glossy snake
- n nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales
glottal catch
- n a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
glottal plosive
- n a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
glottal stop
- n a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
glottis
- n the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
glottochronology
- n the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages
gloucester
- n a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
- n a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
gloucestershire
- n a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
glove
- n the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
- n handwear: covers the hand and wrist
- n boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing