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
glove anesthesia
- n a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist
glove doll
- n a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
glove puppet
- n a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
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
glow lamp
- n a gas-discharge tube with a hot cathode; used in stroboscopes
glow tube
- n a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas; the color of the glow depends on the particular gas
glower
- n an angry stare
- v look at with a fixed gaze
- v look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
glowworm
- n the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
gloxinia
- n any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers