| Galápagos red bat |
any of a family of red bats endemic to the Galápagos Islands. |
| Galatea |
in Greek and Roman mythology, a statue of a woman brought to life by Aphrodite because Pygmalion, who made the statue, fell in love with it. |
| galatea |
a sturdy cotton cloth, either striped or solid, used for children's clothing or the like. |
| Galatians |
a book of the New Testament, consisting of a letter written by the apostle Paulto the Christians of Galatia. |
| galaxy |
a system of billions of stars and other matter held relatively close to each other by gravity and separated from other such systems by vast distances. [3 definitions] |
| galbanum |
a bad-smelling gum resin, obtained from various Asian plants of the umbel family. |
| gale |
a strong wind, esp. one of about thirty to sixty miles per hour. [2 definitions] |
| galena |
a grayish mineral consisting mainly of lead sulfide and constituting the chief ore of lead. |
| Galileo Galilei |
an Italian astronomer and physicist (b.1564--d.1642). |
| galiot |
a small, swift galley propelled by sails and oars, formerly used on the Mediterranean Sea. [2 definitions] |
| gall1 |
something bitter to experience. [4 definitions] |
| gall2 |
to damage or make sore by rubbing or chafing. [5 definitions] |
| gall3 |
an abnormal swelling or growth on a plant, caused by an insect, injury, bacterium, or the like. |
| gallant |
courageous, spirited, or chivalrous. [7 definitions] |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. [3 definitions] |
| gallbladder |
a small muscular sac that is attached to the liver and that stores bile. |
| galleass |
a large, three-masted, heavily-armed fighting galley used in the Mediterranean in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |
| galleon |
a large three-masted sailing ship used esp. by the Spaniards in the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. |
| gallery |
a long, narrow room, hallway, or promenade that is covered and open at one or both ends. [7 definitions] |
| galley |
a large, low ship of ancient and medieval times that was propelled by oars and sometimes by sails. [3 definitions] |
| galley proof |
a printer's proof taken from type in a galley to allow for correction of errors before final pages are assembled. |