GUTWORT
GUT'WORT, noun A plant.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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GUY
GUY, noun gi. In marine affairs, a rope used to keep a heavy body steady while hoisting or lowering; also, a tackle to confine a boom forwards, when a vessel is going large, and...
GUZZLE
GUZ'ZLE, verb intransitive To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much; to drink frequently.Well seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise,Who, while she guzzles, chats the Doctor...
GUZZLER
GUZ'ZLER, noun One who guzzles; an immoderate drinker.
GWINIAD
GWIN'IAD, noun The whiting, a fish of the salmon or trout kind, found in many lakes in Europe and in Hudson's bay. It is gregarious, and may be taken in vast numbers at a draught.
GYBE
GYBE, noun A sneer. [See Gibe.]GYBE, verb transitive In seamen's language, to shift a boom-sail from one side of a vessel to the other.
GYBING
GY'BING, participle present tense Shifting a boom-sail from one side of a vessel to the other.
GYE
GYE, verb transitive To guide.
GYMNASIUM
GYMNASIUM, noun [Gr. from naked.]In Greece, a place where athletic exercises were performed. Hence, a place of exercise; a school.
GYMNASTIC
GYMNASTIC, adjective [Latin gymnasticus; Gr. to exercise, from naked; the ancients being naked in their exercises.]Pertaining to athletic exercises of the body, intended for hea...
GYMNASTICALLY
GYMNASTICALLY, adverb In a gymnastic manner; athletically.
GYMNASTICS
GYMNASTICS, noun The gymnastic art; the art of performing athletic exercises.
GYMNIC
GYM'NIC, adjective [Latin gymnicus.]1. Pertaining to athletic exercises of the body.2. Performing athletic exercises.GYM'NIC, noun Athletic exercise.
GYMNOSOPHIST
GYM'NOSOPHIST, noun [Gr. naked, and a philosopher.]A philosopher of India, so called from his going with bare feet, or with little clothing. The Gymnosophists in India lived in ...
GYMNOSOPHY
GYM'NOSOPHY, noun The doctrines of the Gymnosophists.
GYMNOSPERM
GYMNOSPERM, noun [Gr. naked, and seed.] In botany, a plant that bears naked seeds.
GYMNOSPERMOUS
GYMNOSPERM'OUS, adjective Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other vessel.
GYN
GYN, verb transitive To begin.
GYNANDER
GYNAN'DER, noun [Gr. a female, and a male.] In botany, a plant whose stamens are inserted in the pistil.
GYNANDRIAN
GYNAN'DRIAN, adjective Having stamens inserted in the pistil.
GYNARCHY
GYN'ARCHY, noun [Gr. a woman, and rule.] Government by a female.
GYPSEOUS
GYP'SEOUS, adjective [See Gypsum.] Of the nature of gypsum; partaking of the qualities of gypsum.
GYPSEY
GYP'SEYGYP'SUM, noun Plaster stone; sulphate of lime; a mineral not infrequently found in crystals, often in amorphous masses. There are several subspecies and varieties; as the...
GYPSY
GYP'SY, noun [See Gipsey.]
GYRAL
GY'RAL, adjective [See Gyre.] Whirling; moving in a circular form.
GYRATION
GYRA'TION, noun [Latin gyratio. See Gyre.] A turning or whirling round; a circular motion.GYRE, noun [Latin gyrus.] A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a ...
GYRED
GY'RED, adjective Falling in rings.