| guacharo |
a nocturnal tropical South American bird from whose young is derived an oil used for cooking and lighting. |
| guaco |
any of several tropical South American plants that yield a medicinal substance used to treat snakebite. |
| guaiacum |
any of a family of tropical trees bearing blue or purple flowers and encapsulated fruit. [3 definitions] |
| Guam |
the largest of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific, and a U.S. territory. |
| guan |
any of several large fowls of Central and South America that live in jungles and feed on fruit. |
| guanaco |
a reddish brown woolly ruminant animal that is related to the llama and alpaca. |
| Guangzhou |
a seaport and provincial capital on the southern coast of China; Canton. |
| guanidine |
a strongly basic water-soluble crystalline compound used in the manufacture of plastics, resins, and other industrial products. |
| guanine |
in biochemistry, a purine constituent of nucleic acids. |
| guano |
the nitrogen-rich excrement of sea birds or bats, used as fertilizer. [2 definitions] |
| guarani |
the chief monetary unit of Paraguay, equaling one hundred centimos. |
| guarantee |
an assurance, esp. in writing, that something is of salable quality and will perform satisfactorily or be repaired or exchanged at the seller's or manufacturer's expense. [10 definitions] |
| guarantor |
one that gives a pledge of quality, warranty, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| guaranty |
an agreement, assurance, or pledge regarded as security for an obligation; surety. [5 definitions] |
| guard |
to protect from danger or harm. [7 definitions] |
| guardant |
of an animal on a heraldic shield, depicted with the head facing the viewer and the body in profile. |
| guarded |
wary; cautious. [2 definitions] |
| guardhouse |
a structure used by guard personnel as a headquarters or temporary detention area. |
| guardian |
a person who guards or protects. [3 definitions] |
| guardrail |
a protective railing, as on a young child's bed or the edge of a cliff. |
| guardroom |
a room used by guards when they are on duty but not in the field. [2 definitions] |