Gumbo Gumbo is a spicy, hearty stew or soup, found typically on the Gulf of Mexico in the United States, and very common in the southern part of Louisiana and the Lowcountry cuisine around Charleston, South Carolina. It is eaten year round, but is usually found during the colder months.
	Gumdrop Gumdrops are a type of candy. They are usually brightly-colored gelatin- or pectin-based pieces, shaped like a truncated cone and coated in granulated sugar. Gumdrops come in many varieties of fruity flavors. They are often used for decorating cakes and cupcakes. Around Christmas time this candy is a key ingredient in making gingerbread houses.
	Gun A gun is a mechanical device that fires projectiles at high velocity, using a propellant such as gunpowder or compressed air. The projectile, usually designated by its diameter in inches or millimeters, is fired through a hollow tube known as the gun's barrel. Related to muskets, the modern gun is more advanced in technology.
	GUN GUN is a video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the Xbox 360, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Personal computer, and PlayStation 2. It is set in the American Old West in the early 1880s. The protagonist, Colton White, is a hunter who turns into a gunslinger when his murdered father, Ned, instructs him to go to Dodge City.
	Gun barrel The barrel of a gun or other firearm is the tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion is released in order to propel a projectile out of the end at great speed. The first guns were made in a time where metallurgy was not quite what it is today, so the pipe needed to be braced periodically along its length, producing an appearance somewhat reminiscent of a barrel.
	Gun dog Gundogs, also called bird dogs, are a category of dog breeds developed to assist hunters to find and retrieve game, usually birds. Gundogs are divided into three primary classes: Retrievers, flushing spaniels, and pointing breeds. There are several types of gundogs, each type consisting of multiple breeds; see each type for a detailed description and a list of breeds:
	Gun turret A gun turret is a means of giving a otherwised fixed weapon the ability to cover an area of fire. It is usually a rotating weapon platform. This can be mounted on a fortified building or structure such as an anti-naval land battery, or on an armoured fighting vehicle, a naval ship, or a military aircraft.
	Gunboat A gunboat is literally a boat carrying one or more guns. The term is rather broad, and the usual connotation has changed over the years. In the age of sail, a gunboat was usually a small undecked vessel carrying a single smoothbore cannon in the bow. A gunboat could carry one or two masts or be oar-powered only, but the single-masted version of about 50 ft length was most typical.
	Gunnery Sergeant Gunnery Sergeant is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer. It has a pay grade of E-7. Gunnery sergeants are commonly referred to by the informal abbreviation "gunny." This nickname is usually regarded as a title of esteem and/or cameraderie, and is generally acceptable for use in all situations except formal and ceremonial ones.
	Gunpowder Gunpowder, whether black powder or smokeless powder, is a substance that Fire very rapidly, releasing gases that act as a propellant in firearms. Both forms of gunpowder are low explosives. As it burns, a subsonic deflagration wave is produced rather than the supersonic detonation wave which Explosive material#High Explosives produce.
	Gunpowder Plot The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed attempt by a group of provincial England Catholicism to kill King James I of England, his family, and most of the Protestantism aristocracy in a single attack by blowing up the Palace of Westminster during the State Opening of Parliament.
	Gunslinger ---- Gunslinger, also gunfighter, is a name given to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation as being dangerous with a gun.
	Guppy The guppy , also commonly known as guppie is one of the most popular List of freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. It is a small member of the Poecilidae family and like all other members of the family, is live-bearing aquarium fish.
	Gurkha Gurkha, also spelt as Gorkha, are people from Nepal who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath. His disciple Bappa Rawal, born Prince Kalbhoj, founded the house of Mewar. Later descendants of Bappa Rawal moved further east to found the house of Gorkha, which in turn founded the Nepal.
	Gurney A gurney, known as a trolley in British medical context, is the US term for a type of stretcher used in modern hospitals and ambulances in developed areas. A hospital gurney is a kind of narrow bed on a wheeled frame which may be adjustable in height. For ambulances, a collapsible gurney is a type of stretcher on a variable-height wheeled frame, the key value of which is to facilitate moving the patient onto a fixed bed or table on arrival at the emergency room.
	Guru A Guru is a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. Based on a long line of philosophy understanding as to the importance of knowledge, the guru is seen in these religions as a sacred conduit, or a way to self-realization. "Guru" also refers in Sanskrit to Brihaspati, preceptor of the gods, foremost in all branches of learning, venerated alike by the gods and the asuras.
	Gush Gush was a free cross-platform instant messaging client supporting the Jabber protocol. Gush used Adobe Flash as it's programming framework. It was designed to emulate a "desktop" interface and, besides it's traditional instant messaging functionality, included a newsreader and picture browser in an aesthetically pleasing environment.
	Gushers Gushers are Candys made from fruit, sugar, and/or other natural and artificial flavors and colors. Gushers are a good source of vitamin C and are low fat, but are high in sugar. The center of each gusher is a thick sweetened liquid made from real fruit juice. The center is surrounded by a sugar covering.
	Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt was an Austria Symbolist painters and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau movement. His major works include paintings, murals, Sketch and other art objects, many of which are on display in the Vienna Secession gallery.
	Gustav Ludwig Hertz Gustav Ludwig Hertz was a Germany physicist, and a nephew of Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. Hertz won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925 for studies in cooperation with James Franck of electrons passing through gas. The Franck-Hertz experiment was an early physics experiment that provided support for the Bohr model of the atom, a precursor to quantum mechanics.
	Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and conducting. Mahler was best known during his own lifetime as one of the leading orchestral and operatic conductors of the day, but he has since come to be acknowledged as among the most important neoromanticism composers – a remarkable feat for a figure whose mature creativity was concentrated in just two genres: symphony and song.
	Gustave Courbet Jean Dsir Gustave Courbet was a France painter.
	Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert was a France novelist who is counted among the greatest Western literature. He is known especially for his first published novel Madame Bovary and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style, best exemplified by his endless search for le mot juste .
	Gustavus Franklin Swift Gustavus Franklin Swift founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of the first practical ice-cooled railroad car which allowed his company to ship dressed meats to all parts of the country and even abroad, which ushered in the "era of cheap beef." Swift pioneered the use of animal by-products for the manufacture of soap, glue, fertilizer, various types of sundries, even medical products.
	Gutta-percha Gutta-percha is genus of tropical trees native to southeast Asia and northern Australasia, from Taiwan south to Malaya and east to the Solomon Islands. It is also an inelastic natural latex produced from the sap of these trees, particularly from the species Palaquium gutta.
	Gutter Water-related meanings *A gutter is a long, thin trough, usually one that runs straight. *A gutter runs along a road and carries water away from the thoroughfare into a sewer. *A gutter, is a narrow channel which runs along the eaves of a building and serves to collect rain and direct it down away from the roof to prevent drips off the roof edges.
	Guy de Maupassant Henri Ren Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century France writer. He is one of the fathers of the modern short story. His short stories are characterized by their economy of style and the efficient way in which the various threads within them are neatly resolved.
	Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes , also known as Guido Fawkes, born in York, was an England soldier and member of a group of Roman Catholic conspirators who attempted to carry out the Gunpowder Plot on November 5, 1605. The plot was an attempt to Assassination King James I of England and the members of both houses of the Parliament of England.
	Guy Fawkes Night Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night, Fireworks Night and Plot Night, is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November primarily in the United Kingdom, but also in New Zealand, South Africa, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and formerly in Australia, and to some extent by their nationals abroad.
	Guyana Guyana is located on the northern coast of South America, just north of the Equator. Guyana is bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and southwest by Brazil and to the west by Venezuela. It is the third smallest country in South America and approximately the size of Great Britain.
	Guyanas The Guyanas or Guianas is a group of three countries on the north coast of South America: # Guyana, formerly known as British Guiana # Suriname, formerly known as Dutch Guiana # French Guiana The term is sometimes also used to include parts of neighboring countries:
	Gym Gym, a shortened form of gymnasium, refers to facilities intended for indoor sports or exercise. Gyms are sometimes referred to as health clubs.
	Gymnadenia Gymnadenia is a genus in the orchid family containing 22 terrestrial plant species. They can be found in damp meadows, fens and marshes, and on chalk or limestone, often in alpine regions of Europe and Asia up to the Himalayas. The Fragrant Orchid has been introduced into the USA.
	Gymnastics Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handspring s, handstands, and forward rolls. It developed from fitness and beauty practices used by the ancient Hellenic civilization, including skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and circus performance skills.
	Gymnocalycium Gymnocalycium, commonly called chin catcus, is a genus of about 70 South American species of cactus. The genus name Gymnocalycium refers to the flower buds bearing no hair or spines. Their main area of distribution is Argentina, part of Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Bolivia and part of Brazil.
	Gymnosophists Gymnosophists is the name given by the Hellenic Greece to certain ancient Indian philosophers who pursued asceticism to the point of regarding food and clothing as detrimental to purity of thought.
	Gymnosperm Gymnosperms are a group of seed-bearing plants which bear seeds on cone-like structures rather than inside fruit like angiosperms. The term gymnosperm comes from the Greek language word gumnospermos, translated literally "naked seeds". The name points out that the seeds are not formed in ovules or found inside fruit, as they are in angiosperms, but are found naked on the scales of a Conifer cone or similar structure.
	Gymslip A gymslip is a sleeveless tunic with a pleated skirt most commonly seen as part of a girl's school uniform. The term gymslip primarily refers to athletic wear; otherwise the the term pinafore dress or jumper dress is usually preferred. The introduction of the gymslip as female athletic wear is credited to Martina sterberg, a founder of a college for training female physical education teachers in Hampstead. Gymslips were also worn by female gymnasts and athletes from the 1880s to the 1920s
	Gynaecology Gynaecology or gynecology literally means 'the science of women', but in medicine this is the specialty of diseases of the female sex organ . Almost all modern gynaecologists are also obstetrics; see Obstetrics and gynaecology.
	Gyps The Gyps vultures are a genus of Old World vultures in the bird family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. These are the typical vultures, with bald head, broad wings and mainly dark plumage. They are large scavenger birds, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals.
	Gypsophila Gypsophila is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa. Many species are found on calcium-rich soils, including gypsum, whence the name of the genus. Some species are also sometimes called "baby's breath" or simply, "Gyp", among the floral industry.
	Gypsum Gypsum is a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4'2H2O.
	Gypsy moth The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a Lepidoptera in the family Lymantriidae of Eurasian origin. Originally ranging from Europe to Asia, it was introduced to North America in 1868 and has been expanding its range ever since.
	Gypsy Rose Lee Gypsy Rose Lee was an United States actress and burlesque entertainer, whose 1957 memoir which included a scathing portrait of her domineering mother, was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy: A Musical Fable.
	Gypsywort Gypsywort, also called Sweet Bugle and Water Bugle, is a member of the Mint family Lamiaceae and the Lycopus genus. A native of Europe and Asia, it has been introduced into many other countries. Its name comes from the fact that Roma people were reputed to stain their skin with the juice of the plant.
	Gyrfalcon The Gyrfalcon, also spelled Gyr Falcon , it is the largest of all falcons. The Gyrfalcon breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia. It is mainly resident, but some Gyrfalcons bird migration more widely after the breeding season, or in winter.
	Gyrocompass The following description refers to the gyrocompasses used on ships. Aircraft also use gyrocompasses, but use different, faster means to counter the precession of the compass. One of those means is to use a magnetic compass to continually adjust the gyrocompass. Also, some gyrocompasses are driven by compressed air instead of electricity.
	Gyros Gyros or gyro is a kind of meat roasted on a vertical rotisserie, or by extension the pita sandwich it is usually found in. In addition to the meat, there are also various salads and sauces inside the pita. The most common fillings are tomato, french fries, onions and tzatziki sauce.
	Gyroscope A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation , based on the principle of conservation of angular momentum. In physics this is also known as gyroscopic inertia or rigidity in space. The essence of the device is a spinning wheel on an axle.
	Gyrus A gyrus is a ridge on the Telencephalon. It is generally surrounded by one or more sulcus.
	Gyruss Gyruss is a shoot-em-up video arcade game developed by Konami, and released in 1983. Yoshiki Okamoto was the designer of the game. The game was licensed to Centuri in the United States. It follows in the tradition of space war games such as Space Invaders and Galaga.