Graupel - noun.

Did you know that hail has a tiny little cousin? I've lived in Canada my whole life and didn't know there was a name for the tiny pellets of snow that are too large to be snowflakes and too small to be proper hail. Graupel can be present during thunderstorms or snowstorms.


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Gigglemug - noun.

Victorian slang can be ever so delightful--gigglemug means what it says--a habitually smiling face.

Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023

Gregarious (adjective)
gregarious [ gri-gair-ee-uhs ]

adjective
1. fond of the company of others; sociable.
2. living in flocks or herds, as animals.
3. Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
4. pertaining to a flock or crowd.

OTHER WORDS FROM GREGARIOUSgre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb ( Read more... )

Grandidierite - noun.

Named for French explorer Alfred Grandidier, grandidierite is a mineral discovered in 1902 in Madagascar.


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Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2023

Gamut (noun)
gam·ut [gam-uht]

noun
1. the entire scale or range: the gamut of dramatic emotion from grief to joy.

2. Music.
a. the whole series of recognized musical notes.
b. the major scale.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH GAMUT
gambit

WORDS RELATED TO GAMUTspectrum, area, catalogue, compass, diapason, extent, ( Read more... )

guerdon [gur-dn ]

noun:
a reward, recompense, or requital.
verb:
(used with object) to give a guerdon to; reward.

Examples:

For it is a usual and ancient custom with knights and ladies errant to give the squires, damsels, or dwarfs who bring tidings of their ladies to the knights, or of their knights to the ladies, some rich jewel as a guerdon ( Read more... )

germinant [jur-muh-nuhnt]

adjective:
germinating or having the capacity to grow or develop

Examples:

Forest managers traditionally use seeding on suitable sites as an alternative to planting. The primary advantages over planting are reduced treatment costs and improved root system development. The main disadvantages include seed predation, ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023

Gewgaw (noun)
gew·gaw [gyoo-gaw, goo-]

noun
1. something gaudy and useless; trinket; bauble.

Also gee·gaw [jee-gaw, gee-].

OTHER WORDS FROM GEWGAW
gewgawed, adjective

WORDS RELATED TO GEWGAWbauble, trifle, trinket, bagatelle, bibelot, gaud, gimcrack, item, knickknack, memento, souvenir, toy, whatnot, conversation piece, ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022

Glower (verb, noun)
glow·er [glou-er]

verb (used without object)
1. to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

noun
2. a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

OTHER WORDS FROM GLOWER
glow·er·ing·ly, adverb
un·glow·er·ing, adjective
un·glow·er·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS RELATED TO GLOWERscowl, glare, ( Read more... )

Gajjak - noun.

Gajjak (ga-jak), sometimes spelled gajak, is a tasty Indian treat, snack or dessert. It's a popular winter time food and resembles sesame snaps or peanut brittle. There's no shortage of ingredients that can be used and if you can't find it as a local South Asian supermarket, you can even make it at home ( Read more... )