| give (someone) a ring |
(informal) to telephone (someone). |
| give someone the finger |
(slang) to express anger or contempt by extending the middle finger upward. |
| give someone the slip |
to elude; escape. |
| give the gate |
to reject. |
| give up |
to stop (an activity), often reluctantly. [4 definitions] |
| give up the ghost |
to lose one's life; die. |
| give way |
to withdraw. [3 definitions] |
| gizmo |
(informal) something nameless or whose name is forgotten, esp. a mechanical gadget or part; thingamajig. |
| gizzard |
an enlarged, muscular portion of the digestive tract of birds in which partially digested food is finely ground with the aid of abrasive particles. [2 definitions] |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| glacé |
having a glazed, frosted, or glossy surface; candied or iced. [2 definitions] |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. [5 definitions] |
| glacial epoch |
see "ice age." |
| glaciate |
to envelop or cover with ice or glaciers; freeze. [3 definitions] |
| glaciation |
the process or condition of being covered by glaciers or ice sheets. |
| glacier |
a very large accumulation of ice formed in cold regions from compacted snow and moving very slowly outward or downward on a slope. |
| glaciology |
the scientific study of the nature, formation, and movements of glaciers. [2 definitions] |
| glacis |
a gradual slope or incline. |
| glad |
happy or delighted, often with a sense of relief or fulfilled hope; pleased. [3 definitions] |
| gladden |
to cause to be glad. |
| glade |
a clearing in a forest. |