| 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. |
| glare1 |
a steady, blinding light. [6 definitions] |
| glare2 |
a smooth, glassy surface of or like ice. |
| glaring |
blindingly bright. [4 definitions] |
| glary |
harshly dazzling; glaring. |
| glasnost |
an official Russian policy of openness and candor in social and political discussions. |
| glass |
a hard, breakable, usu. transparent material made from silica and metallic oxides and used for windows, bottles, mirrors, and the like. [5 definitions] |
| glass blowing |
the art or process of shaping glass by blowing air through a tube that holds a mass of molten glass at one end. |
| glasses |
shortened form of "eyeglasses." |
| glassful |
the quantity a glass can hold when full. |
| glassine |
a thin, tough, nearly transparent paper used in packaging, as for book jackets and envelope windows. |
| glassless |
combined form of glass. |
| glass snake |
any of several limbless lizards of the southern United States or of Europe and Asia, having a tail that snaps or breaks off easily. |
| glassware |
objects made of glass, esp. for a table setting. |
| glass wool |
fibers of spun glass that resemble wool and are used in insulation and air filters. |
| glasswort |
any of several fleshy plants that are found in salt marshes or the like, having succulent stems and scalelike leaves, the ash of which was formerly used in making glass. |
| glassy |
having qualities of glass, such as smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency. [2 definitions] |