| Galileo Galilei |
an Italian astronomer and physicist (b.1564--d.1642). |
| galiot |
a small, swift galley propelled by sails and oars, formerly used on the Mediterranean Sea. [2 definitions] |
| gall1 |
something bitter to experience. [4 definitions] |
| gall2 |
to damage or make sore by rubbing or chafing. [5 definitions] |
| gall3 |
an abnormal swelling or growth on a plant, caused by an insect, injury, bacterium, or the like. |
| gallant |
courageous, spirited, or chivalrous. [7 definitions] |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. [3 definitions] |
| gallbladder |
a small muscular sac that is attached to the liver and that stores bile. |
| galleass |
a large, three-masted, heavily-armed fighting galley used in the Mediterranean in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |
| galleon |
a large three-masted sailing ship used esp. by the Spaniards in the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. |
| gallery |
a long, narrow room, hallway, or promenade that is covered and open at one or both ends. [7 definitions] |
| galley |
a large, low ship of ancient and medieval times that was propelled by oars and sometimes by sails. [3 definitions] |
| galley proof |
a printer's proof taken from type in a galley to allow for correction of errors before final pages are assembled. |
| galley slave |
a slave or convict forced to work at an oar on a galley. [2 definitions] |
| gallfly |
any of various insects that deposit eggs in plant stems or tree bark causing the formation of galls in which the larvae feed. |
| Gallic |
of or pertaining to France or its people, culture, or the like; French. |
| gallic acid |
a clear, crystalline acid derived from tannin, used in photography and in inks and dyes. |
| Gallicism |
a French expression or idiom when adopted by another language. [2 definitions] |
| Gallicize |
(sometimes l.c.) to make or become like the French in character, thought, language, or the like. |
| gallimaufry |
a jumbled mixture; hodgepodge. |
| gallinacean |
a gallinaceous bird. |