gaunt |
exceptionally thin and bony. [2 definitions] |
gauntlet1 |
a metal glove worn as part of a suit of armor. [2 definitions] |
gauntlet2 |
a form of punishment or humiliation, used esp. in former times by the military, in which two rows of people beat someone who is forced to run between them. [3 definitions] |
gauss |
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one maxwell or line of magnetic flux per square centimeter. |
Gaussian |
of or pertaining to a function named after the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss that represents statistical data as a symmetrical bell-shaped curve. [4 definitions] |
Gaussian distribution function |
a function named after the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss that represents statistical data as a symmetrical bell-shaped curve; normal distribution function. |
gauze |
a thin, nearly transparent cloth or other material with a loose or open weave. [2 definitions] |
gauze pad |
a piece of thin, cotton, woven material that is used to cover a wound. |
gauzy |
thin, light, and transparent; gauzelike. |
gavage |
forced feeding using a tube to introduce food into the stomach. |
gave |
past tense of give. |
gavel |
a small hammer, usu. wooden, used by a judge or someone presiding over a meeting or auction to get attention, call for order, or signal a sale. |
gavial |
a large crocodilian reptile, found in India and Indonesia, that has a long narrow snout. |
gavotte |
a dance, formerly popular esp. in early modern France, similar to but faster than a minuet. [2 definitions] |
gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. [2 definitions] |
gawky |
ungainly; awkward; clumsy. |
gay |
of or in a happy, joyous mood; festive; merry. [4 definitions] |
gayety |
variant of gaiety. |
gayly |
variant of gaily. |
Gaza Strip |
a disputed area on the east coast of the Mediterranean that was occupied by Israel in 1967. |
gaze |
to look intently. [2 definitions] |