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— glot·tal adjective

glove noun 1 : a covering for the hand having separate sections for each finger

2 : a padded leather covering for the hand for use in a sport

1glow verb 1 : to shine with or as if with intense heat

2 : to have a rich warm usu. ruddy color : FLUSH, BLUSH

3 : to feel hot

4 : to show exuberance or elation <~ with pride>

Synonyms

[1] blaze, burn, flame—more at BURN

[2] bloom, blush, color, crimson, flush, redden—more at BLUSH

2glow noun 1 : brightness or warmth of color; especially : REDNESS

2 : warmth of feeling or emotion

3 : a sensation of warmth

4 : light such as is emitted from a heated substance

Synonyms

blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, illumination, incandescence, light, luminescence, radiance, shine—more at LIGHT

glow·er verb : to stare angrily : SCOWL

— glower noun

Synonyms

frown, glare, gloom, lower, scowl—more at FROWN

glowing adjective 1 : giving off light esp. because of heat

2 : marked by a rich warm coloration; also : marked by a radiant healthfully ruddy coloration

3 : highly enthusiastic

Synonyms

[1] beaming, bright, brilliant, effulgent, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lucid, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny—more at BRIGHT

[2] florid, flush, rosy, ruddy, sanguine—more at RUDDY

glow·worm noun : any of various insect larvae or adults that give off light

glox·in·ia noun : any of a genus of tropical herbs related to the African violets; especially : one with showy bell-shaped or slipper-shaped flowers

gloze verb glozed; gloz·ing : to make appear right or acceptable : GLOSS

glu·cose noun 1 : a form of crystalline sugar; especially : DEXTROSE

2 : a sweet light-colored syrup made from cornstarch

glue noun : a jellylike protein substance made from animal materials and used for sticking things together; also : any of various other strong adhesives

— glue verb

Synonyms

adhesive, cement, size; also epoxy, epoxy resin, mucilage; dope, goo, gum

glu·ey adjective 1 : having the quality of glue; also : resembling or suggestive of glue (as in stickiness or consistency)

2 : daubed, smeared, or covered with glue

Synonyms

adhesive, gelatinous, glutinous, gooey, gummy, sticky, viscid, viscous—more at STICKY

glum adjective glum·mer; glum·mest 1 : broodingly morose : SULLEN

2 : having nothing likely to provide cheer, comfort, or interest : DREARY, GLOOMY

Synonyms

[1] sulky, sullen, surly—more at SULKY

[1, 2] bleak, dark, dismal, dreary, gloomy, gray, miserable, murky, sullen—more at GLOOMY

1glut verb glut·ted; glut·ting 1 : to supply with more than is needed or than can be handled

2 : to fill esp. with food to satiety : SATIATE

Synonyms

gorge, sate, satiate, stuff, surfeit—more at GORGE

2glut noun : an excessive supply

glu·ten noun : a gluey protein substance that causes dough to be sticky

glu·ti·nous adjective : having the quality of glue : STICKY

Synonyms

adhesive, gelatinous, gluey, gooey, gummy, sticky, viscid, viscous—more at STICKY

glut·ton noun : one that eats to excess

— glut·tony noun

glut·ton·ous adjective : marked by or given to excessive eating or drinking

Synonyms

greedy, hoggish, piggish, rapacious, ravenous, voracious—more at VORACIOUS

glyc·er·in or glyc·er·ine noun : GLYCEROL

glyc·er·ol noun : a sweet syrupy alcohol usu. obtained from fats and used esp. as a solvent

gly·co·gen noun : a white tasteless substance that is the chief storage carbohydrate of animals

gm abbreviation gram

GM abbreviation 1 general manager

2 guided missile

G–man noun : a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

GMT abbreviation Greenwich mean time

gnarled adjective 1 : KNOTTY

2 : GLOOMY, SULLEN

gnash verb : to grind (as teeth) together

Synonyms

crunch, grate, grind, grit, scrape—more at GRIND

gnat noun : any of various small usu. biting dipteran flies

gnaw verb 1 : to consume, wear away,