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glottis
  • n  the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
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glottochronology
  • n  the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
    he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages
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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
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gloucestershire
  • n  a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
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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
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glove anesthesia
  • n  a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist
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glove doll
  • n  a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
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glove puppet
  • n  a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
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glow
  • n  an alert and refreshed state
  • n  light from nonthermal sources
  • n  the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
  • n  a feeling of considerable warmth
    the glow of new love
    a glow of regret
  • n  a steady even light without flames
  • n  the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
  • n  an appearance of reflected light
  • v  emit a steady even light without flames
    The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden
  • v  have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
    Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna
  • v  shine intensely, as if with heat
    The coals were glowing in the dark
  • v  be exuberant or high-spirited
    Make the people's hearts glow
  • v  experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
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glow lamp
  • n  a gas-discharge tube with a hot cathode; used in stroboscopes
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