GLASSHOUSE — GLORIFY NWAD GLASSHOUSE.1

GLASSHOUSE, n. A house where glass is made. NWAD GLASSHOUSE.1

GLASSINESS, n. The quality of being glassy or smooth; a vitreous appearance. NWAD GLASSINESS.1

GLASSLIKE, a. Resembling glass. NWAD GLASSLIKE.1

GLASSMAN, n. One who sells glass. NWAD GLASSMAN.1

GLASSMETAL, n. Glass in fusion. NWAD GLASSMETAL.1

GLASSPOT, n. A vessel used for melting glass in manufactories. NWAD GLASSPOT.1

GLASSWORK, n. Manufacture of glass. NWAD GLASSWORK.1

GLASSWORKS, n. plu. The place or buildings where glass is made. NWAD GLASSWORKS.1

GLASSWORT, n. A plant, the Salsola, of several species, all which may be used in the manufacture of glass. The Barilla of commerce, is the semifused ashes of the Salsola soda, which is largely cultivated on the Mediterranean in Spain. NWAD GLASSWORT.1

GLASSY, a. Made of glass; vitreous; as a glassy substance. NWAD GLASSY.1

1. Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; as a glassy stream; a glassy surface; the glassy deep. NWAD GLASSY.2

GLAUBERITE, n. A mineral of a grayish white or yellowish color, consisting of dry sulphate of lime and dry sulphate of soda. NWAD GLAUBERITE.1

GLAUBER-SALT, n. Sulphate of soda, a well known cathartic. NWAD GLAUBER-SALT.1

GLAUCOMA, n. [Gr.] A fault in the eye, in which the crystalline humor becomes gray, but without injury to the sight. NWAD GLAUCOMA.1

A disease in the eye, in which the crystalline humor becomes of a bluish or greenish color, and its transparency is diminished. NWAD GLAUCOMA.2

An opacity of the vitreous humor. NWAD GLAUCOMA.3

According to Sharp, the glaucoma of the Greeks is the same as the cataract; and according to St. Yves and others, it is a cataract with amaurosis. NWAD GLAUCOMA.4

GLAUCOUS, a. [L. glaucus.] Of a sea green color; of a light green. NWAD GLAUCOUS.1

GLAVE, n. A broadsword; a falchion. [Not used.] NWAD GLAVE.1

GLAVER, v.i. [L. glaber, lavis, or lubricus; Eng. glib.] NWAD GLAVER.1

To flatter; to wheedle. [Little used and vulgar.] NWAD GLAVER.2

GLAVERER, n. A flatterer. [supra.] NWAD GLAVERER.1

GLAZE, v.t. [from glass.] To furnish with windows of glass; as, to glaze a house. NWAD GLAZE.1

1. To incrust with a vitreous substance, the basis of which is lead, but combined with silex, pearl-ashes and common salt; as, to glaze earthen ware. NWAD GLAZE.2

2. To cover with any thing smooth and shining; or to render the exterior of a thing smooth, bright and showy. NWAD GLAZE.3

Though with other ornaments he may glaze and brandish the weapons. NWAD GLAZE.4

3. To give a glass surface; to make glossy; as, to glaze cloth. NWAD GLAZE.5

GLAZED, pp. Furnished with glass windows; incrusted with a substance resembling glass; rendered smooth and shining. NWAD GLAZED.1

GLAZIER, n. gla’zhur. [from glaze or glass.] NWAD GLAZIER.1

One whose business is to set window glass, or to fix panes of glass to the sashes of windows, to pictures, etc. NWAD GLAZIER.2

GLAZING, ppr. Furnishing with window glass. NWAD GLAZING.1

1. Crusting with a vitreous substance, as potter’s ware. NWAD GLAZING.2

2. Giving a smooth, glossy, shining surface, as to cloth. NWAD GLAZING.3

GLAZING, n. The vitreous substance with which potter’s ware is incrusted. NWAD GLAZING.4

GLEAM, n. [L. flamma.] The radical sense is to throw, to shoot or dart, and it may be of the same family as clamo, clamor, a shoot of the voice. NWAD GLEAM.1

1. A shoot of light; a beam; a ray; a small stream of light. A gleam of dawning light, metaphorically, a gleam of hope. NWAD GLEAM.2

2. Brightness; splendor. NWAD GLEAM.3

In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen. NWAD GLEAM.4

GLEAM, v.i. To shoot or dart, as rays of light. At the dawn light gleams in the east. NWAD GLEAM.5

1. To shine; to cast light. NWAD GLEAM.6

2. To flash; to spread a flood of light. [Less common.] NWAD GLEAM.7

3. Among falconers, to disgorge filth, as a hawk. NWAD GLEAM.8

GLEAMING, ppr. Shooting as rays of light; shining. NWAD GLEAMING.1

GLEAMING, n. A shoot or shooting of light. NWAD GLEAMING.2

GLEAMY, a. Darting beams of light; casting light in rays. NWAD GLEAMY.1

In brazen arms, that cast a gleamy ray, NWAD GLEAMY.2

Swift through the town the warrior bends his way. NWAD GLEAMY.3

GLEAN, v.t. NWAD GLEAN.1

1. To gather the stalks and ears of grain which reapers leave behind them. NWAD GLEAN.2

Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn Ruth 2:2. NWAD GLEAN.3

2. To collect things thinly scattered; to gather what is left in small parcels or numbers, or what is found in detached parcels; as, to glean a few passages from an author. NWAD GLEAN.4

They gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men. Judges 20:45. NWAD GLEAN.5

GLEAN, v.i. To gather stalks or ears of grain left by reapers. NWAD GLEAN.6

And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers. Ruth 2:3. NWAD GLEAN.7

GLEAN, n. A collection made by gleaning, or by gathering here and there a little. NWAD GLEAN.8

The gleans of yellow thyme distend his thighs. NWAD GLEAN.9

GLEANED, pp. Gathered after reapers; collected from small detached parcels; as grain gleaned from the field. NWAD GLEANED.1

1. Cleared of what is left; as, the field is gleaned. NWAD GLEANED.2

2. Having suffered a gleaning. The public prints have been gleaned. NWAD GLEANED.3

GLEANER, n. One who gathers after reapers. NWAD GLEANER.1

1. One who collects detached parts or numbers, or who gathers slowly with labor. NWAD GLEANER.2

GLEANING, ppr. Gathering what reapers leave; collecting in small detached parcels. NWAD GLEANING.1

GLEANING, n. The act of gathering after reapers. NWAD GLEANING.2

1. That which is collected by gleaning. NWAD GLEANING.3

GLEBE, n. [L. gleba, a clod or clump of earth.] NWAD GLEBE.1

1. Turf; soil; ground. NWAD GLEBE.2

Till the glad summons of a genial ray NWAD GLEBE.3

Unbinds the glebe--- NWAD GLEBE.4

2. The land belonging to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice. NWAD GLEBE.5

3. A crystal. NWAD GLEBE.6

4. Among miners, a piece of earth in which is contained some mineral ore. NWAD GLEBE.7

GLEBOUS, a. Gleby; turfy. NWAD GLEBOUS.1

GLEBY, a. Turfy; cloddy. NWAD GLEBY.1

GLEDE, n. A fowl of the rapacious kind, the kite, a species of Falco. The word is used in Deuteronomy 14:13. but the same Hebrew word, Leviticus 11:14. is rendered a vulture. NWAD GLEDE.1

GLEE, n. NWAD GLEE.1

1. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast. NWAD GLEE.2

2. A sort of catch or song sung in parts. NWAD GLEE.3

GLEED, n. A glowing coal. NWAD GLEED.1

GLEEFUL, a. Merry; gay; joyous. NWAD GLEEFUL.1

GLEEK, n. [See Glee.] Music, or a musician. NWAD GLEEK.1

1. A scoff; a game at cards. NWAD GLEEK.2

GLEEK, v.i. To make sport of; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. NWAD GLEEK.3

GLEEMAN, n. A musician. NWAD GLEEMAN.1

GLEEN, v.i. To shine; to glisten. [Not used.] NWAD GLEEN.1

GLEESOME, a. Merry; joyous. NWAD GLEESOME.1

GLEET, n. The flux of a thin humor from the urethra; a thin ichor running from a sore. NWAD GLEET.1

GLEET, v.i. To flow in a thin limpid humor; to ooze. NWAD GLEET.2

1. To flow slowly, as water. NWAD GLEET.3

GLEETY, a. Ichorous; thin; limpid. NWAD GLEETY.1

GLEN, n. A valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills. NWAD GLEN.1

GLENE, n. [Gr.] In anatomy, the cavity or socket of the eye, and the pupil; any slight depression or cavity receiving a bone in articulation. NWAD GLENE.1

GLEW. [See Glue.] NWAD GLEW.1

GLIADINE, n. [Gr. glue.] One of the constituents of gluten, a slightly transparent, brittle substance, of a straw-yellow color, having a slight smell, similar to that of honeycomb. NWAD GLIADINE.1

GLIB, a. [L. glaber, smooth; labor, to slide. This word contains the elements of slip. Qu. L. glubo.] NWAD GLIB.1

1. Smooth; slippery; admitting a body to slide easily on the surface; as, ice is glib. NWAD GLIB.2

2. Smooth; voluble; easily moving; as a glib tongue. NWAD GLIB.3

GLIB, n. A thick curled bush of hair hanging down over the eyes. [Not in use.] NWAD GLIB.4

GLIB, v.t. To castrate. NWAD GLIB.5

1. To make smooth. NWAD GLIB.6

GLIBLY, adv. Smoothly; volubly; as, to slide glibly; to speak glibly. NWAD GLIBLY.1

GLIBNESS, n. Smoothness; slipperiness; as a polished ice-like glibness. NWAD GLIBNESS.1

1. Volubility of the tongue. NWAD GLIBNESS.2

GLIDE, v.i. NWAD GLIDE.1

1. To flow gently; to move without noise or violence; as a river. NWAD GLIDE.2

By east, among the dusty vallies glide NWAD GLIDE.3

The silver streams of Jordan’s crystal flood. NWAD GLIDE.4

2. To move silently and smoothly; to pass along without apparent effort; as a hawk or an eagle gliding through the air. NWAD GLIDE.5

3. To move or pass rapidly and with apparent ease; as, a ship glides through the water. NWAD GLIDE.6

4. In a general sense, to move or slip along with ease as on a smooth surface, or to pass along rapidly without apparent effort, and without obstruction. NWAD GLIDE.7

GLIDE, n. The act or manner of moving smoothly, swiftly and without labor or obstruction. NWAD GLIDE.8

GLIDER, n. He or that which glides. NWAD GLIDER.1

GLIDING, ppr. Passing along gently and smoothly; moving rapidly, or with ease. NWAD GLIDING.1

GLIMMER, v.i. NWAD GLIMMER.1

1. To shoot feeble or scattered rays of light; as the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp. NWAD GLIMMER.2

When rosy morning glimmer’d o’er the dales. NWAD GLIMMER.3

The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. NWAD GLIMMER.4

2. To shine faintly; to give a feeble light. NWAD GLIMMER.5

Mild evening glimmered on the lawn. NWAD GLIMMER.6

GLIMMER, n. A faint light; feeble scattered rays of light. NWAD GLIMMER.7

1. In mineralogy, mica, glist, muscovy-glass; a mineral resulting from crystallization, but rarely found in regular crystals. usually it appears in thin, flexible, elastic lamins, which exhibit a high polish and strong luster. It is an essential ingredient in granite, gneiss, and mica slate. NWAD GLIMMER.8

GLIMMERING, ppr. Shining faintly; shooting feeble scattered rays of light. NWAD GLIMMERING.1

GLIMMERING, n. A faint beaming of light. NWAD GLIMMERING.2

1. A faint view. NWAD GLIMMERING.3

GLIMPSE, n. glims. NWAD GLIMPSE.1

1. A weak faint light. NWAD GLIMPSE.2

Such vast room in Nature, NWAD GLIMPSE.3

Only to shine, yet scarce to contribute NWAD GLIMPSE.4

Each orb a glimpse of light. NWAD GLIMPSE.5

2. A flash of light; as the lightning’s glimpse. NWAD GLIMPSE.6

3. Transient luster. NWAD GLIMPSE.7

One glimpse of glory to my issue give. NWAD GLIMPSE.8

4. A short transitory view. He saw at a glimpse the design of the enemy. NWAD GLIMPSE.9

5. Short fleeting enjoyment; as a glimpse of delight. NWAD GLIMPSE.10

6. Exhibition of a faint resemblance. NWAD GLIMPSE.11

GLIMPSE, v.i. To appear by glimpses. NWAD GLIMPSE.12

GLISSA, n. A fish of the tunny kind, without scales. NWAD GLISSA.1

GLIST, n. [from glisten.] Glimmer; mica. [See Glimmer.] NWAD GLIST.1

GLISTEN, v.i. glis’n. [Heb. to shine; L. glisco; Eng. gloss.] NWAD GLISTEN.1

To shine; to sparkle with light; as the glistening stars. NWAD GLISTEN.2

The ladies’ eyes glistened with pleasure. NWAD GLISTEN.3

GLISTENING, ppr. Shining; sparkling; emitting rays of light. NWAD GLISTENING.1

GLISTER, v.i. [See Glisten.] To shine; to be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant. NWAD GLISTER.1

All that glistens is not gold. NWAD GLISTER.2

GLISTER. [See Clyster.] NWAD GLISTER.3

GLISTERING, ppr. Shining; sparkling with light. NWAD GLISTERING.1

GLISTERINGLY, adv. With shining luster. NWAD GLISTERINGLY.1

GLITTER, v.i. NWAD GLITTER.1

1. To shine; to sparkle with light; to gleam; to be splendid; as a glittering sword. NWAD GLITTER.2

The field yet glitters with the pomp of war. NWAD GLITTER.3

2. To be showing, specious or striking, and hence attractive; as the glittering scenes of a court. NWAD GLITTER.4

GLITTER, n. Brightness; brilliancy; splendor; luster; as the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage; the glitter of dress. NWAD GLITTER.5

GLITTERAND, ppr. or a. Sparkling. [Not in use.] NWAD GLITTERAND.1

GLITTERING, ppr. Shining; splendid; brilliant. NWAD GLITTERING.1

GLITTERINGLY, adv. With sparkling luster. NWAD GLITTERINGLY.1

GLOAM, v.i. To be sullen. [See Glum.] NWAD GLOAM.1

GLOAR, v.i. To squint; to stare. NWAD GLOAR.1

GLOAT, v.i. To cast side glances; to stare with eagerness or admiration. NWAD GLOAT.1

GLOBATE, GLOBATED, a. [L. globatus.] Having the form of a globe; spherical; spheroidal. NWAD GLOBATE.1

GLOBE, n. [L. globus; Eng. clew. See Clew.] NWAD GLOBE.1

1. A round or spherical solid body; a ball; a sphere; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center. NWAD GLOBE.2

2. The earth; the terraqueous ball; so called, though not perfectly spherical. NWAD GLOBE.3

3. An artificial sphere of metal, paper or other matter, on whose convex surface is drawn a map or representation of the earth or of the heavens. That on which the several oceans, seas, continents, isles and countries of the earth are represented, is called a terrestrial globe. That which exhibits a delineation of the constellations in the heavens, is called a celestial globe. NWAD GLOBE.4

4. A body of soldiers formed into a circle. NWAD GLOBE.5

GLOBE, v.t. To gather round or into a circle. NWAD GLOBE.6

GLOBE-AMARANTH, n. A plant of the genus Gomphrena. [See Amaranth.] NWAD GLOBE-AMARANTH.1

GLOBE-ANIMAL, n. A species of animalcule of a globular form. NWAD GLOBE-ANIMAL.1

GLOBE-DAISY, n. A plant or flower of the genus Globularia. NWAD GLOBE-DAISY.1

GLOBE-FISH, n. A fish of a globular shape, the Ostracion. NWAD GLOBE-FISH.1

GLOBE-FLOWER, n. A plant or flower of the genus Sphaeranthus. NWAD GLOBE-FLOWER.1

GLOBE-RANUNCULUS, n. A plant, the Trollius europaeus. NWAD GLOBE-RANUNCULUS.1

GLOBE-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Echinops. NWAD GLOBE-THISTLE.1

GLOBOSE, a. [L. globosus, from globe.] NWAD GLOBOSE.1

Round; spherical; globular. NWAD GLOBOSE.2

GLOBOSITY, n. The quality of being round; sphericity. NWAD GLOBOSITY.1

GLOBOUS, a. [L. globosus.] Round; spherical. NWAD GLOBOUS.1

GLOBULAR, a. [from globe.] Round; spherical; having the form of a small ball or sphere; as globular atoms. NWAD GLOBULAR.1

GLOBULARIA, n. A flosculous flower. NWAD GLOBULARIA.1

GLOBULE, n. [L. globulus, dim. of globus.] NWAD GLOBULE.1

A little globe; a small particle of matter of a spherical form; a word particularly applied to the red particles of blood, which swim in a transparent serum, and may be discovered by the microscope. NWAD GLOBULE.2

Hail stones have opake globules of snow in their center. NWAD GLOBULE.3

GLOBULOUS, a. Round; globular; having the form of a small sphere. NWAD GLOBULOUS.1

GLOBY, a. Round; orbicular. NWAD GLOBY.1

GLODE, old pret. of glide. NWAD GLODE.1

GLOME, n. [L. glomus; Heb. to wind, convolve, or collect into a mass.] In botany, a roundish head of flowers. NWAD GLOME.1

GLOMERATE, v.t. [L. glomero, from glomus, supra.] NWAD GLOMERATE.1

To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a spherical form or mass, as threads. NWAD GLOMERATE.2

GLOMERATED, pp. Gathered into a ball or round mass. NWAD GLOMERATED.1

GLOMERATING, ppr. Collecting or winding into a ball or round mass. NWAD GLOMERATING.1

GLOMERATION, n. [L. glomertio.] The act of gathering, winding or forming into a ball or spherical body. NWAD GLOMERATION.1

1. A body formed into a ball. NWAD GLOMERATION.2

GLOMEROUS, a. [L. glomerosus.] Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass. NWAD GLOMEROUS.1

GLOOM, n. NWAD GLOOM.1

1. Obscurity; partial or total darkness; thick shade; as the gloom of a forest, or the gloom of midnight. NWAD GLOOM.2

2. Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow. We say, the mind is sunk into gloom; a gloom overspreads the mind. NWAD GLOOM.3

3. Darkness of prospect or aspect. NWAD GLOOM.4

4. Sullenness. NWAD GLOOM.5

GLOOM, v.i. To shine obscurely or imperfectly. NWAD GLOOM.6

1. To be cloudy, dark or obscure. NWAD GLOOM.7

2. To be melancholy or dejected. NWAD GLOOM.8

GLOOM, v.t. To obscure; to fill with gloom; to darken; to make dismal. NWAD GLOOM.9

GLOOMILY, adv. [from gloomy.] Obscurely; dimly; darkly; dismally. NWAD GLOOMILY.1

1. With melancholy aspect; sullenly; not cheerfully. NWAD GLOOMILY.2

GLOOMINESS, n. Want of light; obscurity; darkness; dismalness. NWAD GLOOMINESS.1

1. Want of cheerfulness; cloudiness of look; heaviness of mind; melancholy; as, to involve the mind in gloominess. NWAD GLOOMINESS.2

GLOOMY, a. [from gloom.] Obscure; imperfectly illuminated; or dark; dismal; as the gloomy cells of a convent; the gloomy shades of night. NWAD GLOOMY.1

1. Wearing the aspect of sorrow; melancholy; clouded; dejected; depressed; heavy of heart; as a gloomy countenance or state of mind; a gloomy temper. NWAD GLOOMY.2

2. Of a dark complexion. [Little used.] NWAD GLOOMY.3

GLORIATION, n. [L. gloriatio.] Boast; a triumphing. [Not used.] NWAD GLORIATION.1

GLORIED, a. [See Glory.] Illustrious; honorable. [Not used.] NWAD GLORIED.1

GLORIFICATION, n. [See Glorify.] The act of giving glory or of ascribing honors to. NWAD GLORIFICATION.1

1. Exaltation to honor and dignity; elevation to glory; as the glorification of Christ after his resurrection. NWAD GLORIFICATION.2

GLORIFIED, pp. Honored; dignified; exalted to glory. NWAD GLORIFIED.1

GLORIFY, v.t. [L. gloria and facio, to make.] NWAD GLORIFY.1

1. To praise; to magnify and honor in worship; to ascribe honor to, in thought or words. Psalm 86:9 NWAD GLORIFY.2

God is glorified, when such his excellency, above all things, is with due admiration acknowledged. NWAD GLORIFY.3

2. To make glorious; to exalt to glory, or to celestial happiness. NWAD GLORIFY.4

Whom he justified, them he also glorified. Romans 8:30. NWAD GLORIFY.5

The God of our fathers hath glorified his son Jesus. Acts 3:13. NWAD GLORIFY.6

3. To praise; to honor; to extol. NWAD GLORIFY.7

Whomsoever they find to be most licentious of life--him they set up and glorify. NWAD GLORIFY.8

4. To procure honor or praise to. NWAD GLORIFY.9