a perennial plant propagated by overwintering buds on underground bulbs or tubers or corms.

of or pertaining to geopolitics.

the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state.

Pertaining to tillage of the earth, or agriculture.

The art or science of cultivating the earth; agriculture.

A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside.

A name given by miners to George Stephenson's safety lamp.

A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n.

A native of, or dweller in, Georgia.

A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of Virgil.

Relating to agriculture and rural affairs.

Knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by inspection.

Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to the joint action or mutual relations of the earth and moon; as, geoselenic phenomena.

Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.

the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal.

A thermometer specially constructed for measuring temperetures at a depth below the surface of the ground.

Belonging to earth; terrestrial.

Relating to, or showing, geotropism.

A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth of an organ.

An order of marine Annelida, in which the body is imperfectly, or not at all, annulated externally, and is mostly without set/.

Belonging to the Gephyrea. -- n. One of the Gerphyrea.

Gephyrean.

See Gipoun.

A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel.

Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants (Geraniace/) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many others.

A terpene alcohol (C10H18O) which constitutes the principal part of the oil of palmarosa and the oil of rose. Chemically it is 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol. It has a sweet rose odor.

The manager or acting partner of a company, joint-stock association, etc.

any plant of the genus Gerardia.

A kind of ornamental firework.

A genus of South African or Asiatic herbs having showy daisy-like flowers; it includes some of the African daisies.

One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus Gerbillus and related genera of the subfamily Gerbillinae. They have long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

A natural family of rodents including the gerbils.

The type genus of the Gerbillinae, comprising the typical gerbils{1}.

The jerboa.

Gear.

A small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers.

Bearing; carrying.

A slender East African antelope (Litocranius walleri) with a long slim neck and backward-curving horns; called also Waller's gazelle, and in German Giraffengazelle. It feeds on the foliage of bushes and trees, and often stands erect on its hind legs, leaning against the bush, to browse on the higher branches; in this habit it is distinctive and easy to recognize.

See Gyrfalcon.

Changeable; capricious.

A salmon returning from the sea the second time.

A garland.

To germinate.

See Germane.

Of or pertaining to Germany.

able to communicate in the German language.

A plant of the genus Teucrium (esp. Teucrium Cham/drys or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs.

Literally, near akin; hence, closely allied; appropriate or fitting; relevant.

Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.

An idiom of the German language.

A rare element, discovered in 1885 in a silver ore (argyrodite) at Freiberg. It is a brittle, silver-white metal, chemically intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, resembles tin, and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon. Symbol Ge. Atomic number 32. Atomic weight 72.59. It has excellent semiconductor properties, and is used in transistors and diodes.

The act of Germanizing.

To reason or write after the manner of the Germans.

An organ in which the ova are developed in certain Turbellaria.

See Germ.

Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a killing action upon living microorganisms, particularly bacteria or viruses, which are the cause of many infectious diseases.

A germicidal agent. Germicidal.

The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See Vend/miaire.

Sprouting; sending forth germs or buds.

To cause to sprout.

Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop.

Reproduction by means of germs.

Without germs.

A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed. The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms.

A small germ.

To grin or yawn.

A garner.

See Gerocomy.

Pertaining to gerocomy.

That part of medicine which treats of regimen for old people.

Magistrates in Sparta, who with the ephori and kings, constituted the supreme civil authority.

Government by old men.

A mixture composed of unfermented grape juice, brandy, sugar, etc., for adulteration of wines.

To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a gerund; as, a gerundial use.

Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial. The future passive participle; as, amandus, i. e., to be loved.

In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund.

Changeable; fickle.

A gosling.

To guess.

Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared.

A guest.

Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant.

To tell stories or gests.

To represent by gesture; to act.

The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments.

One who gesticulates.

Representing by, or belonging to, gestures.

A reciter of gests or legendary tales; a story-teller.

Relating to gesture.

To make gestures; to gesticulate.

Free from gestures.

Act of making gestures; gesturing.

Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion.

A divorce granted by a Rabbi in accordance with Jewish law; also, the document attesting to the divorce.

Something which gets or gains money; a successful affair.

General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; arrangement; format; make-up; style of dress, etc.

a character trait manifested in a readiness and ability to initiate action; an enterprising and energetic spirit; a go-getting attitude.

A type of Japanese footwear usually with wooden soles, held to the foot by a thong that passes between the first two toes.

Obtainable; able to be gotten.

Aapable of being reached or attained; as, a very getatable man; both oil and coal are there but not in getatable locations.

rapid acceleration.

p. p. of Get.

the original third pers. sing. pres. of Go.

That may be obtained.

One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.

One who contrives, makes, or arranges for, anything, as a book, a machine, etc.

The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

The name of a battle of the American Civil War fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylavania, in 1863. At this battle, the defeat of General Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union, and is considered by many a turning point in the war, after which victory by the Confederacy was no longer thought possible; as, many thousands died at Gettysburg. See also Gettysburg Address.

The popular name of a speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of a ceremony to dedicate a portion of that battlefield as a cemetary for soldiers who died fighting there. See note below.

A genus of plants of the rose family comprising the avens.

The Marxian socialism and programme of reform through revolution as advocated by the French political leader Jules Basile Guesde (pron. g/d) (1845- ).

Showy; unreal; pretentious.

A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam.

A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal, deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot springs and geysers.

A country in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo, with Burkina Faso bordering on the north, with a population of 17,698,271 (July 1996 est), and a total area of 238,540 sq km. The government is a constitutional democracy, and the capital city is Accra.

of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Ghana; as, Ghanaian writers.

same as Ghanaian (in both senses).

a native or inhabitant of Ghana.

Any wheeled cart or carriage.