gabun

a republic on the west coast of Africa ;

gad

a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" ; an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months ;

gadaba

the Dravidian language spoken by the Gadaba ; a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India ;

gadabout

a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship ;

gaddafi

Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) ;

gaddi

a cushion on a throne for a prince in India ;

gadfly

any of various large flies that annoy livestock ; a persistently annoying person ;

gadget

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job ;

gadgeteer

a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets ;

gadgetry

appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry" ;

gadidae

large family of important mostly marine food fishes ;

gadiformes

cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini ;

gadoid

a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae ;

gadoid fish

a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae ;

gadolinite

a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium ;

gadolinium

a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group ;

gadsden

an industrial town in north central Alabama ;

gadus

type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes ;

gadus macrocephalus

closely related to Atlantic cod ;

gadus merlangus

a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus ;

gadus morhua

one of the world's most important commercial fishes ;

gaea

(Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology ;

gael

a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man ;

gaelic

any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland ;

gaetan vestris

Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808) ;

gaetano donizetti

Italian composer of operas (1797-1848) ;

gaff

an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish ; a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail ; a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock ;

gaff-headed sail

a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff ;

gaff topsail

a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast ;

gaffe

a socially awkward or tactless act ;

gaffer

a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" ; an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set ; an elderly man ;

gaffsail

a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff ;

gafsa

a city in west central Tunisia ;

gag

restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting ; a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" ;

gag law

any law that limits freedom of the press ; a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body ;

gag line

the point of a joke or humorous story ;

gag order

a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit; "imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment" ;

gag reflex

normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth ;

gag rule

a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body ;

gagarin

Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968) ;