Generation
Genius(n.) A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients to preside over a man's destiny in life
Genre(n.) A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners
Gens(a.) A clan or family connection, embracing several families of the same stock, who had a common name and certain common religious rites
Gent(a.) Gentle
Genuflect(v. i.) To bend the knee, as in worship.
Genuine(a.) Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock
Genus(n.) A class of objects divided into several subordinate species
Geochemistry(n.) The study of the chemical composition of, and of actual or possible chemical changes in, the crust of the earth
Geode(n.) A nodule of stone, containing a cavity, lined with crystals or mineral matter.
Geoduck(n.) A gigantic clam (Glycimeris generosa) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food
Geographer(n.) One versed in geography.
Geography(n.) A treatise on this science.
Geologize(v. i.) To study geology or make geological investigations in the field
Geology(n.) A treatise on the science.
Geomancy(n.) A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the earth, and latterly on paper
Geometer(n.) Any species of geometrid moth
Geometrid(a.) Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae.
(n.) One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family Geometridae
Geometrize(v. i.) To investigate or apprehend geometrical quantities or laws
Geometry(n.) A treatise on this science.
Geoponics(n.) The art or science of cultivating the earth
Geordie(n.) A name given by miners to George Stephenson's safety lamp.
George(n.) A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter
Georgian(a.) Of or pertaining to Georgia, in Asia, or to Georgia, one of the United States.
(n.) A native of, or dweller in, Georgia.
Geotropism(n.) A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth
Gerah(n.) A small coin and weight
Geranium(n.) A cultivated pelargonium.
Gerent(a.) Bearing
Germ(n.) That from which anything springs
(v. i.) To germinate.
Gerontocracy(n.) Government by old men.
Gerrymander(v. t.) To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent
Gerund(n.) A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle
Gesso(n.) A work of art done in gesso.
Gest(n.) A guest.
Get(n.) Artifice
(v. i.) To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state, condition, or position
(v. t.) Hence, with have and had, to come into or be in possession of
Getter(n.) One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.
Gewgaw(a.) Showy
(n.) A showy trifle
Geyser(n.) A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam
Gharry(n.) Any wheeled cart or carriage.
Ghastly(adv.) In a ghastly manner
(superl.) Horrible
Ghazi(n.) Among Mohammedans, a warrior champion or veteran, esp. in the destruction of infidels.
Ghee(n.) Butter clarified by boiling, and thus converted into a kind of oil.
Gherkin(n.) A kind of small, prickly cucumber, much used for pickles.
Ghetto(n.) A quarter of a city where Jews live in greatest numbers.
Ghost(n.) A false image formed in a telescope by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
(v. i.) To die
(v. t.) To appear to or haunt in the form of an apparition.
Ghoul(n.) An imaginary evil being among Eastern nations, which was supposed to feed upon human bodies
Giant(a.) Like a giant
(n.) A man of extraordinari bulk and stature.
Giaour(n.) An infidel
Gib(n.) A male cat
(v. i.) To act like a cat.
(v. t.) To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs
Gibber(n.) A balky horse.
(v. i.) To speak rapidly and inarticulately.
Gibbet(n.) A kind of gallows
(v. t.) To expose to infamy
Gibbon(n.) Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia
Gibbous(a.) Hunched
Gibbsite(n.) A hydrate of alumina.
Gibe(n.) An expression of sarcastic scorn
(v. i.) To cast reproaches and sneering expressions
Giblets(n. pl.) The inmeats, or edible viscera (heart, gizzard, liver, etc.), of poultry.
Gid(a.) A disease of sheep, characterized by vertigo
Giddy(superl.) Bewildering on account of rapid turning
(v. i.) To reel
(v. t.) To make dizzy or unsteady.
Gie(v. t.) To give.
Gif(conj.) If.
Gift(v. t.) A bribe
Gig(n.) A fiddle.
(v. t.) To engender.
Gigantesque(a.) Befitting a giant
Gigantic(a.) Of extraordinary size
Giggle(n.) A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath
(v. t.) To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice
Gild(v. t.) To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to
Gill(n.) A leech.
Gilt(n.) Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing
(p. p. & a.) Gilded
(v. t.) A female pig, when young.
Gimcrack(n.) A trivial mechanism
Gimlet(n.) A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.
(v. t.) To pierce or make with a gimlet.
Gimmal(n.) A quaint piece of machinery
Gimp(a.) Smart
(n.) A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running through it
(v. t.) To notch
Gin(conj.) If.
(n.) Against
(v. i.) To begin
(v. t.) To catch in a trap.
Ginger(n.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale
Gingham(n.) A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven
Gingival(a.) Of or pertaining to the gums.
Ginglymus(n.) A hinge joint
Ginkgo(n.) A large ornamental tree (Ginkgo biloba) from China and Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of Coniferae
Ginseng(n.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese
Gip(n.) A servant.
(v. t.) To take out the entrails of (herrings).
Giraffe(n.) An African ruminant (Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself
Girandole(n.) A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form.
Gird(n.) A cut
(v.) To sneer at
(v. i.) To gibe
(v. t.) To clothe
Girlish(a.) Like, or characteristic of, a girl
Girn(n.) To grin.
Girt(a.) Bound by a cable
(imp. & p. p.) of Gird
(v.) To gird
Gist(n.) A resting place.
Gite(n.) A gown.
Gittern(n.) An instrument like a guitar.
(v. i.) To play on gittern.
Give(n.) To allow or admit by way of supposition.
(v. i.) To become soft or moist.
(v. t.) To afford a view of
Gizzard(n.) A stomach armed with chitinous or shelly plates or teeth, as in certain insects and mollusks
Glabella(n.) The space between the eyebrows, also including the corresponding part of the frontal bone
Glabrate(a.) Becoming smooth or glabrous from age.
Glabrous(a.) Smooth
Glacial(a.) Pertaining to ice or to its action
Glaciate(v. i.) To turn to ice.
(v. t.) To convert into, or cover with, ice.
Glacier(n.) An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland
Glacis(n.) A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank
Glad(superl.) Pleased
(v. i.) To be glad
(v. t.) To make glad
Glair(a.) A broadsword fixed on a pike
(v. t.) To smear with the white of an egg.
Glamour(n.) A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
Glance(n.) A name given to some sulphides, mostly dark-colored, which have a brilliant metallic luster, as the sulphide of copper, called copper glance
(v. i.) To look with a sudden, rapid cast of the eye
(v. t.) To hint at
Glancing(a.) Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction
Gland(n.) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body
Glans(n.) A pessary.
Glare(n.) A bright, dazzling light
(v. i.) To be bright and intense, as certain colors
(v. t.) To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
Glaring(a.) Clear
Glary(a.) Of a dazzling luster
Glass(v. t.) A drinking vessel
Glaucoma(n.) Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball
Glauconite(n.) The green mineral characteristic of the greensand of the chalk and other formations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and potash
Glaucous(a.) Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf
Glaze(n.) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain
(v. i.) To become glazed of glassy.
(v. t.) A glazing oven.
Glazier(n.) One whose business is to set glass.
Glazing(n.) The act or art of setting glass
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