Nouns

gunlock

noun

the action that ignites the charge in a firearm

gunnel

noun

small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the norther...

gunrunner

noun

a smuggler of guns

gunstock

noun

the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgu...

gurkha

noun

a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs...

gurnard

noun

bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and...

gustation

noun

the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty...

guyot

noun

a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Oce...

gwydion

noun

Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization

gymkhana

noun

a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills...

gymnosophist

noun

member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nud...

gymnosperm

noun

plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed i...

gynandromorph

noun

one having both male and female sexual characteristics and o...

gynarchy

noun

a political system governed by a woman

gynecocracy

noun

a political system governed by a woman

gynecomastia

noun

excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the r...

gynobase

noun

the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne

gynoecium

noun

a female gametoecium

gynophore

noun

the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle

gynostegium

noun

the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias

gypsophila

noun

Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers

gyrfalcon

noun

large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color pha...

gyrocompass

noun

a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyros...

gyroplane

noun

an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotatin...

gyrostabilizer

noun

a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a...

h

noun

the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a pho...

ha'penny

noun

an English coin worth half a penny

habakkuk

noun

an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies

habergeon

noun

(Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn und...

habiliment

noun

a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

habitableness

noun

suitability for living in or on

habitant

noun

a person who inhabits a particular place

habitue

noun

a regular patron

hachure

noun

shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

hackamore

noun

rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading

hackbut

noun

an obsolete firearm with a long barrel

hackmatack

noun

poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped...

haecceity

noun

the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and...

haeckel

noun

German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and fo...

haem

noun

a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atom...

haemangioma

noun

benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some a...

haematite

noun

the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in...

haematinic

noun

a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the bloo...

haematocrit

noun

the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells t...

haematocele

noun

swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especi...

haematogenesis

noun

the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially...

haematology

noun

the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood...

haematopoiesis

noun

the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially...

haematoxylon

noun

small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees

haematuria

noun

the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urina...