gowen cypress
- n small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress
gown
- n a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
- n the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located
the relations between town and gown are always sensitive - n lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
- n protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
- n outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
- v dress in a gown
goya
- n Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)
goya y lucientes
- n Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)
gp bomb
- n a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect
gpa
- n a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
gpo
- n an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
gps
- n a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
graafian follicle
- n a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg