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   gas gage
         n 1: gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the
               gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge},
               {gasoline gage}, {gas gauge}, {gas gage}, {petrol gauge},
               {petrol gage}]

English Dictionary: goose egg by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gas gauge
n
  1. gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle
    Synonym(s): gasoline gauge, gasoline gage, gas gauge, gas gage, petrol gauge, petrol gage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gaseous
adj
  1. existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state"
    Antonym(s): liquid, solid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goose egg
n
  1. a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
    Synonym(s): nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goshawk
n
  1. large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
    Synonym(s): goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: Gas is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
               gas fitter or gasfitter; gas meter or gas-meter, etc.
  
      {Air gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing air through
            some volatile hydrocarbon, as the lighter petroleums. The
            air is so saturated with combustible vapor as to be a
            convenient illuminating and heating agent.
  
      {Gas battery} (Elec.), a form of voltaic battery, in which
            gases, especially hydrogen and oxygen, are the active
            agents.
  
      {Gas carbon}, {Gas coke}, etc. See under {Carbon}, {Coke},
            etc.
  
      {Gas coal}, a bituminous or hydrogenous coal yielding a high
            percentage of volatile matters, and therefore available
            for the manufacture of illuminating gas. --R. W. Raymond.
  
      {Gas engine}, an engine in which the motion of the piston is
            produced by the combustion or sudden production or
            expansion of gas; -- especially, an engine in which an
            explosive mixture of gas and air is forced into the
            working cylinder and ignited there by a gas flame or an
            electric spark.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coke \Coke\, n. [Perh. akin to cake, n.]
      Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or
      other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by
      distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where [?]
      smokeless fire is required. [Written also {coak}.]
  
      {Gas coke}, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished
            from that made in ovens.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gaseous \Gas"e*ous\ (? [or] ?; 277), a. [From {Gas}. Cf. F.
      gazeux.]
      1. In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an
            a[89]riform fluid.
  
      2. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous. [bd]Unconnected,
            gaseous information.[b8] --Sir J. Stephen.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gas \Gas\ (g[acr]s), n.; pl. {Gases} (-[ecr]z). [Invented by the
      chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.]
      1. An a[89]riform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists
            as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids
            supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen,
            etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become
            liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage,
            since all of the supposed permanent gases have been
            liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed
            nearly its original signification, and is applied to any
            substance in the elastic or a[89]riform state.
  
      2. (Popular Usage)
            (a) A complex mixture of gases, of which the most
                  important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas,
                  and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive
                  distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood,
                  oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when
                  burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating
                  purposes.
            (b) Laughing gas.
            (c) Any irrespirable a[89]riform fluid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Gaucho \[d8]Gau"cho\ (gou"ch[osl]), n., pl. {Gauchos}
      (-ch[osl]z) [Sp.]
      One of the native inhabitants of the pampas, of
      Spanish-American descent. They live mostly by rearing cattle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]
      1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to
            determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.
  
                     This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and
                     groove to equal breadth by.               --Moxon.
  
                     There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds.
                                                                              --I. Taylor.
  
      2. Measure; dimensions; estimate.
  
                     The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and
                     contempt.                                          --Burke.
  
      3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or
            regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or
            template; as, a button maker's gauge.
  
      4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the
            state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical
            elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some
            particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.
  
      5. (Naut.)
            (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with
                  reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather
                  gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and
                  the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.
            (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
                  --Totten.
  
      6. The distance between the rails of a railway.
  
      Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is
               four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad,
               gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England,
               seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard
               gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called
               narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six
               inches.
  
      7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with
            common plaster to accelerate its setting.
  
      8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which
            is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of
            such shingles, slates, or tiles.
  
      {Gauge of a carriage}, {car}, etc., the distance between the
            wheels; -- ordinarily called the {track}.
  
      {Gauge cock}, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining
            the height of the water level in a steam boiler.
  
      {Gauge concussion} (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel
            flange striking the edge of the rail.
  
      {Gauge glass}, a glass tube for a water gauge.
  
      {Gauge lathe}, an automatic lathe for turning a round object
            having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round,
            to a templet or gauge.
  
      {Gauge point}, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is
            one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given
            measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.
  
      {Gauge rod}, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of
            barrels, casks, etc.
  
      {Gauge saw}, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of
            cut. --Knight.
  
      {Gauge stuff}, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making
            cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.
  
      {Gauge wheel}, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to
            determine the depth of the furrow.
  
      {Joiner's gauge}, an instrument used to strike a line
            parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.
  
      {Printer's gauge}, an instrument to regulate the length of
            the page.
  
      {Rain gauge}, an instrument for measuring the quantity of
            rain at any given place.
  
      {Salt gauge}, or {Brine gauge}, an instrument or contrivance
            for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its
            specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.
  
      {Sea gauge}, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.
           
  
      {Siphon gauge}, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with
            mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the
            degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air
            pump or other vacuum; a manometer.
  
      {Sliding gauge}. (Mach.)
            (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted
                  dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use,
                  as screws, railway-car axles, etc.
            (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges,
                  and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the
                  working gauges.
            (c) (Railroads) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 5.
  
      {Star gauge} (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the
            diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its
            length.
  
      {Steam gauge}, an instrument for measuring the pressure of
            steam, as in a boiler.
  
      {Tide gauge}, an instrument for determining the height of the
            tides.
  
      {Vacuum gauge}, a species of barometer for determining the
            relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a
            steam engine and the air.
  
      {Water gauge}.
            (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water
                  surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or
                  glass.
            (b) The height of the water in the boiler.
  
      {Wind gauge}, an instrument for measuring the force of the
            wind on any given surface; an anemometer.
  
      {Wire gauge}, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or
            the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size.
            See under {Wire}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gecko \Geck"o\ (g[ecr]k"[osl]), n.; pl. {Geckoes} (-[omac]z).
      [Cf. F. & G. gecko; -- so called from the sound which the
      animal utters.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any lizard of the family {Geckonid[91]}. The geckoes are
      small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes
      and vertical, elliptical pupils. Their toes are generally
      expanded, and furnished with adhesive disks, by which they
      can run over walls and ceilings. They are numerous in warm
      countries, and a few species are found in Europe and the
      United States. See {Wall gecko}, {Fanfoot}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geisha \Gei"sha\ (g[amac]"sh[adot]), n.; pl. {Geisha}
      (-sh[adot]), {Geishas} (-sh[adot]z). [Jap.]
      A Japanese singing and dancing girl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goose egg \Goose egg\
      In games, a zero; a score or record of naught; -- so named in
      allusion to the egglike outline of the zero sign 0. Called
      also {duck egg}. [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goosish \Goos"ish\, a.
      Like a goose; foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goshawk \Gos"hawk`\, n. [AS. g[?]shafuc, lit., goosehawk; or
      Icel. g[be]shaukr. See {Goose}, and {Hawk} the bird.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Any large hawk of the genus {Astur}, of which many species
      and varieties are known. The European ({Astur palumbarius})
      and the American ({A. atricapillus}) are the best known
      species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity,
      and courage. The Australian goshawk ({A.
      Nov[91]-HolNo definitions found for "GECOS"
landi[91]}) is pure white.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guacho \Gua"cho\, n.; pl. {Guachos} [Spanish American.]
      1. One of the mixed-blood (Spanish-Indian) inhabitants of the
            pampas of South America; a mestizo.
  
      2. An Indian who serves as a messenger.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   gaseous adj.   Deserving of being {gas}sed.   Disseminated by
   Geoff Goodfellow while at SRI; became particularly popular after the
   Moscone-Milk killings in San Francisco, when it was learned that the
   defendant Dan White (a politician who had supported Proposition 7)
   would get the gas chamber under Proposition 7 if convicted of
   first-degree murder (he was eventually convicted of manslaughter).
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   GECOS /jee'kohs/ n.   See {{GCOS}}.
  
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Gazez, a passing over
  
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