| guillemot |
any of several black and white, narrow-billed sea birds found in northern regions. |
| guillotine |
a device having a sharp blade that is dropped vertically between two guide posts in order to sever the head of the condemned person underneath. [2 definitions] |
| guilt |
the fact of having committed a crime, misdeed, or other offense. [2 definitions] |
| guiltless |
without guilt; sinless; innocent. |
| guilty |
characterized by or feeling guilt or regret. [2 definitions] |
| Guinea |
a country on the Atlantic coast of Africa between Senegal and the Ivory Coast. |
| guinea |
a monetary unit of the United Kingdom, currently used only in limited circumstances, equaling twenty-one shillings, or 105 pence. [3 definitions] |
| Guinea-Bissau |
a country on the Atlantic coast of Africa between Guinea and Senegal. |
| Guinea corn |
any of several types of grain sorghum, esp. durra. |
| guinea fowl |
any of several pheasantlike birds native to Africa, esp. one with black feathers and white spots that is raised domestically for its eggs and flesh. |
| guinea hen |
a female guinea fowl. [2 definitions] |
| guinea pig |
a small, tailless rodent, often domesticated as a pet or used in scientific experiments. [2 definitions] |
| Guinea worm |
a long thin parasitic nematode worm of tropical Africa and Asia that lives under the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| Guinevere |
in Arthurian legend, the wife of King Arthur and secret lover of Lancelot. |
| Guinness Book of World Records |
a book published yearly since 1955 compiling thousands of world records including both human achievements and natural phenomena. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, esp. if deceptive. [2 definitions] |
| guitar |
a stringed musical instrument with a large soundbox, a long fretted neck, and five, six, or twelve strings that are strummed or plucked. [2 definitions] |
| guitarfish |
any of several sharklike ocean fish that are related to skates and rays and are shaped like a guitar. |
| gulag |
a Soviet forced labor camp, as for political prisoners. [2 definitions] |
| gulch |
a stony ravine with steep sides, esp. one having a seasonal stream running through it. |
| gulden |
the chief currency of Netherlands Antilles and, formerly, the chief currency of the Netherlands; guilder. |