English Words: G

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gallestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of gall

galletanoun

Any of various grasses of the genus Hilaria (curly mesquite), of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

gallethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of gall

Gallettiname

A surname from Italian.

galleynoun

A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.

galley slavenoun

A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).

galley-wormnoun

A chilognath myriapod of the genus Julus and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a kind of millipede.

galleylikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a galley.

galleywormnoun

A centipede or millipede.

gallflowernoun

The short-styled female flower of certain figs.

gallflynoun

Synonym of gall wasp.

Galliname

A surname.

Gallia Belgicaname

An ancient province of the Roman Empire, existing from 22 BCE to the 5th century CE and located in modern northeast France, most of Belgium and Luxembourg, and parts of the Netherlands and Germany.

Gallia Countyname

One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Gallipolis.

Gallia Lugdunensisname

a province of the Roman Empire located in what is now northern France.

Gallia Narbonensisname

a province of the Roman Empire located in what is now France, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

galliambicadj

Relating to a galliambus.

galliambusnoun

A verse consisting of four Ionics a minore, with variations and substitutions.

gallianadj

Containing gallium.

galliardnoun

A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.

galliardisenoun

gaiety; merriment

galliardlyadv

In a galliard manner.

galliardnessnoun

gaiety

galliassnoun

Alternative spelling of galleass.

Gallicadj

Of or related to Gaul or the Gauls.

Gallicanadj

Relating to Gaul or France; Gallic; French.

Gallicanismnoun

The doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; also, the intellectual movement in support of this doctrine and the policies expressing it.

Gallicchioname

A surname from Italian.

gallicidenoun

The killing of a chicken, especially the former sport of cock-throwing; or, humorously, the killing of a Frenchman.

Gallicisationnoun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Gallicization.

Gallicismnoun

A loanword borrowed from French.

Gallicizationnoun

Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts.

gallicizeverb

Synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like.

Gallicizernoun

One who gallicizes, who makes something French.

Gallicnessnoun

The quality or state of being Gallic.

gallicolousadj

That lives in galls

gallicrownoun

A scarecrow.

gallidadj

Affecting chickens; applied to certain alphaherpesviruses.

galliderminnoun

A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Staphylococcus gallinarum.

galliedadj

worried; flurried; frightened

Gallienname

A surname.

Gallienusname

a Roman Emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268

galliesnoun

plural of galley

galliferousadj

Containing or producing gallium.

Gallificationnoun

The process of making something French; adaptation to French norms or values.

galliformadj

Of or pertaining to a chicken or other member of the order Galliformes.

Galliganname

A surname from Irish.

galligaskinsnoun

Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Gallighername

A surname from Irish.

galligunoun

The insoluble waste products of the Leblanc process.

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