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 gullyway A narrow passageway or walkway situated between structures, typically used for access, movement, or drainage. Gulmarrad A town in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Gulod A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. gulofuranose The furanose form of gulose. gulofuranoside Any glycoside of gulofuranose gulonolactone The lactone of gulonic acid, (3S,4R,5R)-5-((S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-3,4-dihydroxydihydrofuran-2(3H)-one gulosarmentoglucoside A particular steroid glycoside. gulose A sugar C₆H₁₂O₆ stereoisomeric with glucose and obtainable by synthesis from xylose. gulosity Excessive appetite; greed, gluttony. Gulotta A surname from Italian. Gulou A district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. gulp The usual amount swallowed. gulpable Synonym of quaffable. gulper One who gulps. gulpful The amount swallowed in a single gulp. gulpin A gullible person; a fool. gulping The action of one who gulps. gulpingly With gulping sounds or motions. gulpy Inclined to gulp. Gulsvik A village in Flå municipality, Buskerud, Norway. gulti a Telugu guluronate A salt or ester of guluronic acid. guluronic Relating to guluronic acid or its derivatives Gulvin A surname. Gulworthy A hamlet and civil parish south-west of Tavistock, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4472). guly Gules; red. Gulzira A female given name from Kazakh. gum The flesh around the teeth. Guma Synonym of Pishan. Gumaca A municipality of the province of Quezon, Philippines. gumaguma An outlaw who preys upon refugees crossing the South African border. gumamela Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Gumatj An Aboriginal Australian language spoken in the Northern Territory. Gumbalie A locality in the Bourke council area, north-western New South Wales, Australia. gumball Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar. gumband Synonym of rubber band. gumbe A style of music from Guinea-Bissau which is primarily vocal and percussive. gumberoo A fictional forest-dwelling animal, similar to a hairless bear but larger, with hide so tough that bullets bounce off it, but that is highly combustible. Gumbert A surname from German. Gumbinnen Former name of Gusev. Gumble A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia. gumbo Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules. gumboil A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum. gumboot A type of boot made of rubber. gumbooted Wearing gumboots. gumbotil A heavy dark clay resulting from Pleistocene glaciation. gumbuyer A person who purchased kauri gum from the gumdiggers. gumby An inexperienced climber. gumchewer One who chews chewing gum. gumchewing Chewing gum. gumdigger A person who dug for kauri gum, a fossilised resin, in the old kauri fields of New Zealand in the late 19th or early 20th century. gumdigging The work of a gumdigger, digging for kauri gum. gumdrop A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring. gumdroppy Resembling or characteristic of a gumdrop. Gumenyuk A transliteration of the Russian surname Гуменюк (Gumenjuk). Gumery An English surname of French topographic derivation. gumfield A site where kauri gum was dug up by the gumdiggers. Gumi A city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Gumian Gumian (a barangay of Infanta, Quezon, Philippines). gumihan The tropical evergreen tree Artocarpus sericicarpus. gumiho An usually malevolent, shape-shifting fox spirit, typically said to take the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men and eat their livers. Gumina A surname from Italian. Gumla A district of Jharkhand, India. gumlah An earthen vessel or bottle. gumland A kind of infertile, acidic terrain yielding kauri gum. gumleaf The leaf of a eucalyptus (gum tree), which is sometimes used as a musical leaf. gumless Without gum. Gumley A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP681719). gumlike Resembling or characteristic of gum. gumline The line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth gumm A surname. gumma a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis. gummable Able to be gummed, or stuck down with gum. gummatous Producing, containing, or resembling, gumma. gummer A person or machine that applies gum. gummi A sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies. gummiferous That produces gum (or latex etc) gummily In a gummy fashion. gumminess The state or condition of being gummy. gumming The act of chewing without teeth. gummite A yellow, amorphous mineral, a mixture of oxides and silicates of uranium, formed by weathering of pitchblende. gummivore Any animal that feeds on the gum or sap of trees gummose gummy; yielding or consisting of gum gummosis The formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees, caused by sap oozing from wounds or cankers. gummosity The quality of being gummy; a viscous or adhesive quality. gummous gum-like, or composed of gum; gummy gummy Showing the gums. gumnivorous Feeding on sap from a tree. gumnut The hard woody fruit of trees of the genus Eucalyptus. gump A foolish person. Gumpert A surname from German. Gumperzian Of or relating to John J. Gumperz (1922–2013), American linguist. gumph A foolish person; a gump. gumphion A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession. gumption Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness. gumptionless Lacking gumption. gumptious Having gumption. gumshield A mouthguard to protect the teeth and gums during physical activity. gumshoe A sneaker or rubber overshoe. gumsucker A person from Victoria, Australia. Gumuchian A surname. Gumuz An ethnic group inhabiting parts of western Ethiopia and Sudan. gumweed Any of various plants in the genus Grindelia. gumwood Any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Commidendrum. gumwrapper The wrapper from a gum piece. gun A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot. guna A lengthening of the simple vowels a, i, u, by prefixing an a element. Gunabidji A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken at Maningrida and the Goulburn Islands on the north coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Gunachaur A village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, India. Gunag A village in Azuay, Ecuador. Gunai A collection of Indigenous Australian dialects. Gunasekara A transliteration of the Sinhalese surname ගුණසේකර (guṇasēkara). Gunasekera A transliteration of the Sinhalese surname ගුණසේකර (guṇasēkara). Gunasena An unknown-gender given name. gunate To lengthen the simple vowel a, i, u, or ṛ by prefixing an a element through gunating. gunation The process or an instance of a word being subjected to gunating. Gunawan A surname. gunbai The lacquered wooden fan used by the gyoji. Gunbalang A Gunwinyguan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in Gunbalanya and Maningrida in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Gunbar A locality in the Carrathool council area, central New South Wales, Australia. gunbattle A gunfight; a battle involving gunfire gunbearer A servant who carries a hunter's gun. gunbelt A belt incorporating a holster for a gun. gunbird A military helicopter. gunboat Any of the various types of small armed vessels. gunboater Someone who pilots a gunboat. gunboating The use of gunboats (small armed vessels). Gunbower A town in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia. gunbright Any various species of horsetail, especially Equisetum hyemale, used for polishing or scouring. gunbroke Trained not to spook when a gun is fired nearby. gunbuck To hit someone in the head with a pistol; to pistol-whip. gunbuilder Synonym of gunmaker. Gunby A hamlet in Bubwith parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7135). guncase A storage box for firearms gunch To maneuver one's body while playing, in an attempt to influence the path of the ball. Gunchester The English city of Manchester, particularly Moss Side, referring to the city's historical high gun crime rate. guncle A gay uncle. guncotton nitrocellulose Gundagai A town in the Cootamundra-Gundagai council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. gundalow A flat-bottomed cargo vessel once common in Maine and New England rivers. gundam A fictional military giant robot. Gundamaniac A fan of the Japanese media franchise Gundam. Gundamulda A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Gundaroo A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Gundary A locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. gundeck Synonym of pencil whip (“to falsify records to suggest that work has been done”). gundelet A gondola. Gundelfingen A municipality in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald District, western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Gunderbooka A locality in the Bourke council area, north-western New South Wales, Australia. Gunderman A surname.