| GFCI |
an abbreviation for "ground fault circuit interrupter." A GFCI is a device that shuts down an electric circuit when it senses a sudden loss of power. It protects people from severe electric shocks. |
| G-force |
(often l.c.) a unit of inertial stress on a body that is subjected to rapid acceleration, equal to about thirty-two feet per second per second. |
| Ghana |
a West African country on the Atlantic coast between the Ivory Coast and Togo. |
| ghastly |
inducing fear; terrifying. [3 definitions] |
| ghat |
in India, a mountain pass. |
| ghee |
the liquid butter that remains after the milk of cows or buffaloes has been boiled, used esp. in India. |
| gherkin |
a variety of small cucumber used for pickling. [3 definitions] |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which members of a particular race, religion, nationality, ethnic group, or the like are forced by law to live. [3 definitions] |
| ghetto blaster |
(slang) a portable stereo player. |
| ghettoize |
to segregate in, or as if in, a restricted area such as a slum. [2 definitions] |
| Ghibelline |
a member of an aristocratic faction in medieval Italy that supported the authority of the German emperors over the papacy. (Cf. Guelph.) |
| ghost |
the spirit of someone who has died, esp. one that is believed to have returned to earth to haunt a place or living people. [7 definitions] |
| ghost gear |
fishing gear that is lost or illegally dumped into the oceans by commercial fishing companies. |
| ghostly |
of, typical of, or similar to a ghost, esp. in whiteness, eeriness, or elusiveness. |
| ghost net |
a fishing net that is lost or abandoned in the ocean by commercial fishermen. |
| ghost town |
a town that has been completely abandoned, esp. a former boom town of the American West. |
| ghostwriter |
someone who writes one or more books, speeches, or the like under the name of and as the agent for another person. |
| ghoul |
an evil demon, esp. one of Islamic legend that eats people and corpses. [3 definitions] |
| GHz |
abbreviation of "gigahertz," a unit of frequency equal to one billion hertz. |
| GI |
designating standard equipment, apparel, or the like issued to U.S. military personnel (originally an abbreviation for "galvanized iron," and subsequently considered to be an abbreviation for "government issue"). [4 definitions] |
| giant |
a legendary being who looks like a man of an enormous size and strength. [5 definitions] |