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gush verb 1 : to issue or pour forth copiously or violently : SPOUT

2 : to make an effusive display of affection or enthusiasm

Synonyms

[1] jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt; also cascade, issue, run, stream; plash, slosh, splash; surge, swell; flush, sluice; deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, swamp

Antonyms

dribble, drip, drop, trickle

[2] enthuse, fuss, rave, rhapsodize, slobber; also dote (on), fawn; emote

gush·er noun : one that gushes; especially : an oil well with a large natural flow

gushy adjective gush·i·er; -est : marked by effusive sentimentality

gus·set noun : a triangular insert (as in a seam of a sleeve) to give width or strength

— gusset verb

gus·sy up verb 1 : to dress up in best or formal clothes

2 : to make more attractive, glamorous or fancy

1gust noun 1 : a sudden brief rush of wind

2 : a sudden outburst : SURGE

Synonyms

blast, blow, flurry, williwaw; also breeze, zephyr; air, breath, waft; puff, whiff; gale, hurricane, squall, tempest, tornado, windstorm; northeaster, norther, northerly, westerly

2gust verb : to blow in gusts

gus·ta·to·ry adjective : relating to or associated with the sense of taste

gus·to noun : enthusiastic and vigorous enjoyment, appreciation, or delight

gusty adjective : blowing in gusts

Synonyms

blowy, blustery, breezy, windy—more at WINDY

1gut noun 1 plural : internal organs of the body : BOWELS, ENTRAILS

2 : the alimentary canal or a part of it (as the intestine); also : BELLY, ABDOMEN

3 plural : the inner essential parts

4 plural : fortitude and stamina in coping with what alarms, repels, or discourages : COURAGE, PLUCK

Synonyms

[2] abdomen, belly, solar plexus, stomach, tummy—more at STOMACH

guts [4] bravery, courage, daring, fearlessness, hardihood, nerve, stoutness—more at COURAGE

guts [4] backbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, pluck, spunk—more at FORTITUDE

2gut verb gut·ted; gut·ting 1 : to take out the entrails of : EVISCERATE

2 : to destroy the inside of

Synonyms

clean, draw, eviscerate; also bone, dress; cut, excise, extract, remove, withdraw; transplant

gut check noun : a test of courage, character, or determination

gutsy adjective guts·i·er; -est : marked by courage and determination

Synonyms

adventurous, audacious, bold, daring, enterprising, hardy, nervy, venturesome—more at BOLD

gut·ter noun : a groove or channel for carrying off esp. rainwater

Synonyms

spout; also drain, flume, sluice; conduit, duct

gut·ter·snipe noun : a street urchin

gut·tur·al adjective 1 : sounded in the throat

2 : being or marked by an utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable

— guttural noun

gut·ty adjective gut·ti·er; -est 1 : GUTSY

2 : having a vigorous challenging quality

gut–wrench·ing adjective : causing emotional anguish

1guy noun : a rope, chain, or rod attached to something as a brace or guide

2guy verb : to steady or reinforce with a guy

3guy noun : an adult male human : MAN, FELLOW; also, pl : PERSONS

Synonyms

buck, chap, dude, fellow, gent, gentleman, hombre, jack, joker, lad, male, man—more at MAN

4guy verb : to make fun of : RIDICULE

Guy·a·nese noun, plural Guyanese : a native or inhabitant of Guyana

— Guyanese adjective

guz·zle verb guz·zled; guz·zling : to drink greedily

Synonyms

drink, imbibe, quaff, sup, swig, toss—more at DRINK

gym noun : GYMNASIUM

gym·kha·na noun : a meet featuring sports contests; especially : a contest of automobile-driving skill

gym·na·si·um noun, plural -na·si·ums or -na·sia [ORIGIN: L, exercise ground, school, fr. Gk gymnasion, fr. gymnazein to exercise naked, fr. gymnos naked]

1 : a room or building for indoor sports

2 : a European secondary school that prepares students for the university

gym·nas·tics noun : a competitive sport developed from physical exercises designed to demonstrate strength, balance, and body control

— gym·nast noun

— gym·nas·tic adjective

gym·no·sperm noun : any