The Wordsmith Dictionary

Glut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Glutting.] Etym: [OE. glotten, fr. OF. glotir, gloutir, L. glutire, gluttire; cf. Gr. gar. Cf. Gluttion, Englut. ]

1. To swallow, or to swallow greedlly; to gorge. Though every drop of water swear against it, And gape at widest to glut him. Shak.

2. To fill to satiety; to satisfy fully the desire or craving of; to satiate; to sate; to cloy. His faithful heart, a bloody sacrifice, Torn from his breast, to glut the tyrant's eyes. Dryden. The realms of nature and of art were ransacked to glut the wonder, lust, and ferocity of a degraded populace. C. Kingsley. To glut the market, to furnish an oversupply of any article of trade, so that there is no sale for it.

GLUT

GLUT Glut, v. i.

Defn: To eat gluttonously or to satiety. Like three horses that have broken fence, And glutted all night long breast-deep in corn. Tennyson.

GLUT

GLUT Glut, n.

1. That which is swallowed. Milton

2. Plenty, to satiety or repletion; a full supply; hence, often, a supply beyond sufficiency or to loathing; over abundance; as, a glut of the market. A glut of those talents which raise men to eminence. Macaulay.

3. Something that fills up an opening; a clog.

4. (a ) A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks. [Prov. Eng. ] (b ) (Mining ) A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing. Raymond. (c ) (Bricklaying ) A bat, or small piece of brick, used to fill out a course. Knight. (d ) (Arch. ) An arched opening to the ashpit of a klin. (e ) A block used for a fulcrum.

5. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The broad-nosed eel (Anguilla latirostris ), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.

GLUTACONIC

Glu `ta *con "ic, a. Etym: [Glutaric + aconitic. ] (Chem. )

Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, an acid intermediate between glutaric and aconitic acids.

GLUTAEUS

Glu *tæ "us, n. Etym: [NL. See Gluteal. ] (Anat. )

Defn: The great muscle of the buttock in man and most mammals, and the corresponding muscle in many lower animals.

Note: In man, the glutæus is composed of three distinct parts, which extend and abduct the thigh, and help support the body in standing.

GLUTAMIC

Glu *tam "ic, a. Etym: [Gluten + -amic. ] (Chem. )

Defn: Of or pertaining to gluten. Glutamic acid, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also amido-glutaric acid. C5H9NO4.

GLUTARIC

Glu *tar "ic, a. Etym: [Glutamic + tartaric. ] (Chem. )

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid so called; as, glutaric ethers. Glutaric acid, an organic acid obtained as a white crystalline substance, isomeric with pyrotartaric acid; -- called also normal pyrotartaric acid.

GLUTAZINE

GLUTAZINE Glu "ta *zine, n. (Chem. )

Defn: A nitrogenous substance, forming a heavy, sandy powder, white or nearly so. It is a derivative of pyridine.

GLUTEAL

Glu "te *al, a. Etym: [G. (Anat. )

Defn: Pertaining to, or in the region of, the glutæus.

GLUTEN

Glu "ten, n. Etym: [L., glue: cf. F. gluten. See Glue. ] (Chem. )

Defn: The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to dough.

Note: Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or gliadin, vegetable fibrin, vegetable casein, oily material, etc. , and ia a very nutritious element of food. It may be separated from the flour of grain by subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and other soluble matters being thus washed out. Gluten bread, bread containing a large proportion of gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes. -- Gluten casein (Chem. ), a vegetable proteid found in the seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous, earthy mass. -- Gluten fibrin (Chem. ), a vegetable proteid found in the cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish yellow substance.

GLUTEUS

Glu *te "us, n. Etym: [NL. ] (Anat. )

Defn: Same as Glutæus.

GLUTIN

Glu "tin, n. Etym: [See Gluten. ] (Chem. )

1. Same as Gliadin.

2. Sometimes synonymous with Gelatin. [R.]

GLUTINATE

Glu "ti *nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glutinated; p. pr. & vb. n.Glutinating.] Etym: [L. glutinatus, p. p. of glutinare to glue, fr. gluten glue. ]

Defn: To unite with glue; to cement; to stick together. Bailey.

GLUTINATION

Glu `ti *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. glutinatio: cf. F. glutination. ]

Defn: The act of uniting with glue; sticking together.

GLUTINATIVE

Glu "ti *na *tive, a. Etym: [L. glutinativus: cf. F. glutinatif.]

Defn: Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous; glutinous.

GLUTINOSITY

Glu `ti *nos "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. glutinosité.]

Defn: The quality of being glutinous; viscousness. [R.]

GLUTINOUS

Glu "ti *nous, a. Etym: [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf. F.glutineux. See Gluten. ]

1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.

2. (Bot. )

Defn: Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a leaf or gland.

GLUTINOUSNESS

GLUTINOUSNESS Glu "ti *nous *ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being glutinous.

GLUTTON

Glut "ton, n. Etym: [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto,glutto. See Glut. ]

1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.

2. Fig. : One who gluts himself. Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. Granville.

3. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A carnivorous mammal (Gulo luscus ), of the family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. Glutton bird (Zoöl.), the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea ); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.

GLUTTON

GLUTTON Glut "ton, a.

Defn: Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing. "Glutton souls." Dryden. A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days. Fuller.

GLUTTON

GLUTTON Glut "ton, v. t. & i.

Defn: To glut; to eat voraciously. [Obs. ] Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine. Lovelace. Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed. Drayton.

GLUTTONISH

GLUTTONISH Glut "ton *ish, a.

Defn: Gluttonous; greedy. Sir P. Sidney.

GLUTTONIZE

Glut "ton *ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gluttonized; p. pr. & vb. n.Gluttonizing.]

Defn: To eat to excess; to eat voraciously; to gormandize. Hallywell.

GLUTTONOUS

GLUTTONOUS Glut "ton *ous, a.

Defn: Given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite; voracious; as, a gluttonous age. -- Glut "ton *ous *ly, adv. -- Glut "ton *ous *ness, n.

GLUTTONY

Glut "ton *y, n.; pl. Gluttonies. Etym: [OE. glotonie, OF. glotonie,gloutonnie.]

Defn: Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity. Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gorgeous feasts. Milton.

New American Oxford Dictionary

glut

glut |glət ɡlət | ▶noun an excessively abundant supply of something: there is a glut of cars on the market. ▶verb ( gluts, glutting, glutted ) [ with obj. ] (usu. be glutted ) supply or fill to excess: the factories for recycling paper are glutted | he was glutting himself on junk food. • archaic satisfy fully: he planned a treacherous murder to glut his desire for revenge. ORIGIN Middle English: probably via Old French from Latin gluttire ‘to swallow ’; related to glutton .

glutamate

glu ta mate |ˈglo͞otəˌmāt ˈɡludəmeɪt | ▶noun Biochemistry a salt or ester of glutamic acid. • glutamic acid, its salts, or its anion. • short for monosodium glutamate.

glutamic acid

glu tam ic ac id |glo͞oˈtamik ɡluˌtæmɪk ˈæsəd | ▶noun Biochemistry an acidic amino acid that is a constituent of many proteins. [Chem. formula: HOOC (CH 2 ) 2 (NH 2 )COOH. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from gluten + amine + -ic .

glutamine

glu ta mine |ˈglo͞otəˌmēn ˈɡludəˌmin | ▶noun Biochemistry a hydrophilic amino acid that is a constituent of most proteins. [An amide of glutamic acid; chem. formula: H 2 NCOCH 2 CH 2 (NH 2 )COOH. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: blend of glutamic acid and amine .

glutathione

glu ta thi one |ˌglo͞otəˈTHīōn ˌɡludəˈθaɪoʊn | ▶noun Biochemistry a compound involved as a coenzyme in oxidation –reduction reactions in cells. It is a tripeptide derived from glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine.

glute

glute |glo͞ot ɡlut | ▶noun (usu. glutes ) informal short for gluteus.

gluteal

glu te al |ˈglo͞otēəl ˈɡlutiəl | ▶adjective of or relating to the gluteus muscles: the gluteal region. ▶noun (usually gluteals ) a gluteus muscle in the buttocks: reshaping the gluteals isn't a matter of doing 25 more leg lifts. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from gluteus + -al .

gluten

glu ten |ˈglo͞otn ˈɡlutn | ▶noun a substance present in cereal grains, esp. wheat, that is responsible for the elastic texture of dough. A mixture of two proteins, it causes illness in people with celiac disease. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally denoting protein from animal tissue ): via French from Latin, literally ‘glue. ’

gluteus

glu te us |ˈglo͞otēəs ˈɡludiəs |(also gluteus muscle ) ▶noun ( pl. glutei |-tēˌī | ) any of three muscles in each buttock that move the thigh, the largest of which is the gluteus maximus. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek gloutos ‘buttock. ’

glutinous

glu ti nous |ˈglo͞otn -əs ˈɡlutnəs | ▶adjective like glue in texture; sticky: glutinous mud. DERIVATIVES glu ti nous ly adverb, glu ti nous ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French glutineux or Latin glutinosus, from gluten ‘glue. ’

glutton

glut ton |ˈglətn ˈɡlətn | ▶noun 1 an excessively greedy eater. • a person who is excessively fond of or always eager for something: a glutton for adventure. 2 another term for wolverine, esp. the European species. [translation of German Vielfrass ‘glutton, ’ from Middle Low German velvratze, velevras ‘wolverine. ’] PHRASES a glutton for punishment a person who is always eager to undertake hard or unpleasant tasks. DERIVATIVES glut ton ize |-ˌīz |verb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French gluton, from Latin glutton-, related to gluttire ‘to swallow, ’ gluttus ‘greedy, ’ and gula ‘throat. ’

gluttonous

glut ton ous |ˈglətnəs ˈɡlʌtənəs | ▶adjective excessively greedy: a gluttonous, cigar-smoking capitalist. DERIVATIVES glut ton ous ly |-əslē |adverb

gluttony

glut ton y |ˈglətn -ē ˈɡlətni | ▶noun habitual greed or excess in eating. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French glutonie, from gluton ‘glutton. ’

Oxford Dictionary

glut

glut |glʌt | ▶noun an excessively abundant supply of something: there is a glut of cars on the market. ▶verb ( gluts, glutting, glutted ) [ with obj. ] supply or fill to excess: the roads are glutted with cars. • archaic satisfy fully: he planned a treacherous murder to glut his desire for revenge. ORIGIN Middle English: probably via Old French from Latin gluttire ‘to swallow ’; related to glutton .

glutamate

glutamate |ˈgluːtəmeɪt | ▶noun Biochemistry a salt or ester of glutamic acid. • [ mass noun ] glutamic acid, its salts, or its anion. • short for monosodium glutamate.

glutamic acid

glutamic acid |gluːˈtamɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry an acidic amino acid which is a constituent of many proteins. ●Chem. formula: HOOC (CH 2 ) 2 (NH 2 )COOH. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from gluten + amine + -ic .

glutamine

glutamine |ˈgluːtəmiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a hydrophilic amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins. ●An amide of glutamic acid; chem. formula: H 2 NCOCH 2 CH 2 (NH 2 )COOH. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: blend of glutamic acid and amine .

glutathione

glutathione |ˌgluːtəˈθʌɪəʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a compound involved as a coenzyme in oxidation –reduction reactions in cells. It is a tripeptide derived from glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine.

glute

glute |gluːt | ▶noun (usu. glutes ) informal a gluteus muscle.

gluteal

glu |teal |ˈgluːtɪəl | ▶adjective relating to the gluteus muscles: the gluteal region. ▶noun (usu. gluteals ) a gluteus muscle.

gluten

gluten |ˈgluːt (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mixture of two proteins present in cereal grains, especially wheat, which is responsible for the elastic texture of dough. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally denoting protein from animal tissue ): via French from Latin, literally ‘glue ’.

gluteus

gluteus |ˈgluːtɪəs |(also gluteus muscle ) ▶noun ( pl. glutei |-tɪʌɪ | ) any of three muscles in each buttock which move the thigh, the largest of which is the gluteus maximus. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek gloutos ‘buttock ’.

glutinous

glutinous |ˈgluːtɪnəs | ▶adjective like glue in texture; sticky: glutinous mud. DERIVATIVES glutinously adverb, glutinousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French glutineux or Latin glutinosus, from gluten ‘glue ’.

glutton

glut |ton |ˈglʌt (ə )n | ▶noun 1 an excessively greedy eater. • a person who is excessively fond of something: he's a glutton for adventure. 2 old-fashioned term for wolverine. PHRASES a glutton for punishment a person who is always eager to undertake hard or unpleasant tasks. DERIVATIVES gluttonize (also gluttonise ) verb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French gluton, from Latin glutto (n- ) related to gluttire ‘to swallow ’, gluttus ‘greedy ’, and gula ‘throat ’.

gluttonous

glut ¦ton |ous |ˈglʌt (ə )nəs, ˈglʌtənəs | ▶adjective excessively greedy: a gluttonous, cigar-smoking capitalist. DERIVATIVES gluttonously adverb

gluttony

glut |tony |ˈglʌt (ə )ni | ▶noun [ mass noun ] habitual greed or excess in eating. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French glutonie, from gluton ‘glutton ’.

American Oxford Thesaurus

glut

glut noun a glut of cars: surplus, excess, surfeit, superfluity, overabundance, superabundance, oversupply, plethora. ANTONYMS dearth. ▶verb the factories are glutted: overload, cram, cram full, overfill, oversupply, saturate, flood, inundate, deluge, swamp, congest; informal stuff.

glutinous

glutinous adjective a glutinous white liquid: sticky, viscous, viscid, tacky, gluey, gummy, treacly; adhesive; informal gooey, cloggy, gloppy.

glutton

glutton noun I can barely stomach being at the same table with that glutton: gourmand, overeater, big eater, gorger, gobbler; informal pig, greedy pig, guzzler.

gluttonous

gluttonous adjective doesn't anyone ever feed those gluttonous children? greedy, gourmandizing, voracious, insatiable, wolfish; informal piggish, piggy. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See greedy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

gluttony

gluttony noun the gluttony you displayed last evening was reprehensible: greed, greediness, overeating, gourmandism, gourmandizing, voracity, insatiability; informal piggishness.

Oxford Thesaurus

glut

glut noun there is a glut of cars on the market: surplus, excess, surfeit, superfluity, overabundance, superabundance, oversupply, mountain; too many, too much, more than enough, plethora; informal more … than one can shake a stick at; rare nimiety. ANTONYMS dearth, scarcity. ▶verb the factories for recycling paper are glutted: cram full, fill to excess, overfill, overload, oversupply, saturate, supersaturate, flood, inundate, deluge, swamp; choke, clog; informal stuff.

glutinous

glutinous adjective a glutinous liquid: sticky, viscous, tacky, glue-like, gluey, gummy, treacly; mucilaginous, mucous; cohesive, adhesive; Brit. claggy; informal gooey, gloopy, cloggy; N. Amer. informal gloppy; rare viscid, viscoid. ANTONYMS dry.

glutton

glutton noun gourmand, gourmandizer, overeater, gorger, big eater; informal pig, greedy pig, hog, gannet, greedy guts, gutbucket, human dustbin, gobbler, guzzler; N. Amer. informal chowhound; rare trencherman.

gluttonous

gluttonous adjective greedy, gourmandizing, voracious, insatiable, wolfish; informal piggish, piggy, hoggish, gannet-like, with eyes bigger than one's stomach; rare edacious, esurient, gourmand, ventripotent. ANTONYMS moderate, abstemious.

gluttony

gluttony noun greed, greediness, overeating, gourmandism, gourmandizing, gluttonousness, voraciousness, voracity, wolfishness, insatiability; informal piggishness, hoggishness, gutsiness; technical polyphagia, hyperphagia; rare edaciousness, edacity, gulosity, esurience. ANTONYMS moderation, abstinence.

Duden Dictionary

Glut

Glut Substantiv, feminin , die |Gl u t |die Glut; Genitiv: der Glut, Plural: die Gluten mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch gluot, zu glühen 1 glühende (nicht mit offener Flamme brennende ) Masse (von Brennstoff oder verbrannter Materie ) die Glut im Ofen | die Glut der brennenden Zigarette | die Glut schüren, austreten | figurativ die sengende Glut (Hitze ) der Sonne | figurativ die Glut (Röte ) ihrer Wangen 2 gehoben die Glut seiner Blicke

Glutamat

Glu t a mat , Glu ta mat Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Glutam a t |das Glutamat; Genitiv: des Glutamat [e ]s, Plural: die Glutamate zu Glutamin 1 ohne Plural Fachsprache Substanz von würzigem, fleischbrühartigem Geschmack, die Suppen oder Konserven zur Verfeinerung des Geschmacks zugesetzt und auch in der Medizin als Mittel gegen mangelnde Konzentrationsfähigkeit verwendet wird 2 meist im Plural Chemie neutrales Salz der Glutaminsäure

Glutamin

Glu t a min , Glu ta min Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das |Glutam i n |das Glutamin; Genitiv: des Glutamins, Plural: die Glutamine zu Gluten und Amin Aminosäure, die im menschlichen und tierischen Organismus aus Glutaminsäure und Ammoniak (unter Energieverbrauch ) entsteht

Glutaminsäure

Glu t a min säu re , Glu ta min säu re Substantiv, feminin Chemie , die |Glutam i nsäure |Aminosäure in vielen eiweißhaltigen Nahrungsmitteln, die im Stoffwechsel der Zellen, besonders im Hirn, eine wichtige Rolle spielt und daher zu therapeutischen Zwecken, besonders zur Erhöhung der geistigen Leistungsfähigkeit, verwendet wird

glutäugig

glut äu gig Adjektiv |gl u täugig |dunkle, feurige Augen aufweisend eine glutäugige Schöne | glutäugige Kinder

Gluten

Glu ten Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Glut e n |lateinisch gluten = Leim Kleber 2

glutheiß

glut heiß Adjektiv |gl u th ei ß |sehr, glühend heiß

Gluthitze

Glut hit ze Substantiv, feminin , die |Gl u thitze |sehr große, sengende Hitze unter der Gluthitze leiden

Glutin

Glu tin Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Glut i n |lateinisch-neulateinisch Eiweißstoff Hauptbestandteil der Gelatine

Glutnest

Glut nest Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Gl u tnest |versteckte kleinere, eng zusammengeballte glühende Masse [als Ausgangspunkt für Brände ]

glutrot

glut rot Adjektiv |gl u tr o t |von dunklem, tiefem Rot sie wurde glutrot vor Scham

Spanish Dictionary

glutamato

glutamato nombre masculino quím Sal formada por combinación del ácido glutámico y una base .

glutámico, -ca

glutámico, -ca adjetivo quím [ácido ] Que abunda en las proteínas y en el gluten de las semillas; es un aminoácido no esencial soluble en agua caliente e insoluble en alcohol, acetona y benceno .

gluten

gluten nombre masculino Sustancia pegajosa y de color pardo, formada por proteínas, que se encuentra en la semilla del trigo y de otras gramíneas y que proporciona gran cantidad de energía al organismo :hay personas que son alérgicas al gluten .

glúteo, -tea

glúteo, -tea adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 anat [músculo ] Que forma la nalga :cada nalga consta de un glúteo menor, un glúteo mediano y un glúteo mayor .2 adjetivo med De los músculos glúteos o relacionado con ellos :región glútea; arteria glútea; nervio glúteo .3 nombre masculino Parte carnosa y redondeada del cuerpo humano que forman esos músculos :el secado del cuerpo después de la ducha debe cuidarse especialmente en cabello, orejas, ingles, glúteos y dedos de los pies .SINÓNIMO nalga .

glutinosidad

glutinosidad nombre femenino Cualidad o estado de glutinoso .

glutinoso, -sa

glutinoso, -sa adjetivo Que tiene la propiedad de pegar o unir una cosa con otra .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

glut

glut /ɡlʌt /名詞 C 〖通例単数形で〗(商品などの )過度の供給, 供給過剰 .動詞～s ; ～ted ; ～ting 他動詞〖通例be ～ted 〗1 «…が » 供給過剰 [過多 ]である ; «…で » 〈道路など〉をいっぱいにする, ふさぐ «with » .2 〈人〉を満腹にさせる ; 〈食欲欲望〉を十分満足させる, 思う存分 [飽きるほど ]…する .

gluten

glu ten /ɡlúːt (ə )n /名詞 U 〘化〙グルテン, 麩（ふ）質 .～́ br è ad グルテンパン〘グルテンの多い小麦粉を原料にした糖尿病患者用のパン〙.

glutinous

glu ti nous /ɡlúːt (ə )nəs /形容詞ねばねばする, 粘着性の (sticky ); にかわ質の .～ly 副詞

glutton

glut ton /ɡlʌ́t (ə )n /名詞 C 1 ｟けなして｠大食漢, 食い意地の張った人 .2 ｟くだけて｠ «…に » 熱心な [凝る ]人 «for » ▸ a glutton for work [books ]仕事好きな [書物をむさぼり読む ]人 ▸ a glutton for punishment 仕事 [苦労 ]好き (な人 ).

gluttonous

glut ton ous /ɡlʌ́t (ə )nəs /形容詞｟主に文｠1 大食いの, 食いしん坊の .2 «…に » 貪欲（どんよく）な, «…を » むさぼる ; «…に » 凝る «of » .～ly 副詞がつがつと ; 貪欲に .

gluttony

glut ton y /ɡlʌ́t (ə )ni /名詞 U ｟かたく｠大食い, 大食 ; 暴飲暴食 .