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Words that start with the letter G

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Gauge

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n. An instrument for measuring

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Gaiety

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n. Festivity

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Gaily

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adv. Merrily

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Gait

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n. Carriage of the body in going

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Gallant

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adj. Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit

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Galore

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adj. Abundant

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Galvanic

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adj. Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action

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Galvanism

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n. Current electricity, especially on an event, chance, or contingency

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Gambol

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n. Playful leaping or frisking

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Gamester

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n. A gambler

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Gamut

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n. The whole range or sequence

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Garnish

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v. In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment

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Garrison

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n. The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense

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Garrote

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v. To execute by strangling

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Garrulous

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adj. Given to constant trivial talking

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Gaseous

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adj. Light and unsubstantial

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Gastric

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adj. Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach

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Gastritis

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n. Inflammation of the stomach

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Gastronomy

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n. The art of preparing and serving appetizing food

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Gendarme

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n. In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer

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Genealogy

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n. A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants

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Genealogist

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n. A tracer of pedigrees

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Generality

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n. The principal portion

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Generalize

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v. To draw general inferences

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Generally

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adv. Ordinarily

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Generate

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v. To produce or cause to be

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Generic

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adj. Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific

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Generosity

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n. A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily

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Genesis

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n. Creation

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Geniality

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n. Warmth and kindliness of disposition

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Genital

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adj. Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs

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Genitive

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adj. Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like

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Genteel

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adj. Well-bred or refined

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Gentile

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adj. Belonging to a people not Jewish

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Geology

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n. The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the Earth

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Germane

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adj. Relevant

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Germinate

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v. To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form

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Gestation

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n. Pregnancy

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Gesticulate

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v. To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech

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Gesture

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n. A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion

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Ghastly

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adj. Hideous

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Gibe

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v. To utter taunts or reproaches

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Giddy

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adj. Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head

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Gigantic

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adj. Tremendous

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Giver

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n. One who gives, in any sense

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Glacial

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adj. Icy, or icily cold

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Glacier

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n. A field or stream of ice

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Gladden

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v. To make joyous

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Glazier

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n. One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows

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Glimmer

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n. A faint, wavering, unsteady light

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Glimpse

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n. A momentary look

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Globose

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adj. Spherical

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Globular

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adj. Spherical

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Glorious

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adj. Of excellence and splendor

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Glutinous

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adj. Sticky

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Gluttonous

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adj. Given to excess in eating

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Gnash

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v. To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage

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Gordian Knot

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n. Any difficult the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners

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Gourmand

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n. A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table

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Gosling

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n. A young goose

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Gossamer

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adj. Flimsy

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Gourd

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n. A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind

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Graceless

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adj. Ungracious

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Gradation

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n. A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series

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Gradient

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adj. Moving or advancing by steps

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Granary

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n. A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked

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Grandeur

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n. The quality of being grand or admirably great

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Grandiloquent

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adj. Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style

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Grandiose

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adj. Having an imposing style or effect

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Grantee

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n. The person to whom property is transferred by deed

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Grantor

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n. The maker of a deed

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Granular

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adj. Composed of small grains or particles

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Granulate

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v. To form into grains or small particles

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Granule

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n. A small grain or particle

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Grapple

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v. To take hold of

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Gratification

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n. Satisfaction

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Gratify

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v. To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need

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Gratuitous

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adj. Voluntarily

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Gratuity

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n. That which is given without demand or claim. Tip

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Gravity

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n. Seriousness

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Gregarious

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adj. Not habitually solitary or living alone

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Grenadier

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n. A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature

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Grief

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n. Sorrow

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Grievance

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n. That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong

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Grievous

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adj. Creating affliction

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Grimace

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n. A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc…

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Grindstone

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n. A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools

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Grisly

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adj. Fear-inspiring

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Grotesque

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adj. incongruously composed or ill-proportioned

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Grotto

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n. A small cavern

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Ground

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n. A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk

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Guess

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n. Surmise

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Guile

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n. Duplicity

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Guileless

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adj. Frank

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Guinea

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n. An English monetary unit

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Guise

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n. The external appearance as produced by garb or costume

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Gullible

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adj. Credulous

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Gumption

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n. Common sense

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Gusto

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n. Keen enjoyment

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Guy

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n. Stay-rope

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Guzzle

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v. To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp

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Gynecocracy

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n. Female supremacy

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Gynecology

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n. The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women

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Gyrate

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v. To revolve

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Gyroscope

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n. An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation

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