All English words - page 1550

Meanings of Glorying:

verb

Take great pride or pleasure in.

Usage examples:

They gloried in their independence

noun

High renown or honour won by notable achievements.

Usage examples:

To fight and die for the glory of one's nation

phrasal verb

To be very pleased or proud about something

Usage examples:

Last week the tulsa club gloried in its third u.s. open tournament.

Meanings of Gloss:

noun

Shine or lustre on a smooth surface.

Usage examples:

Hair with a healthy gloss

verb

Apply a glossy substance to.

Usage examples:

The singer glossed her lips a deep red

Meanings of Glossal:

adjective

Of the tongue; lingual.

Usage examples:

In small doses of the drug, the diaphragm is the most resistant muscle of body, while small rapidly…

Meanings of Glossary:

noun

An alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary.

Usage examples:

A glossary of inuktitut words

Meanings of Glossator:

noun

A person who writes glosses, especially a scholarly commentator on the texts of classical, civil, or canon law.

Usage examples:

The only sort of training i had as any kind of exegete or glossator was being taught for a-level ho…

Meanings of Glossed:

verb

Apply a glossy substance to.

Usage examples:

The singer glossed her lips a deep red

noun

Shine or lustre on a smooth surface.

Usage examples:

Hair with a healthy gloss

Meanings of Glosses:

noun

Shine or lustre on a smooth surface.

Usage examples:

Hair with a healthy gloss

verb

Apply a glossy substance to.

Usage examples:

The singer glossed her lips a deep red

Meanings of Glossing:

verb

Apply a glossy substance to.

Usage examples:

The singer glossed her lips a deep red

noun

Shine or lustre on a smooth surface.

Usage examples:

Hair with a healthy gloss

Meanings of Glossograph:

noun

A writer of glosses or commentaries.

Usage examples:

In the following chapters, the course and growth of similar works by various glossographers, named …

Meanings of Glossographer:

noun

A writer of glosses or commentaries.

Usage examples:

In the following chapters, the course and growth of similar works by various glossographers, named …

Meanings of Glossolalia:

noun

The phenomenon of (apparently) speaking in an unknown language, especially in religious worship. it is practised especially by pentecostal and charismatic christians.

Usage examples:

In charismatic christian communities glossolalia is sacred and referred to as ‘speaking in tongues’…

Meanings of Glossophobia:

noun

Fear of public speaking (= speaking to a group of people)

Usage examples:

The treatment offers new hope for business people suffering from glossophobia.

Meanings of Glosts:

noun

The second firing of ceramic ware, in which the glaze is fused.

Usage examples:

A glost kiln

Meanings of Glottides:

Plural of glottis specialized

Meanings of Glottis:

noun

The part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them. it affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

Usage examples:

The extrinsic muscles of the larynx control the degree of tension on the vocal cords, and the intri…

Meanings of Glottises:

noun

The part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them. it affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

Usage examples:

The extrinsic muscles of the larynx control the degree of tension on the vocal cords, and the intri…

Meanings of Glottochronology:

noun

The use of statistical data to date the divergence of languages from their common sources.

Usage examples:

Unfortunately, the last published glottochronology for all the caddoan languages dates to the 1960s…

Meanings of Glove:

noun

A covering for the hand worn for protection against cold or dirt and typically having separate parts for each finger and the thumb.

Usage examples:

Rubber gloves

verb

(of a wicketkeeper, baseball catcher, etc.) catch, deflect, or touch (the ball) with a gloved hand.

Usage examples:

Vaughan gloved it and got to his knees to throw

Meanings of Glover:

noun

A maker of gloves.

Usage examples:

It was important to be fashionably dressed and to avoid embarrassment on the dance floor so adverti…

Meanings of Glovers:

noun

A maker of gloves.

Usage examples:

It was important to be fashionably dressed and to avoid embarrassment on the dance floor so adverti…

Meanings of Glower:

verb

Have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl.

Usage examples:

She glowered at him suspiciously

noun

An angry or sullen look.

Usage examples:

The angry glower on the face of the policeman

Meanings of Glowering:

verb

Have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl.

Usage examples:

She glowered at him suspiciously

Meanings of Glowingly:

adverb

In a way that is full of enthusiastic praise

Usage examples:

Engineers speak glowingly of the device.

Meanings of Glowworm:

noun

A soft-bodied beetle with luminescent organs in the abdomen, especially the larva-like wingless female which emits light to attract the flying male.

Usage examples:

While some locals have ascribed the lights to ufos, others blamed swarms of fireflies or even glow-…

Meanings of Glowworms:

noun

A soft-bodied beetle with luminescent organs in the abdomen, especially the larva-like wingless female which emits light to attract the flying male.

Usage examples:

While some locals have ascribed the lights to ufos, others blamed swarms of fireflies or even glow-…