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   Gallaudet
         n 1: United States educator who established the first free
               school in the United States for the hearing impaired
               (1787-1851) [syn: {Gallaudet}, {Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet}]

English Dictionary: glutted by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelded
adj
  1. (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse"
    Synonym(s): cut, emasculated, gelded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelidity
n
  1. coldness due to a cold environment [syn: chill, iciness, gelidity]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gilded
adj
  1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
    Synonym(s): aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden
  2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument"
    Synonym(s): gilded, meretricious, specious
  3. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
    Synonym(s): deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous
  4. made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
    Synonym(s): gold, golden, gilded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gilded flicker
n
  1. southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck
    Synonym(s): gilded flicker, Colaptes chrysoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gilt-edged
adj
  1. of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"
  2. having gilded edges as the pages of a book
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladiator
n
  1. (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
  2. a professional boxer
    Synonym(s): prizefighter, gladiator
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladiatorial
adj
  1. of or relating to or resembling gladiators or their combat; "gladiatorial combats"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gleditsia
n
  1. deciduous trees: honey locusts [syn: Gleditsia, {genus Gleditsia}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gleditsia aquatica
n
  1. honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood
    Synonym(s): water locust, swamp locust, Gleditsia aquatica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gleditsia triacanthos
n
  1. tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World
    Synonym(s): honey locust, Gleditsia triacanthos
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutathione peroxidase
n
  1. an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutethimide
n
  1. sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders
    Synonym(s): glutethimide, Doriden
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutted
adj
  1. exceeding demand; "a glutted market" [syn: glutted, overfull]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galeate \Ga"le*ate\, Galeated \Ga"le*a`ted\, a. [L. galeatus, p.
      p. of galeare helmet.]
      1. Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with
            a helmet.
  
      2. (Biol.) Helmeted; having a helmetlike part, as a crest, a
            flower, etc.; helmet-shaped.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geld \Geld\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelded} or Gelt ([?]); p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Gelding}.] [Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan.
      gilde, Sw. g[84]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt
      dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.]
      1. To castrate; to emasculate.
  
      2. To deprive of anything essential.
  
                     Bereft and gelded of his patrimony.   --Shak.
  
      3. To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book,
            or a story; to expurgate. [Obs.] --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelidity \Ge*lid"i*ty\, n.
      The state of being gelid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gild \Gild\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gilded} or {Gilt} ([?]); p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Gilding}.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold.
      [root]234. See {Gold}.]
      1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a
            golden color; to cause to look like gold. [bd]Gilded
            chariots.[b8] --Pope.
  
                     No more the rising sun shall gild the morn. --Pope.
  
      2. To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.
  
                     Let oft good humor, mild and gay, Gild the calm
                     evening of your day.                           --Trumbull.
  
      3. To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to
            embellish; as, to gild a lie. --Shak.
  
      4. To make red with drinking. [Obs.]
  
                     This grand liquior that hath gilded them. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gilt-edge \Gilt"-edge`\, Gilt-edged \Gilt"-edged`\, a.
      1. Having a gilt edge; as, gilt-edged paper.
  
      2. Of the best quality; -- said of negotiable paper, etc.
            [Slang, U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gilt-edge \Gilt"-edge`\, Gilt-edged \Gilt"-edged`\, a.
      1. Having a gilt edge; as, gilt-edged paper.
  
      2. Of the best quality; -- said of negotiable paper, etc.
            [Slang, U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gilthead \Gilt"head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A marine fish. The name is applied to two species:
      (a) The {Pagrus, [or] Chrysophrys, auratus}, a valuable food
            fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its
            golden-colored head); -- called also {giltpoll}.
      (b) The {Crenilabrus melops}, of the British coasts; --
            called also {golden maid}, {conner}, {sea partridge}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glad \Glad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gladding}.] [AS. gladian. See {Glad}, a., and cf. {Gladden},
      v. t.]
      To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. --Chaucer.
  
               That which gladded all the warrior train. --Dryden.
  
               Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man.
                                                                              --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladiate \Glad"i*ate\, a. [L. gladius sword.] (Bot.)
      Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the
      iris, or of the gladiolus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladiator \Glad"i*a`tor\, n. [L., fr. gladius sword. See
      {Glaive}.]
      1. Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with
            weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral
            ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.
  
      2. One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladiatorial \Glad`i*a*to"ri*al\, Gladiatorian
   \Glad`i*a*to"ri*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants
      in general.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladiatorial \Glad`i*a*to"ri*al\, Gladiatorian
   \Glad`i*a*to"ri*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants
      in general.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladiatorism \Glad"i*a`tor*ism\, n.
      The art or practice of a gladiator.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladiatorship \Glad"i*a`tor*ship\, n.
      Conduct, state, or art, of a gladiator.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladiatory \Glad"i*a*to*ry\, a. [L. gladiatorius.]
      Gladiatorial. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladiature \Glad"i*a*ture\, n. [L. gladiatura.]
      Swordplay; fencing; gladiatorial contest. --Gayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\ [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
      A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({R.
      Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white,
      fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an
      ornamental tree. In England it is called {acacia}.
  
      Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different
               genera, especially to those of the genus {Hymen[91]a},
               of which {H. Courbaril} is a lofty, spreading tree of
               South America; also to the carob tree ({Ceratonia
               siliqua}), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region.
  
      {Honey locust tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Gleditschia}
            ) {G. triacanthus}), having pinnate leaves and strong
            branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found
            between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply {honey
            locust}.
  
      {Water locust tree} (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia
            monosperma}), of the Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water locust \Wa"ter lo"cust\ (Bot.)
      A thorny leguminous tree ({Gleditschia monosperma}) which
      grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Honey \Hon"ey\, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS.
      honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw.
      h[86]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. [?] dust, Skr. kaa grain.]
      1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from
            flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the
            honeycomb.
  
      2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.
  
                     The honey of his language.                  --Shak.
  
      3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.
  
                     Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.
  
      Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of
               compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or
               honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.
  
      {Honey ant} (Zo[94]l.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus
            melliger}), found in the Southwestern United States, and
            in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are
            larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which
            serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey,
            their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a
            currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the
            honey and feed the rest.
  
      {Honey badger} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel.
  
      {Honey bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kinkajou}.
  
      {Honey buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), a bird related to the kites, of
            the genus {Pernis}. The European species is {P. apivorus};
            the Indian or crested honey buzzard is {P. ptilorhyncha}.
            They feed upon honey and the larv[91] of bees. Called also
            {bee hawk}, {bee kite}.
  
      {Honey creeper} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small,
            bright, colored, passerine birds of the family
            {C[d2]rebid[91]}, abundant in Central and South America.
           
  
      {Honey easter} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small
            passerine birds of the family {Meliphagid[91]}, abundant
            in Australia and Oceania; -- called also {honeysucker}.
  
      {Honey flower} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus
            {Melianthus}, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The
            flowers yield much honey.
  
      {Honey guide} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small
            birds of the family {Indicatorid[91]}, inhabiting Africa
            and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading
            persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also
            {honeybird}, and {indicator}.
  
      {Honey harvest}, the gathering of honey from hives, or the
            honey which is gathered. --Dryden.
  
      {Honey kite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Honey buzzard} (above).
  
      {Honey locust} (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia
            triacanthos}), armed with thorns, and having long pods
            with a sweet pulp between the seeds.
  
      {Honey month}. Same as {Honeymoon}.
  
      {Honey weasel} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glide \Glide\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gliding}.] [AS. gl[c6]dan; akin to D. glijden, OHG.
      gl[c6]tan, G. gleiten, Sw. glida, Dan. glide, and prob. to E.
      glad.]
      1. To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise,
            violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily,
            or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its
            channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice.
  
                     The river glideth at his own sweet will.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      2. (Phon.) To pass with a glide, as the voice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gloat \Gloat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gloating}.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G.
      glotzen to gloat.]
      To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad
      sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate
      desire, lust, or avarice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glottic \Glot"tic\, Glottidean \Glot*tid"e*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the glottis; glottal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glut \Glut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glutting}.] [OE. glotten, fr. OF. glotir, gloutir, L.
      glutire, gluttire; cf. Gr. [?] to eat, Skr. gar. Cf.
      {Gluttion}, {Englut}.]
      1. To swallow, or to swallow greedlly; to gorge.
  
                     Though every drop of water swear against it, And
                     gape at widest to glut him.               --Shak.
  
      2. To fill to satiety; to satisfy fully the desire or craving
            of; to satiate; to sate; to cloy.
  
                     His faithful heart, a bloody sacrifice, Torn from
                     his breast, to glut the tyrant's eyes. --Dryden.
  
                     The realms of nature and of art were ransacked to
                     glut the wonder, lust, and ferocity of a degraded
                     populace.                                          --C. Kingsley.
  
      {To glut the market}, to furnish an oversupply of any article
            of trade, so that there is no sale for it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Poachard \Poach"ard\, n. [From {Poach} to stab.] [Written also
      {pocard}, {pochard}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A common European duck ({Aythya ferina}); -- called also
            {goldhead}, {poker}, and {fresh-water, [or] red-headed},
            {widgeon}.
      (b) The American redhead, which is closely allied to the
            European poachard.
  
      {Red-crested poachard} (Zo[94]l.), an Old World duck ({Branta
            rufina}).
  
      {Scaup poachard}, the scaup duck.
  
      {Tufted poachard}, a scaup duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula
            cristata}), native of Europe and Asia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verdin \Ver"din\, n. [Cf. Sp. verdino bright green, F. verdin
      the yellow-hammer.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A small yellow-headed bird ({Auriparus flaviceps}) of Lower
      California, allied to the titmice; -- called also {goldtit}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldtit \Gold"tit`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Verdin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verdin \Ver"din\, n. [Cf. Sp. verdino bright green, F. verdin
      the yellow-hammer.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A small yellow-headed bird ({Auriparus flaviceps}) of Lower
      California, allied to the titmice; -- called also {goldtit}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldtit \Gold"tit`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Verdin}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Gilt Edge, TN (city, FIPS 29160)
      Location: 35.53282 N, 89.83069 W
      Population (1990): 447 (180 housing units)
      Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Gladewater, TX (city, FIPS 29660)
      Location: 32.54305 N, 94.94507 W
      Population (1990): 6027 (2699 housing units)
      Area: 30.4 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75647

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Goldthwaite, TX (city, FIPS 30056)
      Location: 31.45387 N, 98.57102 W
      Population (1990): 1658 (878 housing units)
      Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 76844
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