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Ganoinnounshiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scalesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ganoinenounshiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scalesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gantletnouna form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victimverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gantrynouna framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gaolbirdnouna criminal who has been jailed repeatedlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gaolbreaknounan escape from jailverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gaolernounsomeone who guards prisonersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gap analysisnounMWEA comparison that identifies the difference between actual and desired outcomes.ProcessMay 12, 2026
Gapped ScalenounMWEa musical scale with fewer than seven notesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garnounprimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teethverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garage SalenounMWEan outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premisesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garageman's LiennounMWEthe extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobilesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garambullanounarborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garambulla CactusnounMWEarborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbagenounfood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage CannounMWEa bin that holds rubbish until it is collectedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage CarternounMWEsomeone employed to collect and dispose of refuseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage CollectionnounMWEthe collection and removal of garbageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage CollectornounMWEsomeone employed to collect and dispose of refuseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage DisposalnounMWEa kitchen appliance for disposing of garbageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage DumpnounMWEa piece of land where waste materials are dumpedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage HaulernounMWEsomeone employed to collect and dispose of refuseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage HeapnounMWEan accumulation of refuse and discarded matterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage MannounMWEsomeone employed to collect and dispose of refuseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage PickupnounMWEthe collection and removal of garbageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbage TrucknounMWEa truck for collecting domestic refuseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbanzonounlarge white roundish Asiatic legumeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garboardnounthe first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden shipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garboard PlanknounMWEthe first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden shipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garboard StrakenounMWEthe first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden shipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garboilnouna state of commotion and noise and confusionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garbologynounthe study of a society by analyzing its garbageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden AngelicanounMWEa biennial cultivated herbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden BalmnounMWEbushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden CartnounMWEa cart for carrying small loadsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden CentipedenounMWEminute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse cropsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden ChairnounMWEchair left outside for use on a lawn or in a gardenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden CressnounMWEcress cultivated for salads and garnishesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden CurrentnounMWEcultivated European current bearing small edible red berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden EggnounMWEhairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden Forget-Me-NotnounMWEsmall biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden HeliotropenounMWEtall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden HosenounMWEa hose used for watering a lawn or gardenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden HuckleberrynounMWEimproved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden LettucenounMWEannual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in saladsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden LoosestrifenounMWEfrequently considered a weedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden NasturtiumnounMWEstrong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden OrachenounMWEAsiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden PartynounMWEa party of people assembled for social interaction out of doorsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden PeanounMWEthe flattened to cylindric inflated multi-seeded fruit of the common pea plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden Pea PlantnounMWEplant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than driedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden Pepper CressnounMWEannual herb used as salad green and garnishverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden PinknounMWEany of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden PlantnounMWEany of a variety of plants usually grown especially in a flower or herb gardenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden RakenounMWEa rake used by gardenersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden RhubarbnounMWElong cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden RocketnounMWEerect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tenderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden RollernounMWEheavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawnsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden SnailnounMWEany of several inedible snails of the genus HelixverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden SorrelnounMWEEuropean sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greensverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden SpadenounMWEa spade used by gardenersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden SpidernounMWEa spider common in European gardensverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden StrawberrynounMWEwidely cultivatedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden SymphilidnounMWEminute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse cropsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden ToolnounMWEused for working in gardens or yardsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden TrowelnounMWEa trowel used by gardenersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden TrucknounMWEfresh fruits and vegetable grown for the marketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden VioletnounMWEEuropean violet typically having purple to white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garden WebwormnounMWEa variety of webwormverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gardenernounsomeone employed to work in a gardenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gardener's DelightnounMWEan old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gardener's GartersnounMWEperennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gardenianounany of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gardeningnounthe cultivation of plantsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garfishnounprimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teethverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garganeynounsmall Eurasian tealverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gargetnountall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gargoylenouna spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gargoylismnounhereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolismverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garinouncassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stemsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garibaldinouna loose high-necked blouse with long sleevesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garishnessnounstrident color or excessive ornamentationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garland CrabnounMWEmedium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garland FlowernounMWEwidely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garlicnounbulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalizedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garlic BreadnounMWEFrench or Italian bread sliced and spread with garlic butter then crisped in the ovenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garlic ButternounMWEbutter seasoned with mashed garlicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garlic ChivenounMWElarge flat leaves used as chive is usedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garlic ClovenounMWEone of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garlic MustardnounMWEEuropean herb that smells like garlicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garlic PressnounMWEa press for extracting juice from garlicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garlic SaltnounMWEground dried garlic and saltverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garlic SaucenounMWEgarlic mayonnaiseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garment BagnounMWEa suitcase that unfolds to be hung upverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garment CutternounMWEsomeone who cuts cloth etc. to measure in making garmentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garment IndustrynounMWEmakers and sellers of fashionable clothingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garment-Workernouna person who makes garmentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garmentmakernouna person who makes garmentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garnetnounany of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasiveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Garnet LacnounMWElac refined by treating with solventverifiedMay 18, 2026