
glad | glad: adj. 1 happy, pleased, contented, gratified, satisfied; delighted, thrilled, joyful, overjoyed, tickled, Colloq tickled pink or to death, pleased as Punch, Slang Brit chuffed: I am genuinely glad to see you. 2 (ready and) willing, happy, keen, eager, (well-)disposed, inclined, ready: I would be glad to help you, madam.
gladden | gladden: v. cheer, enliven, brighten, delight, hearten, exhilarate, elate, buoy (up), animate: It certainly gladdened me to be home again.
gladly | gladly: adv. cheerfully, happily, readily, willingly, with pleasure: I''d go with you gladly if I had the time.
glamorous | glamorous: adj. 1 alluring, fascinating, charming, attractive, magnetic, captivating, enthralling, desirable, appealing, enchanting, entrancing, intriguing, beguiling, bewitching, magical: Esm� designs clothes for the most glamorous women in the world. 2 chic, smart, stylish, fashionable, Colloq trendy: She always wears the most glamorous clothes.
glamour | glamour: n. allure, fascination, charm, attractiveness, brilliance, glitter, attraction, magnetism, charisma, captivation, desirability, appeal, enchantment, bewitchment, witchcraft, sorcery, magic: Who today can match the glamour of the movie stars of the ''30s?
glance | glance: v. 1 glimpse, peek, peep, scan, look, Colloq Brit have a shufti or shufty at, take a dekko at: I''ve only had time to glance at the report. 2 reflect, glint, glisten, shimmer, twinkle, gleam, shimmer, flicker, glimmer, sparkle, scintillate, glitter, flash: A ray of sunlight glanced off the windows opposite. 3 bounce (off), reflect, ricochet, rebound, carom: The stone glanced off the pavement and struck my leg. --n. 4 glimpse, peek, peep, look, coup d''oeil, Colloq gander, Brit shufti or shufty, dekko: She turned and gave him a questioning glance, As he fingered the tip of his fer-de-lance. 5 gleam, glint, glimmer, shimmer, twinkle, sparkle, scintillation, glitter, flicker, flash: The silver light, with quivering glance, Played on the water''s still expanse.
glare | glare: n. 1 dazzle, brilliance, brightness, splendour, resplendence, radiance, effulgence, lustre, shine, flame, flare, blaze: We had to shade our eyes from the glare. 2 frown, dirty or nasty or black look, scowl, stare, glower, lower or Brit also lour: She shrank from his fierce glare. 3 garishness, gaudiness, floridity or floridness, flashiness, tawdriness, showiness, ostentation, meretriciousness: His writing is filled with the pomp and glare of rhetoric. --v. 4 frown, give a dirty or nasty or black look, scowl, stare, glower, lower or Brit also lour, look daggers (at): She simply glared at him and he withered.
glaring | glaring: adj. 1 blatant, flagrant, egregious, conspicuous, obtrusive, prominent, evident, obvious, manifest, patent, overt, clear, visible, unconcealed, outrageous, gross, flagitious, atrocious, heinous, shameless, disgraceful, shocking, scandalous: They pointed out a glaring omission in the proposals. 2 garish, dazzling, brilliant, blinding, blazing, vivid, harsh, strong: I was blinded when we first walked out into the glaring sunlight.
glass | glass: n. 1 glassware, crystal: Use the best glass for the party. 2 mirror, looking-glass: He constantly looks at himself in the glass. 3 window, pane, window-pane, plate glass: The children pressed their noses against the glass of the toy shop. 4 tumbler, drinking-glass, beaker, goblet: May I have a glass of beer? 5 barometer: The glass fell as the storm approached. 6 lens, magnifying glass, telescope, spyglass, microscope: Look at this drop of water through the glass. 7 glasses. spectacles, eyeglasses, lorgnon, lorgnette, opera-glasses, binoculars, field-glasses, bifocals, trifocals, goggles, sun-glasses, Colloq specs: These are my reading glasses.
glassy | glassy: adj. 1 shining, shiny, gleaming, smooth, slippery, slick, glossy, icy, mirror-like, US slick: We skidded on the glassy surface and crashed into a wall. 2 fixed, staring, trancelike, hypnotic, vacant, empty, expressionless, blank, void, vacuous, dazed, dull, glazed, cold, lifeless: His glassy stare made me very uncomfortable.
glaze | glaze: v. 1 varnish, lacquer, shellac, enamel, coat, cover; polish, burnish, shine, gloss: Many of the works of art had been glazed for protection. --n. 2 varnish, lacquer, shellac, enamel, coating, covering; polish, shine, gloss, lustre, patina: The glaze distorts the design beneath.
gleam | gleam: n. 1 light, glimmer, glint, glow, flicker, shine, shimmer, glitter, twinkle, spark, flare, glare, flash; beam, ray, shaft: I could just make out the faint gleam of a candle. 2 hint, suggestion, indication, vestige, trace, scintilla, inkling, glimmer, ray, spark, flicker: There wasn''t a gleam of hope of rescue. 3 look, glint: He got a strange gleam in his eye when he talked about his inventions. --v. 4 glimmer, glint, shimmer, shine, twinkle, glitter, glisten, beam, sparkle: I could see the beast''s eyes, gleaming in the dark. The shore was dotted with gleaming white houses.
glee | glee: n. delight, exuberance, cheerfulness, high or good spirits, cheer, exhilaration, elation, exultation, joy, happiness, rapture, gladness, felicity, pleasure, joyfulness, merriment, jubilation, joyousness, joviality, jollity, gaiety, mirthfulness; enjoyment, satisfaction, Schadenfreude: We watched with great glee as the villain was thwarted.
gleeful | gleeful: adj. happy, merry, joyful, delighted, exuberant, ecstatic, cheerful, in high or good spirits, exhilarated, elated, exultant, rapturous, overjoyed, pleased, jubilant, joyous, jovial, jolly, gay, mirthful: He wrote a gleeful report of the chairman''s conviction for insider trading.
glib | glib: adj. ready, fluent, smooth, slick, facile, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, smooth-talking, fast-talking, fluid, easy, unctuous, suave, nonchalant, superficial: Why must obituary notices always be so glib?
glide | glide: v. slide, slip, coast, skate, soar, float, sail, glissade, stream, flow: The skiff glided peacefully down the river.
glisten | glisten: v. shine, reflect, glint, glimmer, gleam, sparkle, glitter, wink, blink; glow, gleam, twinkle: The lamplight glistened on his wet coat. A tear glistened on her cheek.
glitter v. 1 see glisten, above. | glitter v. 1 See glisten, above.: --n. 2 See gleam, 1, above. 3 See glamour, above. 4 showiness, gaudiness, garishness, flash, flashiness, ostentation, floridity or floridness, spectacle, pageantry, splendour, refulgence, brilliance, Colloq pizazz or pizzazz, razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz, Slang US glitz: In those days, Hollywood was all glitter.
gloat | gloat: v. Often, gloat over. exult (in), glory (in), relish (in), revel (in), crow (over or about), delight (in): He is still gloating over the misery he caused her.
global | global: adj. worldwide, international, broad, extensive, wide-ranging, far-reaching, epidemic, pandemic, universal: Protection of the atmosphere is a global responsibility.
globe | globe: n. 1 earth, world, planet, Terra: Our family is scattered all round the globe. 2 sphere, ball, orb; globule: On the table was a lamp with a green glass globe.
gloom | gloom: n. 1 shadowiness, gloominess, shade, shadow, murkiness, murk, dimness, dusk, dullness, dark, darkness, cloudiness, blackness, obscurity: We arose in the gloom of a midwinter''s morning. 2 despondency, depression, sadness, dejection, downheartedness, melancholy, woe, sorrow, moroseness, desolation, low spirits, blues, doldrums, despair, dolour, misery, Colloq dumps: The team suffered the gloom of defeat.
gloomy | gloomy: adj. 1 shadowy, shaded, shady, murky, dim, dusky, dull, dark, cloudy, overcast, obscure, black, inky, Literary Stygian: It is too gloomy a day to have a picnic. 2 depressed, melancholy, sad, dejected, morose, glum, lugubrious, unhappy, cheerless, dismal, moody, down, downcast, desolate, doleful, sorrowful, crestfallen, chap-fallen, downhearted, forlorn, despondent, miserable, joyless, dispirited, despairing, dreary, sullen, blue, distressed, down in the mouth, in the doldrums, saturnine, Colloq (down) in the dumps: Both of them have been very gloomy since the divorce. 3 depressing, cheerless, dreary, dismal, dispiriting, sad, disheartening: The d�cor is much too gloomy for a doctor''s waiting-room.
glorified | glorified: adj. 1 overrated, pretentious, overdone, high-flown, high-sounding, affected, pompous, exalted, Colloq jumped-up: You say he is a scholar, but he behaves more like a glorified schoolboy. 2 sham, pretend, imitation, counterfeit, fake, substitute, ersatz, Colloq phoney or US also phony: In that outfit, she looks like a glorified chorus girl.
glorify | glorify: v. 1 elevate, exalt, raise (up), upgrade, promote, advance, boost, enhance, dignify, ennoble, immortalize: Winning first prize glorified his reputation considerably. In her book she glorifies motherhood. These men are glorified by their heroism. 2 canonize, deify, idolize, revere, venerate, sanctify, worship, pay tribute or homage to, ennoble, idealize, apotheosize, eulogize, panegyrize, adore, honour, look up to, celebrate, extol, praise, laud, commend, hail, lionize, applaud, acclaim: The world glorified Lindbergh for the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
glorious | glorious: adj. 1 illustrious, famed, famous, renowned, celebrated, distinguished, honoured, eminent, excellent: England may be proud of her glorious literary heritage. 2 outstanding, splendid, magnificent, marvellous, wonderful, spectacular, fabulous, dazzling: They announced another glorious victory over enemy forces. 3 enjoyable, delightful, fine, great, excellent, pleasurable, superb, Colloq heavenly: We had a glorious holiday in the Greek islands. 4 beautiful, splendid, brilliant, gorgeous, resplendent, admirable, superior, excellent, estimable: The walls are covered with frescos in glorious colour.
glory | glory: n. 1 honour, fame, repute, reputation, exaltation, celebrity, renown, eminence, distinction, illustriousness, prestige, dignity, immortality: Our soldiers fought for glory not for gain. Even today we sense the glory that was Rome. 2 honour, veneration, reverence, homage, gratitude, glorification, exaltation, worship, adoration, praise, laudation, thanksgiving; benediction, blessing: Glory be to God in the highest. 3 splendour, pomp, magnificence, grandeur, beauty, brilliance, radiance, effulgence, refulgence, excellence, pageantry, nobility, triumph, greatness: Her photographs depict the Amazonian rain forest in all its glory. 4 aureole, nimbus, halo; crown, circlet, corona: A glory surrounds the saint''s head in the painting. --v. 5 revel, relish, delight, exult, pride oneself, crow, rejoice, gloat; show off, boast: She sat by the window, glorying in the magnificence of the scenery.
gloss� | gloss�: n. 1 sheen, lustre, polish, glow, glaze, shine, gleam, burnish, brightness: I prefer a dull gloss to a high polish on furniture. 2 show, fa�ade, mask, front, surface, veneer, disguise, camouflage, false appearance, semblance: She soon saw through the gloss, and the honeymoon was over. --v. 3 glaze, polish, burnish, shine: Gloss up your shoes a bit. 4 Usually, gloss over. veil, cover up, smooth over, conceal, hide, disguise, camouflage, mask, Colloq whitewash: He tried to gloss over his voting record.
gloss� | gloss�: n. 1 explanation, interpretation, exegesis, explication, definition, elucidation, comment, commentary, annotation, critique, criticism, analysis, footnote; translation: Some editions of Shakespeare give glosses of difficult words and phrases at the foot of each page. --v. 2 comment on or upon, explain, interpret, explicate, define, elucidate, annotate, criticize, analyse, review, US critique; translate: Johnson was not the first to gloss the word ''pastern''. 3 See gloss�, 4, above.
glossary | glossary: n. gloss, (specialized or special-subject) dictionary, wordbook, word-list: There is a useful glossary of terms at the end of the book.
glossy | glossy: adj. 1 shining, shiny, smooth, polished, glazed, lustrous, burnished, smooth, sleek, waxed, glassy, glistening: Our magazine is printed on glossy paper. 2 slick, specious, put-on, artificial, meretricious, contrived, pretended, simulated, feigned, insincere, pseudo, false, unreal; bogus, counterfeit, fraudulent, imitation, Colloq phoney or US also phony: It is only a glossy remake of the original film.
glow | glow: n. 1 luminosity, phosphorescence, incandescence, light, lambency, lustre: The surface of the flying saucer emitted a faint green glow. 2 light, brightness, gleam, luminousness, brilliance, radiance, resplendence, splendour, effulgence: The glow in the east is from a forest fire. 3 flush, blush, redness, ruddiness, burning, excitement, warmth, fervour, fervency, enthusiasm, feverishness, thrill, Colloq rush: I can feel a glow just thinking of you. --v. 4 shine, radiate, incandesce, phosphoresce, glimmer, gleam, light up: The numerals on the clock were glowing in the dark. 5 heat, overheat, burn; ablate: The spaceship began to glow as it entered the atmosphere. 6 flush, bloom, colour, blush: As you can see from her complexion, she simply glows with good health. 7 blush, flush, redden, colour, turn red or scarlet: My cheeks glowed with embarrassment.
glowing | glowing: adj. 1 aglow, incandescent, burning, lambent, luminous, candent; smouldering: I stirred the glowing embers. 2 rich, warm, vibrant, bright, brilliant: Banners in glowing colours enlivened the hall. He is in glowing health. 3 laudatory, complimentary, enthusiastic, eulogistic, rhapsodic, favourable, encomiastic, panegyrical: The critics described her performance in glowing terms.
glue | glue: n. 1 cement, adhesive, mucilage, gum, paste: You need a specialist glue to mend a break like that. --v. 2 cement, paste, stick, affix, fix, seal: Let''s glue this picture into the album.
glum | glum: adj. gloomy, sullen, morose, dispirited, woebegone, dismal, sad, sulky, dour, moody, sour, crestfallen, doleful, down, low, pessimistic, lugubrious, saturnine: After Irena left, I was feeling rather glum.
glut | glut: n. 1 excess, surplus, over-abundance, superabundance, surfeit, oversupply, overflow, superfluity, nimiety: The glut of razor-blades in the market is due to increased production. 2 saturation, glutting, satiation: Glut leads to a lowering of prices. --v. 3 oversupply, flood, saturate, swamp, inundate, deluge, overload, overstock, clog, stuff, gorge: The markets will soon be glutted with mobile telephones. 4 satiate, sate, choke, cram, overload, overfeed, gorge, surfeit, pall, cloy, jade, sicken, weary: Everyone was thoroughly glutted before the wedding reception was over.
glutton | glutton: n. trencherman, gormandizer, gourmand or gormand, overeater, hog, pig, Grangousier, Colloq greedy-guts, Slang Brit gannet, US chowhound: Like the glutton that he is, he asked for more after eating an enormous meal.
gluttonous | gluttonous: adj. voracious, gormandizing, edacious, greedy, ravenous, insatiable, esurient, piggish, hoggish, swinish: She was so gluttonous that she ate my dinner after finishing her own.
gluttony | gluttony: n. overeating, gormandizing, gormandism or gourmandism, greed, hoggishness, piggishness, rapacity, voraciousness, greediness, voracity, insatiability, edacity, crapulence, crapulousness, intemperance, immoderation, Archaic gulosity: The Bible categorizes gluttony among the seven deadly sins.
