gal: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of gal
- legal«Word Popularity Bar5/5
legal
- adjective established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- adjective of or relating to jurisprudence
- legal loophole
- adjective established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- illegal5/5
illegal
- adjective prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
- an illegal chess move
- adjective prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
- portugal5/5
portugal
- noun a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
Portuguese Republic.
- noun a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
- bengal4/5
bengal
A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc.
- fungal4/5
fungal
- adjective of or relating to fungi
fungous.
- adjective of or relating to fungi
- senegal4/5
senegal
Gum senegal. See under Gum .
- centrifugal4/5
centrifugal
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- centrifugal force
- adjective satellite tending away from centralization, as of authority
- the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- paralegal3/5
paralegal
- noun a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
legal assistant.
- noun a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
- regal3/5
regal
- adjective satellite belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
majestic; purple; royal; imperial.
- golden age of imperial splendor
- purple tyrant
- regal attire
- treated with royal acclaim
- the royal carriage of a stag's head
- adjective satellite belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- prodigal3/5
prodigal
- noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
squanderer; profligate.
- adjective satellite recklessly wasteful
spendthrift; extravagant; profligate.
- prodigal in their expenditures
- noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
- conjugal3/5
conjugal
- adjective of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
connubial.
- connubial bliss
- conjugal visits
- adjective of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
- antifungal3/5
antifungal
- noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
antimycotic; antimycotic agent; antifungal agent; fungicide.
- adjective capable of destroying fungi
fungicidal.
- noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
- segal3/5
segal
- noun United States sculptor (born in 1924)
George Segal.
- noun United States sculptor (born in 1924)
- vagal3/5
vagal
- adjective of or relating to the vagus nerve
pneumogastric.
- adjective of or relating to the vagus nerve
- algal3/5
algal
- adjective of or relating to alga
- adjective of or relating to alga
- frugal3/5
frugal
- adjective satellite avoiding waste
stinting; sparing; scotch; economical.
- an economical meal
- an economical shopper
- a frugal farmer
- a frugal lunch
- a sparing father and a spending son
- sparing in their use of heat and light
- stinting in bestowing gifts
- thrifty because they remember the great Depression
- `scotch' is used only informally
- adjective satellite avoiding waste
- donegal3/5
donegal
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- medicolegal2/5
medicolegal
- adjective pertaining to legal aspects of the practice of medicine (as malpractice or patient consent for operations or patient information)
- adjective pertaining to legal aspects of the practice of medicine (as malpractice or patient consent for operations or patient information)
- madrigal2/5
madrigal
- noun an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
- verb sing madrigals
- The group was madrigaling beautifully
- noun an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
- viceregal2/5
viceregal
- adjective of or relating to a viceroy
- the viceregal visit
- adjective of or relating to a viceroy
- fugal2/5
fugal
- adjective of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue
- adjective of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue
- nergal2/5
nergal
- noun (Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead
- noun (Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead
- extralegal2/5
extralegal
- adjective satellite not regulated or sanctioned by law
nonlegal.
- there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances
- adjective satellite not regulated or sanctioned by law
- nonlegal2/5
nonlegal
- adjective satellite not regulated or sanctioned by law
extralegal.
- there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances
- adjective satellite not regulated or sanctioned by law
- fingal2/5
fingal
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- vasovagal2/5
- mangal2/5
mangal
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- ereshkigal1/5
ereshkigal
- noun goddess of death and consort of Nergal
Ereshkigel; Eresh-kigal.
- noun goddess of death and consort of Nergal
- astragal1/5
astragal
- noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
talus; anklebone; astragalus.
- noun a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
bead; beadwork; beading.
- noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
- agal1/5
agal
- noun a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh
- noun a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh
- ningal1/5
ningal
- noun (Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the Moon god Sin
- noun (Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the Moon god Sin
- corticofugal1/5
corticofugal
- adjective satellite of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex
corticifugal; corticoefferent.
- corticofugal discharges
- adjective satellite of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex
- warrigal1/5
warrigal
- noun Australian wild horse
warragal.
- noun wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
warragal; dingo; Canis dingo.
- noun Australian wild horse
- argal1/5
argal
- noun wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
Ovis ammon; argali.
- noun wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
- egal1/5
equal
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
peer; compeer; match.
- verb be identical or equivalent to
be.
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- sociolegal1/5
- plagal1/5
plagal
(Mus.) Having a scale running from the dominant to its octave; -- said of certain old church modes or tunes, as opposed to those called authentic, which ran from the tonic to its octave.
- pedregal1/5
pedregal
A lava field. Mexico & Western U.S.
- jugal1/5
jugal
Relating to a yoke, or to marriage. Obs.
- mgal1/5
mgal
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- synagogal1/5
synagogal
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- dugal1/5
dugal
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- diphthongal1/5
diphthongal
Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a diphthong. --Diph*thon"gal*ly , adv.
- tergal1/5
tergal
(Anat. & Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to back, or tergum. See Dorsal .
- nogal1/5
nogal
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- tragal1/5
tragal
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- semilegal1/5
semilegal
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- branchiostegal1/5
branchiostegal
(Anat.) Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. --n. (Anat.) A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix.✍ This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes having boneless branchiæ. But the arrangement was artificial, and has been rejected.
- rugal1/5
rugal
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- monophthongal1/5
monophthongal
Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.
- quadratojugal1/5
quadratojugal
(Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones .(b) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone. --n. The quadratojugal bone.
Suffixes of gal
- gallery«Word Popularity Bar5/5
gallery
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- noun a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
veranda; verandah.
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- gallons4/5
gallon
- noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
gal.
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
Imperial gallon; congius.
- noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
- gallon4/5
gallon
- noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
gal.
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
Imperial gallon; congius.
- noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
- gallant4/5
gallant
- noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
dandy; clotheshorse; fop; beau; swell; dude; sheik; fashion plate.
- noun a man who attends or escorts a woman
squire.
- noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- gall4/5
gall
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
saddle sore.
- noun a skin sore caused by chafing
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
- galleries4/5
gallery
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- noun a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
veranda; verandah.
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- galaxy4/5
galaxy
- noun a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
- noun tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
Galax urceolata; wandflower; galax; beetleweed; coltsfoot.
- noun a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
- galaxies4/5
galaxy
- noun a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
- noun tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
Galax urceolata; wandflower; galax; beetleweed; coltsfoot.
- noun a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
- galilee4/5
galilee
(Arch.) 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. Gwilt.
- gale4/5
gale
- noun a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
- noun a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
- galileo4/5
galileo
- noun Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
Galileo Galilei.
- noun Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
- gallagher4/5
gallagher
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- gals3/5
gal
- noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
gallon.
- noun a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
- noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
- galvanized3/5
galvanize
- verb to stimulate to action
galvanise; startle.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
- verb cover with zinc
galvanise.
- galvanize steel
- verb to stimulate to action
- galton3/5
galton
- noun English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)
Francis Galton; Sir Francis Galton.
- noun English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)
- galilean3/5
galilean
Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the . SeeGalilean telescopeTelescope .
- galvanic3/5
galvanic
- adjective pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action
voltaic.
- a galvanic cell
- a voltaic (or galvanic) couple
- adjective satellite affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
galvanizing; galvanising; electric.
- gave an electric reading of the play
- the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale
- adjective pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action
- galen3/5
galen
- noun Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
- noun Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
- galbraith3/5
galbraith
- noun United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
John Galbraith; John Kenneth Galbraith.
- noun United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
- galway3/5
galway
- noun a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay
- noun a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay
- galicia3/5
galicia
- noun a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
- noun a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
- gallantly3/5
gallantly
- adverb in a gallant manner
chivalrously.
- he gallantly offered to take her home
- adverb in a gallant manner
- galling3/5
galling
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
pestering; nettlesome; plaguey; plaguy; teasing; vexing; pesky; bothersome; vexatious; annoying; pestiferous; irritating.
- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
- verb become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
chafe; gall; fret.
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
- gallop3/5
gallop
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- verb ride at a galloping pace
- He was galloping down the road
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- galley3/5
galley
- noun a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
- noun (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
- noun a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
- galatians3/5
galatian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)
- noun a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)
- galactic3/5
galactic
- adjective of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)
- the galactic plane
- adjective satellite inconceivably large
astronomical; astronomic.
- adjective of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)
- galloping3/5
gallop
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- verb ride at a galloping pace
- He was galloping down the road
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- galloped3/5
gallop
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- verb ride at a galloping pace
- He was galloping down the road
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- gala3/5
gala
- noun a gay festivity
gala affair; blowout; jamboree.
- noun a gay festivity
- galleys3/5
galley
- noun a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
- noun (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
- noun a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
- gallic3/5
gallic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, gallium.
- gales3/5
gale
- noun a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
- noun a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
- galapagos3/5
galapagos
- noun a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
Galapagos Islands.
- noun a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
- gallstones3/5
gallstone
- noun a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
bilestone.
- noun a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
- gallium3/5
gallium
- noun a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
atomic number 31; Ga.
- noun a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
- galena3/5
galena
- noun soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
- noun soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
- gallup3/5
gallup
- noun a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
- noun a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
- gallows3/5
gallows
- noun an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
- noun an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
- galloway3/5
galloway
(Zoöl.) A small horse of a breed raised at Galloway, Scotland; -- called also garran , andgarron .
- gallantry3/5
gallantry
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; valorousness; valour; heroism; valor; valiance.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
- noun courtesy towards women
politesse; chivalry.
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
- galveston3/5
galveston
- noun a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
- noun a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
- galleria3/5
galleria
- noun a genus of Pyralidae
genus Galleria.
- noun a genus of Pyralidae
- galactose3/5
galactose
- noun a simple sugar found in lactose
brain sugar.
- noun a simple sugar found in lactose
- gallbladder3/5
gallbladder
- noun a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
gall bladder.
- noun a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
- gallo3/5
gallo
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- galerie3/5
gallery
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- noun a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
veranda; verandah.
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- gallipoli3/5
gallipoli
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- galls2/5
gall
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
saddle sore.
- noun a skin sore caused by chafing
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
- galatea2/5
galatea
- noun (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
- noun (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
- gallants2/5
gallant
- noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
dandy; clotheshorse; fop; beau; swell; dude; sheik; fashion plate.
- noun a man who attends or escorts a woman
squire.
- noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- galician2/5
galician
Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland. --n. A native of Galicia in Spain; -- called also Gallegan .
- gallaudet2/5
gallaudet
- noun United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851)
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
- noun United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851)
- galvanize2/5
galvanize
- verb to stimulate to action
galvanise; startle.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
- verb cover with zinc
galvanise.
- galvanize steel
- verb to stimulate to action
- galvanizing2/5
galvanizing
- adjective satellite affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
galvanising; electric; galvanic.
- gave an electric reading of the play
- the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale
- verb to stimulate to action
galvanise; startle; galvanize.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
- adjective satellite affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
- galvanised2/5
galvanise
- verb to stimulate to action
startle; galvanize.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
- verb cover with zinc
galvanize.
- galvanize steel
- verb to stimulate to action
- galileans2/5
galilean
- noun an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
Galilaean.
- noun one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
Galilean satellite.
- noun an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
- galahad2/5
galahad
- noun (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
Sir Galahad.
- noun (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
- gallus2/5
gallus
- noun elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
suspender; brace.
- noun common domestic birds and related forms
genus Gallus.
- noun elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
- galatia2/5
galatia
- noun an ancient country in central Asia Minor
- noun an ancient country in central Asia Minor
- galled2/5
galled
- adjective satellite painful from having the skin abraded
chafed.
- verb become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
chafe; gall; fret.
- adjective satellite painful from having the skin abraded
- gallia2/5
gallia
- noun an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands
Gaul.
- noun an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands
- galois2/5
galois
- noun French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832)
Evariste Galois.
- noun French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832)
- galsworthy2/5
galsworthy
- noun English novelist (1867-1933)
John Galsworthy.
- noun English novelist (1867-1933)
- galan2/5
galan
- noun a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)
- noun a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)
- galvanism2/5
galvanism
- noun electricity produced by chemical action
- noun the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
electrotherapy; electric healing; electrical healing.
- noun electricity produced by chemical action
- galvanometer2/5
galvanometer
- noun meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
- noun meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
- gallstone2/5
gallstone
- noun a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
bilestone.
- noun a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
- gallops2/5
gallop
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- verb ride at a galloping pace
- He was galloping down the road
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- galvani2/5
galvani
- noun Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798)
Luigi Galvani.
- noun Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798)
- galea2/5
galea
- noun an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum
- noun an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum
- galas2/5
gala
- noun a gay festivity
gala affair; blowout; jamboree.
- noun a gay festivity
- galore2/5
galore
- adjective satellite in great numbers
- daffodils galore
- adjective satellite existing in abundance
abounding.
- abounding confidence
- whiskey galore
- adjective satellite in great numbers
- galleon2/5
galleon
- noun a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
- noun a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
- galleons2/5
galleon
- noun a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
- noun a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
- galoshes2/5
galosh
- noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
rubber; arctic; gumshoe; golosh.
- noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- galatian2/5
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.
- gallican2/5
gallican
Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; French; as, the .Gallican church or clergy
- galactosemia2/5
galactosemia
- noun a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth
- noun a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth
- galium2/5
galium
- noun annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers
genus Galium.
- noun annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers
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- galilei2/5
galilei
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- galli2/5
galli
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- galt2/5
galt
Same as Gault .
- galle2/5
gall
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
saddle sore.
- noun a skin sore caused by chafing
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
- gallegos2/5
gallego
A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician.
- galina2/5
galina
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- galba2/5
galba
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- galla2/5
galla
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- gallego2/5
gallego
A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician.
- galante2/5
galante
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- galenic2/5
galenic
Pertaining to, or containing, galena.
- galant2/5
galant
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- gali2/5
gali
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- galata2/5
galata
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- galliard2/5
galliard
Gay; brisk; active. Obs.
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gallate
(Chem.) A salt of gallic acid.
- galoot1/5
galoot
- noun a disreputable or clumsy man
- noun a disreputable or clumsy man
- galvanise1/5
galvanise
- verb to stimulate to action
startle; galvanize.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
- verb cover with zinc
galvanize.
- galvanize steel
- verb to stimulate to action
- galvanising1/5
galvanising
- adjective satellite affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
galvanizing; electric; galvanic.
- gave an electric reading of the play
- the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale
- verb to stimulate to action
galvanise; startle; galvanize.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
- adjective satellite affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
- galicians1/5
galician
- noun a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
- noun a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
- galvanizes1/5
galvanize
- verb to stimulate to action
galvanise; startle.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
- verb cover with zinc
galvanise.
- galvanize steel
- verb to stimulate to action
- galilaean1/5
galilaean
- noun an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
Galilean.
- adjective of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants
Galilean.
- noun an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
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galilaean
- noun an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
Galilean.
- adjective of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants
Galilean.
- noun an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
- galvanization1/5
galvanization
- noun stimulation with a galvanic current
galvanisation.
- noun stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
galvanisation.
- the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team
- noun stimulation with a galvanic current
- galantine1/5
galantine
- noun boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold
- noun boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold
- galluses1/5
gallus
- noun elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
suspender; brace.
- noun common domestic birds and related forms
genus Gallus.
- noun elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
- galactagogue1/5
galactagogue
- noun agent that induces milk secretion
- noun agent that induces milk secretion
- gallivanting1/5
gallivant
- verb wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
jazz around; gad.
- verb wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
- galliano1/5
galliano
- noun golden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs
- noun golden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs
- galvanometers1/5
galvanometer
- noun meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
- noun meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
- gallimaufry1/5
gallimaufry
- noun a motley assortment of things
hotchpotch; farrago; ragbag; mingle-mangle; oddments; hodgepodge; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; melange; mishmash.
- noun a motley assortment of things
- gallivant1/5
gallivant
- verb wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
jazz around; gad.
- verb wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
- galenas1/5
galena
- noun soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
- noun soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
- gallina1/5
gallina
- noun small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
jungle fowl.
- noun small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
- galangal1/5
galangal
- noun southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
Alpinia galanga.
- noun European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
galingale; Cyperus longus.
- noun southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
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gallantry
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; valorousness; valour; heroism; valor; valiance.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
- noun courtesy towards women
politesse; chivalry.
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
- gallicanism1/5
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. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
- galax1/5
galax
- noun tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
Galax urceolata; wandflower; beetleweed; coltsfoot; galaxy.
- noun tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
- galeras1/5
galeras
- noun an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes
Pasto.
- noun an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes
- gallinaceous1/5
gallinaceous
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
- gallinago1/5
gallinago
- noun snipes
genus Capella; Capella; genus Gallinago.
- noun snipes
- galbanum1/5
galbanum
- noun a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida
gum albanum.
- noun a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida
- galliformes1/5
galliformes
- noun pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
order Galliformes.
- noun pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
- galere1/5
galere
- noun a coterie of undesirable people
rogue's gallery.
- noun a coterie of undesirable people
- galumphing1/5
galumph
- verb move around heavily and clumsily
- the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen
- verb move around heavily and clumsily
- gallamine1/5
gallamine
- noun neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia
Flaxedil.
- noun neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia
- galloways1/5
galloway
- noun a district in southwestern Scotland
- noun breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland
- noun a district in southwestern Scotland
- gallicisms1/5
gallicism
- noun a word or phrase borrowed from French
- noun a word or phrase borrowed from French
- galingale1/5
galingale
- noun European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
Cyperus longus; galangal.
- noun European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
- gallinula1/5
gallinula
- noun gallinules
genus Gallinula.
- noun gallinules
- gallicism1/5
gallicism
A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom.
- galosh1/5
galosh
- noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
rubber; arctic; gumshoe; golosh.
- noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- galactocele1/5
galactocele
- noun a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
- noun a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
- galeocerdo1/5
galeocerdo
- noun tiger sharks
genus Galeocerdo.
- noun tiger sharks
- galega1/5
galega
- noun small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue
genus Galega.
- noun small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue
- gallinule1/5
gallinule
- noun any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
water hen; marsh hen; swamphen.
- noun any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
- gallinules1/5
gallinule
- noun any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
water hen; marsh hen; swamphen.
- noun any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
- galago1/5
galago
- noun agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
bush baby; bushbaby.
- noun agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
- gallbladders1/5
gallbladder
- noun a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
gall bladder.
- noun a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
- galagos1/5
galago
- noun agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
bush baby; bushbaby.
- noun agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
- gallienne1/5
gallienne
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- galette1/5
galette
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- galler1/5
gall
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
saddle sore.
- noun a skin sore caused by chafing
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
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gallopade
I horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop.
- gallin1/5
gallin
(Chem.) A substance obtained by the reduction of galleïn.
- gallet1/5
gallet
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- galera1/5
galera
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- galop1/5
gallop
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- verb ride at a galloping pace
- He was galloping down the road
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- galleried1/5
gallery
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- noun a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
veranda; verandah.
- noun spectators at a golf or tennis match
- galactoside1/5
galactoside
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- galactosamine1/5
galactosamine
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- gally1/5
gal
- noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
gallon.
- noun a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
- noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
- galey1/5
galley
- noun a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
- noun (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
- noun a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
- galactosyl1/5
galactosyl
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- gallies1/5
galley
- noun a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
- noun (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
- noun a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
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- gallian1/5
gallian
Gallic; French. Obs. Shak.
- gallopin1/5
gallopin
An under servant for the kitchen; a scullion; a cook's errand boy. Obs. Halliwell.
- galloper1/5
galloper
One who, or that which, gallops.
- galenism1/5
galenism
The doctrines of Galen.
- galactosaemia1/5
- gallopavo1/5
gallopavo
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- galanga1/5
galanga
The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga andA. officinarum ) and of theKæmpferia Galanga ), -- all of the Ginger family.
- galah1/5
galah
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- gallow1/5
gallow
To fright or terrify. See Obs. Shak.Gally , v. t.
- galleasses1/5
galleass
(Naut.) 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 , andGalley .Written variously galeas ,gallias , etc.✍ "The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the ordinary galley, and rowed each by three hundred galley slaves. They consisted of an enormous towering structure at the stern, a castellated structure almost equally massive in front, with seats for the rowers amidships." Motley.
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- galp1/5
galp
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- gallipot1/5
gallipot
A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc.
- gallinae1/5
gallinae
(Zoöl.) An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called Rasores .
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- galv1/5
galv
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- gallicans1/5
gallican
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Gallicanism
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Gallicanism
- galet1/5
galet
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- galactan1/5
galactan
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- gallowglass1/5
gallowglass
A heavy-armed foot soldier from Ireland and the Western Isles in the time of Edward Shak.
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galvanically
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- galleta1/5
galleta
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- galloon1/5
galloon
A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., -- sometimes made ornamental.
- galopin1/5
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- galenical1/5
galenical
Pertaining to, or containing, galena.
- galiot1/5
galiot
(Naut.) (a) 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. (b) A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail.
- galvanometric1/5
galvanometric
Of, pertaining to, or measured by, a galvanometer.
- galaxian1/5
- galenist1/5
galenist
A follower of Galen.
- gallipots1/5
gallipot
A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc.
- galleass1/5
galleass
(Naut.) 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 , andGalley .Written variously galeas ,gallias , etc.✍ "The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the ordinary galley, and rowed each by three hundred galley slaves. They consisted of an enormous towering structure at the stern, a castellated structure almost equally massive in front, with seats for the rowers amidships." Motley.
- galletas1/5
Derived words of gal
- legally«Word Popularity Bar5/5
legally
- adverb by law; conforming to the law
lawfully; de jure.
- we are lawfully wedded now
- adverb in a legal manner
- he acted legally
- adverb by law; conforming to the law
- nightingale4/5
nightingale
- noun European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
Luscinia megarhynchos.
- noun English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
Lady with the Lamp; Florence Nightingale.
- noun European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
- bengali4/5
bengali
The language spoken in Bengal.
- egalitarian4/5
egalitarian
- noun a person who believes in the equality of all people
equalitarian.
- adjective satellite favoring social equality
classless.
- a classless society
- noun a person who believes in the equality of all people
- legality4/5
legality
- noun lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
- noun lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
- illegally4/5
illegally
- adverb in an illegal manner
illicitly; lawlessly.
- they dumped the waste illegally
- adverb in an illegal manner
- legalization3/5
legalization
- noun the act of making lawful
legitimation; legalisation.
- noun the act of making lawful
- bangalore3/5
bangalore
- noun an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
- noun an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
- egalitarianism3/5
egalitarianism
- noun the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
equalitarianism.
- noun the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
- legalized3/5
legalize
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalise; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- illegality3/5
illegality
- noun unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
- noun unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
- regalia3/5
regalia
- noun paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
- noun especially fine or decorative clothing
array; raiment.
- noun paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
- legalism3/5
legalism
- noun strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
- noun strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
- bungalow3/5
bungalow
- noun a small house with a single story
cottage.
- noun a small house with a single story
- bungalows3/5
bungalow
- noun a small house with a single story
cottage.
- noun a small house with a single story
- frugality3/5
frugality
- noun prudence in avoiding waste
frugalness.
- noun prudence in avoiding waste
- cytomegalovirus3/5
cytomegalovirus
- noun any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
CMV.
- noun any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
- legalistic3/5
legalistic
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- nightingales2/5
nightingale
- noun European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
Luscinia megarhynchos.
- noun English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
Lady with the Lamp; Florence Nightingale.
- noun European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
- senegalese2/5
senegalese
- noun a native or inhabitant of Senegal
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its people
- Senegalese villages
- Senegalese herdsmen
- noun a native or inhabitant of Senegal
- paralegals2/5
paralegal
- noun a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
legal assistant.
- noun a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
- bengalis2/5
bengali
- noun (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
- noun an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
- noun (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
- legalisation2/5
legalisation
- noun the act of making lawful
legitimation; legalization.
- noun the act of making lawful
- tagalog2/5
tagalog
- noun a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
- noun the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
- noun a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
- regaled2/5
regale
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
treat.
- Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
- She treated her houseguests with good food every night
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
- legalize2/5
legalize
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalise; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- legalizing2/5
legalize
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalise; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- regale2/5
regale
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
treat.
- Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
- She treated her houseguests with good food every night
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
- madrigals2/5
madrigal
- noun an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
- verb sing madrigals
- The group was madrigaling beautifully
- noun an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
- legalised2/5
legalise
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalize; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- cardiomegaly2/5
cardiomegaly
- noun an abnormal enlargement of the heart
megacardia; enlarged heart; megalocardia.
- mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes
- noun an abnormal enlargement of the heart
- legalese2/5
legalese
- noun a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
- noun a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
- regaling2/5
regale
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
treat.
- Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
- She treated her houseguests with good food every night
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
- antifungals2/5
antifungal
- noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
antimycotic; antimycotic agent; antifungal agent; fungicide.
- adjective capable of destroying fungi
fungicidal.
- noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
- egalite2/5
egalite
- noun social and political equality
egality.
- egality represents an extreme leveling of society
- noun social and political equality
- svengali2/5
svengali
- noun someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
- noun the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically
- noun someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
- bengals2/5
bengal
- noun a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
- noun a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
- chagall2/5
chagall
- noun French painter (born in Russia) noted for his imagery and brilliant colors (1887-1985)
Marc Chagall.
- noun French painter (born in Russia) noted for his imagery and brilliant colors (1887-1985)
- kigali2/5
kigali
- noun the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda
capital of Rwanda.
- noun the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda
- prodigality2/5
prodigality
- noun the trait of spending extravagantly
extravagance; profligacy.
- noun excessive spending
high life; extravagance; highlife; lavishness.
- noun the trait of spending extravagantly
- intergalactic2/5
intergalactic
- adjective between or among galaxies
- intergalactic space
- adjective between or among galaxies
- megalopolis2/5
megalopolis
- noun a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
- noun a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
- legalities2/5
legality
- noun lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
- noun lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
- tegucigalpa2/5
tegucigalpa
- noun the capital and largest city of Honduras
Honduran capital.
- noun the capital and largest city of Honduras
- egalitarians2/5
egalitarian
- noun a person who believes in the equality of all people
equalitarian.
- adjective satellite favoring social equality
classless.
- a classless society
- noun a person who believes in the equality of all people
- regally2/5
regally
- adverb in a regal manner
- a regally appropriate representative
- adverb in a regal manner
- extragalactic2/5
extragalactic
- adjective outside or beyond a galaxy
- extragalactic nebula
- adjective outside or beyond a galaxy
- megaliths2/5
megalith
- noun memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
megalithic structure.
- noun memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
- megalomaniac2/5
megalomaniac
- noun a pathological egotist
- noun a pathological egotist
- topgallant2/5
topgallant
- noun a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
topgallant sail.
- noun a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
topgallant mast.
- noun a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
- megalithic2/5
megalithic
- adjective of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths
- megalithic monuments like Stonehenge
- adjective of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths
- splenomegaly2/5
splenomegaly
- noun an abnormal enlargement of the spleen
- noun an abnormal enlargement of the spleen
- hepatomegaly2/5
hepatomegaly
- noun abnormal enlargement of the liver
megalohepatia.
- noun abnormal enlargement of the liver
- acromegaly2/5
acromegaly
- noun enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
acromegalia.
- noun enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
- martingale2/5
martingale
- noun a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
- noun spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
dolphin striker.
- noun a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
- nogales2/5
nogales
- noun a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
- noun a town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona
- noun a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
- astragalus2/5
astragalus
- noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
talus; astragal; anklebone.
- noun large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
genus Astragalus.
- noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
- megalomania2/5
megalomania
- noun a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
- noun a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
- frugally2/5
frugally
- adverb in a frugal manner
- in villages, the new pipeline marks the end of water as a precious liquid, to be dispensed frugally, weighed out drop by drop
- adverb in a frugal manner
- megaloblastic2/5
megaloblastic
- adjective of or relating to megaloblasts
- adjective of or relating to megaloblasts
- nagaland2/5
- illegals2/5
illegal
- adjective prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
- an illegal chess move
- adjective prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
- dugald2/5
dugald
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- legalist2/5
legalist
One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal , 2(a) .
- magalhaes2/5
magalhaes
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- inegalitarian2/5
inegalitarian
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- legalists2/5
legalist
One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal , 2(a) .
- magallanes2/5
- tagalong1/5
tagalong
- noun someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
hanger-on.
- noun someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
- illegalities1/5
illegality
- noun unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
- noun unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
- prodigals1/5
prodigal
- noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
squanderer; profligate.
- adjective satellite recklessly wasteful
spendthrift; extravagant; profligate.
- prodigal in their expenditures
- noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
- legalise1/5
legalise
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalize; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- regales1/5
regale
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
treat.
- Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
- She treated her houseguests with good food every night
- verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
- legalising1/5
legalise
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalize; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- tagalogs1/5
tagalog
- noun a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
- noun the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
- noun a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
- legalisms1/5
legalism
- noun strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
- noun strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
- legalizes1/5
legalize
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalise; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- megalith1/5
megalith
- noun memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
megalithic structure.
- noun memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
- megalomaniacal1/5
megalomaniacal
- adjective satellite suffering from megalomania
megalomanic.
- adjective satellite suffering from megalomania
- singalong1/5
singalong
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
singsong.
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
- megalomaniacs1/5
megalomaniac
- noun a pathological egotist
- noun a pathological egotist
- megalopolises1/5
megalopolis
- noun a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
- noun a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
- topgallants1/5
topgallant
- noun a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
topgallant sail.
- noun a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
topgallant mast.
- noun a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
- thyromegaly1/5
thyromegaly
- noun abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
goitre; struma; goiter.
- noun abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
- agalactia1/5
agalactia
- noun a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered
agalactosis.
- noun a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered
- singalongs1/5
singalong
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
singsong.
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
- megalomanic1/5
megalomanic
- adjective satellite suffering from megalomania
megalomaniacal.
- adjective satellite suffering from megalomania
- conjugally1/5
conjugally
- adverb in a conjugal manner
connubial.
- adverb in a conjugal manner
- astragals1/5
astragal
- noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
talus; anklebone; astragalus.
- noun a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
bead; beadwork; beading.
- noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
- martingales1/5
martingale
- noun a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
- noun spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
dolphin striker.
- noun a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
- ungallant1/5
ungallant
- adjective satellite offensively discourteous
unchivalrous; caddish.
- adjective satellite offensively discourteous
- prodigally1/5
prodigally
- adverb to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree
wastefully.
- we are still prodigally rich compared to others
- adverb to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree
- astragali1/5
astragalus
- noun large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
genus Astragalus.
- noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
talus; astragal; anklebone.
- noun large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
- pyrogallol1/5
pyrogallol
- noun a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
pyrogallic acid.
- noun a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
- cytomegalic1/5
cytomegalic
- adjective satellite of or relating to or characterized by greatly enlarged cells
- adjective satellite of or relating to or characterized by greatly enlarged cells
- anagallis1/5
anagallis
- noun chiefly Old World herbs
genus Anagallis.
- noun chiefly Old World herbs
- megaloptera1/5
megaloptera
- noun in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies
suborder Megaloptera.
- noun in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies
- ogalala1/5
ogalala
- noun a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly inhabited the Black Hills of western South Dakota
Oglala.
- noun a Siouan language spoken by the Oglala
Oglala.
- noun a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly inhabited the Black Hills of western South Dakota
- petrogale1/5
petrogale
(Zoöl.) Any Australian kangaroo of the genus Petrogale , as the rock wallaby (P. penicillata ).
- phascogale1/5
phascogale
- noun pouched mice
genus Phascogale.
- noun pouched mice
- farthingale1/5
farthingale
- noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
- noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
- polygala1/5
polygala
A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the flowering wintergreen, etc.); milkwort.
- acromegalic1/5
acromegalic
- adjective satellite marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face
- a protruding acromegalic jaw
- adjective satellite marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face
- ornithogalum1/5
ornithogalum
- noun sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
genus Ornithogalum.
- noun sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
- pyrogallic1/5
pyrogallic
- adjective of or relating to pyrogallol
- adjective of or relating to pyrogallol
- farthingales1/5
farthingale
- noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
- noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
- megaloblasts1/5
megaloblast
- noun abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency
- noun abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency
- argali1/5
argali
- noun wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
Ovis ammon; argal.
- noun wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
- megalosaurus1/5
megalosaurus
- noun gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe
megalosaur.
- noun gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe
- bengalee1/5
bengalee
The language spoken in Bengal.
- regalis1/5
regalis
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- regalado1/5
- conjugality1/5
conjugality
The conjugal state; sexual intercourse. R. Milton.
- lingala1/5
- regality1/5
regality
Royalty; ssovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction. [Passion] robs reason of her due regalitie. Spenser.
He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points of regality. Bacon.
- centrifugally1/5
centrifugal
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- centrifugal force
- adjective satellite tending away from centralization, as of authority
- the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- bengalensis1/5
bengalensis
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- senegalensis1/5
senegalensis
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- boogaloo1/5
- regalo1/5
regalo
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- ugali1/5
ugali
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- cingalese1/5
cingalese
A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants;
- cigale1/5
cigale
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- vagally1/5
vagal
- adjective of or relating to the vagus nerve
pneumogastric.
- adjective of or relating to the vagus nerve
- regalian1/5
regalian
Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or prerogatives. Hallam.
- legalistically1/5
legalistically
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bengalese1/5
bengalese
Of or pertaining to Bengal. --n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Bengal.
- legals1/5
legal
- adjective established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- adjective of or relating to jurisprudence
- legal loophole
- adjective established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- agalma1/5
- megalops1/5
megalops
A larva, in a stage following the zoëa, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.
- megalopolitan1/5
- seingalt1/5
seingalt
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- regals1/5
regal
- adjective satellite belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
majestic; purple; royal; imperial.
- golden age of imperial splendor
- purple tyrant
- regal attire
- treated with royal acclaim
- the royal carriage of a stag's head
- adjective satellite belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- ungallantly1/5
ungallant
- adjective satellite offensively discourteous
unchivalrous; caddish.
- adjective satellite offensively discourteous
- brigalow1/5
- centrifugals1/5
centrifugal
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- centrifugal force
- adjective satellite tending away from centralization, as of authority
- the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- megalonyx1/5
megalonyx
(Paleon.) An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth.
- springall1/5
springall
An active, springly young man. Obs. "There came two springals of full tender years." Spenser.Joseph, when he was sold to Potiphar, that great man, was a fair young springall. Latimer.
- urogallus1/5
urogallus
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- mangalsutra1/5
- megalocornea1/5
- megalopa1/5
- antiegalitarian1/5
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