| guide word |
a word printed at the top of the page in a reference book, usu. to indicate the first or last entry on that page; catchword. |
| guild |
an organization of people having a common pursuit or hobby. [2 definitions] |
| guillotine |
a device having a sharp blade that is dropped vertically between two guide posts in order to sever the head of the condemned person underneath. [2 definitions] |
| guilt |
the fact of having committed a crime, misdeed, or other offense. [2 definitions] |
| guilty |
characterized by or feeling guilt or regret. [2 definitions] |
| Guinea |
a country on the Atlantic coast of Africa between Senegal and the Ivory Coast. |
| Guinea-Bissau |
a country on the Atlantic coast of Africa between Guinea and Senegal. |
| guinea pig |
a small, tailless rodent, often domesticated as a pet or used in scientific experiments. [2 definitions] |
| guitar |
a stringed musical instrument with a large soundbox, a long fretted neck, and five, six, or twelve strings that are strummed or plucked. [2 definitions] |
| guitarist |
a person who plays the guitar, esp. as a performer. |
| gulch |
a stony ravine with steep sides, esp. one having a seasonal stream running through it. |
| gulf |
a large area of ocean partly surrounded by land. [4 definitions] |
| Gulf of Mexico |
an area of the Atlantic Ocean that is bounded by the southern coast of the United States, the eastern coast of Mexico, and the island of Cuba. |
| Gulf of Thailand |
an arm of the South China Sea that borders Thailand, Cambodia, and small parts of Vietnam and Malaysia. |
| gull1 |
any of a variety of web-toed aquatic birds characterized by long pointed wings, agile flight, and mostly gray and white plumage. |
| gullible |
readily believing and thus easily tricked or deceived. |
| gully |
a ravine or valley worn away by a watercourse or flooding and still serving as a drainage course for overflow. [3 definitions] |
| gulp |
to choke or gasp, between, or as if between, swallows. [5 definitions] |
| gum1 |
one of a variety of sticky substances exuded by certain plants; resin. [10 definitions] |
| gum2 |
(often pl.) the flesh and connective tissue covering that part of the jawbone in which the teeth are set. [2 definitions] |
| gumdrop |
a small chewy candy made of flavored gum arabic or gelatin and usu. coated with granulated sugar. |