- Sir! Did you have a good holiday? Did you go away?
- Yes, I went to France, to Paris.
- Did you have much trouble with your French when you were there?
- No, I didn"t - but the Parisians did.
—v. (-ling) 1 a (often foll. By at) look with wide-open eyes. B (of the eyes) be rolled about; protrude.
- roll (the eyes). —adj. (usu. Attrib.) (of the eyes) protuberant or rolling. —n. (in pl.) Spectacles for protecting the eyes. [probably imitative]
GOITER
n. (brit. Goitre) morbid enlargement of the thyroid gland. [latin guttur throat]
GOITRE
n. (us goiter) morbid enlargement of the thyroid gland. [latin guttur throat]
GOKART
n. (also go-cart) miniature racing car with a skeleton body.
GOLDEN
adj. - a made or consisting of gold. B yielding gold.
- coloured or shining like gold (golden hair).
- precious; excellent.
- age n. Period of a nation's greatest prosperity, cultural merit, etc.
- eagle n. Large eagle with yellow-tipped head-feathers.
- handshake n. Colloq. Payment given on redundancy or early retirement.
- jubilee n. Fiftieth anniversary.
- mean n. The principle of moderation.
- retriever n. Retriever with a thick golden-coloured coat.
- rod n. Plant with a spike of yellow flowers.
- rule n. Basic principle of action, esp. ‘do as you would be done by’.
- wedding n. Fiftieth anniversary of a wedding.
GOLOSH
var. Of *galosh.
GOODBY
(brit. Goodbye) —int. Expressing good wishes on parting, ending a telephone conversation, etc. —n. (pl. -byes or us -bys) parting; farewell. [from god be with you!]
GOODIE
var. Of *goody n.
GOODLY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 handsome.
- of imposing size etc. goodliness n. [old english]
GOOGLY
n. (pl. -ies) cricket ball bowled so as to bounce in an unexpected direction. [origin unknown]
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