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gage |
Verb
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to rub to a uniform size |
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ghetto blaster |
Noun
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a portable stereo |
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golf-club head |
Noun
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(golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball |
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ghillie |
Noun
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a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep |
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gillie |
Noun
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a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep |
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gillie |
Noun
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a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief |
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gift shop |
Noun
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a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts |
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golf course |
Noun
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course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf |
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garrotte |
Noun
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an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation |
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garrotte |
Verb
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strangle with an iron collar |
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gift wrapping |
Noun
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ornamental wrapping for gifts |
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golf equipment |
Noun
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sports equipment used in playing golf |
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gildhall |
Noun
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the meeting place of a medieval guild |
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golf glove |
Noun
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a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club |
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garter |
Noun
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a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) |
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garter |
Verb
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fasten with or as if with a garter |
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gill net |
Noun
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a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills |
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golf range |
Noun
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a practice range for practicing golf shots |
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gauze |
Noun
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a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave |
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gauze |
Noun
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(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings |
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gilding |
Noun
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a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold |
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garter belt |
Noun
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a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it |
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gimbal |
Noun
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an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips |
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golliwog |
Noun
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a grotesque black doll |
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gingham |
Noun
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a clothing fabric in a plaid weave |
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golliwogg |
Noun
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a grotesque black doll |
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gauze bandage |
Noun
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(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings |
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garter stitch |
Noun
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a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side) |
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girandole |
Noun
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an ornate candle holder |
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gondola car |
Noun
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a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof |
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gavel |
Noun
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a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge |
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gas guzzler |
Noun
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a car with relatively low fuel efficiency |
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girandola |
Noun
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an ornate candle holder |
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gazebo |
Noun
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a small roofed building affording shade and rest |
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gas shell |
Noun
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(military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes |
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girder |
Noun
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a beam made usually of steel |
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goniometer |
Noun
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direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals |
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gas bracket |
Noun
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a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall |
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Gordian knot |
Noun
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any very difficult problem |
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gear |
Noun
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a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
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gear |
Noun
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equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. |
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gear |
Noun
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a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) |
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gear |
Noun
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wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed |
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gear |
Verb
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set the level or character of |
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gas burner |
Noun
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burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame |
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gorgerin |
Noun
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the molding at the top of a column |
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gas jet |
Noun
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burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame |
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gorget |
Noun
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armor plate that protects the neck |
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gas chamber |
Noun
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instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced |
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gear wheel |
Noun
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a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |