<B>gloat, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to gaze or think about intently and with satisfaction; ponder with pleasure. <BR> <I>Ex. His enemies gloated over his defeat.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> an act of gloating; a look, feeling, or expression of self-satisfaction. <BR> <I>Ex. In a front-page gloat over its circulation figures the Sunday Express frankly describes itself as one of the three quality Sunday papers (Punch).</I> noun <B>gloater.</B> adv. <B>gloatingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="glob">
<B>glob, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a shapeless mass; lump; blob. </DL>
<A NAME="global">
<B>global, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>spread throughout the world; of the earth as a whole; world-wide. <BR> <I>Ex. the threat of global war.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>shaped like a globe; spherical. <BR> <I>Ex. a global map.</I> adv. <B>globally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="globalism">
<B>globalism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the principle of the interdependence of the entire world and its peoples. <DD><B> 2. </B>concern for the rest of the world at the expense of national self-development and self-interest. </DL>
<A NAME="globalist">
<B>globalist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> supporter of globalism. </DL>
<A NAME="globalize">
<B>globalize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make global; extend, enlarge, or spread on a global scale. <BR> <I>Ex. We must globalize our universities (Saturday Review).</I> noun <B>globalization.</B> noun <B>globalizer.</B> </DL>
<B>global village,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the world, thought of as a village, a condition arising from shrinking distance by instantaneous world-wide electronic communication. </DL>
<A NAME="globalwarming">
<B>global warming,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the gradual warming of the earth's atmosphere caused by the concentration of gases, especially carbon dioxide, that absorb heat from the sun. <BR> <I>Ex. Scientists were warning that continued release of carbon dioxide from burning large amounts of fossil fuels could cause a global warming (Rod Such).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="globate">
<B>globate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> shaped like a globe. </DL>
<A NAME="globated">
<B>globated, </B>adjective. <B>=globate.</B></DL>
<A NAME="globe">
<B>globe, </B>noun, verb, <B>-globed,</B> <B>-globing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the earth; world. <BR> <I>Ex. The astronauts in an earth space station circle the globe many times a day.</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>anything completely round like a ball; sphere. <BR> <I>Ex. The sun is an immense globe. Bright golden globes of fruit. (Shelley).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>anything rounded like a globe, such as an electric light bulb, some fishbowls, the eyeball, or the orb carried with a scepter as a sign of power in a government ceremony. <DD><B> 3. </B>a sphere with a map of the earth or sky on it. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to gather or form into a globe. <DD><B> 2. </B>to provide with a globe. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to take the form of a globe. </DL>
<A NAME="globeamaranth">
<B>globe amaranth,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a plant with round heads of purple, pink, and white flowers, very durable after being gathered. </DL>
<B>globe candytuft,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an annual variety of candytuft that grows about 16 inches high and bears lavender, pink, or red blossoms. It is especially popular as a garden plant. </DL>
<A NAME="globefish">
<B>globefish, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fishes</B> or (collectively) <B>-fish.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a family of spiny, warm-water fishes that can make themselves nearly ball-shaped by drawing in air when they are disturbed; balloon fish; puffer. </DL>
<A NAME="globeflower">
<B>globeflower, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a European plant of the crowfoot family with globe-shaped, yellow flowers. </DL>
<A NAME="globetrot">
<B>globe-trot, </B>intransitive verb, <B>-trotted,</B> <B>-trotting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to travel widely over the world. <BR> <I>Ex. The more I globe-trot, the more aware I am of the richness and variety of ... lives and temperaments (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="globetrotter">
<B>globe-trotter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who travels widely over the world. </DL>
<A NAME="globetulip">
<B>globe tulip,</B> <B>=mariposa lily.</B></DL>
<A NAME="globevalve">
<B>globe valve,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a valve enclosed in a roundish chamber having two sections. A tap is screwed up or down to open or close a hole between the sections. </DL>
<A NAME="globigerina">
<B>globigerina, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various one-celled sea animals whose shells form chalky beds of mud on the ocean floor. </DL>
<A NAME="globin">
<B>globin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a protein substance formed in the decomposition of hemoglobin. </DL>
<A NAME="globoid">
<B>globoid, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> approximately globular; globe-shaped. <DD><I>noun </I> a globoid figure or body. </DL>
<B>globosity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> globose quality or condition. </DL>
<A NAME="globular">
<B>globular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>shaped like a globe or globule; round; spherical. <DD><B> 2. </B>made up of globules. adv. <B>globularly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="globularcluster">
<B>globular cluster,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Astronomy.) a distant, compact, spherical cluster of stars or galaxies. </DL>
<A NAME="globularity">
<B>globularity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the property or state of being globular. </DL>
<A NAME="globularprojection">
<B>globular projection,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a map projection used commonly for mapping hemispheres, in which the equator, the central meridian, and the peripheral circle are divided into even lengths. </DL>
<A NAME="globule">
<B>globule, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very small sphere or ball; tiny drop. <BR> <I>Ex. Globules of sweat stood out on the worker's forehead.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="globulicide">
<B>globulicide, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a substance that destroys blood cells. </DL>
<A NAME="globuliferous">
<B>globuliferous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> bearing or producing globules. </DL>
<A NAME="globulin">
<B>globulin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of proteins, found in plant and animal tissue, which are insoluble in pure water but soluble in dilute salt solutions and in weak acids and alkalis. Globulin is a protein component of blood plasma. </DL>
<A NAME="globulite">
<B>globulite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the tiny, rounded particles seen especially in glasslike igneous rocks when examined under the microscope. They are believed to be an early stage in crystallization. </DL>
<A NAME="globulitic">
<B>globulitic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to or containing globulites. </DL>
<A NAME="glochidiate">
<B>glochidiate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany, Zoology.) barbed at the tip, as a hair or bristle. </DL>
<A NAME="glochidium">
<B>glochidium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tiny, bivalve larva of certain freshwater mussels that lives as a parasite on fish in its early stages. </DL>
<A NAME="glockenspiel">
<B>glockenspiel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a musical percussion instrument made up of a series of small, tuned bells, bars, or tubes mounted in a frame and played by striking with two little hammers. <DD><B> 2. </B>a similar instrument, with a keyboard instead of hammers. </DL>
<A NAME="glogg">
<B>glogg, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sweet, hot punch of Sweden, made with alcoholic liquors, flavoring, and, sometimes, nuts and other ingredients. </DL>
<A NAME="glom">
<B>glom</B> (1), transitive verb, <B>glommed,</B> <B>glomming.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) to steal; take. <BR><I>expr. <B>glom on to,</B> (Slang.) <DD><B> a. </B>to get hold of; latch on to. </I> <I>Ex. Two itinerant American writers ... glommed on to an expatriate Greek royalist (Maclean's).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to steal. <BR> <I>Ex. "I died when I saw you glom onto those books. ... Augie, a crook!" (Saul Bellow).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="glom">
<B>glom</B> (2), noun, verb, <B>glommed,</B> <B>glomming.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><I>noun </I> a look; glimpse. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to look at; watch. <BR> <I>Ex. Passers-by congregate on the sidewalk to glom the Bunnies (Playboy).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="glomerate">
<B>glomerate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> clustered together; collected into a rounded mass. </DL>
<B>glomerular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like a glomerule. </DL>
<A NAME="glomerule">
<B>glomerule, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any compact cluster. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Botany.) a cyme condensed into a headlike cluster, such as that of flowering dogwood. </DL>
<A NAME="glomerulonephritis">
<B>glomerulonephritis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a disease, sometimes fatal, of the glomeruli of the kidneys, associated with streptococcic infection elsewhere in the body. </DL>
<A NAME="glomerulus">
<B>glomerulus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-li.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) a tuft of capillaries in the tubules of the kidney, contained within a Bowman's capsule and serving to filter out waste products from the blood. </DL>
<A NAME="glonoin">
<B>glonoin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> nitroglycerin, especially as used in medicine. </DL>
<A NAME="gloom">
<B>gloom, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>deep shadow; darkness; dim light. <BR> <I>Ex. a gloom unbroken, except by a lamp burning feebly (George Eliot).</I> (SYN) dimness, obscurity, shade. <DD><B> 2. </B>a dark or deeply shaded place. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) dark thoughts and feelings; low spirits; sadness. <BR> <I>Ex. a fit of the glooms (Mary Lamb).</I> (SYN) despondency, dejection, depression, melancholy. <DD><B> 4. </B>a dejected or sad look. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Scottish.) a frown; scowl. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to be or become dark, dim, or dismal. <BR> <I>Ex. The tower gloomed in the dark.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to be in low spirits; feel sad. <BR> <I>Ex. During production she worries and glooms to the point of nausea (Time).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to look sad or dismal. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) to frown; scowl. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make dark, dim, or dismal. <DD><B> 2. </B>to express gloomily. </DL>
