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ghastly(dictionary)
Ghastly Glow Punch(recipes)

guar (iou) and ghastly (oh)


guar (iou)



guar noun. [gwɑ:] L19.
[Hindi guar.]
A drought-resistant leguminous plant, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, grown esp. in the Indian subcontinent as a vegetable and fodder crop and as a source of guar gum. L19.
More fully guar flour, guar gum. A fine powder obtained by grinding the endosperm of guar seeds and used in the Food, paper, and Other Industries. M20.

ghastly (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: gast 'to frighten' (11-17 centuries)]
very bad or unpleasant
-synonym horrible horrible
::a ghastly little hotel
::The whole thing was a ghastly mistake.
::The weather was ghastly.
making you very frightened, upset, or shocked
::a ghastly accident
look/feel ghastly
to look or feel ill, upset, or unhappy
::Are you all right? You look ghastly!
-- ghastliness n [U]