Gall

Word GALL
Character 4
Hyphenation gall
Pronunciations /ɡɑl/

Definitions and meanings of "Gall"

What do we mean by gall?

Outrageous insolence; effrontery. noun

Bitterness of feeling; rancor. noun

Something bitter to endure. noun

A skin sore caused by friction and abrasion. noun

Exasperation; vexation. noun

The cause of such vexation. noun

To irk or exasperate; vex. intransitive verb

To wear away or make sore by abrasion; chafe. intransitive verb

To become worn or sore by abrasion. intransitive verb

An abnormal growth of plant tissue caused by an organism, such as an insect, mite, or bacterium, or by a wound. noun

A small silver coin of Cambodia, worth about fourpence. noun

A vegetable excrescence produced by the deposit of the egg of an insect in the bark or leaves of a plant, ordinarily due to the action of some virus deposited by the female along with the egg, but often to the irritation of the larva. noun

An excrescence on or under the skin of a mammal or a bird, produced by the puncture of an acarid or of an insect of the dipterous genus Œstrus. Encyc. Brit. noun

A distortion in a plant caused by a species of parasitic fungus. noun

A sore on the skin, caused by fretting or rubbing; an excoriation. noun

A fault, imperfection, or blemish. Halliwell. Prov. Eng. noun

In stone- and marble-cutting, a hollow made in the surface of a slab by changing the direction of the cut. noun

Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.

The gall bladder.

Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.

A feeling of exasperation.

Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.

A sore or open wound caused by chafing, which may become infected, as with a blister.

A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.

A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Gall

The word "gall" in example sentences

I. i.101 (158,2) Though ink be made of gall] Shakespeare, even in this poor conceit, has confounded the vegetable _galls_ used in ink, with the animal _gall_, supposed to be bitter. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

The word gall has appeared in 110 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Oct. 7 in the blog post "'Simpsons' Voice Actor Speaks Out About Negotiations With Fox," by Dave Itzkoff: ❋ By THE LEARNING NETWORK (2011)

The next time the cook cleans out a fowl, ask her to show you the little greenish bladder which she calls the gall and which she takes such care not to burst, because it contains a bitter liquid which, if spilt upon it, would quite ruin the flavor of the fowl. ❋ Jean Mac�� (1854)

Learn more about the word "gall" and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary.com dictionary. ❋ By THE LEARNING NETWORK (2011)

The part that gets my gall is how quickly they were to blame FEMA for every single misfortune. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The gall is most precious, and the flesh was all taken, but for what purpose I don't know. ❋ Isabella Lucy (1883)

& I must be the best tempered fellow in Great Britain for the devil a drop of gall is there in my bile-bag. ❋ Unknown (1796)

i find it amazing that a president of a country that has NO functioning democracy finds it possible to comment on another country†™ s democracy. the gall is nauseating ❋ Unknown (2006)

In Leviticus 3:4, 10, and 15, the “covering of the liver” refers to the gall bladder. ❋ Ben Hobrink (2011)

Longer version: Tom Lehrer was right to call the gall bladder “one of the more important technological advances since the invention of the joy buzzer and the dribble glass.” ❋ Unknown (2007)

What really gets my gall is the companies that decrease the product in the container AND raise the price. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Neeson plays Dr. Alfred Kinsey, the Indiana University zoology professor who until his mid-forties was best known as an expert on an insect called the gall wasp. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Three types of flowers are produced: males, females, and sterile females known as gall-flowers. ❋ Unknown (1994)

They are extremely bitter, and therefore are called the gall of the earth; and are poisonous if taken in a great quantity. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

The cystic duct leads back to the under surface of the liver, where it expands into a sac capable of holding about two ounces of fluid, and is known as the gall bladder. ❋ Albert F. Blaisdell (N/A)

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