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[3] accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, gather, group, lump, pick up, round up, scrape—more at GATHER

gar·net noun [ORIGIN: ME gernet, fr. AF gernete, fr. gernet, dark red, fr. pume gernete pomegranate]

: a transparent deep red mineral sometimes used as a gem

1garnish verb 1 : to furnish with something ornamental : DECORATE, EMBELLISH

2 : to add decorative or savory touches to (food)

3 : GARNISHEE

Synonyms

adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, deck, decorate, do, dress, embellish, enrich, grace, ornament, trim—more at DECORATE

2garnish noun 1 : something that lends grace or beauty

2 : something (as lemon wedges or parsley) used to garnish food or drink

Synonyms

adornment, caparison, decoration, embellishment, frill, ornament, trim—more at DECORATION

gar·nish·ee verb -eed; -ee·ing 1 : to serve with a garnishment

2 : to take (as a debtor's wages) by legal authority

gar·nish·ment noun 1 : GARNISH

2 : a legal warning concerning the attachment of property to satisfy a debt; also : the attachment of such property

gar·ni·ture noun : EMBELLISHMENT, TRIMMING

gar·ret noun : the part of a house just under the roof : ATTIC

gar·ri·son noun [ORIGIN: ME garisoun protection, fr. AF garisun healing, protection, fr. garir to heal, protect, of Gmc origin]

1 : a military post; especially : a permanent military installation

2 : the troops stationed at a garrison

— garrison verb

garrison state noun : a state organized on a primarily military basis

1garrote or ga·rotte noun [ORIGIN: Sp garrote]

1 : a method of execution by strangulation; also : the apparatus used

2 : an implement (as a wire with handles) for strangulation

2garrote or garotte verb : to strangle with or as if with a garrote

Synonyms

choke, strangle, throttle—more at CHOKE

gar·ru·lous adjective 1 : WORDY

2 : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative

— gar·ru·li·ty noun

— gar·ru·lous·ly adverb

— gar·ru·lous·ness noun

Synonyms

chatty, conversational, gabby, loquacious, talkative—more at TALKATIVE

gar·ter noun : a band or strap worn to hold up a stocking or sock

garter snake noun : any of a genus of harmless American snakes with longitudinal stripes on the back

1gas noun, plural gas·es also gas·ses [ORIGIN: NL, alter. of L chaos space, chaos]

1 : a fluid (as hydrogen or air) that tends to expand indefinitely

2 : a gas or mixture of gases used as a fuel or anesthetic

3 : a substance that can be used to produce a poisonous, asphyxiating, or irritant atmosphere

4 : GASOLINE

5 : empty talk

Synonyms

bombast, grandiloquence, hot air, rhetoric, wind—more at RHETORIC

2gas verb gassed; gas·sing 1 : to treat with gas; also : to poison with gas

2 : to fill with gasoline <~ up the car>

3 : to talk idly or garrulously

gas·eous adjective 1 : having the form of or being gas

2 : characterized by many words but little content

Synonyms

bombastic, grandiloquent, oratorical, rhetorical, windy—more at RHETORICAL

1gash noun : a deep long cut

Synonyms

laceration, rent, rip, slash, slit, tear; also abrasion, score, scrape, scratch; injury, wound

2gash verb : to make a gash in

gas·ket noun : material (as rubber) or a part used to seal a joint

gas·light noun 1 : light made by burning illuminating gas

2 : a gas flame; also : a gas lighting fixture

gas mask noun : a mask with a chemical air filter used to protect the face and lungs against poison gas

gas·o·line noun : a flammable liquid mixture made from petroleum and used esp. as a motor fuel

gasp verb 1 : to catch the breath audibly (as with shock)

2 : to breathe laboriously : PANT

3 : to utter in a gasping manner

— gasp noun

Synonyms

blow, pant, puff, wheeze; also choke, gulp, huff; exhale, expire

gas·tric adjective : of or relating to the stomach

gastric juice noun : the acid digestive secretion of the stomach

gas·tri·tis noun : inflammation of the lining of the