AGLUS | • AGLU n. (Inuit) a hole in the ice through which a seal breathes, also AGLOO. |
ALGUM | • algum n. (Biblical) A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11), possibly juniper or red sandalwood. • ALGUM n. (Hebrew) a wood imported into ancient Palestine, probably red sandalwood, also ALMUG. |
ALMUG | • almug n. Algum. • ALMUG n. (Hebrew) a precious wood mentioned in the Bible. |
FUGAL | • fugal adj. (Music, psychiatry) relating to a fugue. • fugal adj. Relating to flight (fleeing). • -fugal suff. Travelling out from. |
GALUT | • GALUT n. (Hebrew) the forced exile of Jews, the diaspora, also GALUTH. |
GAULT | • gault n. A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks. • Gault prop.n. A surname. • GAULT n. a heavy thick clay soil. |
GLAUM | • glaum v. (Scotland) To grasp or snatch (at), usually feebly or ineffectually; to grope (at) with the hands, as in the dark. • glaum v. (Dialectal) To search (for something). • glaum v. (Northern England, Scotland) To look sullen or sad; scowl, frown. |
GLAUR | • glaur n. Mud, slime. • GLAUR n. (Scots) mire. |
GULAG | • gulag n. (Historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during… • gulag n. (By extension). • gulag v. (Transitive, informal, also figuratively) To compel (someone) into a forced labour camp or a similar… |
GULAR | • gular adj. (Chiefly zoology) Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula (“the upper front… • gular n. (Zoology) A plate or scale in the throat region of the body of a fish or reptile (especially a snake). • gular n. (India) Synonym of cluster fig (“Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae; the edible… |
GULAS | • gulas n. Plural of gula. • Gulas prop.n. Plural of Gula. • GULA n. (Latin) the upper part of the throat. |
GUSLA | • gusla n. Alternative spelling of gusle. • GUSLA n. a one-stringed Balkan musical instrument, also GUSLE, GUSLI. |
JUGAL | • jugal adj. (Obsolete) Relating to a yoke or marriage. • jugal adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to the jugal bone. • jugal n. (Anatomy) A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals. |
LAUGH | • laugh n. An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. • laugh n. Something that provokes mirth or scorn. • laugh n. (Britain, New Zealand) A fun person. |
MULGA | • mulga n. (Australia) Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in… • mulga n. (Australia, colloquial, in combination) The outback. • mulga n. Something made from the wood of a mulga tree. |
RUGAL | • rugal adj. Folded. • RUGAL adj. wrinkled. |
UGALI | • ugali n. African cornmeal porridge. • UGALI n. (Swahili) an African type of stiff porridge. |