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Gabble, n. [gibberish], [babble], [prate], prating, chatter, [jargon].
gabble, v. gibber, [jabber], [babble], [prate], chatter.
gable, n. Associated word: pediment.
gad, n. [goad].
gag, v. [silence], [muzzle], [muffle], [hush], [suppress]; retch.
gag, n. [muffler], muzzler, silencer.
gain, n. [increase], [profit], [advantage], increment, acquisition, [accumulation], accretion, [store], hoarding; emolument, lucre.
gain, v. [get], acquire, [achieve], [win], [obtain], [attain]; conciliate, [persuade], induce.
gainsay, v. [contradict], [dispute], [deny], controvert, impugn.
gaiters, n. pl. [spats], spatterdashes, leggings, gramashes, puttee.
gale, n. [wind], [tempest]; [excitement], [confusion], [flurry].
gall, n. [bile]; [bitterness], [rancor], [spite], malignity.
gall, n. (Slang) [impudence], audacity, effrontery, [insolence].
gall, v. [chafe], [fret]; [vex], [annoy], [harass], [worry], [exasperate].
gallant, a. [polite], deferential, [courtly], [chivalrous].
gallant, n. [spark], [beau], cicisbeo, philander; [lover], suitor; [seducer], paramour.
gallantry, n. [chivalry], [bravery], [heroism]; courtliness, [politeness], deference; [intrigue].
gall bladder. cholecystis.
gallery, n. [balcony]; corridor, [passage], passageway; museum.
galloping, n. Associated words: rataplan, tantivy.
gallstone, n. bilestone, biliary calculus.
galoot, n. (Slang) [rowdy], [blusterer].
galore, n. and a. [plenty], [abundance], in [abundance], [abounding].
gambler, n. gamester, card-sharper, [blackleg], punter. Associated words: [decoy], croupier, capper, by-bidder.
gambol, v. [caper], [frolic], [play], [sport], [frisk], curvet.
game, n. [play], [amusement], [pastime], [diversion], [fun], [sport]; [contest]; [prey], [quarry]; [scheme], [plan], project, undertaking, [enterprise], [stratagem].
game, a. [plucky], [resolute], [unyielding], [courageous], [unflinching], indomitable, undaunted, [unconquerable]; (Colloq.) [crippled], [lame], [crooked], [deformed].
gang, n. [band], [crew], [company], [group], [crowd], [set], [squad], [party], [number], [clique].
gangling, a. (Colloq.) [lanky], [spindling].
gangrene, n. [mortification], sphacelation.--v. [mortify], sphacelate.
gangrenous, a. mortified, mortifying, sphacelate.
gap, n. hiatus, [rift], [crevice], [rent], interstice, [chasm]. See [opening].
gape, v. [yawn], oscitate; gaze, stare.
gape, n. [yawn], [yawning], [gaping], oscitancy, oscitation; rictus (the gapes).
gaping, n. [yawning], oscitancy, oscitation; staring.
garbage, n. [offal], [refuse], [swill], [waste]. Associated word: scavenger.
garble, v. [pervert], [distort], [falsify], [misstate], wrench, misquote, [misrepresent].
garbling, n. [perversion], [distortion], [falsification], [misstatement], [misrepresentation].
gardener, n. horticulturist.
gardening, n. horticulture.
garland, n. [wreath], chaplet, coronal, bays, laurel; anthology, rosary.
garnish, v. [embellish], [beautify], [decorate], [trim], [adorn].
garniture, n. [garnish], garnishment, [embellishment], [decoration], [trimming].
garret, n. [attic], cockloft.
gaseous, a. aëriform, [gassy], gasiform; tenuous, [thin], unsubstantial.
gash, v. [slash], incise.
gash, n. incision, [slash].
gasp, n. [pant], [panting].--v. [pant].
gassing, n. (Slang) [boasting], [vaunt], gasconade, [palaver], [vapor], [moonshine].
gassy, a. [gaseous], aëriform; (Slang) [boastful], [bombastic], [vaporous], [inflated].
gate, n. [entrance], portal; wicket; turnstile, turnpike; postern; tollgate; sluice [gate]; [stanch]; herse, portcullis.
gather, v. congregate, [assemble], [convene], [muster], [collect], [concentrate]; [harvest], [pick], glean, [pluck], [crop], reap; accumulate, [amass], [hoard], garner; [contract], compress; [pucker], [plait], [ruffle], shirr; [infer], [conclude], deduce; [maturate].
gather, n. [pucker], [plait], [ruffle], shirring.
gathering, n. [collection], [crowd], [assembly], congregation, concourse, assemblage, [muster], [party], [company]; [accumulation], amassing, amassment; [abscess], imposthume, [ulcer], [boil], carbuncle, suppuration, [maturation], pustule.
gaudy, a. [showy], [flashy], meretricious, [ostentatious], [tawdry], garish.
gaunt, a. emaciated, pinched, attenuated, [meager], [lean].
gawk, n. [gawky], [booby], [lout], [simpleton], [hind], [boor].
gawky, a. [ungraceful], [clumsy], [ungainly], [loutish], [boorish], [uncouth].
gay, a. [merry], [sportive], [frolicsome], [lively], exhilarating, vivacious, [jolly], blithe, [airy], [boon], [convivial], [jovial], [joyous]; [brilliant], [dashing], [gallant], [showy]; garish, [gaudy], flashing, [tawdry]; (Colloq.) [loose], [dissolute], [fast].
gayety, n. [merriment], [mirth], hilarity, sportiveness, conviviality, [joviality], light-heartedness, elation.
gear, n. [rigging], [tackle], gearing, mechanism, draught-gear; accouterments, [trappings].
geld, v. [castrate].
gem, n. [jewel].
general, a. [indefinite], [vague], ill-defined; prevalent, extensive; [usual], [common], [ordinary], [regular]. Antonyms: [specific], [definite].
generality, n. [bulk], common [run], [mass], main [body]; universality, generalness.
generalship, n. strategy.
generate, v. procreate, [beget], engender, [reproduce]; originate, produce, propagate.
generation, n. procreation, [reproduction], prolification, begetting; origination, production, formation.
generative, a. generating, procreative, [genial].
generosity, n. magnanimity, nobleness; [liberality], munificence, [bounty], bountifulness, beneficence, lavishsess.
generous, a. magnanimous, [noble], [highminded], ingenuous; munificent, [bountiful], open-handed, [liberal], [lavish], [charitable], [unstinted]; [abundant], [plentiful], [overflowing]. Antonyms: [illiberal], [ungenerous], [stingy], [scant], [miserly], [penurious].
genial, a. [generative], procreative; [cheerful], [pleasant], [agreeable], [cordial], [friendly], [hearty].
genitals, n. pl. See sexual organs.
gentle, a. well-born, genteel, high-born; [docile], tractable, [tame], [subdued]; [mild], [quiet], [peaceable], [meek], [unobtrusive]; [bland], [soothing], pacific, clement, [tender], humane; [courteous], cultivated, deferential. Antonyms: drastic, [refractory], [vicious], brusque, [harsh], [rough], [severe], [rigorous], intractable, [indocile].
gentleman, n. Antonyms: cad, [boor], [churl], Philistine, [guy], [lout].
gentlemanly, a. [courteous], deferential, [polite], urbane, [gallant], well-bred.
genuine, a. [authentic], veritable, sterling, unmixed, [real], [pure]; [sincere], heartfelt, [unaffected]. Antonyms: [spurious], [counterfeit], [false], supposititious, [adulterated].
germ, n. [origin], first principle; [embryo], [bud], [seed], spore.
German, a. Teutonic.
german, a. [related], allied.
German, n. Teuton.
German characteristic. Germanism, Teutonicism.
germane, a. [related], allied, [akin], [relevant], [appropriate].
German Federal Council. Bundesrath.
German House of Representatives. Reichstag.
German measles. rubella.
German silver. packfong.
germ destroyer. germicide.
gesture, n. gesticulation, gesturing.--v. gesticulate.
get, v. [procure], [obtain], acquire, [secure], [gain], [achieve], [attain], [realize]; induce, [persuade], prevail on, [win]; betake [remove]; [receive]; [beget], procreate, engender.
get ahead. [advance], prosper, [flourish], [thrive], proceed; [forestall].
getatable, a. (Colloq.) accessible. Antonym: inaccessible
get back. [return]; [recover], recuperate, [reclaim], retrieve, [regain].
get clear. be acquitted, be released, escape.
get down. descend, [alight], dismount.
get off. descend, [alight], dismount; escape, be released, be acquitted.
get on. [mount]; prosper, [advance], [progress].
get out. extricate, [release].
get over. [surmount], [overcome], [conquer]; recover from.
getting, n. acquisition, obtaining, receiving, [acquirement], procurement.
gewgaw, n. bawble, gaud, [knickknack], [trifle], [toy], [trinket], bagatelle.
ghastly, a. cadaverous, [ghostly], pallid, [pale], [horrible], [shocking], [repulsive].
ghost, n. [shade], [phantom], [apparition], spectre, [spook], revenant, [sprite], wraith; [spirit].
ghostly, a. spiritual; [spectral], [phantomlike].
ghost worship. sciotheism.
ghoul, n. [vampire].
giant, n. colossus, [monster], Hercules, Goliath, Titan, Cyclops, Brobdingnagian, ogre.
gibberish, n. [jargon], [jabber], gabbling, [babble], [drivel].
gibe, v. [scoff], [flout], [jeer], [sneer], [ridicule], [deride], [mock].
gibe, n. [ridicule], [sneer], sarcasm, [derision], [mockery].
giddy, a. [fickle], mercurial, [volatile], [flighty], [unstable], [inconstant], [thoughtless]; light-headed, [dizzy], vertiginous.
gift, n. gratuity, [present], largess, [offering], [grant], [donation], [boon], [bounty], [bequest], benefaction, contribution, subsidy, [legacy], [alms], donative, douceur, dotation, sportula; [endowment], [talent].
gifted, a. [talented].
gigantic, a. [enormous], [colossal], Herculean, [vast], Cyclopean, prodigious, Titanic, Gargantuan, Brobdingnagian.
giggle, n. [snicker], snigger, titter.
gimcrack, n. [device], [toy], [plaything], [trinket], [knickknack], jiggumbob.
gin, n. [trap], [snare], springe, [artifice], toils; [windlass], crane; Holland [gin], schnapps.
gingerly, adv. carefully, cautiously, timidly, fastidiously.
giraffe, n. camelopard.
gird, v. [encircle], engird, [surround], [equip], prepare.
girdle, n. cestus, [sash], [belt], [band], cincture.
girl, n. [maiden], [maid], lass, lassie, damsel, [miss], [nymph], [virgin]; [domestic], [maid], waitress; ingenue; soubrette; filly, gill; wench; hoiden, [hussy], minx; coleen (Anglo-Irish).
girlhood, n. [maidenhood], [virginity].
girth, n. [belly-band]; [circumference].
gist, n. core, substance, [pith], [marrow], essence.
give, v. confer, bestow, [accord], [grant], vouchsafe, donate, contribute, [impart], [yield], afford, [assign]. Antonyms: [withhold], [refuse].
give and take. [exchange], [interchange], reciprocate, alternate.
give back. [return], [restore], [refund].
give in. [yield], [surrender], succumb, recede. Antonyms: [resist], withstand.
given, a. granted, [assumed]; [disposed], inclined; stated, specified.
give off. emit, exhale.
give out. [announce], [proclaim], [publish], [report]; [fail], be [inadequate], be [exhausted].
giver, n. donor.
give up. [surrender], disgorge; [yield], [cease], desist, [quit], [relinquish], [waive], [cede], succumb, abdicate, [abandon], [desert]. Antonyms: [resist], withstand, continue, [persist].
give way. [withdraw], [retire], recede; [yield], collapse.
giving, n. conferring, bestowal, granting, benefaction.
giving and taking. [reciprocity], reciprocation.
glad, a. pleased, [delighted], [happy], [joyous], [joyful], gratified, rejoiced, [merry], exhilarated, [elated], [cheery], [animated], gladsome, [jubilant], felicitous, [refreshing], exhilarating. Antonyms: [sad], [sorrowful]. See sad.
gladden, v. [cheer], delight, [please], exhilarate, [gratify], buoy, elate, [rejoice].
gladness, n. delight, [pleasure], elation, exhilaration, [jubilation], [rejoicing].
glamour, n. [charm], [witchery], [magic], [spell]; [illusion], [glitter], [delusion], [glory]. Antonyms: disillusionment, disenchantment.
glance, n. [glimpse]; allusion; [gleam], [flash], [glitter].
glance, v. [glimpse]; [allude], [hint]; [gleam], [beam], [glitter].
glare, v. [glitter], [glisten], [dazzle]; [frown], glower.
glaring, a. [dazzling], [intense], [brilliant]; [flagrant], [notorious], [barefaced].
glass, n. flint [glass], crystal [glass]; aventurine; murrhine [glass]; strass (artificial gems); schmelze (Bohemian glass); crystal, obsidian.
glass, n. [tumbler], goblet, bumper, beaker, schooner, bocal; decanter; carafe; [looking-glass], [mirror], speculum, cheval [glass], pier [glass]; lens, spyglass, microscope, telescope, binocular, binocle, opera [glass], lorgnette, polyscope, altiscope, optigraph, prism, reflector, refractor; hourglass; barometer; hydrometer; pipette; [graduate]; hygrometer; monocle; cloche; bolthead, matrass.
glass, n. Associated words: vitrifacture, vitrifaction, vitrics, vitrify, vitriform, vitrified, vitrifiable, vitric, devitrify, devitrification, glazier, glazing, crizzel, invitrifiable vitreous, vitrescent, vitrescence, hyalography.
glasses, n. pl. spectacles, [eye-glasses], pince-nez, goggles, blinkers, barnacles, lorgnette, louchettes.
glassy, a. vitreous, crystalline, [transparent], crystal.
Glauber's salt. sulphate of soda.
gleam, v. glimmer, [glitter], [radiate], [beam], scintillate, [sparkle].
gleam, n. [beam], [ray], glimmer, [glance], [flash]; [splendor], [sparkle], gleaming.
glee, n. [merriment], [joy], [mirth], [gayety].
gleeful, a. [merry], [gay], [mirthful].
gleety, a. ichorous.
glib, a. [smooth], [slippery]; [fluent], [voluble], [bland], [oily].
glimmering, n. glimmer, [glimpse], [inkling], [glance].
glimpse, n. [glance]; [flash]; [inkling].
glisten, v. [sparkle], [shine], [gleam], [flash], [glitter], [glister].
glister, v. [sparkle], [glisten], [glitter].
glitter, n. [brilliancy], [shine], [gleam], fulgency, [radiance].
glitter, v. [sparkle], [gleam], [glisten], [glister].
glittering, a. [sparkling], glistening, glistering, gleaming, [bright], [tinsel].
globe, n. [sphere], [ball], orb.
gloom, n. gloominess, [shadow]; [melancholy], [depression], dejection, [despondency].
gloomy, a. [dark], [dismal], [obscure], [dim], shaded, [lowering], overcast, lurid; [melancholy], dejected, [sad], [despondent], [pessimistic], disheartened, [morose], [crestfallen], [glum], saturnine; disheartening, depressing, [discouraging].
glorious, a. [magnificent], [grand], resplendent, [splendid], admirable, [noble], [excellent]; (Colloq.) hilarious, ecstatic, [elated].
glory, n. [fame], [renown], [honor], eminence, [celebrity]; [pomp], [magnificence], [splendor]; [pride], exultation, [arrogance]; [halo], [nimbus], aureole. Antonyms: [ignominy], [dishonor], [obscurity], ingloriousness, [shame], [reproach].
glory, v. exult, [boast], [vaunt].
Glory be to the Father. Gloria Patri.
gloss, n. [luster], [polish], [sheen], glaze, [enamel]; [show], [pretense]; commentary, [note], annotation, [comment], postil.
gloss, v. annotate, [comment], [illustrate]; glaze, [polish]; [palliate], extenuate, gloss [over].
glossy, a. [shining], [sleek], sheeny, [lustrous], [polished], glazed, glacé; [specious], [plausible].
glove-maker, n. glover.
glowing, a. [ardent], [passionate], [warm], flushed; [luminous], incandescent.
glue, v. [cement], glutinate, agglutinate. Antonyms: [unglue], deglutinate.
glum, a. moody, [dumpish], [sullen], [sulky], [morose], [sour].
glut, v. [satiate], sate, [cloy], [surfeit]; [overfeed], overstock, [oversupply].
glut, n. [superfluity], [superabundance], overstock, [excess].
glutton, n. gormandizer, [belly-god], cormorant, gormand; wolverine.
gluttonous, a. [voracious], gluttonish.
gluttony, n. [voracity], gormandism.
gnawer, n. rodent; pl. Rodentia.
gnawing, a. rodent.
go, v. operate, [pass], [move], [advance], [repair], hark, budge, [stir], resort, frequent, wend; [circulate]; [tend], [conduce], contribute; depart; [reach], [extend].
go, n. [fashion], vogue, [mode], [custom], [style]; [animation], [mettle], Spirit, [fire]; (Colloq.) [energy], [life], [enterprise], [push], [perseverance], [stamina]; (Slang) circumstance, occurrence, [incident], happening, [event].
goad, n. [gad], [prick]; instigation, [spur], [stimulant].
goal, n. [bourne], [end], [aim], destination.
goat, n. [buck]; Billy [goat]; Nanny [goat]; Capra; Capricorn.
goatish, a. hircine, caprine.
go back. [return], recede, [retreat], [retrograde], [back], [withdraw].
go back on. (Colloq.) apostatize, [desert], [renounce], [forsake], be [traitorous].
go before. precede, antecede.
goblin, n. gnome, [hobgoblin], spectre, [bugaboo].
go between. intervene, interpose, [intercede], mediate.
go-between, n. [middleman], [agent], [broker], procurer, [factor], intermediary, [arbitrator], [referee], [intercessor], [advocate], interagent, negotiator.
go beyond. [surpass], transcend, [exceed], [overstep], [transgress].
go-by, n. [neglect], ignoring, pretermission.
god, n. deity, divinity, [idol]. Associated words: [deify], deification, apotheosize, apotheosis, theogony, Olympus, pantheon, deicide, deifie, deiform, mythology, polytheism, monotheism, theomachy, cuhemerism, monolatry, undeify, undeification, oracle.
God, n. the Supreme Being, the Creator, Jehovah, Infinite Spirit, Deity, the First Cause, the Almighty; (Hebrew) Elohim, El Shaddai, Adonai, Jah. Associated words: theism, deism, atheism, theocracy, theocrasy, theology, theomachy, pantheism, acosmism, pancosmism, theocentric, thearchy, theomania, theosophy, theochristic, theodicy, theophany, demiurge, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphology, tetragrammaton, anthropopathism, psychotheism.
godfather, n. [sponsor].
godless, a. [irreligious], impious, atheistical, [ungodly].
godlike, a. [divine].
godlessness, n. irreligion, impiety, atheism, ungodliness.
godly, a. [devout], [religious], [pious], saintly.
godmother, n. [sponsor].
godsend, n. [boon], [windfall].
going, n. [traveling]; [departure]; exit, egress, exodus.
going back. [return], recession, [retreat], [withdrawal], retrogradation.
going back on. [apostasy], defection, [renunciation], [perfidy], [desertion], [unfaithfulness].
going before. precedence, [antecedence], [priority].--a. precedent, [antecedent], [prior], [preceding].
going between. [intercession], [mediation], [intervention], interposition, arbitration.--a. [mediatorial], intercessory, mediatory.
goiter, n. bronchocele, tracheocele.
gold, n. aurum; bullion, (uncoined gold). Associated words: alchemist, alchemy, auriferous, [alloy], [assay], assayer, assaying, filigree, aurated, auric, aureate, aurific, aurigraphy, aurivorous, aurocephalous, platinum, aurous, billet, carat, chlorination, chrysography, cupel, [foil], cupellation, gild, orphrey, vermeil, gilded, gilding, gilt, orris, amalgamated, goldsmith, bonanza, schlich, inaurate, inauration, ingot, lingot, lode, nugget, ore, ormolu, [pinchbeck], blick, Mannheim [gold].
golden age. Associated word: Saturnian.
gondolier, n. Associated word: barcarolle ([song]).
goneness, n. (Colloq.) inanition, faintness, [exhaustion], [languor].
good, a. [virtuous], [worthy], [moral], exemplary, [conscientious], sterling, [meritorious], saintly, [guileless]; humane, altruistic, philanthropic, [benevolent], [indulgent]; desirable, [excellent], expedient, [commendable], [beneficial], [auspicious], propitious, [favorable]; [clever], [dexterous], [competent], adroit, [proficient], ready.
good, n. [welfare], [benefit], [advantage], [weal], well-being, [utility], [interest]; [virtue], [excellence], [worth], [character], [value].
good-bye, n. [farewell], adieu, au revoir.
good fellow. [trump], [brick], bon vivant.
good graces. [favor], [friendship], [regard].
good humor. amiability, geniality, [affability], complaisance.
good-looking, a. [comely], handsome, [pretty], personable.
good nature. amiability, benignity, geniality, complaisance, good [humor], [affability].
good-natured, a. [amiable], [jovial], [affable], complaisant, [indulgent], good-humored, [genial].
goods, n. pl. chattels, effects, possessions; [merchandise], [wares], commodities.
goose, n. gander (male goose); gosling (young goose); graylag, ganza (wild goose); goslet; pl. geese; Anseres, Anseriformes. Associated words: anserene, anserous, gosherd, yang, honk, gaggle, cackle.
goose, n. [simpleton], [gull], [dupe], witling, [numskull].
gore, v. [stab], [pierce], [penetrate].--n. [blood], cruor; gusset.
gorge, n. [gully], [defile], [ravine], [pass].
gorge, v. [bolt], gulp, eat greedily; [glut], [stuff], [satiate].
gorgeous, a. [magnificent], [elegant], resplendent, [grand], [splendid].
gossip, n. [tattler], [tale-bearer], [frump], quidnunc; gossipry.
go to bed. [retire].
gourd, n. calabash.
gout, n. podagra, arthritis.
govern, v. [direct], [control], regulate, [command], [reign], [influence], [restrain], [bridle], [guide].
governable, a. [manageable], [obedient], [submissive].
government, n. governance, [sway], [dominion], [command], regency, [authority], regulation, administration. Antonyms: anarchy, [license], [subjection].
governor, n. chief magistrate, executive. Associated word: gubernatorial.
gown, n. [dress]; [robe]; [wrapper]; [cassock], [soutane].
grab, v. [seize], [snatch], [clutch], [grasp], [pluck].
grace, n. [compassion], [lenity], [mercy], [benevolence], [love], [excellence], [virtue]; [beauty], loveliness, gracefulness, comeliness; [refinement], [elegance], courtliness, [culture], [polish]; [holiness], saintliness, [sanctity], devoutness.
grace, v. [adorn], [beautify], [embellish]; [dignify], [honor], [exalt].
graceful, a. [elegant], [easy], [willowy], [courtly], [polished]. Antonyms: See ungraceful.
graceless, a. depraved, [abandoned], [reprobate], [shameless], incorrigible.
gracious, a. [merciful], [lenient], [beneficent], compassionate, benign, [tender]; [graceful], [elegant]; [courteous], [debonair], complaisant, urbane, [affable].
graduate, n. alumnus; pl. alumni.
graft, v. ingraft, march.
grafting, n. ingrafting, ingraftment, inarching.
grain, n. [kernel], [seed]; cereals (edible grains); granule, pellet. Associated words: granary, sheaf, [shock], farina, graniferous, [chaff], glume, grits, groats, grist, Ceres, flail, [thrash], windrow, frumentaceous, frumentation.
grain, n. [fiber], [texture]; [disposition], [humor], [temper]; [particle], [whit], [mite], [scintilla], [atom], [iota], [jot], [trace].
grain-eating, a. granivorous.
grainy, a. granular, granulate, granulated, granulous.
grand, a. [august], [imposing], [sublime], [stately], [magnificent], [splendid], palatial, [lofty], [consummate], [glorious], [superb], [elegant], [majestic], [gorgeous], [luxurious], impressive, [dignified], illustrious, [noble].
grandeur, n. [splendor], [magnificence], [elegance], sublimity, [majesty], augustness.
grandfather, n. grandsire, patriarch.
grandiose, a. impressing, [imposing]; [bombastic], turgid, declamatory, grandiloquent.
grandmother, n. grandam.
grandparent, n. Associated word: aval.
grant, v. convey, transfer, code; [give], bestow, [allot], [deign], vouchsafe; [admit], concede, [allow], comply, [permit].
grant, n. [conveyance], transfer, cession;, concession; [gift], [bounty], subsidy.
grant back. recede.
grape-culture, n. viticulture.
grapes, n. pl. Associated words: vineyard, vineyardist, [arbor], grapery, pergola, viticolous, marc, must, prokris, [rape], coulure, racemation, tartar, argol.
grape-sugar, n. glucose, dextrose, diabetic [sugar], starch [sugar].
grapple, v. [seize], [attack], [clutch], [grasp], [struggle], wrestle, [contend].
grappling dogs. spandogs.
grappling iron. grapnel, [grab], [grapple].
grasp, v. [seize], [clutch], clinch, [clasp], gripe; [struggle], wrestle; [comprehend], [understand].
grasp, n. [seizure], [apprehension], gripe, [clasp], [grip], prehension; [hold], [possession]; [comprehension], [understanding].
grasping, a. [avaricious], [sordid], covetous, niggardly, [greedy].
grass, n. herbage, pasture, pasturage; sward, [sod], greensward, lawn, esplanade. Associated words: agrostology, agrostologist, agrostography, gramineous, graze, palea, graminology, gramineal, swath, rowen, [aftermath], [turf], tussock, hassock, aftergrass, [fog], glume, graminaceous.
grass-eating, a. graminivorous, herbivorous.
grass-eating animals. Herbivora.
grateful, a. [thankful]. Antonym: [ungrateful].
gratification, n. [satisfaction], [indulgence], [enjoyment], fruition, [pleasure], delight.
gratify, v. [satisfy], [indulge], [content], delight, [humor], Antonyms: [deny], [mortify].
grating, a. [harsh], jarring, [rasping], [discordant].
gratitude, n. [thankfulness]. Antonym: [ingratitude].
gratuitous, a. [spontaneous], [free], [voluntary]; unrepaid, unrequited; uncalled for, unwarranted, [unfounded].
grave, a. [important], momentous, [serious]; [sober], [solemn], [staid], [demure], [sedate], [quiet], [thoughtful], [subdued], sepulchral.
grave, n. [tomb], sepulcher, charnel-house, ossuary, sepulture; tumulus, barrow.
grave-clothes, n. pl. cerements, [shroud], winding-sheet.
gravel, n. pebbles, [grit], shingle; [arena]; gravelstone, pebble, calculus.
graven, a. carved, sculptured.
graver, n. engraver, sculptor; burin.
grave wax. adipocere.
gray, a. hoary; [slate], drab, maltese, mouse-colored.
grease, n. lubricant, [fat].--v. lubricate.
greaser, n. lubricant, lubricator.
greasy, a. sebaceous, [oily], unctuous, oleaginous, [fatty].
great, a. [immense], [enormous], prodigious, [gigantic]; [numerous], countless; [superior], [excellent], admirable; [eminent], [famous], illustrious, [distinguished], [renowned], famed, [noted]; egregious, [flagrant], [serious], [grievous]; [fabulous], [excessive], [immoderate], [exorbitant].
greatest, a. [supreme], superlative, [utmost], maximum.
greatest good. summum bonum.
great-hearted, a. magnanimous.
great-heartedness, n. magnanimity.
great spirit. Manito (Amer. Ind.)
greediness, n. [avarice], [voracity], [avidity], [covetousness], [rapacity], [gluttony], insatiableness, [cupidity].
greedy, a. [avaricious], [grasping]; [sordid], covetous; [insatiable], [ravenous], [voracious], [gluttonous], [rapacious]; insatiate.
greedy-gut, n. (Low) [glutton], gormand.
Greek, a. Grecian, Hellenic.
Greek, n. Grecian, Hellene; Romaic, Hellenic, Neo-Hellenic.
Greek, n. (Colloq.) [mystery].
green, a. [verdant], emerald, virid, virescent; [immature], unripe; [raw], untrained, [callow], [unsophisticated], [awkward], [inexperienced], [unskilled], undisciplined, [gullible]; unseasoned; fresh, undecayed. Antonyms: [sear], parched, seasoned, [ripe], [experienced], veteran.
greenhorn, n. (Colloq.) [tyro], [novice], [gull], [dupe], yahoo, gudgeon.
greenhouse, n. conservatory.
green manuring. sideration.
greenness, n. verdancy, viridity, verdure; rawness, immaturity, unripeness; inexperience, unsophisticatedness, gullibility..
greensand, n. [marl].
green-sickness, n. chlorosis.
greet, v. [address], [salute], [hail], [accost].
greeting, n. salutation, [salute].
grief, n. [anguish], [sorrow], heartbreak, [regret], [remorse], dolor, misery, heartache, woe, tribulation, [rue], [affliction], bereavement, [trial], [adversity], [distress], [grievance].
grievance, n. [wrong], [injustice], [resentment], [trouble], [complaint], gravamen (Law).
grieve, v. [mourn], [regret], [lament], [rue], [weep], [sorrow], [bewail], [deplore]; [wound], [afflict], [try], [distress], [pain].
grievous, a. afflictive, [distressing], deplorable, [lamentable], [painful]; [heinous], [atrocious], flagitious, [outrageous], [flagrant], egregious, [nefarious]; [plaintive], [pitiful].
grill, n. gridiron, [broiler].
grilling, n. [broiling], grillade.
grimy, a. begrimed.
grind, v. [crush], [powder], [pulverize], comminute, [bruise], bray, triturate, levigate; [harass], [persecute], [oppress].
grind, n. [grinding], pulverization; (Slang) drudgery; (Slang) [dig].
grinder, n. abradant.
grinding, n. pulverization, trituration, [crushing], levigation.--a. abradant.
grinding stone. millstone, muller, metate.
grip, n. [clutch], [grasp]; (Colloq.) [grippe].
grip, n. (Colloq.) gripsack, [valise], [satchel], traveling-bag.
grip, v. [seize], [clutch], [grasp], clinch.
gripes, n. pl. [colic].
griping, n. [gripes], [colic].
grippe, n. influenza.
gristle, n. [cartilage].
gristly, a. cartilaginous.
grit, n. firmness, [resolution], [courage], fortitude, [spirit], determination.
gritty, a. [sandy]; (Colloq.) [unyielding], [plucky], [spirited], determined, [resolute].
grizzly bear. Ephraim (Hunter's name).
groan, n. and v. moan.
grogblossom, n. [rosedrop], rosy whelk.
grogshop, n. dramshop, [saloon].
groom, n. valet; [hostler], stable-man; bridegroom.
groove, n. [rut], [channel], furrow; chamfret, rabbet, fluting; stria, striation.
groove, v. [channel], furrow; chamfer, flute.
grooved, a. channeled, chamfered, [fluted], striated.
gross, n. [aggregate].
grotesque, a. [fantastic], [bizarre], [outlandish], baroque, [whimsical].
grouchy, a. (Colloq.) [unamiable], [sullen], [surly], cynical, [morose], [cross].
ground, n. [soil], [earth], [dirt], clod, loam, [mould], [clay], [land]; premise, [reason], [consideration], [motive], [inducement], [reason]; terra-firma.
ground hog. woodchuck, American marmot.
groundless, a. [unfounded], chimerical, [baseless], unauthorized.
grounds, n. pl. [settlings], [sediment], [dregs], precipitate.
ground squirrel. chipmunk, hackee.
groundwork, n. [foundation], [basis], [base].
group, n. [cluster], assemblage, [crowd].
grouty, a. (Colloq.) [unamiable], [sulky], [sullen], cynical, [surly], [morose].
grovel, v. crawl, [sneak], [cringe], [wallow], [fawn].
groveling, a. debased, [abject], [servile], [sneaking].
grow, v. [increase], [extend], augment, [wax], accrue, [develop], [expand], [mature], [flourish], [thrive]; [vegetate], [sprout], pullulate, germinate, bourgeon; [raise], [cultivate]. Antonyms: [wane], atrophy, [blast], [diminish], [stunt], stagnate.
grower, n. cultivator.
growing, a. developing, waxing, increasing, flourishing.
growing together. accretion, [concretion], coalescence.--a. coalescent, accretive.
growl, n. [grumble], [snarl], gnarl.
growler, n. [grumbler], [snarler], murmurer, cynic, pessimist, misanthrope.
growth, n. [growing], [development], accretion, [extension], [increase], augmentation, increment, [enlargement]; excrescence hypertrophy, overgrowth; germination, [cultivation], pullulation, [sprouting]. Antonyms: atrophy, [decrease], [blasting], [undevelopment].
grow together. coalesce, [concrete], accrete
grub, v. [drudge], [slave], moil; root [out], uprooc, [eradicate].
grub, n. caterpillar, maggot, [larva], grubworm.
grub-ax, n. mattock.
grudge, n. [ill-will], [hatred], [antipathy], [rancor], [aversion], [enmity], [resentment], envy.
grudge, v. begrudge, resent, envy.
grudgeful, a. envious, resentful.
grudgingly, adv. unwillingly, reluctantly, sullenly, enviously resentfully.
gruff, a. ungracious, brusque, [surly], [rude], [impolite], [stern].
grum, a. [morose], [surly], [sour], [glum]; guttural, [low], rumbling.
grumble, v. [murmur], [repine], [complain], [croak]; [growl], [snarl].
grumbler, n. complainer, [croaker], [fault-finder], [growler].
grumpy, a. (Colloq.) [surly], [disgruntled], [grouty], [irritable], [sullen].
guarantee, n. [warranty], [security], [surety].
guard, v. [protect], [defend], [shield], [shelter], fortify, [preserve]. Antonym: [expose].
guard, n. guardsman, [watch], [watchman], [sentinel], patrol, sentry, [picket]; [convoy], [escort], body-guard; [defense], [protection], [shield], [safeguard], [bulwark], [armor]; [attention], [heed], [watch], circumspection. Associated word: cordon.
guarded, a. [cautious], [wary], circumspect, [careful], [reserved], non-committal.
guardian, n. [defender], [guard], tutelary [saint], [keeper], [warden], [protector], [defense], guardian [angel]. Antonyms: [ward], protégé.
guardian, a. tutelary, protecting, tutelar.
guardianship, n. [protection], [care], [watch], wardenship, tutelage.
guess, v. [conjecture], [speculate], [surmise]; [think], [suppose], presume, [apprehend], believe, daresay, opine.
guess, n. [conjecture], [surmise], [supposition], [speculation].
guesswork, n. [conjecture].
guide, v. [pilot], [steer], [direct], [govern], [conduct].
guide, n. conductor, [pilot], director; cicerone; [polestar]; [rudder], regulator; [mentor], [monitor], counsellor; [key], clew.
guidebook, n. itinerary.
guiding star. loadstar, [polestar], Cynosure.
guild, n. [society], [association], [fraternity], corporation, [brotherhood].
guile, n. [subtlety], [cunning], wiliness, [deceit], [insincerity], [artifice].
guileful, a. [deceitful], [crafty], [artful], [wily], [subtle], [designing].
guileless, a. [innocent], [artless], [sincere], [undesigning], ingenuous.
guilt, n. criminality, guiltiness, complicity, culpability, [crime]; [wrong], [offense], [transgression], [sin]. Antonyms: [innocence], inculpability.
guiltless, a. inculpable, [blameless], [innocent].
guilty, a. culpable, punishable, [criminal], peccant, [sinful].
guise, n. [way], [custom], [manner], [mien]; garb, [shape], [appearance], [dress], [cloak].
gulf, n.abyss, [chasm]; vortex, [whirlpool], rapids, maelstrom; [bay].
gulfweed, n. sargasso.
gull, n. [cheat], [swindle], [humbug], [fraud]; [dupe], gudgeon, cully; seamew, [mew], [cob].
gullet, n. esophagus.
gullible, a. [credulous].
gully, n. [gulch], [ravine], [gorge], couloir.
gumboll, n. parulis.
gummy, a. viscous, adhesive.
gumption, n. (Colloq.) [shrewdness], [sagacity], [discernment], [acumen], common [sense].
gum-yielding, a. guttiferous.
gun, n. firearm, weapon, [rifle], shotgun, blunderbuss, musket, flobert, pistol, [revolver], derringer, [cannon], swivel [gun], matchlock, breech-loader, stanchion [gun], arquebus, Krupp [gun], Winchester, howitzer, gatling [gun], flintlock. Associated words: bayonet, [gunsmith], [bore], caliber, trigger, [hammer], ramod, [armory], armorer, gunsmithery, holster.
gun-cotton, n. pyroxylin.
gunner, n. cannoneer.
gunroom, n. wardroom.
guns, n. pl. artillery, ordnance, [cannon], armament, [arms].
gunsmith, n. armorer, gunmaker.
gunwale, n. portoise.
gush, v. [rush], [pour], [stream], [spout].
gushing, a. rushing, [pouring]; (Colloq.) effusive, demonstrative, ebullient, [sentimental].
gusto, n. [enjoyment], [appreciation], relish, [taste].
gut, n. intestine.--v. [disembowel], eviscerate.
guts, n. pl. [intestines], [bowels], entrails.
gutter, n. eaves trough, cullis; conduit, [channel], [drain], rindle; [groove].
guttersnipe, n. (Slang) street Arab, gamin.
gutting, n. [disembowelment], evisceration.
guy, n. guy-rope, [stay], [shore]; [scarecrow], [dowdy], [fright], effigy.
guy, v. [steady], [guide], [shore], stay (with a rope); (Colloq.) [fool], [baffle], [ridicule].
gymnast, n. [athlete].
gymnastic, a. [athletic], calisthenic.
gymnastics, n. pl. [athletics], calisthenics.
gypsy, n. Romany, Bohemian; Romany, Romanes ([language]); [schemer], [sharper].
gypsy, a. [nomadic], [vagabond].