Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z gafty doubtful, suspected gag A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap. gaga Mentally senile. gagaku the ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese origin Gagan A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Gagarin A transliteration of the Russian surname Гага́рин (Gagárin). gagate Agate. Gagauz Of, from, or pertaining to Gagauzia, the Gagauz people, or the Gagauz language. Gagauzia An autonomous territorial unit of Moldova. Gagauzian Of or relating to Gagauzia. gage To bind (someone) by pledge or security; to engage. Gagebrook A suburb of Brighton council area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. gageite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc. Gagen A surname. gageostatin Any of a group of antimicrobial lipopeptides from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis gager A surname. Gagetown A village in Michigan, United States. gagfest An event, film, etc. that involves many jokes. gaggable Causing a person to gag or retch; nauseating. gagged Astonished; stunned. gaggee One who is gagged, or restricted from speaking. gagger A piece of iron embedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place. gaggery The use of gags or jokes. gagging A gag motion or reflex. gaggingly Causing one to gag or choke. gaggle A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water; other groups of birds. gaggler One who gaggles. gaggling The cackling sound of a goose. gaggly Tending to form a gaggle or crowd. gaggy Disgusting enough to provoke a gag reflex. gagillion An unspecified large number (of). Gaginesque Characteristic of the work of the Italian sculptor Giacomo Gaggini. gagless Without jokes. Gagliardo A surname. Gaglio A surname. Gaglione A surname from Italian. gagman A writer or performer of gags. gagmeister A joker or comedian. Gagne A surname from French. Gagner A surname. Gagnier A surname. Gagnon A surname from French. Gago A surname. Gagol A surname from Polish. Gagosian A surname from Armenian Gagra A resort town in Georgia, Abkhazia. gagroot A flowering plant of species Lobelia inflata. gagsmith A comedy writer. gagster joker; comedian gagtooth A projecting tooth. gagwoman A woman writer or woman performer of gags. gagworthy Disgusting gagwriter One who writes jokes. gagwriting The writing of jokes. gah Expressing exasperation or annoyance. Gahagan A surname from Irish. Gahan A surname from Irish. Gahanna A city in northeast Franklin County, Ohio, United States. Gahevelegalaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Gahimer A surname. Gahit A barangay of Cataingan, Masbate, Philippines. Gahm A surname from German. Gahn A surname from German. gahnite A rare mineral ZnAl₂O₄ in the spinel group. Gahoy A barangay of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines. Gahr A surname from German. Gahrwali A member of an ethnolinguistic group of northern India. Gaia The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism. gaiaism The belief and theory of Gaia model of interconnectedness of biosphere on Earth. Gaian Of or relating to Gaia. Gaianism A spiritual philosophy following the Gaia Theory of James Lovelock. Gaianist An adherent of Gaianism. gaiassa A kind of Egyptian cargo boat. gaiatsu Foreign pressure; pressure applied by one country onto another. gaida An ancient Thracian bagpipe, variations of which are still played in the Balkans. gaidonnayite An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium. Gaier A surname. gaiety The state of being happy or merry. Gaige A surname gaiji A Japanese character that is valid in a given writing system but not included in the present font and/or character encoding, and which therefore is displayed using an additional mechanism. Mutually distinct from tofu and from mojibake. gaijin A non-Japanese person. gaikokujin A foreigner in or from the perspective of Japan Gail A female given name, a diminutive of Abigail. Gailes A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Gailey A surname. Gaillard A surname from French, equivalent to English Gaylord gaillardia Any of several New World flowering plants of the genus Gaillardia Gaillet A surname from French. gaily Merrily. Gaiman A surname Gaimanesque Reminiscent of the works of Neil Gaiman (born 1960), English author known for magical and fantasy tales with dark themes. Gaimster A surname. gain To acquire possession of. gainable Capable of being gained (in any sense), obtained, or reached. gainage The horses, oxen, ploughs, wains or wagons and implements for carrying on tillage. gainand Appropriate; becoming; fit; suitable; convenient. gainaxing excessive shaking of animated breasts, often large. gainbirth Regeneration; rebirth. gaincoming Return; a coming again; second coming or advent. gaincope To catch up with, intercept, or encounter (a person) by taking a short-cut. gainer One who gains a profit or advantage. Gaines A surname. Gainesboro A town, the county seat of Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. gainesite A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal blue mineral containing beryllium, calcium, cesium, hydrogen, iron, lithium, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zirconium. Gainesville A town in Sumter County, Alabama. Gainey A surname from Irish. Gainford A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada. gainful Contrary. gainfully In a gainful manner; profitably. gainfulness The state or quality of being gainful; profitableness. gaingiving A misgiving; an internal feeling or prognostication of evil. gaining Gain; profit. gainless Not producing gain; not bringing advantage; unprofitable. gainlessly In a gainless manner; unprofitably gainlessness The state or condition of being gainless; unprofitability. gainliness The condition of being gainly. gainly Suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily. Gainor A surname from Irish. gainrising A rising again; resurrection. gains Increase in muscle mass. gainsaw Gainsaying; contradiction. gainsay To say something in contradiction to. gainsayable Able to be gainsaid. gainsayer One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer. gainsaying Opposition, especially in speech. gainsboro A neutral light grey colour. Gainsborough A painting by Thomas Gainsborough. gainseeker A greedy person; one who seeks wealth or other personal benefit. gainseeking Seeking wealth or other personal benefit. gainset To set over against; oppose. gainshare Synonym of gainsharing. gainsharing A compensation system in which companies share the financial value of performance gains, such as productivity, cost savings, or quality, with their workers. gainside The side on which gain, increase, or prosperity is accrued; the upside. gainsome Marked by gain; gainful; profitable. gainspeaker A gainsayer; opponent. gainspeaking A speaking against; opposition. gainst Against. gainstand To stand against; resist, oppose; withstand. gainstander One who stands in opposition to (a belief, cause, etc.); an opposer gainstanding Resistance; opposition. gainstay To stand against or in opposition to; resist; oppose. gainstrife Contention; striving against. gainstrive To strive against; to resist, oppose. gainstriving A striving against; contention. gaintaking A taking back again; recovery. gainward Toward; facing; over against. gainwise In terms of gain or increase. gainword A word that a language has borrowed from other languages. In the process, the spelling and pronunciation, and even meaning, may be altered. gainworthy Synonym of affordable. Gainza A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.