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1: Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) [syn: {Augustus}, {Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianu...

1: Roman satirist (died in 66) [syn: {Petronius}, {Petronius Arbiter}]

1: Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113) [syn: {Pliny}, {Pliny the Younger}]

1: Roman author of an encylclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) [syn: {Pliny}, {Pliny the Elder}]

1: Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC) [syn: {Catullus}]

1: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters [syn: {gallon}] 2: a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo) 3: alliterati...

1: offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {gay}, {festal}, {festive}, {merry...

1: a gay festivity [syn: {gala}, {jamboree}, {blowout}]

1: agent that induces milk secretion

1: of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way); "the galactic plane" 2: inconceivably large [syn: {astronomic}, {astronomical}]

1: a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)

1: a simple sugar found in lactose [syn: {brain sugar}]

1: a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth

1: the secretion of milk

1: agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears [syn: {bushbaby}, {bush baby}]

1: (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail [syn: {Sir Galahad}]

1: a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)

1: southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots [syn: {Alpinia galanga}] 2: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: {galingale}, {Cyperus...

1: boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold

1: a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall [syn: {shadow show}, {shadow play}]

1: a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life [syn: {Galapagos Islands}]

1: a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life [syn: {Galapagos}]

1: (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers

1: an ancient country in central Asia Minor

1: a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)

1: a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians}, {Epistle to the Galatians}]

1: tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: {galaxy}, {wandflower}, {be...

1: tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: {galax}, {galaxy}, {wandflo...

1: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) 2: tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroo...

1: a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida [syn: {gum albanum}]

1: United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908) [syn: {John Galbraith}, {John Kenneth Galbraith}]

1: jacamars [syn: {family Galbulidae}]

1: the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree

1: a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

1: an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum [also: {galeae} (pl)]

{galea}

1: small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue [syn: {genus Galega}]

1: tall bushy European perennial grown for its masses of light-textured pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally [syn: {goat's rue}, {goat rue}]

1: Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)

1: soft blue-gray mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead

1: tiger sharks [syn: {genus Galeocerdo}]

1: large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body [syn: {tiger shark}]

1: erect annual European herbs [syn: {genus Galeopsis}]

1: coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States [syn: {hemp nettle}, {dead nettle}]

1: a genus of Carcharhinidae [syn: {genus Galeorhinus}]

1: Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A) [syn: {soupfin shark}, {soupfin}, {soup-fin}]

1: an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes [syn: {Pasto}]

1: a coterie of undesirable people [syn: {rogue's gallery}]

1: a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay

1: the dialect of Portuguese (sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish) spoken in Galicia northwestern Spain

1: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts [syn: {grison}, {Grison vittatus}]

1: the cup-shaped fruiting body of this discomycete has a jellylike interior and a short stalk

1: of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants [syn: {Galilean}] n : an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) [syn: {Galilean}]

1: of or relating to Galileo or his works 2: of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants [syn: {Galilaean}] n 1: an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) [syn: {Galilaean}] 2: one of the...

1: one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo [syn: {Galilean}]

1: a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy

1: an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry

1: Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that e...

1: Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that e...

1: Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998) [syn: {Ulanova}, {Galina Ulanova}]