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

1: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: {galangal}, {Cyperus longus}]

1: annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers [syn: {genus Galium}]

1: annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {cleavers}, {clivers}, {goose grass}, {catchweed}, {spring cleavers}]

1: North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {Northern bedstraw}, {Northern snow bedstraw}]

1: bedstraw with sweetish roots [syn: {wild licorice}]

1: Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's breath}]

1: Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genu...

1: common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow bedstraw}, {yellow cleavers}, {Our Lady's bedstraw}]

1: an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle [syn: {saddle sore}] 2: a skin sore caused by chafing 3: abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or mi...

1: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants [syn: {gall midge}, {gallfly}]

1: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants [syn: {gallfly}, {gall gnat}]

1: common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes pl...

1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants [syn: {gallfly}, {cynipid wasp}, {cynipid gall wasp}]

1: evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {inkberry}, {gallberry}, {evergreen winterberry}, {Ilex glabra}]

1: neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia [syn: {Flaxedil}]

1: unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers" 2: lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" [syn: {dashing}] 3: having or displaying great dignity ...

1: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930

1: in a gallant manner; "he gallantly offered to take her home" [syn: {chivalrously}] [ant: {unchivalrously}]

1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {v...

1: United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851) [syn: {Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet}]

1: evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {inkberry}, {gall-berry}, {evergreen winterberry}, {Ilex glabra}]

1: a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion

1: painful from having the skin abraded [syn: {chafed}]

1: a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries

1: a genus of Pyralidae [syn: {genus Galleria}]

1: moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs [syn: {bee moth}, {wax moth}]

1: spectators at a golf or tennis match 2: a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) [syn: {veranda}, {verandah}] 3: a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibite...

1: a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading 2: (classical ant...

1: a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages

1: a slave condemned to row in a galley 2: a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn: {drudge}, {peon}, {navvy}]

1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants [syn: {gall wasp}, {cynipid wasp}, {cynipid gall wasp}] 2: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants [syn: {gall midg...

1: an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands [syn: {Gaul}]

1: golden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs

1: of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls; "Ancient Gallic dialects"; "Gallic migrations"; "the Gallic Wars" 2: of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a gallic shrug" [s...

1: a colorless crystalline acid obtained from tannin

1: a word or phrase borrowed from French

1: pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins [syn: {order Galliformes}]

1: small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl [syn: {jungle fowl}]

1: heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds [syn: {gallinaceous bird}]

1: of or relating to a gallinacean 2: relating to or resembling fowl

1: heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds [syn: {gallinacean}]

1: snipes [syn: {genus Gallinago}, {Capella}, {genus Capella}]

1: common snipe of Eurasia and Africa [syn: {whole snipe}, {common snipe}]

1: American snipe [syn: {Wilson's snipe}]

1: Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe [syn: {great snipe}, {woodcock snipe}]

1: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission";...

1: gallinules [syn: {genus Gallinula}]

1: black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes [syn: {moorhen}]

1: North American dark bluish-gray gallinule [syn: {Florida gallinule}]

1: any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens [syn: {marsh hen}, {water hen}, {swamphen}]

1: rails of New Zealand [syn: {genus Gallirallus}]

1: a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores [syn: {Ga}, {atomic number 31}]

1: wander aimlessly in search of pleasure [syn: {gad}, {jazz around}]

1: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters [syn: {gal}] 2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: {Imperial gallon}, {congius}]

1: a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously v 1: ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road" 2: go at galloping speed; "The...

1: cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can indicate a heart abnormality [syn: {cantering rhythm}]

1: that are running rapidly; "surrounded by galloping horses"

1: instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging [syn: {gallows}, {gallows tree}, {gallows-tree}, {gibbet}]

1: a district in southwestern Scotland 2: breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland