gambit
         n 1: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the
               speaker [syn: {gambit}, {ploy}]
         2: a maneuver in a game or conversation [syn: {ploy}, {gambit},
            {stratagem}]
         3: a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices
            minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

English Dictionary: gum butea	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gammopathy n a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gamopetalous adj having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel Synonym(s): gamopetalous, sympetalous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ganapati n Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles Synonym(s): Ganesh, Ganesa, Ganesha, Ganapati
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Giambattista Lulli n French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687) Synonym(s): Lully, Jean Baptiste Lully, Lulli, Giambattista Lulli
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Giambattista Marini n Italian poet (1569-1625) [syn: Marini, {Giambattista Marini}, Marino, Giambattista Marino]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Giambattista Marino n Italian poet (1569-1625) [syn: Marini, {Giambattista Marini}, Marino, Giambattista Marino]
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Gianbattista Bodoni n Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813) Synonym(s): Bodoni, Gianbattista Bodoni
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gomphothere n extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gomphotheriidae n elephants extinct since the Pleistocene [syn: Gomphotheriidae, family Gomphotheriidae]
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Gomphotherium n type genus of the Gomphotheriidae [syn: Gomphotherium, genus Gomphotherium]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Goniopteris n terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and South America Synonym(s): Goniopteris, genus Goniopteris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guano bat n the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter Synonym(s): guano bat, Mexican freetail bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gum boot n a high boot made of rubber Synonym(s): rubber boot, gum boot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gum butea n dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent [syn: gum butea, butea gum, butea kino, Bengal kino]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gumption n sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" Synonym(s): common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" Synonym(s): backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gumptious adj working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: energetic, gumptious, industrious, up-and-coming]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gunboat n a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gunboat diplomacy n diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives Synonym(s): power politics, gunboat diplomacy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gunpowder n a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks Synonym(s): gunpowder, powder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gunpowder Plot n a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gambadoes \Gam*ba"does\, n. pl. [I. or Sp. gamba leg. See       {Gambol}, n.]       Same as {Gamashes}.                   His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at                the side with rusty clasps.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gambet \Gam"bet\, n. [Fr. gambette, or It. gambetta.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any bird of the genuis Totanus. See {Tattler}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gambit \Gam"bit\, n. [F. gambit, cf. It. gambitto gambit, a       tripping up. See {Gambol}, n.] (Chess Playing)       A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to       gain an attacking position.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gamopetalous \Gam`o*pet"al*ous\, a. [Gr. [?] marriage + E.       petalous: cf. F. gamop[82]tale.] (Bot.)       Having the petals united or joined so as to form a tube or       cup; monopetalous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Genip \Gen"ip\, n., or Genip tree \Genip tree\       1. Any tree or shrub of the genus {Genipa}.          2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree {Melicocca bijuga},             which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees             {Exothea paniculata} and {E. trifoliata}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,       fr. Gr. [?], prob. from an Egyptian form kam[?]; cf. It.       {gomma}.]       1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens             when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;             gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with             less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;             as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.          2. (Bot.) See {Gum tree}, {below}.          3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any             roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow             log. [Southern U. S.]          4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]          {Black gum}, {Blue gum}, {British gum}, etc. See under             {Black}, {Blue}, etc.          {Gum Acaroidea}, the resinous gum of the Australian grass             tree ({Xanlhorrh[d2]a}).          {Gum animal} (Zo[94]l.), the galago of West Africa; -- so             called because it feeds on gums. See {Galago}.          {Gum animi or anim[82]}. See {Anim[82]}.          {Gum arabic}, a gum yielded mostly by several species of             {Acacia} (chiefly {A. vera} and {A. Arabica}) growing in             Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also {gum acacia}.             East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange             family which bears the elephant apple.          {Gum butea}, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea             frondosa} and {B. superba}, and used locally in tanning             and in precipitating indigo.          {Gum cistus}, a plant of the genus {Cistus} ({Cistus             ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.          {Gum dragon}. See {Tragacanth}.          {Gum elastic}, {Elastic gum}. See {Caoutchouc}.          {Gum elemi}. See {Elemi}.          {Gum juniper}. See {Sandarac}.          {Gum kino}. See under {Kino}.          {Gum lac}. See {Lac}.          {Gum Ladanum}, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental             species of Cistus or rock rose.          {Gum passages}, sap receptacles extending through the             parenchyma of certain plants ({Amygdalace[91]},             {Cactace[91]}, etc.), and affording passage for gum.          {Gum pot}, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and             mixing other ingredients.          {Gum resin}, the milky juice of a plant solidified by             exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures             of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin             containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.          {Gum sandarac}. See {Sandarac}.          {Gum Senegal}, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees             ({Acacia Verek} and {A. Adansoni[84]}) growing in the             Senegal country, West Africa.          {Gum tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}.          {Gum tree}, the name given to several trees in America and             Australia:             (a) The black gum ({Nyssa multiflora}), one of the largest                   trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue                   fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the                   large trees become hollow.             (b) A tree of the genus {Eucalyptus.} See {Eucalpytus.}             (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States ({Liquidambar                   styraciflua}), a large and beautiful tree with                   pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It                   exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice.          {Gum water}, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.                      {Gum wood}, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the             {Eucalyptus piperita}, of New South Wales.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,       fr. Gr. [?], prob. from an Egyptian form kam[?]; cf. It.       {gomma}.]       1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens             when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;             gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with             less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;             as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.          2. (Bot.) See {Gum tree}, {below}.          3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any             roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow             log. [Southern U. S.]          4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]          {Black gum}, {Blue gum}, {British gum}, etc. See under             {Black}, {Blue}, etc.          {Gum Acaroidea}, the resinous gum of the Australian grass             tree ({Xanlhorrh[d2]a}).          {Gum animal} (Zo[94]l.), the galago of West Africa; -- so             called because it feeds on gums. See {Galago}.          {Gum animi or anim[82]}. See {Anim[82]}.          {Gum arabic}, a gum yielded mostly by several species of             {Acacia} (chiefly {A. vera} and {A. Arabica}) growing in             Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also {gum acacia}.             East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange             family which bears the elephant apple.          {Gum butea}, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea             frondosa} and {B. superba}, and used locally in tanning             and in precipitating indigo.          {Gum cistus}, a plant of the genus {Cistus} ({Cistus             ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.          {Gum dragon}. See {Tragacanth}.          {Gum elastic}, {Elastic gum}. See {Caoutchouc}.          {Gum elemi}. See {Elemi}.          {Gum juniper}. See {Sandarac}.          {Gum kino}. See under {Kino}.          {Gum lac}. See {Lac}.          {Gum Ladanum}, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental             species of Cistus or rock rose.          {Gum passages}, sap receptacles extending through the             parenchyma of certain plants ({Amygdalace[91]},             {Cactace[91]}, etc.), and affording passage for gum.          {Gum pot}, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and             mixing other ingredients.          {Gum resin}, the milky juice of a plant solidified by             exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures             of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin             containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.          {Gum sandarac}. See {Sandarac}.          {Gum Senegal}, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees             ({Acacia Verek} and {A. Adansoni[84]}) growing in the             Senegal country, West Africa.          {Gum tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}.          {Gum tree}, the name given to several trees in America and             Australia:             (a) The black gum ({Nyssa multiflora}), one of the largest                   trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue                   fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the                   large trees become hollow.             (b) A tree of the genus {Eucalyptus.} See {Eucalpytus.}             (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States ({Liquidambar                   styraciflua}), a large and beautiful tree with                   pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It                   exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice.          {Gum water}, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.                      {Gum wood}, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the             {Eucalyptus piperita}, of New South Wales.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gumption \Gump"tion\, n. [OE. gom, gome, attention; akin to AS.       ge[a2]mian, gyman, to regard, observe, gyme care, OS. gomean       to heed, Goth. gaumjan to see, notice.]       1. Capacity; shrewdness; common sense. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gunboat \Gun"boat`\, n. (Nav.)       A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gunpowder \Gun"pow`der\, n. (Chem.)       A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an       intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur.       It is used in gunnery and blasting.          Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to 80 per cent of niter,                with 10 to 15 per cent of each of the other                ingredients. Its explosive energy is due to the fact                that it contains the necessary amount of oxygen for its                own combustion, and liberates gases (chiefly nitrogen                and carbon dioxide), which occupy a thousand or fifteen                hundred times more space than the powder which                generated them.          {Gunpowder pile driver}, a pile driver, the hammer of which             is thrown up by the explosion of gunpowder.          {Gunpowder plot} (Eng. Hist.), a plot to destroy the King,             Lords, and Commons, in revenge for the penal laws against             Catholics. As Guy Fawkes, the agent of the conspirators,             was about to fire the mine, which was placed under the             House of Lords, he was seized, Nov. 5, 1605. Hence, Nov. 5             is known in England as {Guy Fawkes Day}.          {Gunpowder tea}, a species of fine green tea, each leaf of             which is rolled into a small ball or pellet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gunpowder \Gun"pow`der\, n. (Chem.)       A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an       intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur.       It is used in gunnery and blasting.          Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to 80 per cent of niter,                with 10 to 15 per cent of each of the other                ingredients. Its explosive energy is due to the fact                that it contains the necessary amount of oxygen for its                own combustion, and liberates gases (chiefly nitrogen                and carbon dioxide), which occupy a thousand or fifteen                hundred times more space than the powder which                generated them.          {Gunpowder pile driver}, a pile driver, the hammer of which             is thrown up by the explosion of gunpowder.          {Gunpowder plot} (Eng. Hist.), a plot to destroy the King,             Lords, and Commons, in revenge for the penal laws against             Catholics. As Guy Fawkes, the agent of the conspirators,             was about to fire the mine, which was placed under the             House of Lords, he was seized, Nov. 5, 1605. Hence, Nov. 5             is known in England as {Guy Fawkes Day}.          {Gunpowder tea}, a species of fine green tea, each leaf of             which is rolled into a small ball or pellet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gunpowder \Gun"pow`der\, n. (Chem.)       A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an       intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur.       It is used in gunnery and blasting.          Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to 80 per cent of niter,                with 10 to 15 per cent of each of the other                ingredients. Its explosive energy is due to the fact                that it contains the necessary amount of oxygen for its                own combustion, and liberates gases (chiefly nitrogen                and carbon dioxide), which occupy a thousand or fifteen                hundred times more space than the powder which                generated them.          {Gunpowder pile driver}, a pile driver, the hammer of which             is thrown up by the explosion of gunpowder.          {Gunpowder plot} (Eng. Hist.), a plot to destroy the King,             Lords, and Commons, in revenge for the penal laws against             Catholics. As Guy Fawkes, the agent of the conspirators,             was about to fire the mine, which was placed under the             House of Lords, he was seized, Nov. 5, 1605. Hence, Nov. 5             is known in England as {Guy Fawkes Day}.          {Gunpowder tea}, a species of fine green tea, each leaf of             which is rolled into a small ball or pellet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gunpowder \Gun"pow`der\, n. (Chem.)       A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an       intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur.       It is used in gunnery and blasting.          Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to 80 per cent of niter,                with 10 to 15 per cent of each of the other                ingredients. Its explosive energy is due to the fact                that it contains the necessary amount of oxygen for its                own combustion, and liberates gases (chiefly nitrogen                and carbon dioxide), which occupy a thousand or fifteen                hundred times more space than the powder which                generated them.          {Gunpowder pile driver}, a pile driver, the hammer of which             is thrown up by the explosion of gunpowder.          {Gunpowder plot} (Eng. Hist.), a plot to destroy the King,             Lords, and Commons, in revenge for the penal laws against             Catholics. As Guy Fawkes, the agent of the conspirators,             was about to fire the mine, which was placed under the             House of Lords, he was seized, Nov. 5, 1605. Hence, Nov. 5             is known in England as {Guy Fawkes Day}.          {Gunpowder tea}, a species of fine green tea, each leaf of             which is rolled into a small ball or pellet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Psilop91des \[d8]Psi`lo*p[91]"des\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.[?]       bare + [?], [?], offspring.] (Zo[94]l.)       birds whose young at first have down on the pteryl[91] only;       -- called also {Gymnop[91]des}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gymnop91dic \Gym`no*p[91]d"ic\ ((?), a. [Gr. gymno`s naked +       [?], [?], a child.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having young that are naked when hatched; psilop[91]dic; --       said of certain birds.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gunpowder, MD       Zip code(s): 21010
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
gunpowder chicken n.   Same as {laser chicken}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Gambit          A variant of {Scheme} R3.99 supporting the {future}       construct of {Multilisp} by Marc Feeley       .   Implementation includes optimising       compilers for {Macintosh} (with Toolbox and built-in editor)       and {Motorola} {680x0} {Unix} systems and {HP300}, {BBN}       {GP100} and {NeXT}.   Version 2.0 conforms to the {IEEE}       {Scheme} standard.          Gambit used {PVM} as its intermediate language.          {(ftp://acorn.cs.brandeis.edu/dist)},       {(ftp://ftp.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/amiga/fish/f7/ff764/Gambit_Terp)}.       {(ftp://ftp.iro.umontreal.ca/pub/parallele/gambit/)}.          Mailing list: gambit@trex.umontreal.ca.          (1998-02-10)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Genubath       theft, the son of Hadad, of the Edomitish royal family. He was       brought up in Pharaoh's household. His mother was a sister of       Tahpenes, the king of Egypt's wife, mentioned in 1 Kings 11:20.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Genubath, theft; robbery