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galveston plan
nounrare
ˈɡælvɪstən plænAn early workers' compensation system originating in Galveston, Texas.
galvo
nounVery Low (Technical/Slang)
/ˈɡalvəʊ/A colloquial abbreviation for a galvanometer (a device for detecting and measuring electric current) or galvanizing (the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron).
galway
nounC1
/ˈɡɔːlweɪ/A city in western Ireland, the county town of County Galway.
galwegian
adjectivenounC2 / Very Rare
/ɡalˈwiːdʒən/A native or inhabitant of Galloway in southwestern Scotland, or something relating to Galloway.
galyak
nounVery Low (Extremely Rare/Specialized)
/ˈɡaljak/A type of fur or pelt, specifically the skin of a stillborn or very young lamb, sheep, or caribou, with short, flat, often tightly curled hair.
gam
nounverbLow
/ɡæm/A social visit or friendly meeting, especially between sailors or whalers at sea.
gama
nounExtremely Low
/ˈɡɑːmə/A rare or historical spelling variant of the more common word 'gamma', primarily referring to the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ).
gama grass
nounVery Low
/ˈɡɑːmə ˌɡrɑːs/A perennial North American grass (Tripsacum dactyloides), also known as eastern gamagrass, valued for forage and soil conservation.
gamahuche
nounverbRare
/ˌɡæməˈhuːʃ/To perform cunnilingus or fellatio.
gamaliel
nounVery Rare
/ɡəˈmeɪlɪəl/A proper noun, historically referring to a renowned Jewish rabbi and teacher in the 1st century CE, Gamaliel the Elder.
gamay
nounC2
/ˈɡameɪ/A type of red wine grape, originally from the Beaujolais region of France.
gamba
nounC2
/ˈɡambə/A leg, especially in musical or anatomical contexts.
gamba stop
nounVery Low
/ˈɡæm.bə stɒp/A type of organ stop with a string‑like tone, typically an 8′ or 16′ stop that imitates the sound of string instruments like the viola da gamba.
gambado
nounVery Rare
/ɡæmˈbeɪdəʊ/A leap or caper; a bound made by a horse when it throws both hind legs forward at once.
gambel's quail
nounVery Low
/ˈɡæmbl̩z kweɪl/A small ground-dwelling bird native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, characterized by a distinctive forward-curving black topknot plume on its head, especially in males.
gambeson
nounRare
/ˈɡæmbɪs(ə)n/A padded defensive jacket worn as armour under mail or plate.
gambetta
nounExtremely Low / Technical
/ɡæmˈbɛtə/A genus of large, slender, mostly tropical damselflies (Zygoptera), especially of the family Coenagrionidae. Named after the Italian ornithologist and entomologist Bartolomeo (or possibly Carlo) Gambetta.
gambia
nounB2
/ˈɡæm.bi.ə/A West African country on the Atlantic coast, bordered on three sides by Senegal.
gambian
adjectivenounC1
/ˈɡæmbiən/A person from The Gambia, a country in West Africa, or something originating from The Gambia.
gambier
nounlow
/ˈɡæmbɪə/A yellowish-brown astringent extract obtained from the leaves of a tropical Asian shrub (Uncaria gambir), used chiefly in tanning, dyeing, and medicine, or the shrub itself.

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