gametocyte
         n 1: an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a
               gamete by meiosis

English Dictionary: genetic endowment	by the DICT Development Group
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gametoecium n gametangia and surrounding bracts
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gametogenesis n the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis
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genetic adj occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" Synonym(s): familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic combinations"; "genetic code" Synonym(s): genic, genetic, genetical pertaining to or referring to origin; "genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work" of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research" Synonym(s): genetic, genetical
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genetic abnormality n a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition]
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genetic code n the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells
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genetic constitution n the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism Synonym(s): genotype, genetic constitution
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genetic counseling n guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children
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genetic defect n a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition]
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genetic disease n a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition]
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genetic disorder n a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition]
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genetic endowment n the total of inherited attributes [syn: heredity, genetic endowment]
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genetic engineering n the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism Synonym(s): genetic engineering, gene-splicing, recombinant DNA technology
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genetic fingerprint n biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases Synonym(s): DNA fingerprint, genetic fingerprint
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genetic fingerprinting n the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification Synonym(s): genetic profiling, genetic fingerprinting
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genetic map n graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome
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genetic marker n a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies
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genetic mutation n (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism Synonym(s): mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation
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genetic profiling n the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification Synonym(s): genetic profiling, genetic fingerprinting
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genetic psychology n the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children Synonym(s): developmental psychology, genetic psychology, child psychology
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genetic science n the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms Synonym(s): genetics, genetic science
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genetic screening n analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease; "genetic screening of infants for phenylketonuria"
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genetical adj of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic combinations"; "genetic code" Synonym(s): genic, genetic, genetical of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research" Synonym(s): genetic, genetical
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genetically adv by genetic mechanisms; "genetically passed down talents"
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geneticism n the belief that all human characteristics are determined genetically
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geneticist n a biologist who specializes in genetics
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genetics n the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms Synonym(s): genetics, genetic science
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Genetta genetta n agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail Synonym(s): genet, Genetta genetta
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giant cane n tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets Synonym(s): giant cane, cane reed, Arundinaria gigantea
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giant chinkapin n small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts Synonym(s): giant chinkapin, golden chinkapin, Chrysolepis chrysophylla, Castanea chrysophylla, Castanopsis chrysophylla
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giant clam n a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds Synonym(s): giant clam, Tridacna gigas
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giant cockroach n large tropical American cockroaches
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giant conch n a large variety of conch [syn: giant conch, {Strombus gigas}]
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giant coreopsis n large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of large yellow flower heads; coastal southern California Synonym(s): giant coreopsis, Coreopsis gigantea
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giant crab n very large deep-water Japanese crab [syn: giant crab, Macrocheira kaempferi]
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giant garlic n European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand leek}, giant garlic, Spanish garlic, rocambole, Allium scorodoprasum]
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giant granadilla n tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit Synonym(s): granadilla, giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis
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giant hyssop n any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache
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giant kangaroo n very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas Synonym(s): giant kangaroo, great grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
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giant salamander n large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia Synonym(s): giant salamander, Megalobatrachus maximus
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giant scallop n a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America Synonym(s): sea scallop, giant scallop, Pecten magellanicus
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giant schnauzer n a large schnauzer
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giant scrambling fern n large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China Synonym(s): giant scrambling fern, Diplopterygium longissimum
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giant seaperch n a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats Synonym(s): barramundi, giant perch, giant seaperch, Asian seabass, white seabass, Lates calcarifer
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giant sequoia n extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism Synonym(s): giant sequoia, big tree, Sierra redwood, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia
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giant silkworm n larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon Synonym(s): silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkworm
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giant silkworm moth n any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae [syn: {giant silkworm moth}, silkworm moth]
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giant squid n largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long) Synonym(s): architeuthis, giant squid
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giant star n a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) Synonym(s): giant star, giant
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giant star grass n perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay Synonym(s): giant star grass, Cynodon plectostachyum
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giant stock bean n annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage Synonym(s): jack bean, wonder bean, giant stock bean, Canavalia ensiformis
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giant sunflower n very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots Synonym(s): giant sunflower, tall sunflower, Indian potato, Helianthus giganteus
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giantess n a female giant
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giantism n excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland Synonym(s): giantism, gigantism, overgrowth excessive largeness of stature Synonym(s): gigantism, giantism
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gnatcatcher n very small North American and South American warblers
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Gnathostomata n comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws [syn: Gnathostomata, superclass Gnathostomata]
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gnathostome n a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws
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Gnetaceae n plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum Synonym(s): Gnetaceae, family Gnetaceae
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gun deck n formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end
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gun dog n a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns Synonym(s): sporting dog, gun dog
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Twist \Twist\, n.       1. The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a             convolution; a bending.                         Not the least turn or twist in the fibers of any one                      animal which does not render them more proper for                      that particular animal's way of life than any other                      cast or texture.                                 --Addison.          2. The form given in twisting.                         [He] shrunk at first sight of it; he found fault                      with the length, the thickness, and the twist.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.          3. That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting             parts. Specifically:             (a) A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by                   winding strands or separate things round each other.             (b) A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by                   tailors, saddlers, and the like.             (c) A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.             (d) A roll of twisted dough, baked.             (e) A little twisted roll of tobacco.             (f) (Weaving) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually                   more tightly twisted than the filling.             (g) (Firearms) A material for gun barrels, consisting of                   iron and steel twisted and welded together; as,                   Damascus twist.             (h) (Firearms & Ord.) The spiral course of the rifling of                   a gun barrel or a cannon.             (i) A beverage made of brandy and gin. [Slang]          4. [OE.; -- so called as being a two-forked branch. See             {Twist}, v. t.] A twig. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Fairfax.          {Gain twist}, [or] {Gaining twist} (Firearms), twist of which             the pitch is less, and the inclination greater, at the             muzzle than at the breech.          {Twist drill}, a drill the body of which is twisted like that             of an auger. See Illust. of {Drill}.          {Uniform twist} (Firearms), a twist of which the spiral             course has an equal pitch throughout.
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Scale \Scale\, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin       to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell,       Dan. ski[91]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale,       shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps       rather fr. OF. escale, escaile, F. [82]caille scale of a       fish, and [82]cale shell of beans, pease, eggs, nuts, of       German origin, and akin to Goth. skalja, G. schale. See       {Shale}.]       1. (Anat.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny             pieces which form the covering of many fishes and             reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part             of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See {Cycloid},             {Ctenoid}, and {Ganoid}.                         Fish that, with their fins and shining scales, Glide                      under the green wave.                        --Milton.          2. Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material,             resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a             scale of iron, of bone, etc.          3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the small scalelike structures covering             parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of             Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of             certain annelids. See {Lepidoptera}.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A scale insect. (See below.)          5. (Bot.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf,             resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in             arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and             the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems             of ferns.          6. The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a             pocketknife. See Illust. of {Pocketknife}.          7. An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which             water is heated, as a steam boiler.          8. (Metal.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron             forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide,             {Fe3O4}. Also, a similar coating upon other metals.          {Covering scale} (Zo[94]l.), a hydrophyllium.          {Ganoid scale}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ganoid}.          {Scale armor} (Mil.), armor made of small metallic scales             overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth.          {Scale beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the tiger beetle.          {Scale carp} (Zo[94]l.), a carp having normal scales.          {Scale insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             small hemipterous insects belonging to the family             {Coccid[91]}, in which the females, when adult, become             more or less scalelike in form. They are found upon the             leaves and twigs of various trees and shrubs, and often do             great damage to fruit trees. See {Orange scale},under             {Orange}.          {Scale moss} (Bot.), any leafy-stemmed moss of the order             {Hepatic[91]}; -- so called from the small imbricated             scalelike leaves of most of the species. See {Hepatica},             2, and {Jungermannia}.
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Ganoid \Ga"noid\, a. [Gr. [?] brightness + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. -- n. One of the Ganoidei.          {Ganoid scale} (Zo[94]l.), one kind of scales of the ganoid             fishes, composed of an inner layer of bone, and an outer             layer of shining enamel. They are often so arranged as to             form a coat of mail.
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Geanticlinal \Ge`an*ti*cli"nal\, n. [Gr. [?] the earth + E.       anticlinal.] (Geol.)       An upward bend or flexure of a considerable portion of the       earth's crust, resulting in the formation of a class of       mountain elevations called anticlinoria; -- opposed to       geosynclinal.
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Genetic \Ge*net"ic\, a.       Same as {Genetical}.
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Genetical \Ge*net"ic*al\, a. [See {Genesis}.]       Pertaining to, concerned with, or determined by, the genesis       of anything, or its natural mode of production or       development.                   This historical, genetical method of viewing prior                systems of philosophy.                           --Hare.
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Genetically \Ge*net"ic*al*ly\, adv.       In a genetical manner.
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Genitocrural \Gen`i*to*cru"ral\, a. [Genital + crural.] (Anat.)       Pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh; -- applied       especially to one of the lumbar nerves.
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d8Gens \[d8]Gens\ (j[ecr]nz), n.; pl. {Gentes}       (j[ecr]n"t[emac]z). [L. See {Gentle}, a.] (Rom. Hist.)       1. A clan or family connection, embracing several families of             the same stock, who had a common name and certain common             religious rites; a subdivision of the Roman curia or             tribe.          2. (Ethnol.) A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American             aborigines. It includes those who have a common descent,             and bear the same totem.
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Gentisin \Gen"ti*sin\, n. (Chem.)       A tasteless, yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from the       gentian; -- called also {gentianin}.
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Gentoo \Gen*too"\ (j[ecr]n*t[oomac]"), n.; pl. {Gentoos}       (-t[oomac]z").       A penguin ({Pygosceles t[91]niata}). [Falkland Is.]
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Gentoo \Gen*too"\, n.; pl. {Gentoos}. [Pg. gentio gentile,       heathen. See {Gentile}.]       A native of Hindostan; a Hindoo. [Archaic]
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Giant \Gi"ant\, a.       Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,       giant brothers; a giant son.          {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}.          {Giant clam} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus             {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500             pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to             contain holy water.          {Giant heron} (Zo[94]l.), a very large African heron             ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known.          {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found             in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}.          {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}.          {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}),             edible when young, and when dried used for stanching             wounds.          {Giant salamander} (Zo[94]l.), a very large aquatic             salamander ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It             is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.                      {Giant squid} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of very             large squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied             genera. Some are over forty feet long.
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Giant \Gi"ant\, a.       Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,       giant brothers; a giant son.          {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}.          {Giant clam} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus             {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500             pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to             contain holy water.          {Giant heron} (Zo[94]l.), a very large African heron             ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known.          {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found             in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}.          {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}.          {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}),             edible when young, and when dried used for stanching             wounds.          {Giant salamander} (Zo[94]l.), a very large aquatic             salamander ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It             is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.                      {Giant squid} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of very             large squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied             genera. Some are over forty feet long.
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Giant \Gi"ant\, a.       Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,       giant brothers; a giant son.          {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}.          {Giant clam} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus             {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500             pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to             contain holy water.          {Giant heron} (Zo[94]l.), a very large African heron             ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known.          {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found             in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}.          {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}.          {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}),             edible when young, and when dried used for stanching             wounds.          {Giant salamander} (Zo[94]l.), a very large aquatic             salamander ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It             is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.                      {Giant squid} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of very             large squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied             genera. Some are over forty feet long.
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{Laughing goose} (Zo[94]l.), the European white-fronted             goose.          {Laughing gull}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A common European gull ({Xema ridibundus}); -- called             also {pewit}, {black cap}, {red-legged gull}, and {sea             crow}.       (b) An American gull ({Larus atricilla}). In summer the head             is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer             primaries black.          {Laughing hyena} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena. See {Hyena}.                      {Laughing jackass} (Zo[94]l.), the great brown kingfisher             ({Dacelo gigas}), of Australia; -- called also {giant             kingfisher}, and {gogobera}.          {Laughing owl} (Zo[94]l.), a peculiar owl ({Sceloglaux             albifacies}) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of             extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
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Salamander \Sal"a*man`der\, n. [F. salamandre, L. salamandra,       Gr. [?]; cf. Per. samander, samandel.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Urodela,             belonging to {Salamandra}, {Amblystoma}, {Plethodon}, and             various allied genera, especially those that are more or             less terrestrial in their habits.          Note: The salamanders have, like lizards, an elongated body,                four feet, and a long tail, but are destitute of                scales. They are true Amphibia, related to the frogs.                Formerly, it was a superstition that the salamander                could live in fire without harm, and even extinguish it                by the natural coldness of its body.                            I have maintained that salamander of yours with                         fire any time this two and thirty years. --Shak.                            Whereas it is commonly said that a salamander                         extinguisheth fire, we have found by experience                         that on hot coals, it dieth immediately. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pouched gopher ({Geomys tuza}) of the             Southern United States.          3. A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is             heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.          4. A large poker. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          5. (Metal.) Solidified material in a furnace hearth.          {Giant salamander}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Giant}.          {Salamander's} {hair [or] wool} (Min.), a species of asbestus             or mineral flax. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Giant \Gi"ant\, a.       Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,       giant brothers; a giant son.          {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}.          {Giant clam} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus             {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500             pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to             contain holy water.          {Giant heron} (Zo[94]l.), a very large African heron             ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known.          {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found             in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}.          {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}.          {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}),             edible when young, and when dried used for stanching             wounds.          {Giant salamander} (Zo[94]l.), a very large aquatic             salamander ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It             is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.                      {Giant squid} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of very             large squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied             genera. Some are over forty feet long.
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Squid \Squid\, n. [Cf. {Squirt}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed             cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin             on each side; especially, any species of {Loligo},             {Ommastrephes}, and related genera. See {Calamary},             {Decacerata}, {Dibranchiata}.          Note: Some of these squids are very abundant on the Atlantic                coast of North America, and are used in large                quantities for bait, especially in the cod fishery. The                most abundant of the American squids are the northern                squid ({Ommastrephes illecebrosus}), ranging from                Southern New England to Newfoundland, and the southern                squid ({Loligo Pealii}), ranging from Virginia to                Massachusetts.          2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other             substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.          {Flying squid}, {Giant squid}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Flying},             and {Giant}.          {Squid hound} (Zo[94]l.), the striped bass.
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Giant \Gi"ant\, a.       Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,       giant brothers; a giant son.          {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}.          {Giant clam} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus             {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500             pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to             contain holy water.          {Giant heron} (Zo[94]l.), a very large African heron             ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known.          {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found             in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}.          {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}.          {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}),             edible when young, and when dried used for stanching             wounds.          {Giant salamander} (Zo[94]l.), a very large aquatic             salamander ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It             is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.                      {Giant squid} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of very             large squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied             genera. Some are over forty feet long.
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Stork \Stork\, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah,       Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. [?] a       vulture.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of large wading birds of the       family {Ciconid[91]}, having long legs and a long, pointed       bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America,       and belong to {Ciconia} and several allied genera. The       European white stork ({Ciconia alba}) is the best known. It       commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney,       a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork ({C. nigra}) is       native of Asia, Africa, and Europe.          {Black-necked stork}, the East Indian jabiru.          {Hair-crested stork}, the smaller adjutant of India             ({Leptoptilos Javanica}).          {Giant stork}, the adjutant.          {Marabou stork}. See {Marabou}. -- Saddle-billed stork, the             African jabiru. See {Jabiru}.          {Stork's bill} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Pelargonium};             -- so called in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of             the axis of the receptacle of its flower. See             {Pelargonium}.
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Giantess \Gi"ant*ess\, n.       A woman of extraordinary size.
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Giantize \Gi"ant*ize\, v. i. [Cf. F. g[82]antiser.]       To play the giant. [R.] --Sherwood.
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Giant \Gi"ant\, n. [OE. giant, geant, geaunt, OF. jaiant, geant,       F. g[82]ant, L. gigas, fr. Gr. [?], [?], from the root of E.       gender, genesis. See {Gender}, and cf. {Gigantic}.]       1. A man of extraordinari bulk and stature.                         Giants of mighty bone and bold emprise. --Milton.          2. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or             intellectual.          3. Any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or             power.          {Giant's Causeway}, a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in             the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland.
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Giantship \Gi"ant*ship\, n.       The state, personality, or character, of a giant; -- a       compellation for a giant.                   His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen. --Milton.
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Gnat \Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[91]t.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus             {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females             have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for             penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the             males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes.             See {Mosquito}.          2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in             America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and             allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc.          {Gnat catcher} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small             American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied             to the kinglets.          {Gnat flower}, the bee flower.          {Gnat hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called             also {gnat owl}.          {Gnat snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that catches gnats.          {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about             trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24.
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Gnat \Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[91]t.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus             {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females             have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for             penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the             males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes.             See {Mosquito}.          2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in             America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and             allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc.          {Gnat catcher} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small             American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied             to the kinglets.          {Gnat flower}, the bee flower.          {Gnat hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called             also {gnat owl}.          {Gnat snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that catches gnats.          {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about             trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24.
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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}.
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Gnat \Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[91]t.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus             {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females             have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for             penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the             males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes.             See {Mosquito}.          2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in             America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and             allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc.          {Gnat catcher} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small             American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied             to the kinglets.          {Gnat flower}, the bee flower.          {Gnat hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called             also {gnat owl}.          {Gnat snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that catches gnats.          {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about             trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24.
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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}.
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Gnat \Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[91]t.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus             {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females             have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for             penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the             males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes.             See {Mosquito}.          2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in             America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and             allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc.          {Gnat catcher} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small             American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied             to the kinglets.          {Gnat flower}, the bee flower.          {Gnat hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called             also {gnat owl}.          {Gnat snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that catches gnats.          {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about             trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24.
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Gnat \Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[91]t.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus             {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females             have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for             penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the             males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes.             See {Mosquito}.          2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in             America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and             allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc.          {Gnat catcher} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small             American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied             to the kinglets.          {Gnat flower}, the bee flower.          {Gnat hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called             also {gnat owl}.          {Gnat snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that catches gnats.          {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about             trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24.
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Gnathastegite \Gna*thas"te*gite\, n. [Gr. [?] the jaw + [?] a       roof.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer       maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other mouth       organs.
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Gnathic \Gnath"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] the jaw.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the jaw.          {Gnathic index}, in a skull, the ratio of the distance from             the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken             equal to 100), to the distance from the basion to the             middle of the front edge of the upper jaw; -- called also             {alveolar index}.                         Skulls with the gnathic index below 98 are                      orthognathous, from 98 to 103 mesognathous, and                      above 103 are prognathous.                  --Flower.
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Gnathic \Gnath"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] the jaw.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the jaw.          {Gnathic index}, in a skull, the ratio of the distance from             the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken             equal to 100), to the distance from the basion to the             middle of the front edge of the upper jaw; -- called also             {alveolar index}.                         Skulls with the gnathic index below 98 are                      orthognathous, from 98 to 103 mesognathous, and                      above 103 are prognathous.                  --Flower.
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d8Gnathostoma \[d8]Gna*thos"to*ma\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?]       the jaw + [?], [?], the mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that       have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and       marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma), which lack them. [Written also       {Gnathostomata}.]
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Gonad \Gon"ad\, n.; pl. {Gonads}. [Gr. [?] that which       generates.] (Anat.)       One of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in       both sexes, but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis; a       generative gland; a germ gland. --Wiedersheim.
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d8Gonotheca \[d8]Gon`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Gonothec[?]}. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?] offspring + [?] box.] (Zo[94]l.)       A capsule developed on certain hydroids ({Thecaphora}),       inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or       gonophores are developed; -- called also {gonangium}, and       {teleophore}. See {Hydroidea}, and Illust. of       {Campanularian}.
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Gummatous \Gum*ma"tous\, a. (Med.)       Belonging to, or resembling, gumma.
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Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.]       1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or             compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck;             larger ships have two or three decks.          Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of                vessels having more than one.          {Berth deck} (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where             the hammocks of the crew are swung.          {Boiler deck} (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers             are placed.          {Flush deck}, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to             stern.          {Gun deck} (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the             ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the             upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower             gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun             deck.          {Half-deck}, that portion of the deck next below the spar             deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.          {Hurricane deck} (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck,             usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.                      {Orlop deck}, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are             stowed, usually below the water line.          {Poop deck}, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop             cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the             mizzenmast aft.          {Quarter-deck}, the part of the upper deck abaft the             mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.          {Spar deck}.             (a) Same as the upper deck.             (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.          {Upper deck}, the highest deck of the hull, extending from             stem to stern.          2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb             roof when made nearly flat.          3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.          4. A pack or set of playing cards.                         The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak.          5. A heap or store. [Obs.]                         Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck.                                                                               --Massinger.          {Between decks}. See under {Between}.          {Deck bridge} (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries             the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a             through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower             chords, between the girders.          {Deck curb} (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof             construction.          {Deck floor} (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as             of a belfry or balcony.          {Deck hand}, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but             not expected to go aloft.          {Deck molding} (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a             deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the             roof.          {Deck roof} (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not             surmounted by parapet walls.          {Deck transom} (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the             deck is framed.          {To clear the decks} (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary             incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for             action.          {To sweep the deck} (Card Playing), to clear off all the             stakes on the table by winning them.
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Gun \Gun\, n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir.,       {Gael}.) A LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L.       canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E.       mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.]       1. A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance;             any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the             explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel             closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with             an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various             means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are             smaller guns, for hand use, and are called {small arms}.             Larger guns are called {cannon}, {ordnance},             {fieldpieces}, {carronades}, {howitzers}, etc. See these             terms in the Vocabulary.                         As swift as a pellet out of a gunne When fire is in                      the powder runne.                              --Chaucer.                         The word gun was in use in England for an engine to                      cast a thing from a man long before there was any                      gunpowder found out.                           --Selden.          2. (Mil.) A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a             cannon.          3. pl. (Naut.) Violent blasts of wind.          Note: Guns are classified, according to their construction or                manner of loading as {rifled} or {smoothbore},                {breech-loading} or {muzzle-loading}, {cast} or                {built-up guns}; or according to their use, as {field},                {mountain}, {prairie}, {seacoast}, and {siege guns}.          {Armstrong gun}, a wrought iron breech-loading cannon named             after its English inventor, Sir William Armstrong.          {Great gun}, a piece of heavy ordnance; hence (Fig.), a             person superior in any way.          {Gun barrel}, the barrel or tube of a gun.          {Gun carriage}, the carriage on which a gun is mounted or             moved.          {Gun cotton} (Chem.), a general name for a series of             explosive nitric ethers of cellulose, obtained by steeping             cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids. Although there are             formed substances containing nitric acid radicals, yet the             results exactly resemble ordinary cotton in appearance. It             burns without ash, with explosion if confined, but quietly             and harmlessly if free and open, and in small quantity.             Specifically, the lower nitrates of cellulose which are             insoluble in ether and alcohol in distinction from the             highest (pyroxylin) which is soluble. See {Pyroxylin}, and             cf. {Xyloidin}. The gun cottons are used for blasting and             somewhat in gunnery: for making celluloid when compounded             with camphor; and the soluble variety (pyroxylin) for             making collodion. See {Celluloid}, and {Collodion}. Gun             cotton is frequenty but improperly called nitrocellulose.             It is not a nitro compound, but an ethereal salt of nitric             acid.          {Gun deck}. See under {Deck}.          {Gun fire}, the time at which the morning or the evening gun             is fired.          {Gun metal}, a bronze, ordinarily composed of nine parts of             copper and one of tin, used for cannon, etc. The name is             also given to certain strong mixtures of cast iron.          {Gun port} (Naut.), an opening in a ship through which a             cannon's muzzle is run out for firing.          {Gun tackle} (Naut.), the blocks and pulleys affixed to the             side of a ship, by which a gun carriage is run to and from             the gun port.          {Gun tackle purchase} (Naut.), a tackle composed of two             single blocks and a fall. --Totten.          {Krupp gun}, a wrought steel breech-loading cannon, named             after its German inventor, Herr Krupp.          {Machine gun}, a breech-loading gun or a group of such guns,             mounted on a carriage or other holder, and having a             reservoir containing cartridges which are loaded into the             gun or guns and fired in rapid succession, sometimes in             volleys, by machinery operated by turning a crank. Several             hundred shots can be fired in a minute with accurate aim.             The {Gatling gun}, {Gardner gun}, {Hotchkiss gun}, and             {Nordenfelt gun}, named for their inventors, and the             French {mitrailleuse}, are machine guns.          {To blow great guns} (Naut.), to blow a gale. See {Gun}, n.,             3.
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Tackle \Tac"kle\ (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?,       especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel,       Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v.t., or to       take.]       1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,             consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the             rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.          2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object             is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting             tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. [bd]She to her             tackle fell.[b8] --Hudibras.          Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.          3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any             purchase where more than one block is used.          {Fall and tackle}. See the Note under {Pulley}.          {Fishing tackle}. See under {Fishing}, a.          {Ground tackle} (Naut.), anchors, cables, etc.          {Gun tackle}, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon             in or out.          {Tackle fall}, the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a             tackle, to which the power is applied.          {Tack tackle} (Naut.), a small tackle to pull down the tacks             of the principal sails.          {Tackle board}, {Tackle post} (Ropemaking), a board, frame,             or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the             spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.
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Gun \Gun\, n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir.,       {Gael}.) A LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L.       canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E.       mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.]       1. A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance;             any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the             explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel             closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with             an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various             means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are             smaller guns, for hand use, and are called {small arms}.             Larger guns are called {cannon}, {ordnance},             {fieldpieces}, {carronades}, {howitzers}, etc. See these             terms in the Vocabulary.                         As swift as a pellet out of a gunne When fire is in                      the powder runne.                              --Chaucer.                         The word gun was in use in England for an engine to                      cast a thing from a man long before there was any                      gunpowder found out.                           --Selden.          2. (Mil.) A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a             cannon.          3. pl. (Naut.) Violent blasts of wind.          Note: Guns are classified, according to their construction or                manner of loading as {rifled} or {smoothbore},                {breech-loading} or {muzzle-loading}, {cast} or                {built-up guns}; or according to their use, as {field},                {mountain}, {prairie}, {seacoast}, and {siege guns}.          {Armstrong gun}, a wrought iron breech-loading cannon named             after its English inventor, Sir William Armstrong.          {Great gun}, a piece of heavy ordnance; hence (Fig.), a             person superior in any way.          {Gun barrel}, the barrel or tube of a gun.          {Gun carriage}, the carriage on which a gun is mounted or             moved.          {Gun cotton} (Chem.), a general name for a series of             explosive nitric ethers of cellulose, obtained by steeping             cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids. Although there are             formed substances containing nitric acid radicals, yet the             results exactly resemble ordinary cotton in appearance. It             burns without ash, with explosion if confined, but quietly             and harmlessly if free and open, and in small quantity.             Specifically, the lower nitrates of cellulose which are             insoluble in ether and alcohol in distinction from the             highest (pyroxylin) which is soluble. See {Pyroxylin}, and             cf. {Xyloidin}. The gun cottons are used for blasting and             somewhat in gunnery: for making celluloid when compounded             with camphor; and the soluble variety (pyroxylin) for             making collodion. See {Celluloid}, and {Collodion}. Gun             cotton is frequenty but improperly called nitrocellulose.             It is not a nitro compound, but an ethereal salt of nitric             acid.          {Gun deck}. See under {Deck}.          {Gun fire}, the time at which the morning or the evening gun             is fired.          {Gun metal}, a bronze, ordinarily composed of nine parts of             copper and one of tin, used for cannon, etc. The name is             also given to certain strong mixtures of cast iron.          {Gun port} (Naut.), an opening in a ship through which a             cannon's muzzle is run out for firing.          {Gun tackle} (Naut.), the blocks and pulleys affixed to the             side of a ship, by which a gun carriage is run to and from             the gun port.          {Gun tackle purchase} (Naut.), a tackle composed of two             single blocks and a fall. --Totten.          {Krupp gun}, a wrought steel breech-loading cannon, named             after its German inventor, Herr Krupp.          {Machine gun}, a breech-loading gun or a group of such guns,             mounted on a carriage or other holder, and having a             reservoir containing cartridges which are loaded into the             gun or guns and fired in rapid succession, sometimes in             volleys, by machinery operated by turning a crank. Several             hundred shots can be fired in a minute with accurate aim.             The {Gatling gun}, {Gardner gun}, {Hotchkiss gun}, and             {Nordenfelt gun}, named for their inventors, and the             French {mitrailleuse}, are machine guns.          {To blow great guns} (Naut.), to blow a gale. See {Gun}, n.,             3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gun \Gun\, n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir.,       {Gael}.) A LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L.       canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E.       mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.]       1. A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance;             any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the             explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel             closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with             an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various             means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are             smaller guns, for hand use, and are called {small arms}.             Larger guns are called {cannon}, {ordnance},             {fieldpieces}, {carronades}, {howitzers}, etc. See these             terms in the Vocabulary.                         As swift as a pellet out of a gunne When fire is in                      the powder runne.                              --Chaucer.                         The word gun was in use in England for an engine to                      cast a thing from a man long before there was any                      gunpowder found out.                           --Selden.          2. (Mil.) A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a             cannon.          3. pl. (Naut.) Violent blasts of wind.          Note: Guns are classified, according to their construction or                manner of loading as {rifled} or {smoothbore},                {breech-loading} or {muzzle-loading}, {cast} or                {built-up guns}; or according to their use, as {field},                {mountain}, {prairie}, {seacoast}, and {siege guns}.          {Armstrong gun}, a wrought iron breech-loading cannon named             after its English inventor, Sir William Armstrong.          {Great gun}, a piece of heavy ordnance; hence (Fig.), a             person superior in any way.          {Gun barrel}, the barrel or tube of a gun.          {Gun carriage}, the carriage on which a gun is mounted or             moved.          {Gun cotton} (Chem.), a general name for a series of             explosive nitric ethers of cellulose, obtained by steeping             cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids. Although there are             formed substances containing nitric acid radicals, yet the             results exactly resemble ordinary cotton in appearance. It             burns without ash, with explosion if confined, but quietly             and harmlessly if free and open, and in small quantity.             Specifically, the lower nitrates of cellulose which are             insoluble in ether and alcohol in distinction from the             highest (pyroxylin) which is soluble. See {Pyroxylin}, and             cf. {Xyloidin}. The gun cottons are used for blasting and             somewhat in gunnery: for making celluloid when compounded             with camphor; and the soluble variety (pyroxylin) for             making collodion. See {Celluloid}, and {Collodion}. Gun             cotton is frequenty but improperly called nitrocellulose.             It is not a nitro compound, but an ethereal salt of nitric             acid.          {Gun deck}. See under {Deck}.          {Gun fire}, the time at which the morning or the evening gun             is fired.          {Gun metal}, a bronze, ordinarily composed of nine parts of             copper and one of tin, used for cannon, etc. The name is             also given to certain strong mixtures of cast iron.          {Gun port} (Naut.), an opening in a ship through which a             cannon's muzzle is run out for firing.          {Gun tackle} (Naut.), the blocks and pulleys affixed to the             side of a ship, by which a gun carriage is run to and from             the gun port.          {Gun tackle purchase} (Naut.), a tackle composed of two             single blocks and a fall. --Totten.          {Krupp gun}, a wrought steel breech-loading cannon, named             after its German inventor, Herr Krupp.          {Machine gun}, a breech-loading gun or a group of such guns,             mounted on a carriage or other holder, and having a             reservoir containing cartridges which are loaded into the             gun or guns and fired in rapid succession, sometimes in             volleys, by machinery operated by turning a crank. Several             hundred shots can be fired in a minute with accurate aim.             The {Gatling gun}, {Gardner gun}, {Hotchkiss gun}, and             {Nordenfelt gun}, named for their inventors, and the             French {mitrailleuse}, are machine guns.          {To blow great guns} (Naut.), to blow a gale. See {Gun}, n.,             3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Gymnotus \[d8]Gym*no"tus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked +       [?] the back: cf. F. gymnote.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the       {Gymnotus electricus}, or electric eel. It has a greenish,       eel-like body, and is possessed of electric power.                   One fearful shock, fearful but momentary, like from the                electric blow of the gymnotus.               --De Quincey.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gantts Quarry, AL (town, FIPS 28984)       Location: 33.14820 N, 86.29936 W       Population (1990): 7 (3 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gwinnett County, GA (county, FIPS 135)       Location: 33.95895 N, 84.02510 W       Population (1990): 352910 (137608 housing units)       Area: 1121.1 sq km (land), 10.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
genetic algorithm          (GA) An {evolutionary algorithm} which generates each       individual from some encoded form known as a "chromosome" or       "genome".   Chromosomes are combined or mutated to breed new       individuals.   "Crossover", the kind of recombination of       chromosomes found in sexual reproduction in nature, is often       also used in GAs.   Here, an offspring's chromosome is created       by joining segments choosen alternately from each of two       parents' chromosomes which are of fixed length.          GAs are useful for multidimensional optimisation problems in       which the chromosome can encode the values for the different       variables being optimised.          {Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory       (http://GAL4.GE.UIUC.EDU/illigal.home.html)} (IlliGAL).          (1995-02-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
genetic algorithms          {genetic algorithm}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
genetic programming          (GP) A programming technique which extends the       {genetic algorithm} to the domain of whole computer programs.       In GP, populations of programs are genetically bred to solve       problems.   Genetic programming can solve problems of system       identification, classification, control, robotics,       optimisation, game playing, and {pattern recognition}.          Starting with a primordial ooze of hundreds or thousands of       randomly created programs composed of functions and terminals       appropriate to the problem, the population is progressively       evolved over a series of generations by applying the       operations of Darwinian fitness proportionate reproduction and       crossover (sexual recombination).          (1995-03-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
GNATS          {GNU Problem Report Management System}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
GNU DC          GNU Desktop Calculator.          An {interpreter} for a subset of the standard {Unix} {DC} that       handles all its operations, except the (undocumented) {array}       operations.   Integration with GNU BC is being attempted.          Version 0.2.          {FTP} dc-0.2.tar.Z from your nearest {GNU archive site}.          (1993-05-21)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Giants       (1.) Heb. nephilim, meaning "violent" or "causing to fall" (Gen.       6:4). These were the violent tyrants of those days, those who       fell upon others. The word may also be derived from a root       signifying "wonder," and hence "monsters" or "prodigies." In       Num. 13:33 this name is given to a Canaanitish tribe, a race of       large stature, "the sons of Anak." The Revised Version, in these       passages, simply transliterates the original, and reads       "Nephilim."                (2.) Heb. rephaim, a race of giants (Deut. 3:11) who lived on       the east of Jordan, from whom Og was descended. They were       probably the original inhabitants of the land before the       immigration of the Canaanites. They were conquered by       Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:5), and their territories were promised as       a possession to Abraham (15:20). The Anakim, Zuzim, and Emim       were branches of this stock.                In Job 26:5 (R.V., "they that are deceased;" marg., "the       shades," the "Rephaim") and Isa. 14:9 this Hebrew word is       rendered (A.V.) "dead." It means here "the shades," the departed       spirits in Sheol. In Sam. 21:16, 18, 20, 33, "the giant" is       (A.V.) the rendering of the singular form _ha raphah_, which may       possibly be the name of the father of the four giants referred       to here, or of the founder of the Rephaim. The Vulgate here       reads "Arapha," whence Milton (in Samson Agonistes) has borrowed       the name "Harapha." (See also 1 Chron. 20:5, 6, 8; Deut. 2:11,       20; 3:13; Josh. 15:8, etc., where the word is similarly rendered       "giant.") It is rendered "dead" in (A.V.) Ps. 88:10; Prov. 2:18;       9:18; 21:16: in all these places the Revised Version marg. has       "the shades." (See also Isa. 26:14.)                (3.) Heb. 'Anakim (Deut. 2:10, 11, 21; Josh. 11:21, 22; 14:12,       15; called "sons of Anak," Num. 13:33; "children of Anak,"       13:22; Josh. 15:14), a nomad race of giants descended from Arba       (Josh. 14:15), the father of Anak, that dwelt in the south of       Palestine near Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 15:13). They were a       Cushite tribe of the same race as the Philistines and the       Egyptian shepherd kings. David on several occasions encountered       them (2 Sam. 21:15-22). From this race sprung Goliath (1 Sam.       17:4).                (4.) Heb. 'emin, a warlike tribe of the ancient Canaanites.       They were "great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims" (Gen.       14:5; Deut. 2:10, 11).                (5.) Heb. Zamzummim (q.v.), Deut. 2:20 so called by the       Amorites.                (6.) Heb. gibbor (Job 16:14), a mighty one, i.e., a champion       or hero. In its plural form (gibborim) it is rendered "mighty       men" (2 Sam. 23:8-39; 1 Kings 1:8; 1 Chr. 11:9-47; 29:24.) The       band of six hundred whom David gathered around him when he was a       fugitive were so designated. They were divided into three       divisions of two hundred each, and thirty divisions of twenty       each. The captians of the thirty divisions were called "the       thirty," the captains of the two hundred "the three," and the       captain over the whole was called "chief among the captains" (2       Sam. 23:8). The sons born of the marriages mentioned in Gen. 6:4       are also called by this Hebrew name.