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Groupthinknoundecision making by a group, especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibilityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Groupwarenounsoftware that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in spaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grouse WhortleberrynounMWEshrub of northwestern North America bearing red berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grouseberrynounshrub of northwestern North America bearing red berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grovenoungarden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grovelernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respectverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grovellernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respectverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growernounsomeone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growing PainsnounMWEpain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growing SeasonnounMWEthe season during which a crop grows bestverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growlernouna small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shippingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growlingnouna gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Growthnouna process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more importantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growth FactornounMWEa protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growth HormonenounMWEa hormone produced by the anterior pituitary glandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growth Hormone-Releasing FactornounMWEa releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growth IndustrynounMWEan industry that is growing rapidlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growth RatenounMWEthe rate of increase in size per unit timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growth RegulatornounMWE(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormoneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growth RingnounMWEan annual formation of wood in plants as they growverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growth StocknounMWEstock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue toverifiedMay 18, 2026
Growth-Onset DiabetesnounMWEsevere diabetes mellitus with an early onsetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Groynenouna protective structure of stone or concreteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grub StreetnounMWEthe world of literary hacksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grubbinessnounthe state of being grimyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gruelnouna thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Gruesomenessnounthe quality of being ghastlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gruffnessnounan abrupt discourteous mannerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grugrunountropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grugru NutnounMWEnut of Brazilian or West Indian palmsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grugru PalmnounMWEtropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grumblernouna person given to excessive complaints and crying and whiningverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grumenouna semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cellsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grummetnounfastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or linesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grumpnouna bad-tempered personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grumpinessnouna fussy and eccentric dispositionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grundyismnounexcessive or affected modestyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grungenounthe state of being covered with unclean thingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grunternouna person who gruntsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gryphonnounwinged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guacamolenouna dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasoningsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guacharonounnocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guadalupe Fur SealnounMWEa fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southwardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guaiacnounhard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus GuaiacumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guaiac WoodnounMWEheartwood of a palo santoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guaiacumnounhard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus GuaiacumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guaiacum WoodnounMWEheartwood of a palo santoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guamanountropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guannounany of several large turkey-like game birds of the family CracidaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guanabananounlarge spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard applesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guanabenznounantihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous systemverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guanaconounwild llamaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guaninenouna purine base found in DNA and RNAverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guanonounthe excrement of sea birdsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guano BatnounMWEthe common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety furverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guanosinenouna nucleoside component of DNAverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guarnoundrought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing materialverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guar GumnounMWEa gum from seeds of the guar plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guaraninounthe basic unit of money in ParaguayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guarantornounone who provides a warrant or guarantee to anotherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guarantynouna collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaultsverifiedMay 18, 2026
GuardnounA mechanism limiting the exchange of information between information systems or subsystems.ControlMay 9, 2026
Guard BoatnounMWEa boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warshipsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guard DognounMWEa dog trained to guard propertyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guard DutynounMWEthe duty of serving as a sentryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guard HairnounMWEcoarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guard of HonornounMWEan escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeralverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guard ShipnounMWEa warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadronverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guard's VannounMWEthe car on a train that is occupied by the guardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guardhousenouna military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detainedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guardiannouna person who cares for persons or propertyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guardian AngelnounMWEan angel believed to have special affection for a particular individualverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guardian SpiritnounMWEan angel believed to have special affection for a particular individualverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guardianshipnounattention and management implying responsibility for safetyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guardrailnouna railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safetyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guardroomnouna cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confinedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guardsmannouna soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'verifiedMay 18, 2026
Guavanounsmall tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guayulenounmuch-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern MexicoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gubbinsnounsomething unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not knownverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gucknounany thick, viscous matterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gudgeonnounsmall spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a suckerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gudgeon PinnounMWEpin joining a piston to a connecting rodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guelder RosenounMWEdeciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guenonnounsmall slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the faceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guenon MonkeynounMWEsmall slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the faceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guerdonnouna reward or paymentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guerezanouna colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gueridonnouna small round tableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guerillanouna member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guerilla ForcenounMWEan irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guernsey ElmnounMWEa variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guerrillanouna member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guerrilla ForcenounMWEan irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guerrilla TheaternounMWEdramatization of a social issueverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guessernouna person who guessesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guessingnounan estimate based on little or no informationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guessing EntropynounMWEA measure of the difficulty that an Attacker has to guess the average password used in a system. In this document, entropy is stated in bits. When a password has n-bits of guessing entropy then an attacker has as much difficulty guessing the average password as in guessing an n-bit random quantity. The attacker is assumed to know the actual password frequency distribution.MetricMay 12, 2026
Guessing GamenounMWEa game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Guessworknounan estimate based on little or no informationverifiedMay 18, 2026