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more info gunny sack, n.
a bag made of burlap
<noun.artifact>

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bag
more info gunnysack, n.
(gunnysacks)
a bag made of burlap
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bag
more info gunplay, n.
(gunplays)
freq. cnt. 1
a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
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more info gunpoint, n.
(gunpoints)
the gun muzzle's direction
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"he held me up at the point of a gun"
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more info gunpowder, n.
(gunpowders)
freq. cnt. 2
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
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more info gunrunner, n.
(gunrunners)
a smuggler of guns
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more info gunrunning, n.
(gunrunnings)
the smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country secretly and illegally
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more info gunshot, n.
(gunshots)
freq. cnt. 1
the act of shooting a gun
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"the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"
"they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
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more info gunsight, n.
(gunsights)
a sight used for aiming a gun
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more info gunslinger, n.
(gunslingers)
freq. cnt. 1
a professional killer who uses a gun
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gun
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more info gunsmith, n.
(gunsmiths)
someone who makes or repairs guns
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more info gunstock, n.
(gunstocks)
the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
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"the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
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more info gunwale, n.
(gunwales)
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
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more info guppy, n.
(guppies)
small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
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more info gurgle, n.
(gurgles)
the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
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more info gurgle, v.
(gurgled, gurgles, gurgling)
utter with a gurgling sound
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"`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"

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drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
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make sounds similar to gurgling water
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"The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"

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flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
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"babbling brooks"

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more info gurnard, n.
(gurnards)
bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
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more info gurney, n.
(gurneys)
a metal stretcher with wheels
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more info guru, n.
(gurus)
freq. cnt. 1
a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
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a recognized leader in some field or of some movement
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"a guru of genomics"
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more info gush, n.
(gushes)
an unrestrained expression of emotion
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a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
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"he heard the flush of a toilet"
"there was a little gush of blood"
"she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
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more info gush, v.
(gushed, gushes, gushing)
freq. cnt. 5
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
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"water gushed forth"

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praise enthusiastically
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"She raved about that new restaurant"

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Sam and Sue %s over the results of the experiment

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issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
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"Water jetted forth"
"flames were jetting out of the building"

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more info gusher, n.
(gushers)
an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary
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more info gushing, adj.
extravagantly demonstrative
<adj.all>   (a)

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"insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"
"a large gushing female"
"write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
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uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
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"a novel told in burbly panting tones"
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flowing profusely
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"a gushing hydrant"
"pouring flood waters"
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more info gushingly, adv.
in a gushing manner
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"a gushingly prolific writer"
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more info gushy, adj.
(gushier, gushiest)
extravagantly demonstrative
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"insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"
"a large gushing female"
"write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
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more info gusset, n.
(gussets)
a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
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a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
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a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
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more info gusset plate, n.
a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
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more info gusseted, adj.
provided or reinforced with gussets
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more info gussy up, v.
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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"She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"
"The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

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more info gust, n.
(gusts)
freq. cnt. 3
a strong current of air
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"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
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