| gangland |
the criminal world. |
| ganglion |
any concentrated mass of nerve cells outside the brain or spine, serving as the source of nerve impulses. [2 definitions] |
| gangly |
tall, slender, and awkward; gangling. |
| gangplank |
a board or other movable walkway used for getting on or off a ship; gangway. |
| gangrene |
death or rotting of a part of a living organism caused by faulty circulation, disease, or injury. [2 definitions] |
| gangrenous |
of or pertaining to tissue in a living body that is dead or decaying due to impaired blood flow. |
| gangster |
someone who belongs to a criminal gang, esp. one who participates in organized crime; mobster. |
| gangue |
the valueless minerals, rocks, or the like found mixed with valuable ore; gang. |
| gang up on |
(informal) to criticize or attack (someone) as a group. |
| gangway |
a path into, out of, around, or through something; passageway. [4 definitions] |
| ganja |
a highly resinous form of marijuana. |
| gannet |
any of several large, fish-eating ocean birds. |
| ganoid |
belonging to a group of fishes, some extinct, that have hard armorlike scales. [2 definitions] |
| gantlet1 |
a portion of railroad tracks made up of two separate but overlapping tracks, usu. constructed at a narrow place, such as a tunnel or bridge. [3 definitions] |
| gantlet2 |
see "gauntlet1." |
| gantry |
a framework resembling a bridge that goes over railroad tracks and holds signals or that contains rails for a movable crane. [2 definitions] |
| Ganymede |
in Greek mythology, a young Trojan abducted by Zeus to be the cupbearer to the gods. [2 definitions] |
| gaol |
(chiefly British) variant of "jail." |
| gap |
a space or opening made by or as if by breaking or separating. [5 definitions] |
| gape |
to stare in surprise, awe, or wonder, esp. with the mouth open. [5 definitions] |
| gar |
any of various freshwater fish of North and Central America that have hard scales, a long thin body, and a long, toothed snout. |