| geese |
pl. of goose. |
| gee up |
go faster! (used in directing a horse or work animal). |
| gee whiz |
used to express surprise, objection, or the like. |
| gefilte fish |
chopped fish mixed with egg, meal, and seasoning, boiled, and served chilled, often as balls. |
| Geiger counter |
an instrument that detects radiation by means of a gas that ionizes when in the presence of radioactive emanations, and that also measures it by a device that counts the electrical pulses emitted by the ionized gas. |
| geisha |
a Japanese woman who is trained as a dancer, musician, and conversationalist, and who is paid to entertain and provide companionship for men. |
| gel |
a non-separating chemical mixture that resembles jelly. (See colloid.) [3 definitions] |
| gelable |
combined form of gel. |
| gelati |
an Italian frozen dessert made of milk, sugar, gelatin, and flavoring. |
| gelatin |
an animal protein that is used in glue, on film, and in making edible gels from liquids, such as jellies or aspics. [3 definitions] |
| gelatinize |
to make or change into gelatin or jelly. [3 definitions] |
| gelatinous |
like jelly or gelatin, esp. in consistency. [2 definitions] |
| geld |
to remove the testicles of (a horse or other animal); castrate. |
| gelding |
a castrated male horse. |
| gelid |
exceptionally cold or icy. |
| gelignite |
a blasting explosive containing nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, and the like; gelatin dynamite. |
| gem |
a precious stone that has been cut and polished; jewel. [4 definitions] |
| Gemara |
the second part of the Talmud that contains an expansion of and comments on the Mishnah. |
| geminate |
to exist as, arrange, or form into a pair; double. [2 definitions] |
| Gemini |
a spring zodiacal constellation located between Taurus and Cancer and containing two bright stars, Castor and Pollux; Twins. [3 definitions] |
| gemma |
in biology, a group of cells or a bud that separates from its parent to develop into a new individual. |