gunwale
- n wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
guomindang
- n the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan
guppy
- n small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
gur
- n a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana
gurgle
- n the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
- v flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
- v make sounds similar to gurgling water
The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it - v drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
- v utter with a gurgling sound
`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled
gurkha
- n a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat
- n a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal
gurnard
- n bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
guru
- n a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
- n each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion
- n a recognized leader in some field or of some movement
a guru of genomics
guru nanak
- n Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of God (1469-1538)
gutta-percha
- n a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables
gush
- n a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
there was a little gush of blood - n an unrestrained expression of emotion
- v gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
water gushed forth - v praise enthusiastically
- v issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
gusher
- n an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary
gusset
- n a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
- n a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
- n a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment