Word Meanings - WALKOVER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, colloquially, a one-sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy, victory.

• Godchild
  One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See Godfather.
• GOODNATUREDLY
  With maldness of temper.
• Gonochorism
  Separation of the sexes in different individuals; -- opposed to hermaphroditism.
• Gossiped
  of Gossip
• Raca
  A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning "worthless."
• Godlyhead
  Goodness.
• GOULARDSEXTRACT
  An aqueous solution of the subacetate of lead, used as a lotion in cases of inflammation. Goulard's cerate is a cerate containing this extract.
• Good-by
  Alt. of Good-bye
• Gothicizing
  of Gothicize
• Racemulose
  Growing in very small racemes.
• Goety
  Invocation of evil spirits; witchcraft.
• RACHRACHE
  A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound.[Obs.]
• Good-natured
  Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.
• Goura
  One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon (Goura Victoria) and the crowned pigeon (G. coronata) are among the beat known species.
• Raciness
  The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.
• Sida
  A genus of malvaceous plants common in the tropics. All the species are mucilaginous, and some have tough ligneous fibers which are used as a substitute for hemp and flax.
• Goitred
  Affected with goiter.
• Gooseberries
  of Gooseberry
• Gouty
  Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint.
• Siderealize
  To elevate to the stars, or to the region of the stars; to etherealize.

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