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гонча́рка
One who makes pots and other ceramic wares. · goncharka
гонча́рная мастерска́я
(countable) A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made. · goncharnaya masterskaya
гонча́рное де́ло
The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay. · goncharnoye delo
гончарное изделие
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed. · goncharnoye izdeliye
гонча́рные изде́лия
(ceramics, often, attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds. · goncharnyye izdeliya
гонча́рня
(countable) A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made. · goncharnya
го́нчая
A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. · gonchaya
го́нщик
Someone who takes part in a race. · gonshchik
го́нщица
Someone who takes part in a race. · gonshchitsa
гоня́ть
(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed. · gonyat
гоня́ться
(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed. · gonyatsya
го́п-сто́п
A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place. · gop-stop
го́пник
(UK, MLE, Ireland, derogatory, offensive ) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle. · gopnik
Гор
A surname. · Gor
гора́
(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. [from 12th c.] · gora
гора́здо
To a great extent. · gorazdo
Гора́ций
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE). · Goratsiy
горб
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine). · gorb
горба́титься
(US, idiomatic) To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing. · gorbatitsya
горба́тый
(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. · gorbatyy
горба́ч
(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. · gorbach
Горбачёв
A transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv). · Gorbachyov
горбу́н
(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. · gorbun
горбу́нья
(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. · gorbunya
горго́на
(Greek mythology) A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale · gorgona
горгондзола
A blue-veined Italian cheese, made from cow's milk. · gorgondzola
горгу́лья
A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters. · gorgulya
гордели́вый
Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others. · gordelivyy
горди́ться
(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it. · gorditsya
го́рдость
(always, _, in the plural) Emotional state or well-being. · gordost
го́рдый
Tending to boast or brag. · gordyy
горды́ня
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another. · gordynya
го́ре
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony. · gore
горевать
(archaic, or, obsolete, except, India, often, formal) To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament. · gorevat
горе́лка
An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking. · gorelka
горе́лый
(of food) Carbonised. · gorelyy
горе́ние
(chemistry) The act or process of burning. · goreniye
го́рестный
Causing distress; upsetting; distressful. · gorestnyy
гореть
Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. [18th century.] · goret
горе́ть жела́нием
(intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something. · goret zhelaniyem
го́рец
(Scotland) A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands. · gorets
го́речь
The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings. · gorech
горже́т
(historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest. · gorzhet
горже́тка
A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck. · gorzhetka
горизо́нт
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance. · gorizont
горизонта́ль
(chess) One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number). · gorizontal
горизонта́льно
In a horizontal direction or position. · gorizontalno
горизонта́льный
Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. · gorizontalnyy
гори́лла
The largest of the primates, belonging to the genus Gorilla; an ape native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking. · gorilla
гори́стый
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky. · goristyy
го́рка
An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. · gorka
го́рлица
(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. · gorlitsa
го́рло
The gullet or windpipe. · gorlo
горлово́й
Sounding harsh and throaty. · gorlovoy
Горлум
A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. · Gorlum
го́рлышко
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle. · gorlyshko
горля́нка
The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant. · gorlyanka
гормо́н
(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. · gormon
гормона́льный
(hormone) Pertaining to hormones. · gormonalnyy
горн
(brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series · gorn
горная верши́на
The summit of a mountain. · gornaya vershina
горная порода
(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. · gornaya poroda
го́рная цепь
(geography) A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line. · gornaya tsep
горни́ст
Someone who plays a bugle. · gornist
го́рничная
(obsolete) A lady's maid. [mid 17th–19th c.] · gornichnaya
го́рное де́ло
The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth. · gornoye delo
горноста́й
A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail. · gornostay
го́рный
Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline. · gornyy
го́рный лев
A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas. · gornyy lev
го́рный хребе́т
(geography) A series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent. · gornyy khrebet
го́рный хруста́ль
(countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass. · gornyy khrustal
горня́к
A person who works in a mine. · gornyak
го́род
A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights. · gorod
городо́к
A Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe. · gorodok
городска́я
A woman who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town. · gorodskaya
городска́я ла́сточка
A migratory bird of the species Delichon urbicum, breeding in Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia. · gorodskaya lastochka
городской
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. · gorodskoy
городско́й телефо́н
(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile. · gorodskoy telefon
горожа́нин
A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class. · gorozhanin
горожа́нка
A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class. · gorozhanka
гороподо́бный
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky. · goropodobnyy
горо́х
(culinary) The edible seed of Pisum sativum. · gorokh
горо́шина
(culinary) The edible seed of Pisum sativum. · goroshina
го́рстка
A small number, usually approximately five. · gorstka
горсть
That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once. · gorst
горта́нный
Sounding harsh and throaty. · gortannyy
горта́нь
(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production. · gortan
горчица
Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard. · gorchitsa
горчи́чный
Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard. · gorchichnyy
горше́чник
One who makes pots and other ceramic wares. · gorshechnik
горше́чница
One who makes pots and other ceramic wares. · gorshechnitsa
горшо́к
A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet. · gorshok
го́рький
Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging. · gorkiy
го́рький пе́рец
(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. · gorkiy perets
го́рько
In a bitter manner. · gorko
го́рько жа́ловаться
(intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn. · gorko zhalovatsya
горько-сладкий
Both bitter and sweet. · gorko-sladkiy
горю́чее
Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. · goryucheye
горю́чий
Capable of burning. · goryuchiy
горя́чая ли́ния
A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance. · goryachaya liniya
горя́чий
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm. · goryachiy
горячи́ться
(intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. · goryachitsya
горя́чка
(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. · goryachka
горячо́
Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed. · goryacho
горя́щий
So hot as to seem to burn (something). · goryashchiy
Госду́ма
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament). · Gosduma
госизме́на
Criminal disloyalty to one's country or a sovereign. · gosizmena
госпитализа́ция
The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital. · gospitalizatsiya
го́спиталь
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment. · gospital
господа́
(chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight. · gospoda
господи́н
(North America, Philippines, formerly or traditionally UK) Abbreviation of Mister. · gospodin
госпо́дство
The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy. · gospodstvo
госпо́дствовать
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power · gospodstvovat
госпо́дствующий
Ruling; governing; prevailing · gospodstvuyushchiy
Госпо́дь
(Christianity) God the Father; the Godhead. · Gospod
госпожа́
An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers. · gospozha
гостево́й дом
A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors. · gostevoy dom
гостеприи́мный
cordial and generous towards guests · gostepriimnyy
гостеприи́мство
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests. · gostepriimstvo
гости́ная
(British, somewhat, dated, outside, of, Indian) Any room where visitors may be entertained; now, the living room. · gostinaya
гости́нец
Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. · gostinets
гости́ница
A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors. · gostinitsa
гости́ничный би́знес
(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises. · gostinichnyy biznes
гостра́йтер
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity. · gostrayter
гость
(uncountable) Social visitors or companions. · gost
го́стья
One who visits; a guest; a visitor. · gostya
Госуда́рственная ду́ма
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament). · Gosudarstvennaya duma
госуда́рственная изме́на
Criminal disloyalty to one's country or a sovereign. · gosudarstvennaya izmena
госуда́рственничество
(mostly, libertarianism, and, anarchism) The belief that the state is a legitimate societal organization. [1912] · gosudarstvennichestvo
госуда́рственный
Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.] · gosudarstvennyy
госуда́рственный де́ятель
A man who is a leader in national or international affairs. · gosudarstvennyy deyatel
госуда́рство
The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.] · gosudarstvo
госуда́рыня
A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others. · gosudarynya
госуда́рь
(formal) A term of address used in direct address to a monarch of higher rank than a prince, such as a king, queen, emperor, or empress. · gosudar
гот
A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity. · got
готи́ческая му́зыка
(uncountable, music) A style of punk rock influenced by glam rock; gothic rock. · goticheskaya muzyka
готи́ческий
(literature) Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting. [from early 19th c.] · goticheskiy
готка
(uncountable) A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. · gotka
гото́вить
(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients. · gotovit
готовить на медленном огне
(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. · gotovit na medlennom ogne
готовить, не доводя до кипения
(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. · gotovit, ne dovodya do kipeniya
гото́виться
(transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow. · gotovitsya
готовиться на медленном огне
(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. · gotovitsya na medlennom ogne
гото́вка
(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat. · gotovka
гото́вность
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm. · gotovnost
готово
Expresses that a task has been completed. · gotovo
гото́вый
(obsolete) Ready, prepared. · gotovyy
го́тский
Of or relating to the Goths or their language. [from 1611] · gotskiy
Готфрид
A en given name. · Gotfrid
Готье́
A en given name. · Gotye

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