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1 : a film of cobwebs floating in the air

2 : something light, delicate, or tenuous

1gossip noun 1 : a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts

2 : rumor or report of an intimate nature

3 : an informal conversation

Synonyms

chat, chatter, chitchat, gabfest, palaver, rap, talk—more at CHAT

2gossip verb : to spread gossip

Synonyms

blab, talk, tattle; also bandy (about), circulate, noise (about), rumor; disclose, divulge, reveal, tell; hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, let on, suggest; inform, report, snitch, squeal, tip (off); babble, spill; confide

gos·sipy adjective : characterized by, full of, or given to gossip

got past and past participle of GET

Goth noun : a member of a Germanic people that early in the Christian era overran the Roman Empire

1Gothic adjective 1 : of or relating to the Goths

2 : of or relating to a style of architecture prevalent in western Europe from the middle 12th to the early 16th century

2Gothic noun 1 : the Germanic language of the Goths

2 : the Gothic architectural style or decoration

gotten past participle of GET

Gou·da noun : a mild Dutch milk cheese shaped in balls

1gouge noun 1 : a rounded troughlike chisel

2 : a hole or groove made with or as if with a gouge

2gouge verb gouged; goug·ing 1 : to cut holes or grooves in with or as if with a gouge

2 : to charge too much or too fully

Synonyms

overcharge, soak, sting—more at OVERCHARGE

gou·lash noun [ORIGIN: Hungarian gulyás]

: a stew made with meat, assorted vegetables, and paprika

go under verb : to be overwhelmed, defeated, or destroyed : FAIL

gourd noun 1 : any of a family of tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, squash, and melon

2 : the fruit of a gourd; especially : any of various inedible hard-shelled fruits used esp. for ornament or implements

gour·mand noun 1 : one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking

2 : GOURMET

gour·met noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. MF, alter. of gromet boy servant, vintner's assistant]

: a connoisseur of food and drink

gout noun : a metabolic disease marked by painful inflammation and swelling of the joints

— gouty adjective

gov abbreviation 1 government

2 governor

gov·ern verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF governer, fr. L gubernare to steer, govern, fr. Gk kybernan]

1 : to control and direct the making and administration of policy in : RULE

2 : to prevail or have decisive influence over : CONTROL, DIRECT

3 : DETERMINE, REGULATE

4 : to hold in check : RESTRAIN

Synonyms

[1] boss, captain, command, control, preside, rule; also conduct, direct, head, lead; administer, manage, oversee, regulate, superintend, supervise; dictate, dominate, domineer, lord (it over), master, oppress, reign (over), tyrannize; conquer, subdue, subjugate

[2] administer, carry on, conduct, control, direct, guide, handle, manage, operate, oversee, regulate, run, superintend, supervise—more at CONDUCT

[4] bridle, check, constrain, contain, control, curb, inhibit, regulate, rein, restrain, tame—more at CONTROL

gov·er·nance noun : the act or process of governing; specif : authoritative direction or control

gov·ern·ess noun : a woman who teaches and trains a child esp. in a private home

gov·ern·ment noun 1 : authoritative direction or control : RULE

2 : the making of policy

3 : the organization or agency through which a political unit exercises authority

4 : the complex of institutions, laws, and customs through which a political unit is governed

5 : the governing body

— gov·ern·men·tal adjective

Synonyms

[1] administration, authority, jurisdiction, regime, rule—more at RULE

[2] conduct, control, direction, guidance, management, operation, oversight, regulation, running, superintendence, supervision—more at CONDUCT

gov·er·nor noun 1 : one that governs; especially : a ruler, chief executive, or head of a political unit (as a state)

2 : an attachment to a machine for automatic control of speed

— gov·er·nor·ship noun

govt abbreviation government

1gown noun