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gloom — Everyday, meaning 1: Darkness or near-darkness, as in a dim room or a dark wood.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A feeling of sadness and hopelessness.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (in phrases) «Doom and gloom» means talk that everything will go badly.↗ Example: Mole stumbled through the gloom of the Wild Wood.↗ · We could hardly see in the gloom of the cellar.↗ · A feeling of gloom fell over the team after the defeat.↗ · Stop the doom and gloom; it's not that bad!↗ · Her smile lit up the gloom of the hospital ward.↗ · The long winter gloom made everyone tired.↗ · Out of the gloom came the friendly light of Badger's door.↗ · It came as the arrows went, leaving the island in gloom.↗ · For is there no gloom to her that was stedfast?↗ (Prophets ISA.8.23, JPS 1917)↗ · or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and outspread thick darkness.↗ (Prophets ISA.8.22, JPS 1917)↗ · They are gaunt with want and famine; they gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation.↗ (Writings JOB.30.3, JPS 1917)↗

gloomily — Everyday, meaning 1: In a sad, hopeless or miserable way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a dark, dim way (rarer).↗ Example: «We'll never win,» said Tom gloomily.↗ · She stared gloomily at the rain.↗ · Toad sat gloomily in his cell, thinking of Toad Hall.↗ · Eeyore-like, the donkey looked gloomily at his thistles.↗ · The clouds hung gloomily over the hills.↗ · He gloomily packed his bag for the long trip.↗ · “They are in hell,” the king said gloomily.↗

gloominess — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The state of being dark, dim or sad.↗ Example: That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, (Prophets ZEP.1.15, JPS 1917)↗

gloomy — Everyday, meaning 1: Dark or dim, with very little light.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Sad and without hope; in low spirits.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Expecting bad things to happen: «a gloomy forecast».↗ Example: It was a gloomy, rainy afternoon.↗ · The old house was gloomy and full of shadows.↗ · Why do you look so gloomy?↗ Cheer up!↗ · The weather forecast for the weekend is gloomy.↗ · Tom felt gloomy after losing the match.↗ · The gloomiest room in the castle was the dungeon.↗ · Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him.↗

glorified — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Glorified means made to shine with great beauty or splendour, as if bright with light.↗ In Jewish tradition, meaning 2: Glorified also means praised or made to seem great.↗ Example: And He said unto me: 'Thou art My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.'↗ (Prophets ISA.49.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Go up to the hill-country, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.↗ (Prophets HAG.1.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them, and it shall be to them a renown; in the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.↗ (Prophets EZK.39.13, JPS 1917)↗ · The little mermaid lifted her glorified eyes towards the sun.↗ · The crowd glorified the winning team with songs.↗ · The glorified sky turned gold at sunset.↗ · The poet glorified the brave knight in his song.↗

glorify — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: To praise and honor someone as great or splendid.↗ Example: Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.↗ (Writings PSA.147.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Therefore shall the strong people glorify Thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear Thee.↗ (Prophets ISA.25.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men; (Writings PRO.25.6, JPS 1917)↗

glorious — Everyday, meaning 1: Very beautiful and wonderful to see or feel: a glorious sunset.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of weather) Bright, sunny and warm: a glorious day.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Bringing great fame, honour and praise: a glorious victory.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal) Very enjoyable: we had a glorious time.↗ Example: What a glorious sunny day for the beach!↗ · The sunset over the sea was glorious.↗ · The team won a glorious victory in the final.↗ · We had a glorious time at Gran's farm.↗ · The gardens are glorious in spring.↗ · The poem tells of glorious deeds by brave knights.↗ · The weather forecast promised glorious sunshine for sports day.↗ · “That's glorious fun!” said the sprite.↗ · Thy right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, Thy right hand, O LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.↗ (Torah EXO.15.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Who is like unto Thee, O LORD, among the mighty? who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?↗ (Torah EXO.15.11, JPS 1917)↗ · If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and awful Name, the LORD thy God; (Torah DEU.28.58, JPS 1917)↗ · Glorious things are spoken of Thee, O city of God.↗ (Writings PSA.87.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name.↗ (Writings 1CH.29.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Sing praises unto the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.↗ (Writings PSA.66.2, JPS 1917)↗

gloriously — Everyday, meaning 1: Gloriously means in a splendid, magnificent or wonderfully bright way.↗ Example: How gloriously it shines!↗ · He was soon seen striding along, gloriously arrayed in armour.↗ · The sun shone gloriously over the hills.↗ · She sang gloriously at the concert.↗ · Sing unto the LORD; for He hath done gloriously; this is made known in all the earth.↗ (Prophets ISA.12.5, JPS 1917)↗

glory — Everyday, meaning 1: Glory is great fame, honour and praise won by doing something important or brave.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (church) Glory is the great praise and worship given to God, and God's greatness and splendour.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Great beauty: «the glory of the sunset».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To glory in something is to enjoy it with great pride.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: «Glory be!» is an old exclamation of surprise, relief or thanks.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: great brightness, splendour and honour, especially of God; praise given to God.↗ Example: The team won glory in the final.↗ · The choir sang «Glory to God in the highest».↗ · We watched the sunrise in all its glory.↗ · The soldiers fought for glory.↗ · Her long hair is her crowning glory.↗ · He gloried in his win.↗ · Grandad talks about his glory days in the football team.↗ · And he said: 'Show me, I pray Thee, Thy glory.'↗ (Torah EXO.33.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.↗ (Torah EXO.40.34, JPS 1917)↗ · And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall be sanctified by My glory.↗ (Torah EXO.29.43, JPS 1917)↗ · The glory of his snorting is terrible.↗ (Writings JOB.39.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And where will ye leave your glory?↗ (Prophets ISA.10.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And My glory will I not give to another.↗ (Prophets ISA.48.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'Show me, I pray Thee, Thy glory.'↗ (Torah EXO.33.18, JPS 1917) · "Well, then, glory be to God!↗ (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) · The Thirteenth Path is named the Uniting Intelligence and is so called because it is itself the essence of Glory.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

gloss — Everyday, meaning 1: A smooth shine on a surface: the gloss on a new car.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Gloss paint: shiny paint used on doors and wood.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A make-up product that makes lips shiny: lip gloss.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A short explanation of a word or phrase, often written in the margin or in a glossary.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (verb) «Gloss over» means to talk about a problem quickly so people do not notice it.↗ Example: Dad painted the door with white gloss.↗ · The horse's coat had a lovely gloss after brushing.↗ · My sister wears strawberry lip gloss.↗ · The book gives a gloss for each hard word.↗ · The coach glossed over our mistakes and praised our effort.↗ · Photos can be printed in gloss or matt.↗ · Don't gloss over the problem, tell me what really happened.↗ · Be clean, for the strength of the hunter is known by the gloss of his hide.↗

glossary — Everyday, meaning 1: A list of hard or special words with their meanings, usually at the back of a book.↗ Example: Look up «photosynthesis» in the glossary.↗ · The words in bold are explained in the glossary.↗ · Our class made a glossary of space words.↗ · A glossary is in alphabetical order.↗ · The glossary is on page 32.↗ · Add «predator» to your science glossary.↗ · With English Translation, Preface, Explanatory Notes and Glossary, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Contains Kalisch's pointed Hebrew text (his base text), English translation, preface, notes, glossary.↗ (sacred-texts site errata page not included; Hare's attribution notice kept as in etext.)↗ Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, https://archive.sacred-texts.com/jud/sy/index.htm (etext by J. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

glossy — Everyday, meaning 1: Glossy means smooth and shiny, so it reflects light.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A glossy magazine or photo is printed on shiny paper and often looks expensive.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Glossy can also mean looking attractive on the outside, sometimes hiding something less good.↗ Example: The puppy had a glossy black coat.↗ · Holly leaves are dark green and glossy.↗ · We printed the class photos on glossy paper.↗ · Dad painted the door with glossy white paint.↗ · Mum bought a glossy magazine at the station.↗ · A glossy advert can make a toy look better than it really is.↗ · After the rain, the pebbles on the beach looked glossy.↗ · Immediately a beautiful golden star appeared on her forehead, crowning her glossy black hair.↗ · Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and of glossy skin, to a people terrible from their beginning onward; a nation that is sturdy and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!↗ (Prophets ISA.18.2, JPS 1917)↗

glove — Everyday, meaning 1: A glove is a covering for your hand, with a separate place for each finger and the thumb.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Gloves keep your hands warm, clean or safe.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A baseball glove or boxing glove is a special glove used in a sport.↗ Example: There are 10 gloves in the box.↗ · How many pairs of gloves is that?↗ · A pair of gloves costs 8 dollars.↗ · She lost 1 glove.↗ · Put on your gloves, it is snowing.↗ · The nurse wore rubber gloves.↗ · He caught the ball in his baseball glove.↗ · Wear gardening gloves when you pull weeds.↗ · I have not brought my gloves!” cried little Gerda.↗

glow — Everyday, meaning 1: To glow is to give out a soft, steady light without flames.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A glow is a soft warm light.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To glow is to look warm, pink or healthy, often after exercise or when happy.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To glow with a feeling means to show it clearly, like glowing with pride.↗ Example: The embers glowed red in the fireplace.↗ · My stickers glow in the dark.↗ · Fireflies glow on summer nights.↗ · Her cheeks glowed after the run.↗ · He glowed with pride when he won.↗ · We saw the glow of the city lights from the hill.↗ · A glow-worm shines in the grass.↗ · Men call this the Alpine glow.↗ · Then flew unto me one of the seraphim, with a glowing stone in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar; (Prophets ISA.6.6, JPS 1917)↗

glowworm — Everyday, meaning 1: A glowworm is a kind of beetle whose females, which look like soft grubs without wings, give off a green light from their tails at night.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In New Zealand and Australia, glowworms are the tiny larvae of a gnat that hang in caves and glow blue, like stars.↗ Example: The glowworm shone in the grass at night.↗ · In New Zealand we saw glowworms in a cave.↗ · Glowworms make light inside their bodies.↗ · The cave roof looked like a sky full of stars because of the glowworms.↗ · Female glowworms glow to attract males.↗ · We walked quietly so we didn't disturb the glowworms.↗ · A glowworm is not really a worm.↗ · Fireflies and glowworms are related beetles.↗ · “Dear little Glowworm, will you set me free?”↗

glucose — Everyday, meaning 1: Glucose is a kind of sugar that your body uses for energy; your blood carries it to all your cells.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Plants make glucose from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Glucose is also sold as sweets, drinks or tablets, used by athletes and by people with diabetes when their blood sugar is low.↗ Example: Your body turns food into glucose for energy.↗ · Plants make glucose in their leaves.↗ · My friend has diabetes and checks his glucose level.↗ · The runner ate glucose tablets during the race.↗ · Glucose travels round the body in your blood.↗ · Bread and pasta are broken down into glucose.↗ · Too much sugar can raise your blood glucose.↗ · We tested the drink for glucose in science.↗

glue — Everyday, meaning 1: Glue is a sticky substance used to join things together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To glue something means to stick it with glue.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Glued to» something means not able to stop looking at it or staying close to it.↗ Example: Put some glue on the back of the picture and stick it in your book.↗ · I glued the broken cup back together.↗ · Use a glue stick, not your fingers.↗ · Super glue can stick your fingers together, so be careful.↗ · My brother is glued to his video game.↗ · Wait for the glue to dry before you move the model.↗ · The glue made the paper wet and wrinkly.↗ · Put the lid back on the glue so it doesn't dry out.↗ · He turned to run, but his feet were glued to the spot.↗

glug — Everyday, meaning 1: (noun) The gurgling sound liquid makes when it is poured out of a bottle.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun, informal) An amount poured quickly, as in «a glug of oil».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To drink or pour something quickly and noisily.↗ Example: Add a glug of olive oil to the pan.↗ · The water went glug, glug, glug down the plughole.↗ · He glugged his orange juice in one go.↗ · Don't glug your drink; sip it.↗ · The bottle made a glug as she poured the milk.↗ · «Glug» is an onomatopoeia, like «splash» and «buzz».↗