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Gallied
- - Worried; flurried; frightened.
Gallina
- noun - small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
Galling
- verb - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
- irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
Gallium
- noun - a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
Gallize
- - In wine making, to add water and sugar to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced.
Gambian
- adjective - a native or inhabitant of Gambia
- of or relating to or characteristic of Gambia or its inhabitants; "Gambian game parks"
Gambier
- - The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing. (b) Catechu.
Gambist
- noun - a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba
Gambits
- noun - "an act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation."
I expected to see this in the list of suggestions for tactics, but it's absent.
- a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
- a maneuver in a game or conversation
- an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker