English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 30 of 366

gangbangernoun

A member of a violent gang; a violent person.

gangbangingverb

present participle and gerund of gangbang

gangbonoun

A legal injunction against a person because of their gang-related activities.

gangboardnoun

A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.

gangbusternoun

A law enforcement officer who specializes in disrupting organized crime.

gangbustersnoun

plural of gangbuster

gangbustingnoun

The disruption by law enforcement of organized crime.

Gangcaname

A county of Haibei, Qinghai, China.

gangdaynoun

Any of the three days preceding Ascension Day or Holy Thursday.

gangdomnoun

The realm or sphere of criminal gangs.

Gangename

A surname from Norman.

Gangeanadj

Of or pertaining to the Ganges river.

gangernoun

One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.

Gangesname

A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism.

Gangeticadj

Of or pertaining to the river Ganges.

Ganginame

A surname from Italian.

gangingnoun

A leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing.

gangionnoun

A short line attached to a trawl.

gangishadj

Characteristic of a gang or gang affiliation

gangismnoun

The criminal or antisocial behaviour of gangs.

Gangkouname

A district of Fangchenggang, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

ganglandnoun

The underworld of organized crime.

ganglandernoun

A member of the underworld of organized crime.

gangleadernoun

A leader of a gang, especially a criminal gang.

ganglernoun

One who gangles or is gangly.

ganglianoun

plural of ganglion (“clusters of nerves”)

ganglialadj

Of or pertaining to a ganglion

gangliatedadj

Furnished with ganglia.

gangliectomynoun

Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.

gangliformadj

Having the form of a ganglion.

gangliitisnoun

Synonym of ganglionitis.

ganglikeadj

Resembling a gang.

ganglinenoun

A central line connecting a sled etc. to the individual tuglines of the animals that draw it.

ganglinessnoun

The state or condition of being gangly.

ganglingadj

Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.

ganglinglyadv

In a gangling fashion.

ganglioblockernoun

Any substance that inhibits transmission of nerve impulses from a ganglion

gangliocytenoun

A ganglion cell.

gangliocytomanoun

A ganglioglioma.

ganglioformadj

Alternative form of gangliform.

gangliogenesisnoun

The formation and development of ganglions

gangliogliomanoun

A tumour that arises from ganglion cells in the central nervous system.

gangliolysisnoun

The breakup of a ganglion

ganglionnoun

An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.

ganglionaryadj

ganglionic

ganglionectomynoun

Surgical removal of a ganglion.

ganglioneuritisnoun

A form of neuritis present in some birds and simple animals

ganglioneuroblastomanoun

A form of neuroblastoma that is surrounded by ganglion cells.

ganglioneuromatosisnoun

The presence of many ganglioneuromas

ganglionicadj

Of, pertaining to, or composed of ganglia.

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