Webster's Dictionary 1828

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GAZER

GA'ZER, noun One who gazes; one who looks steadily and intently, from delight, admiration or study.

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GAZETTE

GAZETTE, noun gazet'. A newspaper; a sheet or half sheet of paper containing an account of transactions and events of public or private concern, which are deemed important and i...

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GAZETTED

GAZETT'ED, participle passive Published in a gazette.

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GAZETTEER

GAZETTEE'R, noun A writer of news, or an officer appointed to publish news by authority.1. The title of a newspaper.2. A book containing a brief description of empires, kingdoms...

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GAZING

GA'ZING, participle present tense [See Gaze] Looking with fixed attention.

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GAZINGSTOCK

GA'ZINGSTOCK, noun A person gazed at with scorn or abhorrence; an object of curiosity or contempt.

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GAZON

GAZON, noun In fortification, pieces of turf used to line parapets and the traverses of galleries.

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GEAD

YEAD, GEAD verb intransitive To go.

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GEAL

GEAL, verb intransitive [Latin gelo.] To congeal.

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GEAR

GEAR, noun1. Apparatus; whatever is prepared; hence, habit; dress; ornaments.Array thyself in her most gorgeous gear2. More generally, the harness or furniture of beasts; whatev...

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GEARED

GE'ARED, participle passive Dressed; harnessed.

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GEARING

GE'ARING, participle present tense Dressing; harnessing.

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GEASON

GE'ASON, noun s as z. Rare; uncommon; wonderful.

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GEAT

GEAT, noun The hole through which metal runs into a mold in castings.

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GECK

GECK, noun A dupe.GECK, verb transitive To cheat, trick or gull.

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GEE

GEEGEESE, nounplural of goose.

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GEESE

GEESE, n. plu. of goose.

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GEEST

GEEST, noun Alluvial matter on the surface of land, not of recent origin.

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GEHENNA

GEHEN'NA, noun [Heb. ge-hinom, the valley of Hinom, in which was Tophet, where the Israelites sacrificed their children to Moloch. 2 Kings 23:10.]This word has been used by the ...

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GEHLENITE

GEHLENITE, noun [from Gehlen, the chimist.]A mineral recently discovered, in the description of which authors are not perfectly agreed. According to the description and analysis...

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GELABLE

GEL'ABLE, adjective [from Latin gelu, frost, or gelo, to congeal.]That may or can be congealed; capable of being converted into jelly.

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GELATIN

GEL'ATIN, noun [Latin gelo, to congeal, to freeze.]A concrete animal substance, transparent, and soluble slowly in cold water, but rapidly in warm water. With tannin, a yellowis...

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GELATINATE

GELAT'INATE, verb intransitive To be converted into gelatin or into a substance like jelly.Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but gelatinates with the mineral acids...

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GELATINATION

GELATINA'TION, noun The act or process of converting or being turned into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly.

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GELATINIZE

GEL'ATINIZE, verb intransitive The same as gelatinate.

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GELATINOUS

GELAT'INOUS, adjective Of the nature and consistence of gelatin; resembling jelly; viscous; moderately stiff and cohesive.

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GELD

GELD, noun Money; tribute; compensation. This word is obsolete in English, but it occurs in old laws and law books in composition; as in Danegeld, or Danegelt, a tax imposed by ...