| gatepost |
an upright post on which a gate is hung by hinges or to which it is attached when closed. |
| gateway |
an opening or passageway that may be closed by means of a gate. [2 definitions] |
| gather |
to bring together into one place or assembly. [12 definitions] |
| gathering |
anything that is gathered or collected. [4 definitions] |
| Gatling gun |
an early machine gun with a revolving cluster of barrels, each of which was automatically loaded and fired when the cluster was rotated. |
| GATT |
abbreviation of "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade." |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| gaucherie |
an act, behavior, or expression that is gauche. [2 definitions] |
| gaucho |
a South American cowboy, esp. one from Argentina. |
| gaud |
a cheap, flashy ornament. |
| gaudy |
tastelessly or excessively ornamented or colored; flashy; garish. |
| gauge |
to make an estimate of; judge. [7 definitions] |
| Gaul |
an ancient region of Europe, now comprising France and parts of surrounding countries, or a comparable sector of the ancient Roman Empire. [2 definitions] |
| Gauleiter |
a leader in control of a Nazi district during World War II. [2 definitions] |
| gaunt |
exceptionally thin and bony. [2 definitions] |
| gauntlet1 |
a metal glove worn as part of a suit of armor. [2 definitions] |
| gauntlet2 |
a form of punishment, formerly used esp. by the military, in which two rows of people beat someone who was forced to run between them. [3 definitions] |
| gauss |
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one maxwell or line of magnetic flux per square centimeter. |
| gauze |
a thin, nearly transparent cloth or other material with a loose or open weave. [2 definitions] |
| gauze pad |
a piece of thin, cotton, woven material that is used to cover a wound. |
| gauzy |
thin, light, and transparent; gauzelike. |