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Guyana a South American country on the northeast Atlantic coast between Venezuela and Suriname; formerly British Guiana.
Guy Fawkes Day November 5, a holiday in the UK on the anniversary of Guy Hawkes' failed attempt in 1605 to blow up the House of Lords, celebrated with bonfires and fireworks.
guzzle to drink or eat rapidly and in large gulps, as if greedy or in great need. [3 definitions]
gybe variant of jibe1.
gym (informal) a gymnasium. [4 definitions]
gymnasium a building or large room designed and equipped for physical education and for athletic and gymnastic games and contests. [3 definitions]
gymnast one skilled in gymnastics.
gymnastic of or relating to gymnastics.
gymnastics (used with a pl. verb) physical exercises used to develop and demonstrate muscular strength, agility, and control, esp. with the aid of special equipment such as the parallel bars, the horse, and the high bar. [3 definitions]
gymno- naked; bare.
gymnosperm any of a large division of seed plants having seeds not enclosed within an ovary, such as the conifers, seed ferns, and gingko. (Cf. angiosperm.)
gym shoe a rubber-soled canvas shoe intended to be worn for indoor sports; sneaker.
gynandromorph an individual exhibiting the physical characteristics of both sexes.
gyneco- female.
gynecocracy government by a woman or women.
gynecologist a medical doctor who specializes in gynecology.
gynecology the branch of medicine that deals with the reproductive system and endocrinology of women.
gynephobia irrational fear of women.
gyniatrics (used with a sing. verb) the branch of medicine that deals with disorders peculiar to women.
gyno- female.
gynoecium the female reproductive organs of a flower; carpel, or carpels collectively; pistil, or pistils collectively.