| glint |
a brief flash or flicker of reflected light, as from a mirror or smooth metal surface. [4 definitions] |
| glissade |
a controlled, skillful slide down a snowy or icy slope while on skis, a toboggan, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| glissando |
performed by playing or sounding a rapid succession of consecutive tones of a scale, as by sliding one or more fingers over the keys of a piano. [3 definitions] |
| glisten |
to shine with reflected light, sometimes sparkling and sometimes softly lustrous. [2 definitions] |
| glitch |
(informal) a minor problem, mishap, malfunction, or defect, as in a machine or plan. [2 definitions] |
| glitter |
to shine brightly, with sparkling or lustrous reflected light. [6 definitions] |
| glitz |
(informal) extreme showiness or gaudy, ostentatious sophistication. |
| glitzy |
(informal) shining or sparkling as with glitter; glittery. [2 definitions] |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| gloat |
to feel or express pleasure, pride, or satisfaction, often at someone else's expense. [2 definitions] |
| glob |
a small drop, ball, or blob; globule. [2 definitions] |
| global |
having to do with the whole earth; worldwide; universal. [3 definitions] |
| globalism |
the policy or attitude of putting global or worldwide concerns before national ones. |
| globalization |
the process or idea of the world becoming more like that of a single nation with one shared economy and culture rather than separate, distinct countries. |
| global positioning device |
a navigational device, usu. hand-held or installed in a vehicle, that uses the Global Positioning System, a global satellite positioning system, or other similar means to determine one's exact location. |
| Global Positioning System |
a public satellite navigation system designed and controlled by the U.S. Department of Defense that provides an accurate global time reference and is used to determine a precise location on Earth. |
| global village |
the world considered as a single community, made so by modern air travel, mass media, and the like. |
| global warming |
an increase in global temperatures believed to be caused in part by the greenhouse effect. |
| globe |
the earth (usu. prec. by the). [6 definitions] |
| globefish |
any of various fishes that have or are capable of assuming a spherical, globular shape, such as the ocean sunfish and the puffer. |
| globetrotter |
someone who travels often and has been to many parts of the world. |