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galls

The correct spelling is galls.

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noun

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The correct spelling is galls. Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. For example: "Improper cooling and a dull milling blade on titanium can gall the surface."

Usage Examples

Improper cooling and a dull milling blade on titanium can gall the surface.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
  2. 2.The gall bladder.
  3. 3.Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
  4. 4.A feeling of exasperation.
  5. 5.Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.

verb

  1. 1.To bother or trouble.
  2. 2.To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
  3. 3.To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
  4. 4.To exasperate.
  5. 5.To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.

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