Index of English words, starting with "ga"

(1) - Galbanum (n.) A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish.

(1) - Gale (n.) The payment of a rent or annuity.
(2) - Gale (n.) A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.
(3) - Gale (v. i.) To sing.
(4) - Gale (n.) A song or story.
(5) - Gale (v. i.) To sale, or sail fast.
(6) - Gale (n.) A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.
(7) - Gale (n.) A moderate current of air; a breeze.
(8) - Gale (n.) A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.