| goose flesh |
a temporary, roughened condition of the skin in which the papillae become erect as a result of fear, surprise, cold, or the like; goose bumps; goose pimples. |
| goosefoot |
any of various weedy plants that bear small green flowers. |
| goose grease |
the melted fat of a goose. |
| gooseneck |
a slender object or part that curves like the neck of a goose, such as flexible metal pipe or the flexible stems of certain lamps. |
| goose pimple |
a small bump on the skin caused by cold or fear. |
| goose step |
a marching step in which the legs are swung high and the knees kept stiff and straight. |
| go out |
to exit; leave a place temporarily. [6 definitions] |
| go over |
to review, discuss, or consider (something). [2 definitions] |
| go overboard |
to do far too much out of excessive enthusiasm or anxiety; go to extremes. |
| go over with a fine-tooth comb |
to scrutinize in minute detail and with great care. |
| GOP |
abbreviation of "Grand Old Party," an alternative term for the Republican Party. |
| gopher |
a short-tailed burrowing rodent of North and Central America that has external cheek pouches; pocket gopher. [2 definitions] |
| Gordian knot |
in Greek legend, a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great, after an oracle had said it could be untied only by the next ruler of Asia. [2 definitions] |
| Gordon Hirabayashi |
an American of Japanese descent who, during World War II, was one of only a few Japanese-Americans to openly defy the relocation orders of the U.S. Government. He challenged the constitutionality of the application of curfews for minority groups, and his case eventually went to the Supreme Court, where he was unanimously ruled against in Hirabayashi v. United States in 1943 (b.1918--2012). |
| Gordon setter |
any of a Scottish breed of medium-sized hunting dog having a soft, silky black and tan coat. |
| gore1 |
blood, esp. clotted blood that has issued from a wound. |
| gore2 |
to injure by stabbing with a horn, antler, tusk, or the like. |
| gore3 |
a triangular or narrowing panel of cloth sewn into a dress, sail, or the like to increase its fullness. |
| gorge |
a narrow space between rocky cliffs, usu. with a stream at the bottom; ravine. [6 definitions] |
| gorgeous |
exceptionally beautiful; splendid. |
| gorget |
a piece of armor used to protect the throat. [4 definitions] |