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Synonyms for gall
gɔlgall

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. saddle sore, gallnoun

    an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

    Synonyms:
    bitterness, rancour, rancor, insolence, saddle sore, bile, impertinence, crust, resentment, impudence, cheekiness, freshness

  2. gallnoun

    a skin sore caused by chafing

    Synonyms:
    bitterness, rancour, rancor, insolence, saddle sore, bile, crust, resentment, impudence, cheekiness, impertinence, freshness

  3. gallnoun

    abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury

    Synonyms:
    bitterness, rancour, rancor, insolence, saddle sore, bile, crust, resentment, impudence, cheekiness, impertinence, freshness

  4. resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancournoun

    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

    Synonyms:
    acrimony, bitterness, saddle sore, rancour, impudence, freshness, insolence, rancor, bile, thorniness, tartness, acerbity, resentment, cheekiness, impertinence, jaundice, crust, bitter

  5. bile, gallnoun

    a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

    Synonyms:
    bitterness, rancour, rancor, insolence, saddle sore, bile, impertinence, crust, resentment, impudence, cheekiness, freshness

  6. crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshnessnoun

    the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

    Synonyms:
    bitterness, saddle sore, rancour, impudence, archness, encrustation, insolence, rancor, bile, resentment, novelty, cheekiness, impertinence, perkiness, freshness, cheek, crust, incrustation, sauciness, glow, pertness

  7. chafe, gall, fretverb

    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

    Synonyms:
    eat into, get at, rile, rankle, devil, irk, nettle, fret, gag, vex, excoriate, irritate, chafe, erode, eat away, scratch, bother, annoy, fuss, fray, choke, niggle, rag, nark, grate, get to, rub, gravel

  8. gall, irkverb

    irritate or vex

    "It galls me that we lost the suit"

    Synonyms:
    chafe, irk, fret

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gallnoun

    Synonyms:
    (Anat.) bile

  2. gallnoun

    Synonyms:
    bitterness, rancor, spite, malice, maliciousness, malignity

  3. gallnoun

    Synonyms:
    nutgall, gall-nut

  4. gallverb

    Synonyms:
    chafe, fret, excoriate, hurt by rubbing

  5. gallverb

    Synonyms:
    provoke, vex, irritate, tease, exasperate, incense, affront, harass, annoy, plague

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gallnoun

    Synonyms:
    bile, bitterness, rancor, spite, malignity

  2. gallnoun

    Synonyms:
    (Slang) impudence, audacity, effrontery, insolence

  3. gallverb

    Synonyms:
    chafe, fret, vex, annoy, harass, worry, exasperate

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "gall":

    vesicle, gallen, gallbladder, biliary, effrontery, scab, nerve, gland

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How to use gall in a sentence?

  1. Aaron Hill:

    I've been going to school board meetings, sending emails to them over the last six, seven months, and none of them responded, and now he has the gall to go out and post an opinion piece in our York Dispatch.

  2. Roxanne Yamaguchi Moster:

    However, an internal investigation determined that CRE bacteria may have been transmitted during a procedure that uses this specialized scope to diagnose and treat pancreaticobiliary (disorders of the bile ducts, gall bladder or pancreas).

  3. William Shakespeare, Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, act 1, sc. 1.:

    Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes, Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers’ tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet.

  4. Jean Kerr:

    One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of the staff that because you have lost your gall bladder you have also lost your mind.

  5. Harry Reid:

    All I know, I can't imagine Romney having the gall coming after anybody's returns. Let's look at his.


Translations for gall

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  • жоўцьBelarusian
  • жлъч, жлъчкаBulgarian
  • žlučCzech
  • galdeblære, galdeDanish
  • Galle, Frechheit, Unverfrorenheit, GallenblaseGerman
  • χοληδόχος κύστη, θράσος, χολή, όζος, παράτριμμα, πίκρα, εξόγκωμα, χόλιασμαGreek
  • descaro, bilis, vesícula biliar, hiel, agallaSpanish
  • suuttumus, piina, sappi, hankauma, röyhkeys, lyöttymä, otsa, katkeruus, äkämä, sappirakko, suututtaa, hiertää, sapettaa, ärsyttää, häiritä, vaivataFinnish
  • gallFaroese
  • effronterie, fiel, toupet, culot, bileFrench
  • brusaireachtIrish
  • gallIcelandic
  • fieleItalian
  • 胆汁Japanese
  • paoa, kouawaiMāori
  • жолчкаMacedonian
  • hempeduMalay
  • သည်းခြေBurmese
  • durf, schaafwonde, gal, knobbel, leed, galblaas, knoop, lef, ambeteren, storen, schaven, lastigvallen, galknobbel, wrijvenDutch
  • atłʼizh bizis, atłʼizhNavajo, Navaho
  • żółćPolish
  • bílis, esfolamento, calombo, fel, exaspero, amargura, miséria, impudência, galo, exasperação, penúria, vesícula biliar, bile, cecídio, galha, exasperar, atormentar, esfolar, incomodar, bugalhoPortuguese
  • impertinență, exasperare, bășica fierii, fiere, mizerie, veziculă biliară, bilă, rosătură, tupeu, tracasa, incomoda, roade, sâcâi, cecidie, exaspera, zgâria, molesta, enerva, gală, deranjaRomanian
  • истирание, желчный пузырь, желчь, галл, чернильный орешекRussian
  • žuč, жучSerbo-Croatian
  • žlčSlovak
  • žolčSlovene
  • vrerAlbanian
  • fräckhet, skavaSwedish
  • жовч, жовчний міхур, галUkrainian
  • پتUrdu
  • bilVolapük

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