Globicephala : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   Galapagos
         n 1: a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned
               by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life [syn: {Galapagos
               Islands}, {Galapagos}]

English Dictionary: Globicephala	by the DICT Development Group
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Galapagos Islands n a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life Synonym(s): Galapagos Islands, Galapagos
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Galeopsis n erect annual European herbs [syn: Galeopsis, {genus Galeopsis}]
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Galeopsis tetrahit n coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States Synonym(s): hemp nettle, dead nettle, Galeopsis tetrahit
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Galveston n a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
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Galveston Bay n an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to the south of Houston
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Galveston Island n an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay
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glebe house n a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice)
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glipizide n an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas Synonym(s): glipizide, Glucotrol
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Globicephala n pilot whales Synonym(s): Globicephala, genus Globicephala
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Globicephala melaena n small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school Synonym(s): pilot whale, black whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena
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globigerina n marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes
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Globigerinidae n a family of protoctists [syn: Globigerinidae, {family Globigerinidae}]
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globose adj having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey Synonym(s): ball- shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
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globosity n the roundness of a 3-dimensional object [syn: sphericity, sphericalness, globosity, globularness, rotundity, rotundness]
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globus pallidus n the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus [syn: pallidum, globus pallidus, paleostriatum]
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glove compartment n compartment on the dashboard of a car
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goalpost n one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
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golf bag n golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls
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golf caddie n an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player [syn: caddie, golf caddie]
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golf cap n a cap with a bill [syn: baseball cap, jockey cap, {golf cap}]
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golf cart n a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots Synonym(s): golfcart, golf cart
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golf club n a club of people to play golf golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball Synonym(s): golf club, golf-club, club
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golf course n course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf Synonym(s): golf course, links course
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golf equipment n sports equipment used in playing golf
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golf game n a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes Synonym(s): golf, golf game
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golf glove n a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club
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golf shot n the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it Synonym(s): golf stroke, golf shot, swing
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golf stroke n the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it Synonym(s): golf stroke, golf shot, swing
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golf-club n golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn: golf club, golf-club, club]
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golf-club head n (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn: golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead]
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golfcart n a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots Synonym(s): golfcart, golf cart
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Gulf Coast n a seashore of the Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf States n a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
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Gulf stream n a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean
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Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[be]hi. Cf. {Gay}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to {Garrulus}, {Cyanocitta}, and allied genera. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually have a crest. Note: The European jay ({Garrulus glandarius}) is a large and handsomely colored species, having the body pale reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on the wings, white. Called also {jay pie}, {Jenny jay}, and {k[91]}. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly colored, and have a large erectile crest. The California jay ({Aphelocoma Californica}), the Florida jay ({A. Floridana}), and the green jay ({Xanthoura luxuosa}), of Texas and Mexico, are large, handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much plainer and have no crest. See {Blue jay}, and {Whisky jack}. {Jay thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any one several species of Asiatic singing birds, of the genera {Garrulax}, {Grammatoptila}, and related genera of the family {Crateropodid[91]}; as, the white-throated jay thrush ({G. albogularis}), of India.
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Globe \Globe\, n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.] 1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere. 2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp. 3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article. --Locke. 4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also {artificial globe}. 5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square. Him round A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton. {Globe amaranth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gomphrena} ({G. globosa}), bearing round heads of variously colored flowers, which long retain color when gathered. {Globe animalcule}, a small, globular, locomotive organism ({Volvox globator}), once throught to be an animal, afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[91]. {Globe of compression} (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also {overcharged mine}. {Globe daisy} (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus {Globularing}, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads. {Globe sight}, a form of front sight placed on target rifles. {Globe slater} (Zo[94]l.), an isopod crustacean of the genus {Spheroma}. {Globe thistle} (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads ({Cynara Scolymus}); also, certain species of the related genus {Echinops}. {Globe valve}. (a) A ball valve. (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight.
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Angostura bark \An`gostu"ra bark`\ ([aum][nsm]`g[ocr]st[oomac]"r[adot] b[aum]rk`). [From Angostura, in Venezuela.] An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family ({Galipea cusparia, [or] officinalis}). --U. S. Disp.
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Gall \Gall\, n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.] (Zo[94]l.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See {Gallnut}. Note: The galls, or gallnuts, of commerce are produced by insects of the genus {Cynips}, chiefly on an oak ({Quercus infectoria [or] Lusitanica}) of Western Asia and Southern Europe. They contain much tannin, and are used in the manufacture of that article and for making ink and a black dye, as well as in medicine. {Gall insect} (Zo[94]l.), any insect that produces galls. {Gall midge} (Zo[94]l.), any small dipterous insect that produces galls. {Gall oak}, the oak ({Quercus infectoria}) which yields the galls of commerce. {Gall of glass}, the neutral salt skimmed off from the surface of melted crown glass;- called also {glass gall} and {sandiver}. --Ure. {Gall wasp}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gallfly}.
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Glebosity \Glebos"ity\, n. The quality of being glebous. [R.]
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Glebous \Gleb"ous\, Gleby \Gleb"y\, a. [Cf. L. glaebosus cloddy.] Pertaining to the glebe; turfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful. [bd]Gleby land.[b8] --Prior.
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Glib \Glib\, a. [Compar. {Glibber}; superl. {Glibbest}.] [Prob. fr. D. glibberen, glippen, to slide, glibberig, glipperig, glib, slippery.] 1. Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib. [Obs.] 2. Speaking or spoken smoothly and with flippant rapidity; fluent; voluble; as, a glib tongue; a glib speech. I want that glib and oily art, To speak and purpose not. --Shak. Syn: Slippery; smooth; fluent; voluble; flippant.
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Globe \Globe\, n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.] 1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere. 2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp. 3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article. --Locke. 4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also {artificial globe}. 5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square. Him round A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton. {Globe amaranth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gomphrena} ({G. globosa}), bearing round heads of variously colored flowers, which long retain color when gathered. {Globe animalcule}, a small, globular, locomotive organism ({Volvox globator}), once throught to be an animal, afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[91]. {Globe of compression} (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also {overcharged mine}. {Globe daisy} (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus {Globularing}, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads. {Globe sight}, a form of front sight placed on target rifles. {Globe slater} (Zo[94]l.), an isopod crustacean of the genus {Spheroma}. {Globe thistle} (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads ({Cynara Scolymus}); also, certain species of the related genus {Echinops}. {Globe valve}. (a) A ball valve. (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight.
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Globe \Globe\, n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.] 1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere. 2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp. 3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article. --Locke. 4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also {artificial globe}. 5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square. Him round A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton. {Globe amaranth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gomphrena} ({G. globosa}), bearing round heads of variously colored flowers, which long retain color when gathered. {Globe animalcule}, a small, globular, locomotive organism ({Volvox globator}), once throught to be an animal, afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[91]. {Globe of compression} (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also {overcharged mine}. {Globe daisy} (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus {Globularing}, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads. {Globe sight}, a form of front sight placed on target rifles. {Globe slater} (Zo[94]l.), an isopod crustacean of the genus {Spheroma}. {Globe thistle} (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads ({Cynara Scolymus}); also, certain species of the related genus {Echinops}. {Globe valve}. (a) A ball valve. (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight.
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Globe-shaped \Globe"-shaped`\, a. Shaped like a globe.
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d8Globigerina \[d8]Globig`eri"na\, n.; pl. {Globigerin[ae]}. [NL., fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of {Foraminifera}.
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Globose \Glo*bose"\, a. [L. globosus.] Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe; globular, or nearly so; spherical. --Milton.
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Globosely \Glo*bose"ly\, adv. In a globular manner; globularly.
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Globosity \Globos"ity\, n. [L. globositas: cf. F. globosit[82].] Sphericity. --Ray.
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Globous \Glo"bous\, a. [See {Globose}.] Spherical. --Milton.
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Sponge \Sponge\, n. [OF. esponge, F. [82]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. [?], [?]. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[91], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under {Spongi[91]}. 2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongi[91] (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus {Spongia}. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies. 3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger. 4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically: (a) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven. (b) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition. (c) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked. 5. (Gun.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff. 6. (Far.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel. {Bath sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse commercial sponges, especially {Spongia equina}. {Cup sponge}, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form. {Glass sponge}. See {Glass-sponge}, in the Vocabulary. {Glove sponge}, a variety of commercial sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety {tubulufera}), having very fine fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies. {Grass sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted, as {Spongia graminea}, and {S. equina}, variety {cerebriformis}, of Florida and the West Indies. {Horse sponge}, a coarse commercial sponge, especially {Spongia equina}. {Platinum sponge}. (Chem.) See under {Platinum}. {Pyrotechnical sponge}, a substance made of mushrooms or fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder, brought from Germany. {Sheep's-wool sponge}, a fine and durable commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}) found in Florida and the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger and smaller tufts, having the oscula between them. {Sponge cake}, a kind of sweet cake which is light and spongy. {Sponge lead}, [or] {Spongy lead} (Chem.), metallic lead brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary batteries and otherwise. {Sponge tree} (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree ({Acacia Farnesiana}), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are used in perfumery. {Toilet sponge}, a very fine and superior variety of Mediterranean sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety {Mediterranea}); -- called also {turkish sponge}. {To set a sponge} (Cookery), to leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity. {To throw up the sponge}, to give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring, the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat. [Cant or Slang] [bd]He was too brave a man to throw up the sponge to fate.[b8] --Lowell.
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Glove \Glove\ (gl[ucr]v), n. [OE. glove, glofe, AS. gl[omac]f; akin to Icel. gl[omac]fi, cf. Goth. l[omac]fa palm of the hand, Icel. l[omac]fi.] 1. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic distinguishes the glove from the mitten. 2. A boxing glove. {Boxing glove}. See under {Boxing}. {Glove fight}, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters wear boxing gloves. {Glove} {money [or] silver}. (a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy gloves with. (b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts; also, a fee given by the sheriff of a county to the clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are no offenders to be executed. {Glove sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a fine and soft variety of commercial sponges ({Spongia officinalis}). {To be hand and glove with}, to be intimately associated or on good terms with. [bd]Hand and glove with traitors.[b8] --J. H. Newman. {To handle without gloves},
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Glyphic \Glyph"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] of or for carving.] (Fine Arts) Of or pertaining to sculpture or carving of any sort, esp. to glyphs.
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Glyphograph \Glyph"o*graph\, n. A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate.
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Glyphographic \Glyph`o*graph"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to glyphography.
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Glyphography \Glyphog"raphy\, n. [Gr. [?] to engrave + -graphy.] A process similar to etching, in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used to print from.
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Guelphic \Guelph"ic\, Guelfic \Guelf"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to the family or the faction of the Guelphs.
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Guelphic \Guelph"ic\, Guelfic \Guelf"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to the family or the faction of the Guelphs.
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Stream \Stream\ (str[emac]m), n. [AS. stre[a0]m; akin to OFries. str[be]m, OS. str[d3]m, D. stroom, G. strom, OHG. stroum, str[umac]m, Dan. & Sw. str[94]m, Icel. straumr, Ir. sroth, Lith. srove, Russ. struia, Gr. "ry`sis a flowing, "rei^n to flow, Skr. sru. [fb]174. Cf. {Catarrh}, {Diarrhea}, {Rheum}, {Rhythm}.] 1. A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano. 2. A beam or ray of light. [bd]Sun streams.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand. [bd]The stream of beneficence.[b8] --Atterbury. [bd]The stream of emigration.[b8] --Macaulay. 4. A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather. [bd]The very stream of his life.[b8] --Shak. 5. Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners. {Gulf stream}. See under {Gulf}. {Stream anchor}, {Stream cable}. (Naut.) See under {Anchor}, and {Cable}. {Stream ice}, blocks of ice floating in a mass together in some definite direction. {Stream tin}, particles or masses of tin ore found in alluvial ground; -- so called because a stream of water is the principal agent used in separating the ore from the sand and gravel. {Stream works} (Cornish Mining), a place where an alluvial deposit of tin ore is worked. --Ure. {To float with the stream}, figuratively, to drift with the current of opinion, custom, etc., so as not to oppose or check it.
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Gulf \Gulf\, n. [F. golfe, It. golfo, fr. Gr. [?] bosom, bay, gulf, LGr. [?].] 1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between. --Milton. Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed. --Luke xvi. 26. 2. That which swallows; the gullet. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. --Shak. A gulf of ruin, swallowing gold. --Tennyson. 4. (Geog.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico. 5. (Mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode. {Gulf Stream} (Geog.), the warm ocean current of the North Atlantic. Note: It originates in the westward equatorial current, due to the trade winds, is deflected northward by Cape St. Roque through the Gulf of Mexico, and flows parallel to the coast of North America, turning eastward off the island of Nantucket. Its average rate of flow is said to be about two miles an hour. The similar Japan current, or Kuro-Siwo, is sometimes called the Gulf Stream of the Pacific. {Gulf weed} (Bot.), a branching seaweed ({Sargassum bacciferum}, or sea grape), having numerous berrylike air vessels, -- found in the Gulf Stream, in the Sargasso Sea, and elsewhere.
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Stream \Stream\ (str[emac]m), n. [AS. stre[a0]m; akin to OFries. str[be]m, OS. str[d3]m, D. stroom, G. strom, OHG. stroum, str[umac]m, Dan. & Sw. str[94]m, Icel. straumr, Ir. sroth, Lith. srove, Russ. struia, Gr. "ry`sis a flowing, "rei^n to flow, Skr. sru. [fb]174. Cf. {Catarrh}, {Diarrhea}, {Rheum}, {Rhythm}.] 1. A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano. 2. A beam or ray of light. [bd]Sun streams.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand. [bd]The stream of beneficence.[b8] --Atterbury. [bd]The stream of emigration.[b8] --Macaulay. 4. A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather. [bd]The very stream of his life.[b8] --Shak. 5. Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners. {Gulf stream}. See under {Gulf}. {Stream anchor}, {Stream cable}. (Naut.) See under {Anchor}, and {Cable}. {Stream ice}, blocks of ice floating in a mass together in some definite direction. {Stream tin}, particles or masses of tin ore found in alluvial ground; -- so called because a stream of water is the principal agent used in separating the ore from the sand and gravel. {Stream works} (Cornish Mining), a place where an alluvial deposit of tin ore is worked. --Ure. {To float with the stream}, figuratively, to drift with the current of opinion, custom, etc., so as not to oppose or check it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gulf \Gulf\, n. [F. golfe, It. golfo, fr. Gr. [?] bosom, bay, gulf, LGr. [?].] 1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between. --Milton. Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed. --Luke xvi. 26. 2. That which swallows; the gullet. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. --Shak. A gulf of ruin, swallowing gold. --Tennyson. 4. (Geog.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico. 5. (Mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode. {Gulf Stream} (Geog.), the warm ocean current of the North Atlantic. Note: It originates in the westward equatorial current, due to the trade winds, is deflected northward by Cape St. Roque through the Gulf of Mexico, and flows parallel to the coast of North America, turning eastward off the island of Nantucket. Its average rate of flow is said to be about two miles an hour. The similar Japan current, or Kuro-Siwo, is sometimes called the Gulf Stream of the Pacific. {Gulf weed} (Bot.), a branching seaweed ({Sargassum bacciferum}, or sea grape), having numerous berrylike air vessels, -- found in the Gulf Stream, in the Sargasso Sea, and elsewhere.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Galveston, IN (town, FIPS 26242) Location: 40.57644 N, 86.19170 W Population (1990): 1609 (649 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46932 Galveston, KY Zip code(s): 41629 Galveston, TX (city, FIPS 28068) Location: 29.22934 N, 94.89206 W Population (1990): 59070 (30898 housing units) Area: 119.6 sq km (land), 295.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77550, 77551, 77554
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Galveston County, TX (county, FIPS 167) Location: 29.38050 N, 94.85841 W Population (1990): 217399 (99451 housing units) Area: 1032.6 sq km (land), 1237.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Galvez, LA Zip code(s): 70769
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gulf County, FL (county, FIPS 45) Location: 29.90015 N, 85.24223 W Population (1990): 11504 (6339 housing units) Area: 1463.5 sq km (land), 494.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gulf Gate Estates, FL (CDP, FIPS 28050) Location: 27.25910 N, 82.50685 W Population (1990): 11622 (6417 housing units) Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gulf Shores, AL (city, FIPS 32272) Location: 30.27004 N, 87.70146 W Population (1990): 3261 (4976 housing units) Area: 33.9 sq km (land), 10.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gulf Stream, FL (town, FIPS 28275) Location: 26.48555 N, 80.05801 W Population (1990): 690 (470 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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