goldfish |
a small, usu. orange or yellow freshwater fish bred in numerous varieties and often kept in ponds or aquariums. |
gold foil |
gold that has been beaten into thin sheets, slightly thicker than gold leaf. |
goldilocks |
(used with a sing. verb) (cap.) in a European folk tale, a young girl with blond hair who visits the house of three bears. [3 definitions] |
gold leaf |
gold rolled or beaten into extremely thin sheets, used esp. for gilding. |
gold medal |
the award for winning first place in an Olympic or other competition, with silver and bronze medals going to second and third place winners. |
gold mine |
a place where gold ore is mined. [2 definitions] |
gold plate |
tableware or containers made of or plated with gold. [2 definitions] |
gold-plate |
to cover with a layer of gold or electroplate with gold. |
gold rush |
a sudden, hasty rush of people to an area where gold has been recently discovered. |
goldsmith |
one who makes or sells objects of gold. |
gold standard |
a monetary system in which a set amount of gold is established as the measure of the value of the currency. |
gold star |
a small golden star displayed as a sign that someone in one's family or organization has been killed in war. [2 definitions] |
golem |
in Jewish folklore, a man-made and humanlike figure brought to life by supernatural, occult forces. |
golf |
a game in which a small white ball is hit with various special clubs into each of a series of holes, usu. nine or eighteen, spaced far apart over an outdoor course, the object being to do so with as few strokes as possible. [2 definitions] |
golf cart |
a small, motorized vehicle designed for transportation on a golf course. |
golf club |
in golf, any of a set of long slender clubs with wooden or metal heads for hitting the ball. [2 definitions] |
golf course |
a large area of land laid out with fairways, greens, hazards, and the like on which golf is played. |
Golgi apparatus |
Golgi body. |
Golgi body |
an organelle consisting of a series of flattened saccules, vesicles, and vacuoles that is active in the modification and transport of proteins. |
Golgotha |
according to the New Testament, the site on which Jesus Christ was crucified; Calvary. [2 definitions] |
goliard |
one of the wandering students of the late Middle Ages who composed satirical Latin verses and songs; jester. |