ghastly |
inducing fear; terrifying. [3 definitions] |
ghat |
in India, a mountain pass. |
ghee |
the liquid butter that remains after the milk of cows or buffaloes has been boiled, used esp. in India. |
gherkin |
a variety of small cucumber used for pickling. [3 definitions] |
ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which members of a particular race, religion, nationality, ethnic group, or the like are forced by law to live. [3 definitions] |
ghetto blaster |
(slang) a portable stereo player. |
ghettoize |
to segregate in, or as if in, a restricted area such as a slum. [2 definitions] |
Ghibelline |
a member of an aristocratic faction in medieval Italy that supported the authority of the German emperors over the papacy. (Cf. Guelph.) |
ghost |
the spirit of someone who has died, esp. one that is believed to have returned to earth to haunt a place or living people. [7 definitions] |
ghost gear |
fishing gear that is lost or illegally dumped into the oceans by commercial fishing companies. |
ghostly |
of, typical of, or similar to a ghost, esp. in whiteness, eeriness, or elusiveness. |
ghost net |
a fishing net that is lost or abandoned in the ocean by commercial fishermen. |
ghost town |
a town that has been completely abandoned, esp. a former boom town of the American West. |
ghostwriter |
someone who writes one or more books, speeches, or the like under the name of and as the agent for another person. |
ghoul |
an evil demon, esp. one of Islamic legend that eats people and corpses. [3 definitions] |
GHz |
abbreviation of "gigahertz," a unit of frequency equal to one billion hertz. |
GI |
designating standard equipment, apparel, or the like issued to U.S. military personnel (originally an abbreviation for "galvanized iron," and subsequently considered to be an abbreviation for "government issue"). [4 definitions] |
giant |
a legendary being who looks like a man of an enormous size and strength. [5 definitions] |
giant anteater |
see "ant bear." |
giantess |
a female giant. [2 definitions] |
giantism |
the state of being a giant. [2 definitions] |