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га́рпия
(mythological creature) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds. · garpiya
гарпу́н
A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish. · garpun
Га́ррисберг
A city, the state capital of Pennsylvania. · Garrisberg
Га́ртман
A surname from German. · Gartman
гару́да
A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata. · garuda
Гару́н
An Arabic en given name, equivalent to English Aaron. · Garun
Га́рфилд
An English surname, thought to be habitational. · Garfild
гарцева́ть
(colloquial, figuratively) To strut about in a showy manner. · gartsevat
гасие́нда
A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence. · gasiyenda
гаситель
A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time. · gasitel
гаси́ть
(transitive) To put out; to extinguish. · gasit
гаскона́да
Boastful talk. · gaskonada
гаспа́чо
A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers. · gaspacho
гастроно́м
(informal) A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. · gastronom
гастроно́мия
The study of the relationship between food and culture. · gastronomiya
гать
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts. · gat
га́убица
A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers. · gaubitsa
Гаультерия лежачая
The spicy red berries of Gaultheria procumbens. · Gaulteriya lezhachaya
гауптва́хта
(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft. · gauptvakhta
га́учо
A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. · gaucho
гаше́тка
(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. · gashetka
гаши́ш
The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking. · gashish
гашю́ра
(cartography, chiefly, historical) A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope. · gashyura
Гвадалквиви́р
A river in southern Spain. · Gvadalkvivir
Гвадиа́на
A major river in Spain and Portugal. · Gvadiana
гвалт
A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion. · gvalt
Гватемала
A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country. · Gvatemala
гватема́лец
A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent. · gvatemalets
гватема́лка
A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent. · gvatemalka
гватема́льский
Of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or the Guatemalan people. · gvatemalskiy
гве́льф
(historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor. · gvelf
Гвине́вра
(Arthurian mythology) The wife of King Arthur. · Gvinevra
Гвине́я
(historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea. · Gvineya
гво́здик
(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed. · gvozdik
гвозди́ка
(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. · gvozdika
гвозди́чное де́рево
(countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries. · gvozdichnoye derevo
гвоздодёр
(US, _, carpentry) A small crowbar with a handle at a right angle to a blade with a V-shaped notch, principally used by carpenters to remove nails. · gvozdodyor
гвоздь
A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits. · gvozd
где
In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that). · gde
где [[уго́дно]]
In or at any location. · gde [[ugodno]]
где-ли́бо
In or at any location. · gde-libo
где-нибу́дь
In or at any location. · gde-nibud
где́-то
In an uncertain or unspecified location. · gde-to
Ге́ббельс
A surname from German. · Gebbels
Гебри́дские острова́
The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides. · Gebridskiye ostrova
Гева́ра
A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], mostly associated to Che Guevara · Gevara
Ге́гель
A surname from German, notably borne by the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. · Gegel
гегемо́ния
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others. · gegemoniya
Гедео́н
(biblical character) A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges. · Gedeon
гедони́зм
(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life. · gedonizm
гедонисти́ческий
Devoted to pleasure · gedonisticheskiy
геененави́стник
One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia. · geyenenavistnik
гее́нна
In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation. · geyenna
гей
(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. · gey
гей-рада́р
(LGBTQ slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s] · gey-radar
гейда́р
(LGBTQ slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s] · geydar
Ге́йдельберг
A city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the administrative seat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg. · Geydelberg
ге́йзер
(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam. · geyzer
геймпа́д
(video games) A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs. · geympad
ге́йский
(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. · geyskiy
гейт
Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals. · geyt
Гейтс
A topographic surname. · Geyts
ге́йша
A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy. · geysha
Гека́та
(Greek mythology) A powerful goddess of magic, crossroads, fire, light, the moon, and the underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Trivia. · Gekata
гекато́мба
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice. · gekatomba
гекко́н
Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces. · gekkon
гекса́эдр
(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. · geksaedr
гелий
(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas. · geliy
гелико́птер
(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft. · gelikopter
Ге́лиос
(Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol. · Gelios
Ге́лла
(Greek mythology) A daughter of king Athamas, who, together with her brother Phrixus, fled from their stepmother Ino to Colchis on a golden ram. On their way, she fell from its back and was drowned in the strait called, after her, Hellespont. · Gella
гель
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving · gel
Гельсингфо́рс
The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland. · Gelsingfors
гемато́ма
A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow. · gematoma
гемисфе́ра
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. [1550s]. · gemisfera
гемоглоби́н
(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre). · gemoglobin
геморраги́я
A heavy release of blood within or from the body. · gemorragiya
геморроида́льный у́зел
(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles. · gemorroidalnyy uzel
геморро́й
A pathological condition caused by painful masses of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue. · gemorroy
гемотрансфу́зия
(medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another. · gemotransfuziya
ген
(genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. · gen
ге́ндер
Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) [from 20th c.] · gender
ге́ндерно-нейтра́льный
Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender. · genderno-neytralnyy
генди́р
(countable, business) Initialism of chief executive officer. · gendir
генеалоги́ческий
Of or relating to genealogy. · genealogicheskiy
генеало́гия
(countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree. · genealogiya
генезис
The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being. · genezis
генера́л
(military ranks) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.] · general
генерали́ссимус
(military) A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader. · generalissimus
генера́льный
(sometimes, _, postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.] · generalnyy
генера́льный дире́ктор
(countable, business) Initialism of chief executive officer. · generalnyy direktor
генера́тор
Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. · generator
генери́рование
(geometry) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude, by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc. · generirovaniye
генерировать
(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to. · generirovat
гене́тик
A scientist who studies genes. · genetik
гене́тика
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA. · genetika
генети́чески
In a manner relating to genes or genetics. · geneticheski
генети́ческий
(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. [from 1908] · geneticheskiy
гениа́льность
(uncountable) Extraordinary mental capacity. · genialnost
гениа́льный
Marked by genius. · genialnyy
ге́ний
(countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc. · geniy
генита́лии
(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation. · genitalii
генита́льный
Of or relating to the genitalia. · genitalnyy
Генове́фа
A en given name. · Genovefa
гено́м
(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930] · genom
геноти́п
(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism. · genotip
геноци́д
The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people, typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality. · genotsid
Ге́нри
A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages. · Genri
Ге́нрих
A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages. · Genrikh
Гент
The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. · Gent
генуэзский
A native or inhabitant of the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy. · genuezskiy
гео-
Earth · geo-
географи́ческий лексико́н
(geography) A dictionary or index of geographical locations. · geograficheskiy leksikon
географи́ческий спра́вочник
(geography) A dictionary or index of geographical locations. · geograficheskiy spravochnik
география
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. · geografiya
геодези́ст
A person who works with or studies geodetics. · geodezist
геодези́стка
A person who works with or studies geodetics. · geodezistka
гео́лог
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level. · geolog
геологи́ческий
Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time scale. · geologicheskiy
геоло́гия
The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks. · geologiya
геологоразве́дчик
A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold. · geologorazvedchik
геоме́тр
A mathematician who specializes in geometry. · geometr
геометри́ческий
Of or relating to geometry. · geometricheskiy
геометри́ческое те́ло
(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve). · geometricheskoye telo
геоме́трия
(mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships. · geometriya
Гео́ргий
A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e). · Georgiy
георги́н
Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico. · georgin
Георги́на
A en given name. · Georgina
Георгия
A en given name. · Georgiya
геотерма́льный
Pertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior. · geotermalnyy
гепа́рд
(cat) A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal. · gepard
гепари́н
(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis. · geparin
гепати́т
Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. · gepatit
гепатэктомия
(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver. · gepatektomiya
Ге́ра
(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo. · Gera
гера́клов
Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength. · geraklov
Ге́рберт
A en given name. · Gerbert
Герва́сий
A en given name, common in the Middle Ages but rare today. · Gervasiy
Ге́ргиев
An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. · Gergiyev
Ге́ргиева
An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. · Gergiyeva
гери́лья
(now, _, rare) A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war. · gerilya
Геркуле́с
(Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family. · Gerkules
геркуле́сов
Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength. · gerkulesov
Ге́рман
A en given name. · German
герма́нец
(countable) A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality. · germanets
герма́ний
A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group. · germaniy
Германия
A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin. · Germaniya
герма́нка
(countable) A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality. · germanka
герма́нский
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures. · germanskiy
гермафроди́т
A person who is androgynous. [from mid-16th c.] · germafrodit

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