g
1: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [syn: {gram}, {gramme}, {gm}] 2: a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine [syn: {guanine}] 3: one of the four nucleotide...
G clef
1: a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff [syn: {treble clef}]
G suit
1: worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration [syn: {anti-G suit}]
g-force
1: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: {g}, {gee}]
G-Jo
1: treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body [syn: {acupressure}, {shiatsu}]
G-man
1: a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [syn: {FBI agent}, {government man}]
G-string
1: minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; covering for the pubic area 2: a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn: {breechcloth}, {breechclout}, {loincloth}]
G. B. Shaw
1: British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) [syn: {Shaw}, {George Bernard Shaw}]
G. E. Moore
1: English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: {Moore}, {George Edward Moore}]
G. K. Chesterton
1: conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936) [syn: {Chesterton}, {Gilb...
G. R. Kirchhoff
1: German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887) [syn: {Kirchhoff}, {Gustav Robert Kirchhoff}]
G. Stanley Hall
1: United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) [syn: {Hall}, {Granville Stanley Hall}]
GA
1: the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare [syn: {tabu...
GAAP
1: a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures [syn: {generally accepted accounting practice...
gab
1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
GABA
1: an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter [syn: {gamma aminobutyric acid}]
gabardine
1: a firm durable fabric with a twill weave 2: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: {flannel}, {tweed}, {white}] 3: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: {duster}, {gabe...
gabble
1: rapid and indistinct speech [syn: {jabber}, {jabbering}] v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {cl...
gabbro
1: one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
gabby
1: full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}] [also: {gabbiest}, {gabbier}]
gaberdine
1: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: {duster}, {gabardine}, {smock}, {dust coat}]
gabfest
1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gab}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
gable
1: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof [syn: {gable end}, {gable wall}] 2: United States film actor (1901-1960) [syn: {Clark Gable}, {William Clark Gable}]
gable end
1: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof [syn: {gable}, {gable wall}]
gable roof
1: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end [syn: {saddle roof}, {saddleback}, {saddleback roof}]
gable wall
1: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof [syn: {gable}, {gable end}]
gabled
1: (of a roof) constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall; "a gabled roof" [ant: {hipped}]
Gabon
1: a republic on the west coast of Africa [syn: {Gabonese Republic}, {Gabun}]
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Gabonese
1: of or relating to Gabon or its inhabitants; "Gabonese hills"; "gabonese writers" n : a native or inhabitant of Gabon
gaboon viper
1: large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper [syn: {Bitis gabonica}]
Gabor
1: British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979) [syn: {Dennis Gabor}]
Gaboriau
1: French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873) [syn: {Emile Gaboriau}]
Gaborone
1: capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast [syn: {capital of Botswana}]
Gabriel
1: (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
1: German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) [syn: {Fahrenheit}]
Gabriel Lippmann
1: French physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921) [syn: {Lippmann}]
Gabriel Tellez
1: Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648) [syn: {Tirso de Molina}]
Gabun
1: a republic on the west coast of Africa [syn: {Gabon}, {Gabonese Republic}]
GAD
1: an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six mo...
Gadaba
1: a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India 2: the Dravidian language spoken by the Gadaba people
gadabout
1: a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship
Gaddafi
1: Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qaddafi}, {Qadhafi}, {...
gaddi
1: a cushion on a throne for a prince in India
gadfly
1: a persistently annoying person [syn: {pest}, {blighter}, {cuss}, {pesterer}] 2: any of various large flies that annoy livestock
gadget
1: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contraption}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {widget}]
gadgeteer
1: a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets
gadgetry
1: appliances collectively; "labor-saving gadgetry"
Gadidae
1: large family of important mostly marine food fishes [syn: {family Gadidae}]
Gadiformes
1: cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini [syn: {order Gadiformes}]
gadoid
1: a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae [syn: {gadoid fish}]
gadoid fish
1: a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae [syn: {gadoid}]
gadolinite
1: a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium [syn: {ytterbite}]
gadolinium
1: a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group [syn: {Gd}, {atomic number 64}]
Gadsden
1: an industrial town in north central Alabama
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