AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
fustian: a kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc.-an inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high-sounding words are used,' above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; bombast.-made of fustian.-pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history.
fustic: the wood of the maclura tinctoria, a tree growing in the west indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also old fustic.
futchel: the jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is inserted.
futile: talkative; loquacious; tattling.-of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain; worthless.
futility: the quality of being talkative; talkativeness; loquaciousness; loquacity.-the quality of producing no valuable effect, or of coming to nothing; uselessness.
futtock: one of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.
future: that is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.-time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come.-the possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.-a future tense.
futurist: one whose chief interests are in what is to come; one who anxiously, eagerly, or confidently looks forward to the future; an expectant.-one who believes or maintains that the fulfillment of the prophecies of the bible is to be in the future.
futurity: state of being that is yet to come; future state.-future time; time to come; the future.-event to come; a future event.
fuze: a tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. see fuse, n.
fuzz: to make drunk.-fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter.-to fly off in minute particles.
fuzzy: not firmly woven; that ravels.-furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy skin of a peach.
fy: a word which expresses blame, dislike, disapprobation, abhorrence, or contempt. see fie.
fyke: a long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return; -- called also fyke net.
fyllot: a rebated cross, formerly used as a secret emblem, and a common ornament. it is also called gammadion, and swastika.
fyrdung: the military force of the whole nation, consisting of all men able to bear arms.
g: g is the seventh letter of the english alphabet, and a vocal consonant. it has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. see guide to pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.-g is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also sol by the italians and french. it was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. see clef. g/ (g sharp) is a tone intermediate between g and a.
gab: the hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. see. illust. of eccentric.-the mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness.-to deceive; to lie.-to talk idly; to prate; to chatter.
gabble: to talk fast, or to talk without meaning; to prate; to jabber.-to utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity; as, gabbling fowls.-loud or rapid talk without meaning.-inarticulate sounds rapidly uttered; as of fowls.
gabbro: a name originally given by the italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite, with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro).
gabel: a rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise.
gaberdine: a coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by jews; a mean dress.-see gabardine.
gabion: a hollow cylinder of wickerwork, like a basket without a bottom. gabions are made of various sizes, and filled with earth in building fieldworks to shelter men from an enemy's fire.-an openwork frame, as of poles, filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar dyke, etc., as in harbor improvement.
gabionade: a traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.-a structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements.
gable: a cable.-the vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like.-the end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side.-a decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a gothic arch in a doorway.
gablet: a small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc.
gad: the point of a spear, or an arrowhead.-a pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc.-a sharp-pointed rod; a goad.-a spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.-a wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel.-a rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.-to walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled.
gade: a small british fish (motella argenteola) of the cod family.-a pike, so called at moray firth; -- called also gead.
gadfly: any dipterous insect of the genus oestrus, and allied genera of botflies.
gadhelic: of or pertaining to that division of the celtic languages, which includes the irish, gaelic, and manx.
gadic: pertaining to, or derived from, the cod (gadus); -- applied to an acid obtained from cod-liver oil, viz., gadic acid.
gaditanian: of or relating to cadiz, in spain.-a native or inhabitant of cadiz.
gadling: see gad, n., 4.-gadding about.-a roving vagabond.
gadoid: of or pertaining to the family of fishes (gadidae) which includes the cod, haddock, and hake.-one of the gadidae.
gadolinia: a rare earth, regarded by some as an oxide of the supposed element gadolinium, by others as only a mixture of the oxides of yttrium, erbium, ytterbium, etc.
gadolinite: a mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron.
gadolinium: a supposed rare metallic element, with a characteristic spectrum, found associated with yttrium and other rare metals. its individuality and properties have not yet been determined.
gaduin: a yellow or brown amorphous substance, of indifferent nature, found in cod-liver oil.
gadwall: a large duck (anas strepera), valued as a game bird, found in the northern parts of europe and america; -- called also gray duck.
gael: a celt or the celts of the scotch highlands or of ireland; now esp., a scotch highlander of celtic origin.
gaelic: of or pertaining to the gael, esp. to the celtic highlanders of scotland; as, the gaelic language.-the language of the gaels, esp. of the highlanders of scotland. it is a branch of the celtic.
gaff: a barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.-the spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.-same as gaffle, 1.-to strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.
gaff-topsail: a small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
gaffer: an old fellow; an aged rustic.-a foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers.
gaffle: an artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks.-a lever to bend crossbows.
gag: to stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to.-to pry or hold open by means of a gag.-to cause to heave with nausea.-to heave with nausea; to retch.-to introduce gags or interpolations. see gag, n., 3.-something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.-a mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.-a speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion.
gage: a pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.-a glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance.-a variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. see greengage.-to give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.-to bind by pledge, or security; to engage.-a measure or standard. see gauge, n.-to measure. see gauge, v. t.
gagger: one who gags.-a piece of iron imbedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.
gaggle: to make a noise like a goose; to cackle.-a flock of wild geese.
gaidic: pertaining to hypogeic acid; -- applied to an acid obtained from hypogeic acid.
gain: a square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.-convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.-that which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss.-the obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.-to get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.-to come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.-to draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.-to reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.-to get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.-to have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.
gainage: the horses, oxen, plows, wains or wagons and implements for carrying on tillage.-the profit made by tillage; also, the land itself.
gainpain: bread-gainer; -- a term applied in the middle ages to the sword of a hired soldier.
gainsay: to contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
gait: a going; a walk; a march; a way.-manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
gaited: having (such) a gait; -- used in composition; as, slow-gaited; heavy-gaited.
gaiter: a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep, or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.-a kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the ankle.-to dress with gaiters.
galactic: of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic acid.-of or pertaining to the galaxy or milky way.
galactin: an amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. it resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.-a white waxy substance found in the sap of the south american cow tree (galactodendron).-an amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.
galactometer: an instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk (i.e., its richness in cream) by determining its specific gravity; a lactometer.
galactophorous: milk-carrying; lactiferous; -- applied to the ducts of mammary glands.
galactopoietic: increasing the flow of milk; milk-producing. -- n. a galactopoietic substance.
galactose: a white, crystalline sugar, c6h12o6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. when oxidized it forms mucic acid. called also lactose (though it is not lactose proper).
galangal: the pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain east indian or chinese species of alpinia (a. galanga and a. officinarum) and of the kaempferia galanga), -- all of the ginger family.
galantine: a dish of veal, chickens, or other white meat, freed from bones, tied up, boiled, and served cold.
galapee tree: the west indian sciadophyllum brownei, a tree with very large digitate leaves.
galatian: of or pertaining to galatia or its inhabitants. -- a native or inhabitant of galatia, in asia minor; a descendant of the gauls who settled in asia minor.
galaxy: the milky way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope. the term has recently been used for remote clusters of stars.-a splendid assemblage of persons or things.
galbanum: a gum resin exuding from the stems of certain asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of ferula. the bubon galbanum of south africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. it has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish.
gale: a strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. the most violent gales are called tempests.-a moderate current of air; a breeze.-a state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.-to sale, or sail fast.-a song or story.-to sing.-a plant of the genus myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. the sweet gale (myrica gale) is found both in europe and in america.-the payment of a rent or annuity.
gale-opithecus: a genus of flying insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. see colugo.
galea: the upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.-a kind of bandage for the head.-headache extending all over the head.-a genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell.-the anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects.
galeated: wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet.-helmeted; having a helmetlike part, as a crest, a flower, etc.; helmet-shaped.
galena: a remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca.-lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. it is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage.
galenical: pertaining to, or containing, galena.-relating to galen or to his principles and method of treating diseases.
galician: of or pertaining to galicia, in spain, or to galicia, the kingdom of austrian poland.-a native of galicia in spain; -- called also gallegan.
galilean: of or pertaining to galileo; as, the galilean telescope. see telescope.-of or relating to galilee.-a native or inhabitant of galilee, the northern province of palestine under the romans.-one of the party among the jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the romans; -- called also gaulonite.-a christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by mohammedans and pagans.
galilee: a porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at ely and durham cathedrals.
galimatias: nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning talk; confused mixture.
galingale: a plant of the sedge family (cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.
galiot: a small galley, formerly used in the mediterranean, built mainly for speed. it was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers.-a strong, light-draft, dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail.
galipot: an impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil. when purified, it is called yellow pitch, white pitch, or burgundy pitch.
gall: the bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. it consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder.-the gall bladder.-anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor.-impudence; brazen assurance.-an excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. they are most commonly caused by small hymenoptera and diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. the larvae live within the galls. some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. see gallnut.-to impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.-to fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable.-to fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm.-to injure; to harass; to annoy; as, the troops were galled by the shot of the enemy.-to scoff; to jeer.-a wound in the skin made by rubbing.
gallant: showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.-noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.-polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.-a man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.-one fond of paying attention to ladies.-one who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.-to attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.-to handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.
gallantly: in a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.-in a gallant manner.
gallantry: splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery.-bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry.-civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue.-gallant persons, collectively.
galleass: a large galley, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern nations of europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. see galleon, and galley.
gallein: a red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids.
galleon: a sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. the term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel.
gallery: a long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal.-a room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc.-a long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall.-a frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since 1850.-any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. when prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery.-a working drift or level.
galley: a vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not-a large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the middle ages, and down to the 17th century.-a name given by analogy to the greek, roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars.-a light, open boat used on the thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.-one of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.-the cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.-an oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.-an oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.-a proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
galley-worm: a chilognath myriapod of the genus iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or "thousand legs."  see chilognatha.
gallfly: an insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus cynips and allied genera. see illust. of gall.
galliard: gay; brisk; active.-a brisk, gay man.-a gay, lively dance.  cf. gailliarde.
gallic: pertaining to, or containing, gallium.-pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like.-pertaining to gaul or france; gallican.
gallican: of or pertaining to gaul or france; gallic; french; as, the gallican church or clergy.-an adherent to, and supporter of, gallicanism.
gallicanism: the principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the roman catholic church in france, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church.
gallicism: a mode of speech peculiar to the french; a french idiom; also, in general, a french mode or custom.
galligaskins: loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. the word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense.
gallimatia: senseless talk. [obs. or r.] see galimatias.
gallimaufry: a hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.-any absurd medley; a hotchpotch.
gallinaceous: resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the gallinae.
gallinae: an order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called rasores.
galling: of gall-fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.
gallinule: one of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family rallidae. they are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. the purple gallinule of america is ionornis martinica, that of the old world is porphyrio porphyrio. the common european gallinule (gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. closely related to it is the florida gallinule (gallinula galeata).
gallipoli oil: an inferior kind of olive oil, brought from gallipoli, in italy.
gallipot: a glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc.
gallium: a rare metallic element, found in certain zinc ores. it is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and remarcable for its low melting point (86/ f., 30/c). symbol ga. atomic weight 69.9.
gallivant: to play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
gallivat: a small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the malabar coast.
galliwasp: a west indian lizard (celestus occiduus), about a foot long, imagined by the natives to be venomous.
gallnut: a round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree. see gall, and nutgall.
gallon: a measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.
galloon: a narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., -- sometimes made ornamental.-a similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as gold lace.
gallop: to move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed.-to ride a horse at a gallop.-fig.: to go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.-to cause to gallop.-a mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds.
gallopade: i horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop.-a kind of dance; also, music to the dance; a galop.-to gallop, as on horseback.-to perform the dance called gallopade.
galloper: one who, or that which, gallops.-a carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.