English dictionary

gall

/g/O/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.state

Synonyms saddle sore

Source: WordNet 3.0
a skin sore caused by chafing

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

noun.feeling

Synonyms bitterness rancor rancour resentment

Source: WordNet 3.0
a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

noun.body

Synonyms bile

Source: WordNet 3.0
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

noun.attribute

Synonyms cheekiness crust freshness impertinence impudence insolence

Source: WordNet 3.0
The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder.

noun

Source: webster1913
An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut.

noun

Source: webster1913
A wound in the skin made by rubbing.

noun

Source: webster1913

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

verb.perception

Synonyms chafe fret

Source: WordNet 3.0
irritate or vex

verb.emotion

Examples
It galls me that we lost the suit.

Synonyms irk

Source: WordNet 3.0
To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.

verb

Source: webster1913
To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable.

verb

Source: webster1913
To scoff; to jeer.

verb

Source: webster1913