| gall 1 (gôl) n. 1. See bile. 2. a. Bitterness of feeling; rancor. b. Something bitter to endure: the gall of defeat. 3. Outrageous insolence; effrontery. [Middle English, from Old English gealla, galla; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
| gall 2 (gôl) n. 1. A skin sore caused by friction and abrasion: a saddle gall. 2. a. Exasperation; vexation. b. The cause of such vexation. v. galled, gall·ing, galls v.tr. 1. To make (the skin) sore by abrasion; chafe. 2. To damage or break the surface of by or as if by friction; abrade: the bark of saplings galled by improper staking. See Synonyms at chafe. 3. To irk or exasperate; vex: It galled me to have to wait outside. v.intr. To become irritated, chafed, or sore. [Middle English galle, from Old English gealla, possibly from Latin galla, nutgall.] |
| gall 3 (gôl) n. An abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects, microorganisms, or external injury. [Middle English galle, from Old French, from Latin galla, nutgall.] |
gall1
n
1. Informal impudence
2. bitterness; rancour
3. something bitter or disagreeable
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol an obsolete term for bile
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) an obsolete term for gall bladder
[from Old Norse, replacing Old English gealla; related to Old High German galla, Greek kholē]
gall2
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) a sore on the skin caused by chafing
2. something that causes vexation or annoyance a gall to the spirits
3. irritation; exasperation
vb
1. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol to abrade (the skin, etc.) as by rubbing
2. (tr) to irritate or annoy; vex
[of Germanic origin; related to Old English gealla sore on a horse, and perhaps to gall1]
gall3
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) an abnormal outgrowth in plant tissue caused by certain parasitic insects, fungi, bacteria, or mechanical injury
[from Old French galle, from Latin galla]
| gall (gôl) An abnormal swelling of plant tissue, caused by injury or by parasitic organisms such as insects, mites, nematodes, and bacteria. Parasites stimulate the production of galls by secreting chemical irritants on or in the plant tissue. Galls stimulated by egg-laying parasites typically provide a protective environment in which the eggs can hatch and the pupae develop, and they usually do only minor damage to the host plant. Gall-stimulating fungi and microorganisms, such as the bacterium that causes crown gall, are generally considered to be plant diseases. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | gall - an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings |
| 2. | gall - a skin sore caused by chafing sore - an open skin infection saddle sore - sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle | |
| 3. | gall - abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury plant tissue - the tissue of a plant oak apple - oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp | |
| 4. |  gall - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-willill will, enmity, hostility - the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility" heartburning - intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals" huffishness, sulkiness - a feeling of sulky resentment grievance, grudge, score - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" enviousness, envy - a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another | |
| 5. |  gall - a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fatsdigestive fluid, digestive juice - secretions that aid digestion | |
| 6. | gall - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting | |
| Verb | 1. | gall - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
| 2. | gall - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" anger - make angry; "The news angered him" |
gall
verb
annoy, provoke, irritate, aggravate (informal), get (informal), trouble, bother, disturb, plague, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, vex, displease, irk, rile (informal), peeve (informal), get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), get up your nose (informal), give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo slang), rub up the wrong way, get on your wick (Brit. slang), get your back up, put your back up It was their smugness that galled her most.
noun
growth, lump, excrescence The mites live within the galls that are formed on the plant.
Translations
gall [gɔːl]
A. N
gall [gɔːl]
gall [gɔːl]
gall [gɔːl]
n gall [goːl]
1 a bitter liquid which is stored in the gall bladder. gal صَفْراء жлъч žluč galde die Galle χολή bilis, hiel sapp زرداب sappineste bile מָרָה असभ्य व्यवहार žuč epe empedu gall bile, fiele 胆汁 쓸개즙 tulžis žults hempedu gal galle żółć bilis bilă жёлчь žlč žolč žuč galla น้ำดี safra, öd 膽汁 жовч حیوانی پت mật 胆汁
2 impudence He had the gall to say he was my friend after being so rude to me. vermetelheid حِقْد، غِل، ضَغينَه нахалство drzost frækhed die Frechheit θράσος atrevimiento, poca vergüenza, desfachatez jultumus پر رویی julkeus effronterie חוּצפָּה घृणा drskost arcátlanság kelancangan ósvífni impudenza, sfacciataggine 厚かましさ 뻔뻔스러움 įžūlumas bezkaunība; nekaunība kebiadaban brutaliteit frekkhet tupet atrevimento tupeu наглость drzosť, bezočivosť predrznost drskost fräckhet พฤติกรรมที่หยาบคาย küstahlık 厚顏無恥 нахабство گستاخی sự trơ tráo 厚颜无耻
v
to annoy (a person) very much It galls me to think that he is earning so much money. grief يُضايِق، يُزْعِج дразня rozhořčit ærgre; forbitre ärgern ενοχλώ, ερεθίζω irritar, exasperar, molestar kibedust tekitama آزردن sapettaa exaspérer לְהַעֲלִיב किसी को गुस्सा दिलाना ljutiti, boljeti (meg)sért mengganggu angra, ergja infastidire いら立たせる 화나게 하다 (į)žeisti, skaudinti aizvainot; kaitināt menyakitkan hati ergeren irritere, forbitre drażnić agoniar a exaspera злить rozhorčiť, hnevať dražiti nervirati plåga, pina, irritera ทำให้โกรธมาก sinirlendirmek, canını sıkmak 令人惱怒 дратувати ستانا làm phiền 使烦恼
gall bladder
an organ of the body attached to the liver, in which gall is stored. galblaas المَرارَه жлъчен мехур žlučník galdeblære die Gallenblase χοληδόχος κύστη vesícula biliar sapipõis کیسه صفرا sappirakko vésicule biliaire כִּיס הַמָרָה पित्ताशय žučni mjehur epehólyag kandung empedu gallblaðra cistifellea 胆のう 쓸개 tulžies pūslė žultspūslis pundi hempedu galblaas galleblære woreczek żółciowy vesícula vezică biliară жёлчный пузырь žlčník žolčnik žučna kesa gallblåsa ถุงน้ำดี safra kesesi 膽囊 жовчний міхур پتّا túi mật 胆囊
n gallstone
a small hard object that is sometimes formed in the gall bladder. galsteen حَجَر المَرارَه камък в жлъчния мехур žlučníkový kámen galdesten der Gallenstein πέτρα χοληδόχου κύστης cálculo biliario sapikivi سنگ صفرا sappikivi calcul biliaire אֶבֶן מָרָה पित्ताशय में पथरी žučni kamenac epekő batu empedu gallsteinn calcolo biliare 胆石 담석 akmuo tulžies pūslėje žultsakmens batu karang galsteen gallestein kamień żółciowy pedra na vesícula calcul la vezica biliară жёлчный камень žlčníkový kameň žolčni kamen žučni kamen gallsten นิ่วในถุงน้ำดี safra taşı 膽石 жовчний камінь پتّے کی پتھری sỏi mật 胆石
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