| gladden |
to cause to be glad. |
| glade |
a clearing in a forest. |
| glad hand |
(informal) a hearty but often insincere or hypocritical welcome, greeting, reception, or the like. |
| glad-hand |
(informal) to greet in a hearty but insincere manner. |
| gladiator |
a man in ancient Rome who fought, often to the death and usu. under compulsion, for the amusement of an audience. [3 definitions] |
| gladiola |
gladiolus. |
| gladiolus |
any of numerous plants of the iris family that have colorful flowers growing on long, erect stems, or a flower or a stem of flowers from such a plant. |
| gladsome |
inducing happiness or gladness. [2 definitions] |
| Gladstone bag |
a hinged piece of luggage that opens flat to two compartments of equal size. |
| glair |
the raw white of an egg used in glazing or sizing, or a similar viscous substance. |
| glamorize |
to cause to be glamorous. [2 definitions] |
| glamorous |
full of or characterized by fascination, allure, or excitement. |
| glamour |
a quality of excitement, desirability, and compelling attractiveness in one's appearance or manner. |
| glamourless |
combined form of glamour. |
| glance |
to look quickly. [6 definitions] |
| gland |
any of various organs or cells that produce secretions in a living organism. [2 definitions] |
| glanders |
(used with a sing. verb) a contagious disease of horses, mules, and the like that is communicable to humans and is characterized by a mucous discharge from the nostrils and ulcers or swellings in the respiratory tract and lymph nodes. |
| glandless |
combined form of gland. |
| glandular |
of, having, or resembling a gland or glands. [2 definitions] |
| glandular fever |
see "infectious mononucleosis." |
| glans |
the rounded tip of the clitoris or penis. |