gas bomb
         n 1: a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when
               the bomb explodes [syn: {chemical bomb}, {gas bomb}]

English Dictionary: Gossypium thurberi	by the DICT Development Group
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gas oven n a cremation chamber fueled by gas a domestic oven fueled by gas
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gas pump n a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks Synonym(s): gas pump, gasoline pump, petrol pump, island dispenser
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gauze bandage n (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings Synonym(s): gauze, gauze bandage
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Giuseppe Mazzini n Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872) Synonym(s): Mazzini, Giuseppe Mazzini
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Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto n pope who condemned religious modernism; he was canonized in 1954 because of his interest in the poor (1835-1914) Synonym(s): Pius X, Giuseppe Sarto, Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
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goose bump n reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation Synonym(s): pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
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goose pimple n reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation Synonym(s): pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
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goosebump n reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation Synonym(s): pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
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gossiping n a conversation that spreads personal information about other people Synonym(s): gossiping, gossipmongering
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gossipmonger n a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others Synonym(s): gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger
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gossipmongering n a conversation that spreads personal information about other people Synonym(s): gossiping, gossipmongering
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Gossypium n herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton [syn: Gossypium, genus Gossypium]
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Gossypium arboreum n East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms Synonym(s): tree cotton, Gossypium arboreum
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Gossypium barbadense n small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers Synonym(s): sea island cotton, tree cotton, Gossypium barbadense
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Gossypium herbaceum n Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons Synonym(s): Levant cotton, Gossypium herbaceum
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Gossypium hirsutum n native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton Synonym(s): upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum
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Gossypium peruvianum n cotton with long rough hairy fibers [syn: {Peruvian cotton}, Gossypium peruvianum]
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Gossypium thurberi n shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: wild cotton, Arizona wild cotton, Gossypium thurberi]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gasify \Gas"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gasified}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Gasifying}.] [Gas + -fy.]       To convert into gas, or an a[89]riform fluid, as by the       application of heat, or by chemical processes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gasp \Gasp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Gasping}.] [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa       to yawn; akin to Sw. g[84]spa, Dan. gispe to gasp.]       1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in             laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire             convulsively; to pant violently.                         She gasps and struggles hard for life. --Lloyd.          2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.                         Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.                                                                               --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]       1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to             determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.                         This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and                      groove to equal breadth by.               --Moxon.                         There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds.                                                                               --I. Taylor.          2. Measure; dimensions; estimate.                         The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and                      contempt.                                          --Burke.          3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or             regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or             template; as, a button maker's gauge.          4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the             state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical             elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some             particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.          5. (Naut.)             (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with                   reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather                   gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and                   the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.             (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.                   --Totten.          6. The distance between the rails of a railway.          Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is                four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad,                gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England,                seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard                gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called                narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six                inches.          7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with             common plaster to accelerate its setting.          8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which             is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of             such shingles, slates, or tiles.          {Gauge of a carriage}, {car}, etc., the distance between the             wheels; -- ordinarily called the {track}.          {Gauge cock}, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining             the height of the water level in a steam boiler.          {Gauge concussion} (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel             flange striking the edge of the rail.          {Gauge glass}, a glass tube for a water gauge.          {Gauge lathe}, an automatic lathe for turning a round object             having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round,             to a templet or gauge.          {Gauge point}, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is             one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given             measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.          {Gauge rod}, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of             barrels, casks, etc.          {Gauge saw}, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of             cut. --Knight.          {Gauge stuff}, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making             cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.          {Gauge wheel}, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to             determine the depth of the furrow.          {Joiner's gauge}, an instrument used to strike a line             parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.          {Printer's gauge}, an instrument to regulate the length of             the page.          {Rain gauge}, an instrument for measuring the quantity of             rain at any given place.          {Salt gauge}, or {Brine gauge}, an instrument or contrivance             for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its             specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.          {Sea gauge}, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.                      {Siphon gauge}, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with             mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the             degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air             pump or other vacuum; a manometer.          {Sliding gauge}. (Mach.)             (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted                   dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use,                   as screws, railway-car axles, etc.             (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges,                   and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the                   working gauges.             (c) (Railroads) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 5.          {Star gauge} (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the             diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its             length.          {Steam gauge}, an instrument for measuring the pressure of             steam, as in a boiler.          {Tide gauge}, an instrument for determining the height of the             tides.          {Vacuum gauge}, a species of barometer for determining the             relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a             steam engine and the air.          {Water gauge}.             (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water                   surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or                   glass.             (b) The height of the water in the boiler.          {Wind gauge}, an instrument for measuring the force of the             wind on any given surface; an anemometer.          {Wire gauge}, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or             the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size.             See under {Wire}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gossiped}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Gossiping}.]       1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak.          3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc[?]p,       sce[a0]p; akin to OFries. sk[?]p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf,       OHG. sc[be]f, Skr. ch[be]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the             genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both             hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.          Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size,                in the length and texture of its wool, the form and                size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was                domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct                breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated                for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their                long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep,                remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which                often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in                which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which                always has four horns.          2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth.          3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government             and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.          {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Bighorn}.          {Maned sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aoudad}.          {Sheep bot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See             {Estrus}.          {Sheep dog} (Zo[94]l.), a shepherd dog, or collie.          {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia             angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs.                      {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Ac[91]na ovina})             related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed             spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep.          {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range             and graze.          {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum             Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the             conspicuous pappus of the achenes.          {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana})             having much the appearance of scabious.          {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep,             characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon             the skin.          {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}.          {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends             of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as             often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so             called because used to cut off the wool of sheep.          {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex             Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly             soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel.                      {Sheep's-wool} (Zo[94]l.), the highest grade of Florida             commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety             {gossypina}).          {Sheep tick} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless parasitic insect             ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes             its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the             blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and             {sheep louse}.          {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run.          {Wild sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and             {O[94]rial}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sponge \Sponge\, n. [OF. esponge, F. [82]ponge, L. spongia, Gr.       [?], [?]. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also       {spunge}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[91], or             Porifera. See Illust. and Note under {Spongi[91]}.          2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny             Spongi[91] (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially             the varieties of the genus {Spongia}. The most valuable             sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea,             and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.          3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and             indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.          4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically:             (a) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and                   after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the                   agency of the yeast or leaven.             (b) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.             (c) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.          5. (Gun.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a             discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with             sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped             nap, and having a handle, or staff.          6. (Far.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering             to the heel.          {Bath sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse             commercial sponges, especially {Spongia equina}.          {Cup sponge}, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form.                      {Glass sponge}. See {Glass-sponge}, in the Vocabulary.          {Glove sponge}, a variety of commercial sponge ({Spongia             officinalis}, variety {tubulufera}), having very fine             fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies.          {Grass sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse             commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted,             as {Spongia graminea}, and {S. equina}, variety             {cerebriformis}, of Florida and the West Indies.          {Horse sponge}, a coarse commercial sponge, especially             {Spongia equina}.          {Platinum sponge}. (Chem.) See under {Platinum}.          {Pyrotechnical sponge}, a substance made of mushrooms or             fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then             put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again             dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder,             brought from Germany.          {Sheep's-wool sponge}, a fine and durable commercial sponge             ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}) found in Florida             and the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger             and smaller tufts, having the oscula between them.          {Sponge cake}, a kind of sweet cake which is light and             spongy.          {Sponge lead}, [or] {Spongy lead} (Chem.), metallic lead             brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by             compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary             batteries and otherwise.          {Sponge tree} (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree ({Acacia             Farnesiana}), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are             used in perfumery.          {Toilet sponge}, a very fine and superior variety of             Mediterranean sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety             {Mediterranea}); -- called also {turkish sponge}.          {To set a sponge} (Cookery), to leaven a small mass of flour,             to be used in leavening a larger quantity.          {To throw up the sponge}, to give up a contest; to             acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring,             the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds             throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat. [Cant             or Slang] [bd]He was too brave a man to throw up the             sponge to fate.[b8] --Lowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nankeen \Nan*keen"\, n. [So called from its being originally       manufactured at Nankin, in China.] [Written also {nankin}.]       1. A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought             from China, made of a species of cotton ({Gossypium             religiosum}) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color             quite indestructible and permanent.          2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.          3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton.          {Nankeen bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian night heron             ({Nycticorax Caledonicus}); -- called also {quaker}.