Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter G - Page 32
Golore (n.) See Galore.
Goloshe (n.) See Galoche.
Goltschut (n.) A small ingot of gold.
Goltschut (n.) A silver ingot, used in Japan as money.
Golyardeys (n.) A buffoon. See Gollard. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Goman (n.) A husband; a master of a family. [Obs.] Gomarist
Gomarist (n.) Alt. of Gomarite.
Gomarite (n.) (Eccl.-Hist.) One of the followers of Francis Gomar or Gomarus, a Dutch disciple of Calvin in the 17th century, who strongly opposed the Arminians.
Gombo (n.) See Gumbo.
Gome (n.) A man. [Obs.] -- P. Plowman.
Gome (n.) The black grease on the axle of a cart or wagon wheel; -- called also gorm. See Gorm. [Prov. Eng.]
Gomer (n.) A Hebrew measure. See Homer.
Gomer (n.) (Gun.) A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; -- named after the inventor.
Compare: Homer
Homer (n.) A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts. [Written also chomer, gomer.]
Gomer, () Complete; vanishing. (1.) The daughter of Diblaim, who (probably in vision only) became the wife of Hosea (1:3).
Gomer, () The eldest son of Japheth, and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah (Gen. 10:2, 3), whose descendants formed the principal branch of the population of South-eastern Europe. He is generally regarded as the ancestor of the Celtae and the Cimmerii, who in early times settled to the north of the Black Sea, and gave their name to the Crimea, the ancient Chersonesus Taurica. Traces of their presence are found in the names Cimmerian Bosphorus, Cimmerian Isthmus, etc. In the seventh century B.C. they were driven out of their original seat by the Scythians, and overran western Asia Minor, whence they were afterwards expelled. They subsequently reappear in the times of the Romans as the Cimbri of the north and west of Europe, whence they crossed to the British Isles, where their descendants are still found in the Gaels and Cymry.
Thus the whole Celtic race may be regarded as descended from Gomer.
Gomer, To finish; complete.
Gommelin (n.) (Chem.) See Dextrin.
Compare: Dextrin
Dextrin (n.) (Chem.) A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc., and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right; -- called also British gum, Alsace gum, gommelin, leiocome, etc. See Achroodextrin, and Erythrodextrin.
Gomphiasis (n.) (Med.) A disease of the teeth, which causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets. [Archaic]
Gomphosis (n.) (Anat.) A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone, as the teeth into the jaws.
Gomuti (n.) [Malayan gumuti.] A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, Metroxylon Sagu, and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used for making cordage. Called also ejoo.
Gomuti (n.) Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago [syn: sugar palm, gomuti, gomuti palm, Arenga pinnata].
Compare: Gin
Gin (v. i.) [imp. & p. p. Gan, Gon, or Gun; p. pr. & vb. n. Ginning.] To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan. [Obs. or Archaic] "He gan to pray." -- Chaucer.
Gon () imp. & p. p. of Go. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Gonads (n. pl. ) of Gonad.
Gonad (n.) (Anat.) One of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in both sexes, but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis; a generative gland; a germ gland. -- Wiedersheim.
Gonakie (n.) (Bot.) An African timber tree ({Acacia Adansonii).
Gonangia (n. pl. ) of Gonangium.
Gonangiums (n. pl. ) of Gonangium.
Gonangium (n.) (Zool.) See Gonotheca.
Gonotheca (n.; pl. gonothecae) (Zool.) A capsule developed on certain hydroids ({Thecaphora), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed; -- called also gonangium, and teleophore. See Hydroidea, and Illust. Of Campanularian.
Gonotheca (n. pl. gonothecae) The protective covering of a gonangium.
Gondola (n.) A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.
Gondola (n.) A flat-bottomed boat for freight. [U. S.]
Gondola (n.) A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads. [U. S.]
Gondola (n.) (A["e]ronautics) An elongated car under a dirigible.
Gondola (n.) A low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof [syn: gondola car, gondola].
Gondola (n.) Long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice.
Gondola (n.) The compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant [syn: car, gondola].
Gondolet (n.) A small gondola. -- T. Moore.
Gondolier (n.) A man who rows a gondola.
Gondolier (n.) A (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola [syn: gondolier, gondoliere].
Gone () p. p. of Go.
Goneness (n.) A state of exhaustion; faintness, especially as resulting from hunger. [Colloq. U. S.] Gonfalon
Gonfalon (n.) Alt. of Gonfanon.
Gonfanon (n.) The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediaeval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope.
Gonfanon (n.) A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself.
Standards and gonfalons, 'twixt van and rear, Stream in the air. -- Milton.
Gonfalonier (n.) He who bears the gonfalon; a standard bearer; as:
Gonfalonier (n.) An officer at Rome who bears the standard of the Church.
Gonfalonier (n.) The chief magistrate of any one of several republics in mediaeveal Italy.
Gonfalonier (n.) A Turkish general, and standard keeper.
Gong (n.) [C] 鑼，銅鑼；【英】【俚】獎章，勛章 A privy or jakes. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
{Gong farmer}, {Gong man}, A cleaner of privies. [Obs.]
Gong (n.) An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise.
O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong. -- Longfellow.
Gong (n.) (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms; -- called also {gong bell}.
{Gong metal}, An alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from which Oriental gongs are made.
Gong (n.) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick [syn: {gong}, {tam-tam}].
Gong (n.) A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument [syn: {chime}, {bell}, {gong}].
Gong (v.) Sound a gong.
Gong bath ( n.) [C] 銅鑼浴 A type of meditation session in which the therapist plays one or more types of gong (a round piece of metal that is hung in a frame and hit with a stick to produce a sound).
// I first zoned out to a gong bath a decade ago in a North London yoga studio. I’d turned up for the yoga but ended up blissed out to the sound vibrations and keen for another hit. Back then one or two people a year were learning to play the gong and carry out sacred healing ceremonies … now it’s more like 70 or 80.
Goniatite (n.) (Paleon.) One of an extinct genus of fossil cephalopods, allied to the Ammonites. The earliest forms are found in the Devonian formation, the latest, in the Triassic.
Gonidial (a.) (Bot.) Pertaining to, or containing, gonidia.
Gonidial (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth; as, a gonidial groove of an actinian.
Gonidium (n.) (Zool.) A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.
Gonidia (n. pl. ) of Gonidium.
Gonidium (n.) (Bot.) A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens.
Gonif (n.) (Yiddish) 小偷；卑鄙的騎牆派 = gonif, goniff, ganef, ganof ; A thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse).
Gonimia (n. pl.) Bluish green granules which occur in certain lichens, as Collema, Peltigera, etc., and which replace the more usual gonidia.
Gonimous (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, gonidia or gonimia, as that part of a lichen which contains the green or chlorophyll-bearing cells.
Goniometer (n.) An instrument for measuring angles, especially the angles of crystals, or the inclination of planes.
Goniometric (a.) Alt. of Goniometrical
Goniometrical (a.) Pertaining to, or determined by means of, a goniometer; trigonometric.
Goniometry (n.) The art of measuring angles; trigonometry.
Gonoblastid (n.) A reproductive bud of a hydroid; a simple gonophore.
Gonoblastidia (n. pl. ) of Gonoblastidium.
Gonoblastidium (n.) A blastostyle.
Gonocalyx (n.) The bell of a sessile gonozooid.
Gonochorism (n.) Separation of the sexes in different individuals; -- opposed to hermaphroditism.
Gonochorism (n.) In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs.
Gonochorism (n.) In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless.
Gonococcus (n.) A vegetable microorganism of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease.
Gonoph (n.) A pickpocket or thief.
Gonophore (n.) A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. See Hydroidea, and Illusts. of Athecata, Campanularian, and Gonosome.
Gonophore (n.) A lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and carpels in a conspicuous manner.
Gonorrhea (n.) Alt. of Gonorrhoea.
Gonorrhoea (n.) (Med.) 【醫】淋病 A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination, and chordee; clap. It is caused by infection with the bacterium Neiseria gonorrheae, and is commonly transmitted by sexual intercourse. Gonorrheal
Gonorrhoea (n.) A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap].
Gonorrheal (a.) Alt. of Gonorrhoeal
Gonorrhoeal (a.) Of or pertaining to gonorrhea; as, gonorrheal rheumatism.
Gonosome (n.) The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively.
Gonothecae (n. pl. ) of Gonotheca.
Gonotheca (n.) (Zool.) 生殖鞘 A capsule developed on certain hydroids ({Thecaphora}), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed; -- called also {gonangium}, and {teleophore}. See {Hydroidea}, and Illust. of {Campanularian}.
Gonotheca (n.) (Zool.) The part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.
Gonozooid (n.) A sexual zooid, or medusoid bud of a hydroid; a gonophore. See Hydroidea, and Illust. of Campanularian.
Gonydial (a.) Pertaining to the gonys of a bird's beak.
Gonys (n.) The keel or lower outline of a bird's bill, so far as the mandibular rami are united.
Goober (n.) A peanut.
Good (a.) 好的，優良的，上等的，愉快的,有益的，好心的，慈善的 Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc.
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. -- Gen. i. 31.
Good company, good wine, good welcome. -- Shak.
Good (a.) Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions.
In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works. -- Tit. ii. 7.
Good (a.) Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto.
The men were very good unto us. -- 1 Sam. xxv. 15.
Good (a.) Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for.
All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit. -- Collier.
Good (a.) Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at.
He . . . is a good workman; a very good tailor. -- Shak.
Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else. -- South.
Good (a.) Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit.
My reasons are both good and weighty. -- Shak.
My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . that he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond. --Shak.
Good (a.) Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth.
Love no man in good earnest. -- Shak.
Good (a.) Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc.
Good (a.) Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.
Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over. -- Luke vi. 38.
Good (a.) Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc.
A good name is better than precious ointment. -- Eccl. vii. 1.
As good as. See under As.
For good, or For good and all, Completely and finally; fully; truly.
The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all. -- L'Estrange.
Good breeding, Polite or polished manners, formed by education; a polite education.
Distinguished by good humor and good breeding. -- Macaulay.
Good cheap, Literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap.
Good consideration (Law). (a) A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. -- Blackstone.
Good consideration (Law). (b) A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract.
Good fellow, A person of companionable qualities. [Familiar]
Good folk, or Good people, Fairies; brownies; pixies, etc. [Colloq. Eng. & Scot.]
Good for nothing. (a) Of no value; useless; worthless.
Good for nothing. (b) Used substantively, an idle, worthless person.
My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing. -- Ld. Lytton.
Good Friday, The Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion.
Good humor, or Good-humor, A cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind.
Good humor man, A travelling vendor who sells Good Humor ice-cream (or some similar ice-cream) from a small refrigerated truck; he usually drives slowly through residential neighborhoods in summertime, loudly playing some distinctive recorded music to announce his presence. [U. S.]
Good nature, or Good-nature, Habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of being in good humor.
The good nature and generosity which belonged to his character. -- Macaulay.
The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics. -- Hawthorne.
Good people. See Good folk (above).
Good speed, Good luck; good success; godspeed; -- an old form of wishing success. See Speed.
Good turn, An act of kidness; a favor.
Good will. (a) Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling.
Good will. (b) (Law) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination.
The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place. -- Lord Eldon.
In good time. (a) Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor too late.
In good time. (b) (Mus.) Correctly; in proper time.
To hold good, To remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the condition still holds good.
To make good, To fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to clear; to vindicate.
Each word made good and true. -- Shak.
Of no power to make his wishes good. -- Shak.
I . . . would by combat make her good. -- Shak.
Convenient numbers to make good the city. -- Shak.
To think good, To approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper.
If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. -- Zech. xi. 12.
Note: Good, in the sense of wishing well, is much used in greeting and leave-taking; as, good day, good night, good evening, good morning, etc.
Good (n.) 善行,，好處,，利益 That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.
There be many that say, Who will show us any good ? -- Ps. iv. 6.
Good (n.) Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.
The good of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the good of each of the members composing it. -- Jay.
Good (n.) pl. Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property. -- Wharton.
He hath made us spend much good. -- Chaucer.
Thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate Unto the state of Venice. -- Shak.
Dress
goods, Dry
goods, etc. See in the Vocabulary
Goods engine, A freight locomotive. [Eng.]
Goods train, A freight train. [Eng.]
Goods wagon, A freight car [Eng.] See the Note under Car, n., 2.
Good (adv.) Well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible.
As good almost kill a man as kill a good book. -- Milton.
As good as, in effect; virtually; the same as.
They who counsel ye to such a suppressing, do as good as bid ye suppress yourselves. -- Milton.
Good (v. t.) To make good; to turn to good. [Obs.]
Good (v. t.) To manure; to improve. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall. Good-by
Good (adv.) (Often used as a combining form) In a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: well, good] [ant: badly, ill, poorly].
Good (adv.) Completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: thoroughly, soundly, good].
Good (a.) Having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" [ant: bad].
Good (a.) Having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: full, good].
Good (a.) Morally admirable [ant: evil].
Good (a.) Deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: estimable, good, honorable, respectable].
Good (a.) Promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" [syn: beneficial, good].
Good (a.) Agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners."
Good (a.) Of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" [syn: good, just, upright].
Good (a.) Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful].
Good (a.) Thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning."
Good (a.) With or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: dear, good, near].
Good (a.) Financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: dependable, good, safe, secure].
Good (a.) Most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: good, right, ripe].
Good (a.) Resulting favorably; "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: good, well(p)].
Good (a.) Exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: effective, good, in effect(p), in force(p)].
Good (a.) Capable of pleasing; "good looks."
Good (a.) Appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn: good, serious].
Good (a.) In excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: good, sound]
Good (a.) Tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: good, salutary].
Good (a.) Not forged; "a good dollar bill" [syn: good, honest].
Good (a.) Not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt].
Good (a.) Generally admired; "good taste."
Good (n.) Benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
Good (n.) Moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people" [syn: good, goodness] [ant: evil, evilness].
Good (n.) That which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" [syn: good, goodness] [ant: bad, badness].
Good (n.) Articles of commerce [syn: commodity, trade good, good].
Graph-Oriented Object Database
GOOD
(GOOD) A graph manipulation language for use as a database query language.
["A Graph-Oriented Object Database Model", M. Gyssens et al, Proc ACM Symp Princs of Database Sys, Mar 1990].
(1995-03-07)
GOOD, (a.) Sensible, madam, to the worth of this present writer.
Alive, sir, to the advantages of letting him alone.
Good-by (n. or interj.) Alt. of Good-bye.
Good-bye (n. or interj.) Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last Note under By, prep. -- Shak.
Good-by (n.) A farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long].
Good-den (interj.) A form of salutation. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Good-fellowship (n.) Agreeable companionship; companionableness.
Goodgeon (n.) (Naut.) Same as Gudgeon, 5.
Good-humored (a.) Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured.
Good-humored (a.) Disposed to please.
Syn: amiable, agreeable, good-humored, likable, likeable.
Good-humored (a.) Disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin" -- Hal Hinson [syn: amiable, good-humored, good-humoured].
Good-humoredly (adv.) With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner.
Goodish (a.) Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.
Goodish pictures in rich frames. -- Walpole.
Goodish (a.)
Moderately good of its kind; "a goodish wine"
Goodish (a.) Large in amount or extent or
degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly
amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable
sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn:
goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy].
Goodless (a.) Having no goods. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.