galls
Meaning of galls
noun
the contents of the gall bladder; bile (proverbial for its bitterness).
Old English gealla (denoting bile), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gal, German Galle ‘gall’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kholē and Latin fel ‘bile’.
plural noun- annoyance or resentment.
he was filled with gall at the suspected ambitions of his old enemies
- a sore on the skin made by chafing.
saddle galls
- make (someone) feel annoyed or resentful.
it galled him to have to sit impotently in silence
- make sore by rubbing.
the straps that galled their shoulders
Old English gealle ‘sore on a horse’, perhaps related to gall1; superseded in Middle English by forms from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.
plural noun- an abnormal growth formed in response to the presence of insect larvae, mites, or fungi on plants and trees, especially oaks.
a single grub feeds on its gall for two years before emerging
the witch hazel had developed leaf galls
Middle English: via Old French from Latin galla .
Information about galls
- The singular form of galls is: gall.
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galls
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- galls is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
galls synonyms
Meaning bitterness or ill feeling:
Meaning bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly:
Meaning sharpness and directness in speech:
Meaning harshness of tone or manner:
Meaning sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness:
Meaning a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid which aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder:
Meaning bad temper; spite:
Meaning the desire to harm someone; ill will:
Meaning a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone:
Meaning extreme malice and bitterness shown in someone's attitudes, speech, or actions:
Meaning bitter criticism or malice:
Meaning a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed:
Meaning the state or condition of being malevolent; hostility:
Meaning the severity or harmfulness of a disease or poison:
Meaning the state or quality of being nasty:
Meaning strong hostility:
Meaning a deep-seated feeling of aversion:
Meaning hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition:
Meaning a state or feeling of active opposition or hostility:
Meaning hostility or ill feeling:
Meaning (in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humours, identified with bile and believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament:
Meaning the state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry:
Meaning a substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body:
Meaning the feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation:
Meaning the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried:
Meaning a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc:
Meaning a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance:
Meaning action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately:
Meaning effort, trouble, or difficulty:
Meaning severe physical or mental suffering:
Meaning a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes ( bubonic plague ) and sometimes infection of the lungs ( pneumonic plague ):
Meaning the state of becoming worse or more serious; exacerbation:
Meaning a cause of annoyance:
Meaning highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury:
Meaning a problematical situation:
Meaning the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube:
Meaning a continuous pain in the head:
Meaning irritating inconvenience:
Meaning a stupid, irritating, or insignificant person:
Meaning a splinter or sliver of wood:
Meaning a pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore:
Meaning a police informer:
Meaning a raw or painful place on the body:
Meaning an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane which fails to heal. Ulcers range from small, painful sores in the mouth to bedsores and s:
Meaning a destructive fungal disease of apple and other trees that results in damage to the bark:
Meaning the process of scraping or wearing something away:
Meaning an act or sound of scraping:
Meaning a mark or wound made by scratching:
Meaning (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field:
Meaning wear or damage caused by rubbing:
Meaning make (someone) annoyed or a little angry:
Meaning make (someone) a little angry; irritate:
Meaning make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters:
Meaning fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in:
Meaning irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely:
Meaning irritate; annoy:
Meaning feel irritated or resentful:
Meaning make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied:
Meaning cause (someone) to become hostile:
Meaning disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it:
Meaning make (someone) extremely angry and impatient:
Meaning make (someone) extremely annoyed:
Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction:
Meaning deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry:
Meaning make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious:
Meaning annoy:
Meaning make (someone) annoyed or irritated:
Meaning irritate or annoy (someone):
Meaning prick or pierce with or as if with a needle:
Meaning come to have (something); receive:
Meaning annoy or bother (someone):
Meaning annoy or irritate (someone):
Meaning sit on and control the movement of (an animal, typically a horse):
Meaning cover (an area of ground) with gravel:
Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:
Meaning carry (a heavy object) with difficulty:
Meaning make a harsh, grating noise:
Meaning scrape or wear away by friction or erosion:
Meaning remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable):
Meaning (of a dog, fox, or seal) give a bark:
Meaning be constantly or visibly anxious:
Meaning damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin):
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