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   gas stove
         n 1: a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
               [syn: {gas range}, {gas stove}, {gas cooker}]

English Dictionary: ghostfish by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gestapo
n
  1. the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
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ghostfish
n
  1. eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth
    Synonym(s): wrymouth, ghostfish, Cryptacanthodes maculatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guest of honor
n
  1. the person in whose honor a gathering is held
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gusset plate
n
  1. a metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: gusset, gusset plate]
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Gustav Hertz
n
  1. German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
    Synonym(s): Hertz, Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustav Klimt
n
  1. Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918)
    Synonym(s): Klimt, Gustav Klimt
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Gustav Ludwig Hertz
n
  1. German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
    Synonym(s): Hertz, Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustav Mahler
n
  1. Austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911) [syn: Mahler, Gustav Mahler]
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Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
n
  1. German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887)
    Synonym(s): Kirchhoff, G. R. Kirchhoff, Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustav Theodor Fechner
n
  1. German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner's law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887)
    Synonym(s): Fechner, Gustav Theodor Fechner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustave Courbet
n
  1. French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877)
    Synonym(s): Courbet, Gustave Courbet
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Gustave Flaubert
n
  1. French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880) [syn: Flaubert, Gustave Flaubert]
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Gustavus
n
  1. the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus VI
  2. king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus V
  3. king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus IV
  4. king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus III
  5. king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus
  6. king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus I
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustavus Adolphus
n
  1. king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustavus Franklin Swift
n
  1. United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
    Synonym(s): Swift, Gustavus Franklin Swift
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustavus I
n
  1. king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus I
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustavus II
n
  1. king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustavus III
n
  1. king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus III
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustavus IV
n
  1. king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus IV
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustavus V
n
  1. king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus V
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gustavus VI
n
  1. the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
    Synonym(s): Gustavus, Gustavus VI
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Gas fitter}, one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for
            gas.
  
      {Gas fitting}.
            (a) The occupation of a gas fitter.
            (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas
                  into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc.
  
      {Gas fixture}, a device for conveying illuminating or
            combustible gas from the pipe to the gas-burner,
            consisting of an appendage of cast, wrought, or drawn
            metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are
            adjusted.
  
      {Gas generator}, an apparatus in which gas is evolved; as:
            (a) a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by
                  heat;
            (b) a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of
                  liquid hydrocarbon; a carburetor;
            (c) a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas, for
                  a[89]rating water, bread, etc. --Knight.
  
      {Gas jet}, a flame of illuminating gas.
  
      {Gas machine}, an apparatus for carbureting air for use as
            illuminating gas.
  
      {Gas meter}, an instrument for recording the quantity of gas
            consumed in a given time, at a particular place.
  
      {Gas retort}, a retort which contains the coal and other
            materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the
            manufacture of gas.
  
      {Gas stove}, a stove for cooking or other purposes, heated by
            gas.
  
      {Gas tar}, coal tar.
  
      {Gas trap}, a drain trap; a sewer trap. See 4th {Trap}, 5.
  
      {Gas washer} (Gas Works), an apparatus within which gas from
            the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream
            of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.
            --Knight.
  
      {Gas water}, water through which gas has been passed for
            purification; -- called also {gas liquor} and {ammoniacal
            water}, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac,
            carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. --Tomlinson.
  
      {Gas well}, a deep boring, from which natural gas is
            discharged. --Raymond.
  
      {Gas works}, a manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and
            appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting
            cities.
  
      {Laughing gas}. See under {Laughing}.
  
      {Marsh gas} (Chem.), a light, combustible, gaseous
            hydrocarbon, {CH4}, produced artificially by the dry
            distillation of many organic substances, and occurring as
            a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools,
            whence its name. It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary
            illuminating gas, and is the first member of the paraffin
            series. Called also {methane}, and in coal mines, {fire
            damp}.
  
      {Natural gas}, gas obtained from wells, etc., in
            Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, and largely used for
            fuel and illuminating purposes. It is chiefly derived from
            the Coal Measures.
  
      {Olefiant gas} (Chem.). See {Ethylene}.
  
      {Water gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing steam over
            glowing coals, whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen
            and carbon monoxide. This gives a gas of intense heating
            power, but destitute of light-giving properties, and which
            is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon,
            as gasoline.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gastful \Gast"ful\, Gastly \Gast"ly\, a. [Obs.]
      See {Ghastful}, {Ghastly}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gauged \Gauged\, p. a.
      Tested or measured by, or conformed to, a gauge.
  
      {Gauged brick}, brick molded, rubbed, or cut to an exact size
            and shape, for arches or ornamental work.
  
      {Gauged mortar}. See {Gauge stuff}, under {Gauge}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ghastful \Ghast"ful\, a. [See {Ghastly}, a.]
      Fit to make one aghast; dismal. [Obs.] -- {Ghast"ful*ly},
      adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ghastful \Ghast"ful\, a. [See {Ghastly}, a.]
      Fit to make one aghast; dismal. [Obs.] -- {Ghast"ful*ly},
      adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.
      falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
      faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]
      1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
            dishnest; as, a false witness.
  
      2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
            vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
            friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
  
                     I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
  
      3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
            likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
  
      4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
            counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
            false colors; false jewelry.
  
                     False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
            a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
            grammar.
  
                     Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
            are temporary or supplemental.
  
      7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
  
      {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
            arch, though not of arch construction.
  
      {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main
            cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
            inclosing rooms.
  
      {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a
            vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
            a false bearing.
  
      {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
  
      {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
            mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
            properly organized fetus.
  
      {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
            attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
            unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
  
      {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a
            door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or
            windows or to give symmetry.
  
      {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
            chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
            purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
            decoying a vessel to destruction.
  
      {False galena}. See {Blende}.
  
      {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
            person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
            the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
  
      {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
            serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
            lateral resistance.
  
      {False key}, a picklock.
  
      {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.
  
      {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
            croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
            animal membrane.
  
      {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
            false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
            ect., for the purpose of deceiving.
  
      {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
            from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
            usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
  
      {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption
            of the name and personality of another.
  
      {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning
            past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
            defrauding another.
  
      {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
            the head rail to strengthen it.
  
      {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
            certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
            by a flat or sharp.
  
      {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
            the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
  
      {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
            five pairs in man.
  
      {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
            the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
  
      {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for
            fraudulent purposes.
  
      {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus
            {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.
  
      {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
            away again on the same tack.
  
      {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South
            America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
            blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost
            vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
            genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
  
      {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.
  
      {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},
            under {Bastard}.
  
      {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to
            facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
            bridge centering, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wrymouth \Wry"mouth`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of large, elongated, marine fishes
      of the genus {Cryptacanthodes}, especially {C. maculatus} of
      the American coast. A whitish variety is called {ghostfish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ghostfish \Ghost"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A pale unspotted variety of the wrymouth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wrymouth \Wry"mouth`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of large, elongated, marine fishes
      of the genus {Cryptacanthodes}, especially {C. maculatus} of
      the American coast. A whitish variety is called {ghostfish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ghostfish \Ghost"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A pale unspotted variety of the wrymouth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ramtil \Ram"til\, n. [Bengali ram-til.]
      A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica})
      cultivated for its seeds (called
  
      {ramtil, [or] niger},
  
      {seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an
            illuminant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Til seed \Til seed\ (t[icr]l; t[emac]l).
      (a) The seed of sesame.
      (b) The seed of an African asteraceous plant ({Guizotia
            abyssinica}), yielding a bland fixed oil used in
            medicine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gustable \Gust"a*ble\, a. [See {Gust}, v.] [Obs.]
      1. Capable of being tasted; tastable.
  
                     This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming
                     the gall bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable
                     sweeter.                                             --Harvey.
  
      2. Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory.
  
                     A gustable thing, seen or smelt, excites the
                     appetite, and affects the glands and parts of the
                     mouth.                                                --Derham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gustable \Gust"a*ble\, n.
      Anything that can be tasted. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gustful \Gust"ful\, a.
      Tasteful; well-tasted. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby. --
      {Gust"ful*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Barrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gustful \Gust"ful\, a.
      Gusty. [R.]
  
               A gustful April morn.                              --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gustful \Gust"ful\, a.
      Tasteful; well-tasted. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby. --
      {Gust"ful*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Barrow.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Gustavus, AK (CDP, FIPS 30940)
      Location: 58.40609 N, 135.80109 W
      Population (1990): 258 (218 housing units)
      Area: 98.1 sq km (land), 46.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 99826

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ghostview
  
      An {X Window System} interface to the {ghostscript}
      {PostScript} {interpreter}.
  
  
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