<B>Gymnasium, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a secondary school in Germany and certain other European countries that prepares students for the universities. </DL>
<A NAME="gymnast">
<B>gymnast, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in gymnastics. </DL>
<A NAME="gymnastic">
<B>gymnastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with physical exercise or activities. adv. <B>gymnastically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gymnastical">
<B>gymnastical, </B>adjective. =gymnastic.</DL>
<A NAME="gymnastics">
<B>gymnastics, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>exercises for developing the muscles and improving physical fitness and health, such as are done in a gymnasium. <BR> <I>Ex. Gymnastics have become one of the institutions of the country (James Grant).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) feats like those of a gymnast; acrobatics. <BR> <I>Ex. All who prefer singing to musical gymnastics (Richard A. Proctor).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(singular in use) the act or skill of performing physical exercises. </DL>
<A NAME="gymnocarpous">
<B>gymnocarpous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having a naked fruit. </DL>
<B>gymnogynous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having a naked ovary. </DL>
<A NAME="gymnosophist">
<B>gymnosophist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of a sect of ancient Hindu philosophers who wore little or no clothing, ate no meat, and devoted themselves to mystical contemplation. </DL>
<A NAME="gymnosophy">
<B>gymnosophy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the beliefs and practices of gymnosophists. </DL>
<A NAME="gymnosperm">
<B>gymnosperm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a large group of plants having the seeds exposed, not enclosed in ovaries or fruit. The pine, fir, and spruce are gymnosperms. They bear seeds on the surface of cone scales instead of in pods. The gymnosperms are a subdivision of the spermatophyte division of plants. </DL>
<A NAME="gymnospermous">
<B>gymnospermous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to the gymnosperms; having the seeds exposed. </DL>
<A NAME="gympie">
<B>gympie, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in Australia) a nettle tree. </DL>
<A NAME="gymshoe">
<B>gym shoe,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a light canvas shoe with a soft rubber sole for use in gymnasiums. </DL>
<A NAME="gynaecocracy">
<B>gynaecocracy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B> =gynecocracy.</DL>
<B>gynandromorph, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) an organism in which one part or side of the body has male characteristics and the other female characteristics. </DL>
<A NAME="gynandrous">
<B>gynandrous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the stamens and pistil united in one column, as in orchids. </DL>
<A NAME="gynandry">
<B>gynandry, </B>noun. =hermaphroditism.</DL>
<A NAME="gynarchic">
<B>gynarchic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with gynarchy. </DL>
<A NAME="gynarchy">
<B>gynarchy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-archies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> government by a woman or women. </DL>
<A NAME="gynecium">
<B>gynecium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cia.</B> =gynoecium.</DL>
<A NAME="gynecocracy">
<B>gynecocracy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> government by a woman or women. Also, <B>gynaecocracy.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gynecocrat">
<B>gynecocrat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a supporter of gynecocracy. </DL>
<A NAME="gynecocratic">
<B>gynecocratic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with gynecocracy. </DL>
<A NAME="gynecologic">
<B>gynecologic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with gynecology. </DL>
<B>gynecologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in gynecology. </DL>
<A NAME="gynecology">
<B>gynecology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of medicine that deals with the functions and diseases specific to women, especially those of the reproductive system. Also, <B>gynaecology.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gynecomorphous">
<B>gynecomorphous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) having the form, appearance, or characters of a female. Also, <B>gynaecomorphous.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gyneocracy">
<B>gyneocracy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B> =gynecocracy.</DL>
<A NAME="gyneolatry">
<B>gyneolatry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the extravagant worship of woman. </DL>
<A NAME="gynephobia">
<B>gynephobia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> abnormal fear of women. </DL>
<A NAME="gyniatrics">
<B>gyniatrics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the treatment of the diseases of women. </DL>
<A NAME="gynobase">
<B>gynobase, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) the short, conical or flat base of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the pistils. </DL>
<A NAME="gynoecious">
<B>gynoecious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, like, or containing gynoecia; having female organs. </DL>
<A NAME="gynoecium">
<B>gynoecium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) the pistil or pistils of a flower. Also, <B>gynecium.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gynophore">
<B>gynophore, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an elongation of the receptacle of a flower, situated between the stamens and pistil, and bearing the pistil. </DL>
<A NAME="gynophoric">
<B>gynophoric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or of the nature of a gynophore. </DL>
<A NAME="gynous">
<B>-gynous,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) <DD><B> 1. </B>woman; female. <BR> <I>Ex. Misogynous = hating women.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having female organs (pistils). <BR> <I>Ex. Monogynous = having a single pistil.</I> </DL>
<B>gyp</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a male college servant as at Cambridge. </DL>
<A NAME="gyplure">
<B>gyplure, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a synthetic form of the sex attractant of the female gypsy moth. </DL>
<A NAME="gypper">
<B>gypper, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a cheat; swindler. </DL>
<A NAME="gyppery">
<B>gyppery, </B>noun, pl. <B>-peries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the act of cheating or swindling; gyp. </DL>
<A NAME="gyppo">
<B>gyppo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-pos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a migratory workman usually employed on a temporary or piecework basis. </DL>
<A NAME="gypseous">
<B>gypseous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like or containing gypsum. </DL>
<A NAME="gypsiferous">
<B>gypsiferous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> containing or yielding gypsum. </DL>
<A NAME="gypsophila">
<B>gypsophila, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of plants of the pink family with many small, fragrant, white or pink flowers on delicate, branching stalks with few leaves, such as babies'-breath. </DL>
<A NAME="gypsum">
<B>gypsum, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a mineral used to make fertilizer and plaster of Paris; hydrous calcium sulfate. Alabaster is one form of gypsum. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to dress (land or a crop) with gypsum. </DL>
<A NAME="gypsy">
<B>Gypsy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-sies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>Also, <B>gypsy.</B> a person belonging to a group of people whose ancestors lived in India and began to migrate westward through the Middle East about A.D. 1000, arriving in Western Europe in the early 1400's. Gypsies now live in almost every part of the world. <DD><B> 2. </B>the language of the Gypsies; Romany. Also, (especially British,) <B>Gipsy.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gypsy">
<B>gypsy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-sies,</B> adjective, verb, <B>-sied,</B> <B>-sying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B><B>=Gypsy.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who looks or lives like a Gypsy. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of the Gypsies. <BR> <I>Ex. a gypsy girl, gypsy music.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>resembling a Gypsy or gypsy. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) working independently or illegally. <BR> <I>Ex. gypsy truckers, a gypsy cab.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to live or act like Gypsies. <DD><B> 2. </B>to picnic. <BR> <I>Ex. There is to be a village picnic ... a gypsying they call it ... at East Egdon (Thomas Hardy).</I> <DD> Also, (especially British,) <B>gipsy.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gypsycab">
<B>gypsy cab,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a taxicab that may be hired by a passenger at its place of business but is not licensed to cruise the streets seeking passengers. </DL>
<A NAME="gypsydom">
<B>Gypsydom, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>Gypsies as a group. <DD><B> 2. </B>the life or habits of Gypsies. </DL>
<A NAME="gypsyhood">
<B>Gypsyhood, </B>noun. =Gypsydom.</DL>
<A NAME="gypsyish">
<B>gypsyish, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of a gypsy. <DD><B> 2. </B>like a gypsy. </DL>
<A NAME="gypsymoth">
<B>gypsy moth,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a brownish or white moth whose larvae damage trees by eating the leaves. Gypsy moths were introduced to America from Europe. Also, <B>gipsy moth.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gyral">
<B>gyral, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>moving in a circle or spiral. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Anatomy.) having to do with a cerebral gyrus. <DD><I>noun </I> the enormous eddy in which the waters of each ocean circle. </DL>
<A NAME="gyrase">
<B>gyrase, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an enzyme which changes double-helical DNA into superhelical DNA. </DL>
<A NAME="gyrate">
<B>gyrate, </B>verb, <B>-rated,</B> <B>-rating,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to go in a circle or spiral; whirl; rotate. <BR> <I>Ex. A spinning top gyrates. (Figurative.) Trading volume hit new highs, and prices gyrated wildly (Newsweek).</I> (SYN) revolve. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>(Botany.) <B>=circinate.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Zoology.) having convolutions. noun <B>gyration.</B> noun <B>gyrator.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gyratory">
<B>gyratory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating. </DL>
<A NAME="gyre">
<B>gyre, </B>noun, verb, <B>gyred,</B> <B>gyring.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>(Poetic.) <DD><B> a. </B>a circular or spiral turn. <BR> <I>Ex. The lark Shot up and shrilled in flickering gyres (Tennyson).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a ring or circle. <BR> <I>Ex. She rushing through ... Perforce disparted their compacted gyre (Edmund Spenser).</I> <DD><B> c. </B>a vortex. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Anatomy.) a gyrus. <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to turn round; revolve; wheel. </DL>
<A NAME="gyrene">
<B>gyrene, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a United States marine. </DL>
