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Governed
- verb - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
- exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
- the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence
Governor
- noun - a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
- the head of a state government
Gowdnook
- - The saury pike; -- called also gofnick.
Graafian
- - Pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician.
Grab Bag
- noun - a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
- an assortment of miscellaneous items
Grab Bar
- noun - a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself
Grabbers
- noun - an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately
Grabbing
- verb - capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
- get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
- make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
- obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
- take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
Graceful
- adjective - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
- suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
Gracious
- adjective - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
- characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king"
- disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods"
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"