gall

Nouns

  • (n) an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle saddle sore,
  • (n) a skin sore caused by chafing
  • (n) abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
  • (n) a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment,
  • (n) a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats bile,
  • (n) the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties cheekiness, insolence, impertinence, impudence, crust, freshness,

Verbs

  • (v) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing chafe, fret,
  • (v) irritate or vex
    • It galls me that we lost the suit
    irk,

Synonyms

chafe fret saddle sore irk bitterness rancor rancour resentment bile cheekiness insolence impertinence impudence crust freshness

Words of close approximity

gala gale
gab gad gag gal gam GAO gap gar gas gat gay
GAAP GABA Gaea Gael gaff gaga gage Gaia gain gait gala gale game gamp gamy Gand gang gaol gape garb gari Gary gash gasp gate GATT gaud Gaul gaur gawk gawp Gaza gaze
gallamine gallant Gallant Fox gallantly gallantry Gallaudet gallberry gall-berry gallbladder gall bladder galled galleon Galleria Galleria mellonella gallery galley galley proof galley slave gallfly gall gnat Gallia Galliano Gallic gallic acid Gallican Gallicanism Gallicism Galliformes gallimaufry gallina gallinacean gallinaceous gallinaceous bird Gallinago Gallinago gallinago Gallinago gallinago delicata Gallinago media galling Gallinula Gallinula chloropus Gallinula chloropus cachinnans gallinule Gallirallus gallium gallivant gall midge gall of the earth gallon gallop gallop rhythm gallous Galloway gallows gallows bird gallows tree gallows-tree gallstone Gallup Gallus Gallus gallus gall wasp