gopherus agassizii
- n burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
gopherus polypemus
- n burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
gopherwood
- n small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye
goral
- n small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains
gorbachev
- n Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931)
gordian knot
- n any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms
- n an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia
gordie howe
- n Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)
gordimer
- n South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923)
gordius
- n legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot
gordon howe
- n Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)
gore
- n Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
- n coagulated blood from a wound
- n a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
- n the shedding of blood resulting in murder
- v wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
- v cut into gores
gore a skirt