| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
guerrilla or guerilla (ɡəˈrɪlə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a member of an irregular usually politically motivated armed force that combats stronger regular forces, such as the army or police |
| b. (as modifier): guerrilla warfare | |
| 2. | Compare phalanx a form of vegetative spread in which the advance is from several individual rhizomes or stolons growing rapidly away from the centre, as in some clovers |
| [C19: from Spanish, diminutive of guerra | |
| guerilla or guerilla | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Spanish, diminutive of guerra | |
| guer'rillaism or guerilla | |
| —n | |
| gue'rillaism or guerilla | |
| —n | |