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giz-zard /gɪzəd||-ərd/ n the second stomach of a bird, where food is broken up with the help of small stones the bird has swallowed
GLA, the /ˌdʒiː el ˈeɪ/ abbrev. for the Greater London Author-ity; an official group consisting of the Mayor of London and an assembly of 25 members that controls the 32 London BOROGHS and the City of London. It is based in City Hall, a building on the south side of the River Thames.
gla-cé /ˈglæseɪ||glæˈseɪ/ adj [A] (of a fruit) covered with sugar: glacé cherries
gla-cé 'icing /ˌ... '.../ n [U] a type of ICING often used on birthday cakes, made from icing sugar and water, often with colouring added
gla-cial /ˈgleɪʃəl/ adj 1 of ice or glaciers 2 [A] of an ICE AGE: Two-thirds of the continent was covered in ice during glacial periods. 3 inml very cold: a glacial wind | (fig.) He gave me a glacial smile. (=without friendliness)
gla-cier /ˈglæsiə||ˈgleɪʃər/ n a mass of ice which moves very slowly down a mountain valley
glad /glæd/ adj -dd- 1 [F[about]] pleased and happy about something: I'm glad about his new job. | [+(that)] I'm glad he's got the job. | [+to-v] You'll be glad to hear he's got the job. 2 [F+of] grateful for: I'd be glad of some help with these boxes. 3 [F+to-v] polite very willing: I'll be only too glad (=extremely willing) to help you decorate. | 'Would you give me a hand?' 'Yes, I'll be glad to.' 4 [A] causing happiness: I'm pleased to be the first to bring you the glad tidings. (=good news) -> see also GLADLY -> -ness n [U]
glad-den /ˈglædn/ v [T] to make glad or happy: The sight of his grandchildren gladdened his father's heart.
glade /gleɪd/ n lit an open space without trees in a wood or forest: CLEARING
glad 'eye n [the] BrE old-fash slang a look of sexual invitation: The boys were all giving her the glad eye.
glad 'hand n [the] old-fash infml a warm welcome or greeting, especially one made in order to gain personal advantage
glad-i-a-tor /'glædieɪtə/ n (in ancient Rome) an armed man who fought against men or wild animals in a public place as a form of entertainment -> -ial /ˌglædiˈtɔːriəl/ adj
Glad-i-a-tors /ˈglædieɪtəz||-ərz/ a television show in the 1990s in the US and UK in which members of the public competed against the Gladiators - men and women who appeared regularly on the show, who were very fit, had big muscles, and had names such as Panther, Hunter, and Wolf. They played games using special equipment that tested their strength and physical fitness, often high in the air.
glad-i-o-lus /ˌglædiˈəʊləs/ n pl. -li /laɪ/ or -luses || also -lus AmE a garden plant with long sword-shaped leaves and brightly-coloured flowers
glad-ly /ˈglædli/ adv polite very willingly; eagerly: I'll gladly come and help you; why didn't you ask me before?
'glad rags n [P] BrE inml (one's) finest or best clothes: They're putting their glad rags on for the party.
Glad-stone, Wil-liam Ew-art /ˈglædstən||-stoun, ˈwɪljəm ˈjuːət||-ərt/ (1809-98) a British politician in the Liberal Party, who was Prime Minister four times (1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94). He established a system of pri-mary education for all children, and also introduced secret voting rights for most males. He supported the idea of limited independence for Ireland, but did not succeed in persuading Parliament to accept this policy.
glam /glæm/ adj infml attractive, exciting, and connected with wealth and success: glam young film directors -> compare GLAMOROUS
Glamorgan -> see MID GLAMORGAN, SOUTH GLAMORGAN, WEST GLAMORGAN
glam-o-rize also -our- BrE also -rise BrE /'glæməraɪz/ v [T] to make (something) appear better, more attractive, more exciting etc than it really is -> -rization /ˌglæməraɪˈzeɪʃn||-mə-ər-/ n [U]
glam-or-ous also -ourous BrE /'glæmərəs/ adj having glam-our: a glamorous woman | Being in publishing/in the theatre isn't as glamorous as some people think. -> -ly adv
glam-our BrE || -or AmE /ˈglæmə/ n [U] 1 the exciting and charming quality of something unusual or special, with a
magical power of attraction: Foreign travel has never lost its glamour for me. | the glamour of a job in the pop music business 2 strong personal attraction which excites admiration, especially sexually exciting beauty: They know they'll get bigger audiences if they give the parts to glamour girls rather than talented actresses.
glance¹ /glæns||glæns/ v [I] 1 [+adv/prep] to give a quick short look: He glanced at his watch. | I glanced round the room before I left. | She glanced down the list of names. 2 especially lil (of a bright surface) to flash with light: The glasses glanced and twinkled in the firelight.
glance off (sthg.) phr v [I;T] to touch (something) with a light blow and move quickly off at an angle: The bullet just glanced off the top of the car. | The sword glanced off the shield. -> see also GLANCING
glance² n 1 [(at)] a quick short look: He gave her an admiring glance. | One glance at his face told me he was ill. | She cast/took a (quick) glance at the notepad to see if there were any messages for her. | At first glance the figures don't look good, but on closer examination you'll find they're not bad at all. 2 at a glance with one look; at once: I could tell at a glance that she'd been crying.
REACH Compare glance and glimpse. Glance means 'to look at something quickly': As I was making the speech, I glanced at the clock. (=looked quickly at it) Glimpse (or more commonly catch a glimpse of) means 'to see by chance, just for a moment': I glimpsed/caught a glimpse of the Town Hall clock as we drove quickly past.
glanc-ing /ˈglænsɪŋ||ˈglæn-/ adj [A] (of a blow) which slips to one side; not having (the intended) full force: He caught me (=hit me) with a glancing blow on the chin. -> see also glance off (GLANCE) -> -ly adv
gland /glænd/ n an organ of the body which produces a liquid substance, either to be poured out of the body or into the bloodstream: Mumps makes the glands in your neck swell up. | the pituitary gland
glan-du-lar /ˈglændjʊlə||-də-||-dʒʊ-/ adj concerning one or more glands, or produced from a gland
glandular fever BrE || mononucleosis, mono AmE - n [U] an infectious disease in which one has a fever and the LYMPH glands swell up, and which makes one feel weak for some time afterwards
glare¹ /gleə/ v [I] 1 [(at)] to look in an angry way: They stood there glaring at one another. 2 [+adv/prep] to shine with a strong light and/or in a way that hurts the eyes: She put on dark glasses because the sun was glaring in her eyes. | (fig.) The mistakes in this report really glare at you.
glare² n 1 [C] an angry look or STARE: I was going to offer help, but the fierce glare on his face stopped me. 2 [(the) S] a hard unpleasant effect given by a strong light: She was almost blinded by the glare of headlights from the approach-ing car. 3 (fig.) I feel sorry for famous people who live their lives in the (full) glare of publicity.
glar-ing /ˈgleərɪŋ/ adj 1 a) (of light) hard and too bright: This glaring light hurts my eyes. b) (of a colour) too bright: a glaring red 2 (of something bad) very noticeable: The report is full of glaring errors. | an example of glaring injustice -> -ly adv: The mistakes were glaringly obvious.
Glas-gow /ˈglæzɡəʊ||ˈglæs-/ the largest city in Scotland, on the River Clyde. It became an important port and ship-building centre in the 18th century, and has two universities. Glasgow used to be thought of as a very WORKING-CLASS city, but it is now also an important centre of art and CULTURE. -> see also BURRELL COLLECTION, GLASWEGIAN, GORBALS Charles Rennie MACKINTOSH
Glasgow Herald, The also The Herald n one of Scotland's main newspapers, read especially in the West of Scotland
glas-nost /ˈglæsnost||ˈglæsnəʊst/ n [U] the willingness of an organization, especially the government of the former USSR, to act openly and discuss its behaviour and actions publicly: the spirit of glasnost | a policy of glasnost -> compare PERESTROIKA