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   Galeorhinus
         n 1: a genus of Carcharhinidae [syn: {Galeorhinus}, {genus
               Galeorhinus}]

English Dictionary: glaring by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Galeorhinus zyopterus
n
  1. Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)
    Synonym(s): soupfin shark, soupfin, soup-fin, Galeorhinus zyopterus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Galleria mellonella
n
  1. moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs [syn: bee moth, wax moth, Galleria mellonella]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glaring
adj
  1. shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"
    Synonym(s): blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary
  2. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
    Synonym(s): crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glaringly
adv
  1. in a glaring manner; "it was glaringly obvious"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gloria May Josephine Svensson
n
  1. United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)
    Synonym(s): Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glowering
adj
  1. showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
    Synonym(s): dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gloweringly
adv
  1. in a glowering manner; "he stared gloweringly at this morning's headlines"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glowworm
n
  1. the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tope \Tope\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A small shark or dogfish ({Galeorhinus, [or]
            Galeus, galeus}), native of Europe, but found also on the
            coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also {toper},
            {oil shark}, {miller's dog}, and {penny dog}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galley-worm \Gal"ley-worm`\, n. [Prob. so called because the
      numerous legs along the sides move rhythmically like the oars
      of a galley.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A chilognath myriapod of the genus {Iulus}, and allied
      genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a
      milliped or [bd]thousand legs.[b8] See {Chilognatha}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glairin \Glair"in\, n.
      A glairy viscous substance, which forms on the surface of
      certain mineral waters, or covers the sides of their
      inclosures; -- called also {baregin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glair \Glair\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glaired}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glairing}.]
      To smear with the white of an egg.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glariness \Glar"i*ness\, Glaringness \Glar"ing*ness\, n.
      A dazzling luster or brilliancy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glare \Glare\ (gl[acir]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glared}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Glaring}.] [OE. glaren, gloren; cf. AS. gl[91]r
      amber, LG. glaren to glow or burn like coals, D. gloren to
      glimmer; prob. akin to E. glass.]
      1. To shine with a bright, dazzling light.
  
                     The cavern glares with new-admitted light. --Dryden.
  
      2. To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly,
            angrily, or fiercely.
  
                     And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon. --Byron.
  
      3. To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be
            ostentatiously splendid or gay.
  
                     She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring.
                                                                              --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glaring \Glar"ing\, a.
      Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring
      crime. -- {Glar"ing*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glaring \Glar"ing\, a.
      Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring
      crime. -- {Glar"ing*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glariness \Glar"i*ness\, Glaringness \Glar"ing*ness\, n.
      A dazzling luster or brilliancy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Glires \[d8]Gli"res\, n. pl. [L., dormice.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of mammals; the Rodentia. -- {Gli"rine}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glory \Glo"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glorying}.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr.
      gloria glory. See {Glory}, n.]
      1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.
  
                     Glory ye in his holy name.                  --Ps. cv.[?]
  
      2. To boast; to be proud.
  
                     God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of
                     our Lord Jesus Christ.                        --Gal. vi. 14
  
                     No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.
                                                                              --Richardson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glower \Glow"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glowered}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Glowering}.] [Cf. {Gloar}.]
      to look intently; to stare angrily or with a scowl.
      --Thackeray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glowworm \Glow"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A coleopterous insect of the genus {Lampyris}; esp., the
      wingless females and larv[91] of the two European species
      ({L. noctiluca}, and {L. splendidula}), which emit light from
      some of the abdominal segments.
  
               Like a glowworm in the night, The which hath fire in
               darkness, none in light.                        --Shak.
  
      Note: The male is winged, and is supposed to be attracted by
               the light of the female. In America, the luminous
               larv[91] of several species of fireflies and fire
               beetles are called glowworms. Both sexes of these are
               winged when mature. See {Firefly}.
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