| gaudy |
tastelessly or excessively ornamented or colored; flashy; garish. |
| gauge |
to make an estimate of or a judgment concerning; judge. [7 definitions] |
| Gaul |
an ancient region of Europe, now comprising France and parts of surrounding countries, or a comparable sector of the ancient Roman Empire. [2 definitions] |
| Gauleiter |
a leader in control of a Nazi district during World War II. [2 definitions] |
| gaunt |
exceptionally thin and bony. [2 definitions] |
| gauntlet1 |
a metal glove worn as part of a suit of armor. [2 definitions] |
| gauntlet2 |
a form of punishment or humiliation, used esp. in former times by the military, in which two rows of people beat someone who is forced to run between them. [3 definitions] |
| gauss |
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one maxwell or line of magnetic flux per square centimeter. |
| Gaussian |
of or pertaining to a function named after the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss that represents statistical data as a symmetrical bell-shaped curve. [4 definitions] |
| Gaussian distribution function |
a function named after the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss that represents statistical data as a symmetrical bell-shaped curve; normal distribution function. |
| gauze |
a thin, nearly transparent cloth or other material with a loose or open weave. [2 definitions] |
| gauze pad |
a piece of thin, cotton, woven material that is used to cover a wound. |
| gauzy |
thin, light, and transparent; gauzelike. |
| gavage |
forced feeding using a tube to introduce food into the stomach. |
| gave |
past tense of give. |
| gavel |
a small hammer, usu. wooden, used by a judge or someone presiding over a meeting or auction to get attention, call for order, or signal a sale. |
| gavial |
a large crocodilian reptile, found in India and Indonesia, that has a long narrow snout. |
| gavotte |
a dance, formerly popular esp. in early modern France, similar to but faster than a minuet. [2 definitions] |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. [2 definitions] |
| gawky |
ungainly; awkward; clumsy. |
| gay |
of or in a happy, joyous mood; festive; merry. [4 definitions] |