Index of English words, starting with "gu"

(1) - Gutta (n.) One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop.
(2) - Gutta (n.) A drop.

(1) - Gutta-percha (n.) A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, / Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.

(1) - Guttate (a.) Spotted, as if discolored by drops.

(1) - Gutter (v. i.) To become channeled, as a candle when the flame flares in the wind.
(2) - Gutter (v. t.) To supply with a gutter or gutters.
(3) - Gutter (v. t.) To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
(4) - Gutter (n.) Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
(5) - Gutter (n.) A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off surface water.
(6) - Gutter (n.) A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough.