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   geodesic
         adj 1: of or relating to or determined by geodesy [syn:
                  {geodetic}, {geodesic}, {geodesical}]
         n 1: (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a
               mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a
               plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere) [syn:
               {geodesic}, {geodesic line}]

English Dictionary: Gottgegebener by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
geodesic dome
n
  1. a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
geodesic line
n
  1. (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)
    Synonym(s): geodesic, geodesic line
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
geodesical
adj
  1. of or relating to or determined by geodesy [syn: geodetic, geodesic, geodesical]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goat cheese
n
  1. made from goats' milk
    Synonym(s): goat cheese, chevre
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goatsucker
n
  1. mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
    Synonym(s): goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
God's acre
n
  1. the yard associated with a church [syn: churchyard, God's acre]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
God's Wisdom
n
  1. the omniscience of a divine being
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gouda cheese
n
  1. mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls [syn: Gouda, Gouda cheese]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geodesic \Ge`o*des"ic\ (j[emac]`[osl]*d[ecr]s"[icr]k),
   Geodesical \Ge`o*des"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [Cf. F.
      g[82]od[82]sique.] (Math.)
      Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geodesic \Ge`o*des"ic\, n.
      A geodetic line or curve.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geodesic \Ge`o*des"ic\ (j[emac]`[osl]*d[ecr]s"[icr]k),
   Geodesical \Ge`o*des"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [Cf. F.
      g[82]od[82]sique.] (Math.)
      Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geodesist \Ge*od"e*sist\, n.
      One versed in geodesy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Sack bearer} (Zo[94]l.). See {Basket worm}, under {Basket}.
           
  
      {Sack tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree ({Antiaris
            saccidora}) which is cut into lengths, and made into sacks
            by turning the bark inside out, and leaving a slice of the
            wood for a bottom.
  
      {To give the sack to} [or] {get the sack}, to discharge, or
            be discharged, from employment; to jilt, or be jilted.
            [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goatsucker \Goat"suck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to
      {Caprimulgus} and allied genera, esp. the European species
      ({Caprimulgus Europ[91]us}); -- so called from the mistaken
      notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also
      {goat-milker}, {goat owl}, {goat chaffer}, {fern owl}, {night
      hawk}, {nightjar}, {night churr}, {churr-owl}, {gnat hawk},
      and {dorhawk}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acre \A"cre\, n. [OE. aker, AS. [91]cer; akin to OS. accar, OHG.
      achar, Ger. acker, Icel. akr, Sw. [86]ker, Dan. ager, Goth.
      akrs, L. ager, Gr. [?], Skr. ajra. [fb]2, 206.]
      1. Any field of arable or pasture land. [Obs.]
  
      2. A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840
            square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English
            statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The
            Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish
            1.62 of the English.
  
      Note: The acre was limited to its present definite quantity
               by statutes of Edward I., Edward III., and Henry VIII.
  
      {Broad acres}, many acres, much landed estate. [Rhetorical]
           
  
      {God's acre}, God's field; the churchyard.
  
                     I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls The
                     burial ground, God's acre.                  --Longfellow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   God \God\ (g[ocr]d), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG.
      got, G. gott, Icel. gu[edh], go[edh], Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth.
      gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr.
      h[umac], p. p. h[umac]ta, to call upon, invoke, implore.
      [root]30. Cf. {Goodbye}, {Gospel}, {Gossip}.]
      1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and
            to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity;
            a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
  
                     He maketh a god, and worshipeth it.   --Is. xliv.
                                                                              15.
  
                     The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down To
                     bestial gods.                                    --Milton.
  
      2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the
            Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
  
                     God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must
                     worship him in spirit and in truth.   --John iv. 24.
  
      3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good;
            an object of supreme regard.
  
                     Whose god is their belly.                  --Phil. iii.
                                                                              19.
  
      4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic
            power. [R.] --Shak.
  
      {Act of God}. (Law) See under {Act}.
  
      {Gallery gods}, the occupants of the highest and cheapest
            gallery of a theater. [Colloq.]
  
      {God's acre}, {God's field}, a burial place; a churchyard.
            See under {Acre}.
  
      {God's house}.
            (a) An almshouse. [Obs.]
            (b) A church.
  
      {God's penny}, earnest penny. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {God's Sunday}, Easter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   God \God\ (g[ocr]d), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG.
      got, G. gott, Icel. gu[edh], go[edh], Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth.
      gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr.
      h[umac], p. p. h[umac]ta, to call upon, invoke, implore.
      [root]30. Cf. {Goodbye}, {Gospel}, {Gossip}.]
      1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and
            to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity;
            a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
  
                     He maketh a god, and worshipeth it.   --Is. xliv.
                                                                              15.
  
                     The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down To
                     bestial gods.                                    --Milton.
  
      2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the
            Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
  
                     God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must
                     worship him in spirit and in truth.   --John iv. 24.
  
      3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good;
            an object of supreme regard.
  
                     Whose god is their belly.                  --Phil. iii.
                                                                              19.
  
      4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic
            power. [R.] --Shak.
  
      {Act of God}. (Law) See under {Act}.
  
      {Gallery gods}, the occupants of the highest and cheapest
            gallery of a theater. [Colloq.]
  
      {God's acre}, {God's field}, a burial place; a churchyard.
            See under {Acre}.
  
      {God's house}.
            (a) An almshouse. [Obs.]
            (b) A church.
  
      {God's penny}, earnest penny. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {God's Sunday}, Easter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Good \Good\, n.
      1. That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes
            success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit,
            excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.
  
                     There be many that say, Who will show us any good ?
                                                                              --Ps. iv. 6.
  
      2. Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity;
            advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.
  
                     The good of the whole community can be promoted only
                     by advancing the good of each of the members
                     composing it.                                    --Jay.
  
      3. pl. Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the
            singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive
            name for almost all personal property as distinguished
            from land or real property. --Wharton.
  
                     He hath made us spend much good.         --Chaucer.
  
                     Thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice,
                     confiscate Unto the state of Venice.   --Shak.
  
      {Dress goods}, {Dry goods}, etc. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Goods engine}, a freight locomotive. [Eng.]
  
      {Goods train}, a freight train. [Eng.]
  
      {Goods wagon}, a freight car [Eng.] See the Note under {Car},
            n., 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gothicism \Goth"i*cism\, n.
      1. A Gothic idiom.
  
      2. Conformity to the Gothic style of architecture.
  
      3. Rudeness of manners; barbarousness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gothicize \Goth"i*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gothicized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Gothicizing}.]
      To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gothicize \Goth"i*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gothicized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Gothicizing}.]
      To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gothicize \Goth"i*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gothicized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Gothicizing}.]
      To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.
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