Gael - n. 1 a Scottish Celt. 2 a Gaelic-speaking Celt. Gaeldom n. [Gael. Gaidheal]...

gallon - n. 1 a (in full imperial gallon) Brit . a measure...

gangrene - n. & v. 1 Med. death and decomposition of a part of the body tissue ,...

gammy - adj. (gammier, gammiest) Brit. sl. (esp. of a leg) lame; permanently injured. [dial....

gallry - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a room or building for showing works of art. 2 a balcony, esp. a...

galic - n. & adj. any of the Celtic languages spoken in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle...

gavity - n. 1 a the force that attracts a body to the centre of the earth or other celestial...

gatway - n. 1 an entrance with or opening for a gate. 2 a frame or structure built over a...

gab - n. colloq. talk, chatter, twaddle. gift of the gab the facility of speaking ...

galxy - n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of many independent systems of stars, gas, dust, etc.,

gastic - adj. of the stomach. gastric flu a popular name for...

gabro - n. (pl. -os) a dark granular plutonic rock of crystalline texture. gabbroic adj....

gateway - n. 1 an entrance with or opening for a gate. 2 a frame or structure built over a...

ganer - n. & v. 1 a male goose. 2 sl. a look, a glance (take a gander). intr. look or glance....

garaxy - n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of many independent systems of stars, gas, dust, etc.,

gabby - adj. (gabbier, gabbiest) colloq. talkative. [GAB + -Y(1)]...

gambrel - n. (in full gambrel roof) 1 Brit. a roof like a hipped roof but with gable-like...

gateau - n. (pl. gateaus or gateaux) any of various rich cakes, usu. containing cream or...

gag - orig. uncert.]...

Gaelic - n. & adj. any of the Celtic languages spoken in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle...

gague - n. valueless earth etc. in which ore is found. [F f. G Gang lode = GANG(1)]...

gandr - n. & v. 1 a male goose. 2 sl. a look, a glance (take a gander). intr. look or glance....

ganetic - adj. 1 of genetics or genes; inherited. 2 of, in, or concerning origin; causal....

gangster - n. a member of a gang of violent criminals. gangsterism n....

galore - flowers galore). [Ir. go ler to sufficiency]...

galah - n. Austral. 1 a small rose-breasted grey-backed cockatoo, Cacatua roseicapilla....

galstone - n. a small hard mass forming in the gall-bladder. ...

gamour - var. of GRAMMAR, with ref . to the occult practices...

gasoline - n. (also gasolene) 1 a volatile inflammable liquid distilled from petroleum and...

gatau - n. (pl. gateaus or gateaux) any of various rich cakes, usu. containing cream or...

gambit - n. 1 a chess opening in which a player sacrifices a piece or pawn to secure an advantage....

gander - n. & v. 1 a male goose. 2 sl. a look, a glance (take a gander). intr. look or glance....

galout - orig. unkn.]...

gar - n. = GARFISH 2. ...

galliant - adj., n., & v. 1 brave, chivalrous. 2 a (of a ship, horse, etc.) grand, fine, stately....

gaucoma - see GLAUCOUS]...

gaket - n. 1 a sheet or ring of rubber etc., shaped to seal the junction of metal surfaces....

gatis - adv. & adj. free; without charge. [L, contracted ablat. pl. of gratia favour]...

gallium - Ga. [mod.L f. L Gallia France (so named patriotically by its discoverer Lecoq

gaelik - n. & adj. any of the Celtic languages spoken in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle...

gamelam - n. 1 a type of orchestra found in SE Asia (esp. Indonesia), with string ...

galenic - adj. & n. (also galenical) 1 of or relating to Galen, a Greek ...

galery - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a room or building for showing works of art. 2 a balcony, esp. a...

gathering - n. 1 an assembly or meeting. 2 a purulent swelling. 3 a group of leaves taken together...

gaiety - n. (US gayety) 1 the state of being light-hearted or merry; mirth. 2 merrymaking,...

gardem - cf. YARD(2)]...

galena - PbS. [L, = lead ore (in a partly purified state)]...

gazbo - cf. LAVABO]...

ganeral - adj. & n. 1 a completely or almost universal. b including or affecting all or

gammar - n. 1 a the study or rules of a language's inflections or other means of showing...

Gaulish - adj. & n. of or relating to the ancient Gauls. their language. ...

ganerator - n. 1 a machine for converting mechanical into electrical energy; a dynamo. 2 an...

gaeway - n. 1 an entrance with or opening for a gate. 2 a frame or structure built over a...

garner - v. & n. tr. 1 collect. 2 store, deposit. literary a storehouse or granary. [ME (orig....

galop - see GALLOP]...

gay - adj. & n. 1 light-hearted and carefree; mirthful....

gagle - cf. gabble, cackle]...

gameln - n. 1 a type of orchestra found in SE Asia (esp. Indonesia), with string ...

gabion - n. a cylindrical wicker or metal basket for filling with earth or stones, used in...

galactic - see GALAXY]...

garage - n. & v. 1 a building or shed for the storage of...

gaset - n. 1 a sheet or ring of rubber etc., shaped to seal the junction of metal surfaces....

ganie - cf. JINNEE]...

galenical - var. of GALENIC. ...

Gallicism - n. a French idiom, esp. one adopted in another language. [F gallicisme (as GALLIC)]...

gament - n. & v. 1 a an article of dress. b (in pl.) clothes ....

ganeration - n. 1 all the people born at a particular ...

garlery - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a room or building for showing works of art. 2 a balcony, esp. a...

galluses - n.pl. dial. & US trouser-braces. [pl. of gallus var. of GALLOWS]...

galon - n. hist. 1 a ship of war (usu. Spanish). 2 a large Spanish ship ...