AGLITTER | • aglitter adj. Glittering. • AGLITTER adj. glittering. |
GALETTES | • galettes n. Plural of galette. • GALETTE n. (French) a round, flat, sweet or savoury cake. |
GANTLETS | • gantlets n. Plural of gantlet. • GANTLET v. to protect with an armoured glove. |
GAUNTLET | • gauntlet n. Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat. • gauntlet n. A long glove covering the wrist. • gauntlet n. (Nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying. |
GESTALTS | • gestalts n. Plural of gestalt. • GESTALT n. (German) a shape or pattern; most often used in psychology to describe a theory or approach which aims to see something as a whole rather than breaking it into separate parts. |
GETTABLE | • gettable adj. (Originally Scotland) Able to be gotten. • GETTABLE adj. able to be got. |
LIFTGATE | • liftgate n. (Truck equipment) A hydraulic or electric platform that installs onto the rear of a vehicle and which… • liftgate n. (Automotive) A closure at the rear of a vehicle, or rear door, that can be raised to access the back of a vehicle. • LIFTGATE n. a rear panel on a station wagon that opens upward. |
LITIGATE | • litigate v. (Intransitive, construed with on) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit. • litigate v. (Transitive) To contest in law. • litigate v. (Transitive, transferred sense) To dispute; to fight over. |
PLOTTAGE | • plottage n. The increase in value of land achieved by parcelling smaller plots into a developable unit. • PLOTTAGE n. the size or value of a specified piece of land, regarded in terms of the area accumulated from its constituent plots. |
TAILGATE | • tailgate n. A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading. • tailgate n. (Britain) The hinged rear door of a hatchback. • tailgate n. Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock. |
TEALIGHT | • tealight n. A small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when… • tea-light n. Alternative spelling of tealight. • tea␣light n. Alternative spelling of tealight. |
TOLLGATE | • tollgate n. A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid. • TOLLGATE v. to block a business deal pending the payment of a bribe. |
TUTELAGE | • tutelage n. The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; guardianship; protection. • tutelage n. The state of being under a guardian or a tutor; care or protection enjoyed. • tutelage n. Instruction; teaching; guidance. |