English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 33 of 366

Gannanname

A Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Gansu, China.

gannedverb

simple past and past participle of gan

gannetnoun

Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.

gannet's bathnoun

The ocean; the open sea.

gannetrynoun

A colony of gannets (especially one established on an isolated marine rock, during the breeding season).

Gannonname

A surname from Irish.

gannownoun

An apple.

ganocephalousadj

Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala, a former group of temnospondyls.

ganodermataceousadj

Belonging to the family Ganodermataceae of fungi.

ganoidadj

Having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.

ganoidaladj

Relating or belonging to the ganoids.

ganoinenoun

A glassy, often multi-layered mineralized tissue that covers the scales, cranial bones and fin rays in some fish.

ganomalitenoun

A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

ganophyllitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

Ganquanname

A county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.

gansverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of gan

Gansername

A surname.

Ganser syndromenoun

A rare stress-induced dissociative disorder characterized by giving nonsensical answers to questions.

Gansettname

Clipping of Narragansett: a town in Rhode Island, United States.

ganseynoun

Alternative form of guernsey.

Ganssername

A surname from German.

Gansuname

A province in northwestern China. Capital: Lanzhou.

Gantname

A surname.

gantanoun

A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.

gantangnoun

An imperial gallon.

gantenerumabnoun

A monoclonal antibody used as an immunomodulator in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

ganteritenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

gantletnoun

Alternative spelling of gauntlet.

gantlinenoun

A line rigged to a mast, used to hoist rigging.

gantlopenoun

The military punishment known as running the gauntlet.

gantriedadj

Having a gantry.

gantrynoun

A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.

gantry cranenoun

A large crane mounted on a platform that usually runs back and forth on parallel tracks astride the work area.

gantrylessadj

Without a gantry.

gantrymannoun

A worker who carries ore from the gantry to the kiln to be calcined prior to smelting.

Gantt chartnoun

A graphical representation of the tasks and resources needed to complete a job or project; may show ranges of possible start and end dates and the relationships between tasks; used to pinpoint bottlenecks and assign priorities.

gantéadj

Gloved; wearing gloves.

Ganusname

A surname.

ganutellnoun

An art form of making artificial flowers out of wire, beads, and thread.

Ganymedename

A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.

Ganymedeanadj

Of or relating to the hero Ganymede in Greek mythology.

Ganymedesnoun

plural of Ganymede

Ganymedianadj

Alternative form of Ganymedean.

Ganzname

A surname.

Ganz systemname

A haulage system for canal boats, in which an electric locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially increased by the pull of the tow rope on a series of inclined gripping wheels.

ganzanoun

A kind of wild goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was fabled to be carried to the lunar world.

Ganzername

A surname from German.

ganzfeldnoun

A particular phenomenon of visual perception, the ganzfeld effect.

Ganzhouname

A prefecture-level city of Jiangxi, China.

ganzynoun

A pullover or sweater.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter G contains 18,276 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 366 pages, and you are currently viewing page 33. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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