hairy vetch
- n European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
gypsophila paniculata
- n tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
gypsum
- n a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)
gypsum board
- n wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls
gypsy
- n a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
- n a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
- n the Indic language of the Gypsies
gypsy cab
- n a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls
gypsy dancing
- n a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet
gypsy moth
- n European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees
gypsy rose lee
- n United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
gypsyweed
- n common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes
gyration
- n a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
- n the act of rotating in a circle or spiral