| gallows bird |
(informal) one who deserves to be put to death by hanging. |
| gallows humor |
morbidly humorous treatment of a serious or frightening situation. |
| gallstone |
a small stonelike concretion abnormally formed in the gall bladder or a bile passage. |
| galluses |
(informal) a pair of suspenders. |
| gall wasp |
any of various wasps whose larvae form galls on plants, esp. roses and oaks. |
| galop |
a lively nineteenth-century dance in two-four time. [2 definitions] |
| galore |
in great numbers; abundantly. |
| galosh |
(usu. pl.) a high-topped waterproof overshoe. |
| galvanic |
causing or caused by electricity, esp. when produced chemically. [2 definitions] |
| galvanism |
electricity, esp. when chemically produced. [2 definitions] |
| galvanize |
to subject to or stimulate by an electric current. [3 definitions] |
| galvanometer |
an instrument that detects and measures small electric currents. |
| galyak |
a flat, glossy fur made from lamb or kid pelts. |
| gam |
a school or group of whales. |
| gama grass |
any of several tall, reedlike perennial American grasses used for animal feed. |
| Gambia River |
a river that rises in North Guinea in western Africa and flows westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean. |
| gambier |
an astringent extract obtained from various southern Asian vines, used in tanning and dyeing. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, esp. one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. [3 definitions] |
| gamble |
to bet money or other stakes on the outcome of a game, race, or any other game of chance or skill. [6 definitions] |
| gamboge |
a brownish gum resin obtained from certain trees of southern Asia, yielding a yellow pigment that is also used as a cathartic. [2 definitions] |
| gambol |
to run, leap, or skip about; frisk; frolic. [2 definitions] |