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Gages
- noun - A knight's glove or gauntlet thrown to declare combat
- a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
- also an item lodged as security for a loan.
- place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
- street names for marijuana
Gaily
- adverb - in a gay manner; "the scandals were gaily diverting"
Gains
- noun - a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
- derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
- increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
- increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
- obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
- reach a destination, either real or abstract;
- rise in rate
Gaita
- unknown - The ( Galician ) gaita or gaita de fole is a traditional bagpipe used in Galicia (Spain), and Portugal.
The name gaita is used in Galician, Spanish, Asturian and Portuguese as a generic term for "bagpipe".
Gaits
- noun - a horse's manner of moving
- a person's manner of walking
- the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
Gaius
- noun - Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
Galah
- unknown - Australian cockatoo
Galan
- noun - a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)
Galax
- noun - tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall