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GLARE: Instead of answering he just glowered (at me)/gave me
a glowering look. | (fig.) The glowering clouds promised rain.
—~ingly adv
glow-ing /'gləʊɪŋ/ adj showing strong approval; very favour-
able: She gave a glowing description of the film, which made
me want to see it for myself. | The director referred to your work
in glowing terms. —~ly adv
'glow-worm n an insect whose female has no wings and
gives out a greenish light from the end of its tail
glu-cose /'glu:kəʊs/ n [U] a natural form of sugar found in
fruit and used in the body
glue¹ /glu:/ n [U] a sticky substance which is made chemi-
cally or obtained from animal or fish bones and is used for
joining things together: Put a dab of glue on each corner. | a
tube of glue
glue² v present participle gluing or glueing [T] 1 to join or stick
with glue: It's no use tying it; you'll have to glue it. | She glued
down the corner of the paper. | I glued the broken pieces
together. 2 glued to infml continually close to, looking at, or
directed towards: I stayed glued to his side because I was so
afraid of getting lost. | The children have been glued to the
television all day. | She stood there as if glued to the spot.
(=unable to move)
'glue ear n [U] an illness of the ear which can prevent
people from hearing properly
'glue-sniffing also solvent abuse fml — n [U] the harmful
breathing in of FUMES of glue or similar substances through
the nose or mouth to produce a state of excitement or
changed consciousness. It is illegal to sell certain kinds of
glue to children in case it is used for glue-sniffing, which
can sometimes cause death. —~fer n
glue-y /'glu:i/ adj 1 sticky like glue 2 covered with glue
glum /glʌm/ adj -mm- sad; in low spirits; GLOOMY: 'You look
very glum.' 'I've just lost all my money.' —~ly adv —~ness n
[U]
glut¹ /glʌt/ n [(of) usually sing.] a larger supply than is necessary:
There was a glut of oil (on the market) a few months ago. | (fig.,
derog) a glut of old films on television
glut² v -tt- [T often pass.] to supply with too much; overfill:
The shops are glutted with apples because of this year's record
crop.
glu-ten /'glu:tən/ n [U] a sticky PROTEIN substance that is
found in flour made from wheat
glu-ti-nous /'glu:tɪnəs/ adj fml sticky: a bowl of glutinous rice
glut-ton /'glʌtn/ n 1 derog a person who eats too
much 2 [+for] infml a person who is always ready to do or
accept something hard or unpleasant: She came to work even
when she was ill: she's a real glutton for punishment!
glut-ton-ous /'glʌtənəs/ adj derog like a glutton; GREEDY
especially for food —~ly adv
glut-ton-y /'glʌtəni/ n [U] fml derog the habit of eating (and
drinking) too much. Gluttony is one of the SEVEN DEADLY
SINS.
glyc-er-ine, -rin /'glɪsərɪn/ n [U] a sweet sticky colourless
liquid made from fats, which is used in making soap,
medicines, and explosives, and in some foods to help them
to set
Glynde-bourne /'glaɪndbɔ:nɪl-b:n/ a 16th-century COUN-
TRY HOUSE in East Sussex in the south of England, known
for the Glyndebourne Festival that takes place there every
year, when OPERAS are performed in its opera house. It is
attended especially by rich people from the highest social
class, who often have PICNICS outside during the INTERVALS in
the performances.
gm written abbrev. for GRAM
GM /dʒi: 'em/ 1 abbrev. for GENERAL MOTORS 2 GENETICALLY-
MODIFIED: legislation for the labeling of GM foods 3 George
Medal; the second highest bravery AWARD for CIVILIANS in the
UK
GMC, the /dʒi: em 'si:/ abbrev. for the General Medical
Council; the professional organization that all British doc-
tors must be members of
G-Men /'dʒi: men/ n [P] old-fash AmE Government Men; a
name used in the 1930s for men who worked for the FBI
GMO /dʒi: em 'əʊ/ n genetically modified organism; a plant
or animal that has been changed by GENETIC ENGINEERING
GMT /dʒi: em 'ti:/ n [U] abbrev. for Greenwich Mean Time; the
time as measured at Greenwich in London, that is used as an
international standard for measuring time
gnarled /nɑ:ld||nɑ:rl:ld/ adj 1 (of a tree or its trunk or
branches) rough and twisted, with hard lumps, especially as
a result of age 2 (of hands and fingers) twisted, with
swollen joints and rough skin, especially as a result of hard
work or old age 3 (of a person) rough in appearance, as if
from many years in rough wind and weather: a gnarled old
fisherman
gnash /næʃ/ v [T] to strike (one's teeth) together: gnashing
his teeth in fury -> see also wailing and gnashing of teeth
(WAIL) —gnash n
gnat /næt/ n a small flying insect that stings: a gnat bite | a
cloud of gnats
gnaw /nɔ:/ v [(AWAY, at);T] to keep biting steadily on (some-
thing hard), especially so as to make a hole or until it is
destroyed: The dog gnawed (away at) the bone. | Rats can
gnaw holes in wood. | She gnawed anxiously at her
fingernails. | (fig.) The problem's been gnawing at me (=worry-
ing me) for some time.
gnaw-ing /'nɔ:ɪŋ/ adj [A] painful or worrying, especially in a
small but continuous way: gnawing hunger/anxiety
gneiss /naɪs/ n [U] a hard rock with light and dark bands
formed from earlier rocks which were pressed together
under heat
gnome /nəʊm/ n 1 (in children's stories) a little (old) man
who lives under the ground and guards stores of gold, silver,
jewels etc 2 a (stone or plastic) figure representing this: a
garden gnome 3 the gnomes of Zurich infml certain power-
ful bankers, especially Swiss ones, who are said to control
supplies of money to foreign governments
Gnos-tic Gos-pels, the /nɒstɪk 'gɒspəlz||nɑ:stɪk
'gɑ:s-/ n [P] ancient writings which are believed by some
people to have once been part of the BIBLE, and to have been
taken out by early priests who disagreed with their messages
GNP /dʒi: en 'pi:/ n abbrev. for Gross National Product; the
total value of all the goods and services produced in a
country, in one single year, including money earned abroad
by companies based in that country -> compare GDP
gnu /nu:/ also wildebeest n pl. gnu or gnus a large southern
African animal with a tail and curved horns
GNVQ /dʒi: en vi: 'kju:/ n abbrev. for General National
Vocational Qualification; a British examination for school
students in practical subjects -> see also NVQ
go¹ /gəʊ/ v went /went/, gone /gɒn||gɔ:n/, 3rd person sing.
present goes /gəʊz/ TO MOVE OR TRAVEL 1 [I] to leave a place
(so as to reach another); DEPART: I wanted to go, but she
wanted to stay. | It's late; I must go!/I must be going. | When
does the train go? | He went early. | I left my pen on the desk
and now it's gone; who's taken it? | (fig.) The summer is going
fast. -> see USAGE; see also be going to (GO¹); compare
COME¹ 2 [+adv/prep] to travel or move in a particular way or
in a particular direction: We went by bus. | It can go by post. |
He went away and left me. | The car's going too fast. | Where
are you going? | We went to France for our holidays. | We're
going (=are intending to go) to my parents' for Christmas. ||
His hand went to his pocket. | (fig.) Your suggestion will go (=be
sent) before the committee. | (fig.) I don't know where all my
money goes (to)! 3 [+V-ing] a) to (travel somewhere in order
to) do the stated activity: He's gone shopping. | We're going
swimming this afternoon. | She went house-hunting at the
weekend. b) infml to perform the stated undesirable action:
Don't go blaming yourself! | It's a secret, so don't go telling
everyone about it! TO BE IN OR PASS INTO A PARTICULAR
STATE 4 [+adj] to pass into a different, often less favourable
state, either by a natural change or by changing on purpose;
become: Her hair's/She's going grey. | The milk went sour. |
He's gone mad. | This used to be a state school, but it's gone
independent. | The company has gone bankrupt. | He went
white with anger. -> see BECOME (USAGE) 5 [+adv/adj] to be
or remain in a particular usually undesirable state: After his
enemy's threats he went in fear of his life. | Her complaints
went unnoticed. | Should a murderer go free/go unpunished? ||
When the crops fail, the people go hungry. 6 [I] to become