gambol
1: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {frolic}, {romp}, {caper}] v : p...
gambrel
1: a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper [syn: {gambrel roof}]
gambrel roof
1: a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper [syn: {gambrel}]
Gambusia
1: mosquitofish [syn: {genus Gambusia}]
Gambusia affinis
1: silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control [syn: {mosquitofish}]
game
1: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: {crippled}, {halt}, {halting}, {lame}] 2: willing to face danger [syn: {gamy}, {gamey}, {gritty}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {s...
game bird
1: any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
game fish
1: any fish providing sport for the angler [syn: {sport fish}]
game fowl
1: any of several breeds reared for cock-fighting
game law
1: a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals
game license
1: a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time [syn: {hunting license}, {hunting licence}, {hunting permit}]
game misconduct
1: (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player)
game of chance
1: a game that involves gambling [syn: {gambling game}]
game plan
1: (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs; "newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion"...
game room
1: a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) [syn: {rumpus room}, {playroom}]
game show
1: a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards [syn: {giveaway}]
game theory
1: (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players [syn: {theory of games}]
game warden
1: a person employed to take care of game and wildlife [syn: {gamekeeper}]
gamebag
1: a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter
gameboard
1: a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" [syn: {board}]
gamecock
1: a cock bred and trained for fighting [syn: {fighting cock}] 2: someone who is a very fierce fighter [syn: {hell-kite}, {hell-rooster}]
gamekeeper
1: a person employed to take care of game and wildlife [syn: {game warden}]
gamelan
1: a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs
gamely
1: in a plucky manner; "he was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso"
gameness
1: disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet [syn: {lameness}, {limping}, {gimp}, {gimpiness}, {claudication}]
games-master
1: the teacher in charge of games at a school [syn: {games-mistress}]
games-mistress
1: the teacher in charge of games at a school [syn: {games-master}]
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gamesmanship
1: the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game
gametangium
1: cell or organ in which gametes develop [also: {gametangia} (pl)]
gamete
1: a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
gametocyte
1: an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis
gametoecium
1: gametangia and surrounding bracts [also: {gametoecia} (pl)]
gametogenesis
1: the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis
gametophore
1: a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
gametophyte
1: the gamete-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
gamey
1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risqu...
gamin
1: a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets [syn: {street arab}, {throwaway}]
gaminess
1: behavior or language bordering on indelicacy [syn: {raciness}, {ribaldry}, {spiciness}]
gaming
1: the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"...
gaming card
1: one of a set of cards used in gambling games
gaming house
1: a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) [syn: {gambling house}, {gambling den}, {gambling hell}]
gaming table
1: a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips
gamma
1: the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet 2: a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted 3: Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in...
gamma acid
1: a crystalline acid used to make azo dyes
gamma aminobutyric acid
1: an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter [syn: {GABA}]
gamma globulin
1: a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses [syn: {human gamma globulin}]
gamma hydroxybutyrate
1: a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alchol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape [syn: {GHB}]
gamma iron
1: a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade
gamma radiation
1: electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength [syn: {gamma ray}]
gamma ray
1: electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength [syn: {gamma radiation}]
gamma-interferon
1: a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes
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