Gall

/ɡɔːl/

Synonyms for "gall" (420 found)

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Closest matches (84)

Noun(8 words)

bile abrade annoy audaciousness audacity bitterness boldness brass

ablate abrade abrase abrasion acerbity acid acidity acidulousness acridity acridness acrimony afflict affliction aggravate aggravation agonize ail anger animosity annoy

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annoyance arouse arrogance asperity assurance astringence astringency audacity autacoidbad humorbad temperbadger balls bark bedevil bile bilge biliousness bitebitter cupbitter draftbitter draughtbitter pillbitter resentmentbitternessbitterness of spiritblain bleb blemish blister blob bloody boss bother bow brashness brassbrazen boldnessbrazenness break bubble bug bulb bulge bulla bump bunch burdenburden of careburl burnburn upbutton cahotcankerworm of carecare

Strong matches (126)

causticity causticness chafe chalone check cheek chide chine chip choler chutzpah clash claw clump conceit concussion condyle confidence convex convulse

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corrosiveness crack crackle craze crosscrown of thornscrucify crust curse cutdigestive secretiondiscontent distress disturb dowel ear effrontery embitterment encumbrance endocrine enmity enrage erase erode exacerbate exacerbation exasperate exasperation excoriate excruciate exercise face fester file flange flapflash burnfracture fray frazzle freedom fret frontgall and wormwoodgashgastric juicegetgive paingnarlgnashing of teethgnawgnaw awaygoad grategrate ongravel graze grievance grind gripe grit guts handle harasshard feelingsharrow harry harshness haughtiness heartburning hector heroics hill hormone hubris hump hunch hurtill humorill natureill temperill-nature impertinence improvidence imprudence impudence incense incise incision indiscretion inflameinflict paininfliction

Verb(2 words)

chafe fret

Noun(11 words)

cheek cheekiness cheeks chutzpa crust freshness hardihood hutzpa hutzpah impertinence impudence

Related words (210)

infuriate injudiciousness injure injury insolenceintestinal juiceirk irritant irritate irritation jog jogglekill by inchesknob knot knur knurl lacerate laceration lesion

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lip load loftiness loop lordliness lump maimmake mincemeat ofmartyr martyrize maul mole molest mordacitymortal woundmountain moxie mucus mutilate mutilation nag needle nerve nettle nevus nip nub nubbin nubble nuisance offend oppression overbearance overboldness overcarelessness overconfidence oversureness overweeningnesspack of troublespainpancreatic juicepapillomapeck of troublespeg pester pierce pinch plague poison pomposity presumption prick pride priggishnessprolong the agonyprostatic fluidprovocation provoke puncture pungencyput output to torturerack rancidity rancidness rancor rankle rankling rashness rasp raze rend rent rheum rib ridge rile ring rip roil rubrub awayrub offrub outrub the wrong wayruffle run rupturesalivary secretionsauce sauciness savage scald scandalize scorch score scotch scour scrape scratch scrub scuffsea of troublessecond-degree burnself-importance semenset on edgesharpness shoulder skin slash slitslow burnsmugness soresore spotsoreness sorrow sourness sperm spine spleen sprain stabstab woundstick sting strain stud style tab tartness tear tears temerariousness temeritythird-degree burnthorn thyroxin torment torture trauma traumatize trouble tubercle tubercule tweak twist unchariness unwariness venom venomousness verruca vesicle vex vexation virulence vitriol wale wartwaters of bitternesswearwear awayweight welt woe worry woundwounds immedicablewrench wring

Noun(17 words)

insolence irk irritate nerve nettle nutgall outgrowth rancor rancour resentment rubsaddle sorescrape scuff tumor tumors vex

Verb(2 words)

irk rankles

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More general

17 entries

angeranimal diseasedamagedigestive fluiddigestive juicediscourtesyemotional impactenmity hostilityill willirritatepersonality traitplant abnormalityplant tissuerudenesssecretory fluid

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More specific

9 entries

abrasionbile acidbile pigmentcheek impertinence irkleaf gallstem gallvex

Collocations

12 entries

be galled bybile acidbile pigmentgall bladdergall someonegalled skingalling experiencegalling frictiongalling irritationgallstoneleaf gallstem gall

Inflections

3 entries

galled galling galls

Derivations

4 entries

gallbladder galling gallingly gallstone

Sample sentences

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For gall bladder surgery, go down this hall and take a right.

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Even a nightingale isn't without its gall.

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He had the gall to ignore my advice.

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Gall, lover of the Queen, went - magnanimous tour - / Gallantly from the arena to the Tower Grande, in Nîmes.

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