gunstock
gunstock: n. the wooden mounting of the barrel of a gun.

guanine
guanine: n. Biochem. a purine derivative found in all living organisms as a component base of DNA and RNA. [GUANO + -INE(4)]

goodman
goodman: n. (pl. -men) Sc. archaic the head of a household.

galliot
galliot: n. (also galiot.
1 a Dutch cargo-boat or fishing-vessel.
2 a small (usu. Mediterranean) galley. [ME f. OF galiote f. It. galeotta f. med.L galea galley]

gamete
gamete: n. Biol. a mature germ cell able to unite with another in sexual reproduction. øøgametic adj. [mod.L gameta f. Gk gamete wife f. gamos marriage]

galiot
galiot: var. of GALLIOT.

generalized
gambier
gambier: n. an astringent extract of an Eastern plant used in tanning etc. [Malay gambir name of the plant]

griller
ginner
garage
garage: n. & v. --n.
1 a building or shed for the storage of a motor vehicle or vehicles.
2 an establishment selling petrol etc., or repairing and selling motor vehicles. --v.tr. put or keep (a motor vehicle) in a garage. øgarage sale US a sale of miscellaneous household goods, usu. for charity, held in the garage of a private house. [F f. garer shelter]

gather
gather: v. & n. --v.
1 tr. & intr. bring or come together; assemble, accumulate.
2 tr. (usu. foll. by up) a bring together from scattered places or sources. b take up together from the ground, a surface, etc. c draw into a smaller compass.
3 tr. acquire by gradually collecting; amass.
4 tr. a pick a quantity of (flowers etc.). b collect (grain etc.) as a harvest.
5 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) infer or understand.
6 tr. be subjected to or affected by the accumulation or increase of (unread books gathering dust; gather speed; gather strength).
7 tr. (often foll. by up) summon up (one's thoughts, energy, etc.) for a purpose.
8 tr. gain or recover (one's breath).
9 tr. a draw (material, or one's brow) together in folds or wrinkles. b pucker or draw together (part of a dress) by running a thread through. 10 intr. come to a head; develop a purulent swelling. --n. (in pl.) a part of a garment that is gathered or drawn in. øgather way (of a ship) begin to move. øøgatherer n. [OE gaderian f. WG]

gunrunner
gunrunner: n. a person engaged in the illegal sale or importing of firearms. øøgunrunning n.

gallium
gallium: n. Chem. a soft bluish-white metallic element occurring naturally in zinc blende, bauxite, and kaolin. °Symb.: Ga. [mod.L f. L Gallia France (so named patriotically by its discoverer Lecoq de Boisbaudran d. 1912)]