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 guise A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.) Guiseley A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1942). guiser A person in disguise, as for a parade or festival. Guisian Of or relating to François, Duke of Guise (1519–1563), French general and statesman. Guisican A barangay of Labo, Camarines Norte, Philippines. guising A festival at which people disguised themselves in costumes and often played pranks. Guisinger A surname. Guisui Former name of Hohhot. guitalele A musical instrument that is a hybrid between a small guitar and a ukulele. guitalin A musical instrument that is a hybrid between a banjo and a mandolin (despite its name). guitar A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). guitarfish Any of the family Rhinobatidae of rays with elongated bodies, flattened heads and trunks, and small, ray-like wings. guitaring action of the verb to guitar; playing a guitar guitarist Someone who plays a guitar. guitaristic Of or pertaining to the guitar or the way it is played. guitarless Without a guitar. guitarlessness Absence of guitars. guitarlike Resembling a guitar guitarmony A harmonised melody played on guitar. guitarscape A soundscape consisting predominantly of guitars. guitarwork The technically accomplished playing of a guitar. guitary Resembling or characteristic of a guitar. guitermanite A bluish-grey metallic sulfide with light metallic lustre, found forming the matrix of zunyite. Guites A barangay of Lopez, Quezon, Philippines. guitguit One of several species of small tropical American birds (the honeycreepers), especially Cyanerpes caeruleus. Guitiriz A town and municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain, Spain. guitjo A banjo-like string instrument, with fourteen strings in seven courses, tuned like a guitar and having a guitar-like neck. guitjoist Someone who plays a guitjo. Guitron A surname. Guittonian Of or relating to Guittone d'Arezzo (c. 1235–1294), Tuscan poet. Guity A surname. Guiuan A municipality of Eastern Samar, Philippines. Guiver A surname. guivre A serpentine creature, variously one with no limbs (like a simple snake, but often depicted swallowing someone), or with wings and only two legs (a wyvern). Guixi A county-level city of Yingtan, Jiangxi, China. Guiyang A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Guizhou, in southwestern China. Guiyu A town in Chaoyang district, Shantou, Guangdong, China. Guizar A surname. Guizhou A province in southwestern China. Capital: Guiyang. Guizo A barangay of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines. Gujar A member of a nomadic and agricultural community of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Gujarat A state in western India. Capital: Gandhinagar. Largest city: Ahmedabad. Gujarati A person from Gujarat. Gujaratiness The quality or state of being Gujarati. Gujari An Indo-Aryan spoken in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan by the Gujars. gujeolpan An elaborate Korean dish of nine different foods specially arranged on an octagonal plate. Gujiao A county-level city of Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. gujiya A sweet dumpling of Indian origin, made with suji or maida flour and stuffed with khoa. Gujju One who speaks Gujarati; a Gujarati. Gujranwala A city in Punjab, in northeastern Pakistan. Gujrat A city in Punjab, Pakistan. guk A class of soup-like dishes in Korean cuisine. gukbap A Korean soup based on rice, with seasonings and various additional ingredients. Gukeng A rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. gukja Han characters invented and used only in Korea Gukurahundi A series of mass killings and genocide in Zimbabwe from 1983 until the Unity Accord in 1987. gul Any medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug. gula The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat. Gulac A barangay of Diffun, Quirino, Philippines. gulag Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s). gulaglike Resembling or characteristic of a gulag. gulai A kind of spicy stew of Southeast Asia. gulal a colored powder often used during the Holi festival. gulaman Gelatin made from agar, used in certain foods. gulami beef belly (either ox tripe, tenderloin, or offal) and noodles soup (usually tangy/savory and spicy) with beef shanks or flanks gulancha Any of various plants of the genus Plumeria. Gulang A county of Wuwei, Gansu, in northwestern China. Gulangyu An island of Xiamen, Fujian, China. gular Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula (“the upper front of the neck next to the chin”) or the throat. Gulargambone A locality in the Coonamble council area and the Gilgandra council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. Gulasarian A surname from Armenian. Gulati A surname. Gulbene A town in Latvia. Gulbenkian A surname from Armenian [in turn originating as a patronymic]. Gulbranson A surname. gulch To swallow greedily; to gulp down. guldasta A corner finial, usually in the form of a column topped by a flower shape. Guldborgsund A strait in the Baltic Sea between the Danish islands of Lolland and Falster, connecting the Bay of Mecklenburg and the Smålandsfarvandet. gulden An old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles or the Dutch East Indies). guldengroschen A silver German coin that was worth one gold gulden in the 15th century and two thirds of a taler in the 17th century. guldentaler Synonym of guldengroschen. guldenthaler Synonym of guldengroschen. gulder To yell; to shout; to holler. guldgubber embossed gold foil plaques bearing male or female figures guldiner Synonym of guldengroschen. gule The throat; the gullet. gules Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines. Gulezian A surname from Armenian. gulf A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. Gulfian Synonym of Gulf (“an epoch”). gulfization Any of a set of workforce nationalization policies in states around the Persian Gulf, intended to increase the representation of local citizens in a country's workforce. gulflike Resembling or characteristic of a gulf. Gulfport A city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. gulfward Facing or pointing towards a gulf. gulfwards Towards a gulf. gulfweed sargassum; algae of the genus Sargassum. gulfy Characterized by or full of gulfs or whirlpools. Gulgong A town in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. gulgul A cement from India made from seashells pulverized and mixed with oil, spread over a ship's hull to prevent worms from boring into it. Gulhi A residential island of Kaafu, Maldives. Gulhigaathuhuraa An island of Kaafu, Maldives. Gulick A surname. Gulielmian Of or relating to a person named William, chiefly a ruler. Gulin A county of Luzhou, Sichuan, China. Guling A town in Lushan, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, in eastern China. Gulino A surname. Gulistan A thirteenth-century prosimetrum in Persian written by Sa'di Guliston A city in Tajikistan gulitol sorbitol gulix a kind of fine linen. Guliya An ice cap in Rutog County, Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, 35°17'N, 81°29'E guljeot A Korean dish of salted fermented oyster. gulkand A sweet Indian preserve made with rose petals and sugar. gull A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae. Gulla A surname. Gullage A surname. Gullah A member of the Gullah culture. Gulland A surname. Gullane A coastal village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4882). Gullatt A surname. Gulledge A surname from German. guller One who gulls; a deceiver. gullery An act, or the practice, of gulling i.e. trickery, cheating or fraud. gullet The throat or esophagus. gulleting A system of excavating by means of gullets or channels. Gullett A surname. Gullette A surname. gulley A surname. Gullfoss A waterfall in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. gullibility The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent. gullible Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled. gullibleness gullibility gullibly In a gullible way or manner. gullick A deep gully or ravine. Gullickson A surname. Gulliford A surname. gulligut glutton Gullinbursti A giant bronze mechanical boar forged by Brokkr and Eitri as a gift for the god Freyr. gulling An instance of duping or fooling someone. gullion A worthless wretch gullish Foolish, credulous, simple-minded. gullishly In a gullish manner. gullishness The quality of being gullish. gulliver one's head. Gulliverian Of, pertaining to, or reminiscent of Jonathan Swift's satirical Gulliver's Travels (1726) or its protagonist, Lemuel Gulliver. Gullo A surname. gulls Torquay United F. C., a football club from Torquay, England, UK. gullwing Resembling a gull's wings. gully A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. gullywasher An intense, but usually short-lived, rainstorm.