| golden parachute | giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover |
swan dive
swallow dive | a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water |
swallow
drink deglutition | the act of swallowing, one swallow of the liquid was enough, he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips |
| golden algae | algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll |
golden shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas | shiner of eastern North America having golden glints, sometimes also called `bream' |
yellow warbler
golden warbler
yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
golden oriole
Oriolus oriolus | bright yellow songbird with black wings |
| swallow | small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations |
barn swallow
chimney swallow Hirundo rustica | common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. |
cliff swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota | North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls |
tree swallow tree martin
Hirundo nigricans | of Australia and Polynesia, nests in tree cavities |
white-bellied swallow
tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor | bluish-green-and-white North American swallow, nests in tree cavities |
bank martin
bank swallow
sand martin
Riparia riparia | swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks |
wood swallow
swallow shrike | Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow |
swallow-tailed kite
swallow-tailed hawk
Elanoides forficatus | graceful North American black-and-white kite |
golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos | large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck |
golden pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus | brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia |
| fairy swallow | fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet |
chimney swift
chimney swallow Chateura pelagica | American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys |
| golden mole | mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur |
| golden plover | plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots |
sea swallow
Sterna hirundo | common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage |
| golden retriever | an English breed having a long silky golden coat |
| goldeneye golden-eyed fly | a variety of green lacewing |
golden hamster
Syrian hamster
Mesocricetus auratus | small lightolored hamster often kept as a pet |
angwantibo
golden potto
Arctocebus calabarensis | a kind of lemur |
| golden calf | (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship, destroyed by Moses, it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly |
| Golden Gate Bridge | a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate |
swallow-tailed coat
swallowtail
morning coat | a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back |
| golden mean | the middle between extremes |
| Golden Rule | a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them (Matthew :) |
| golden rule | any important rule, the golden rule of teaching is to be clear |
oldie
golden oldie | a song that was formerly popular |
| golden handshake | a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire) |
swallow
sup | a small amount of liquid food, a sup of ale |
Golden Delicious
Yellow Delicious | a sweet eating apple with yellow skin |
| Grimes' golden | yellow apple that ripens in late autumn, eaten raw |
treacle
golden syrup | a pale cane syrup |
| Golden Horde | a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the th century |
California
Golden State
CA
Calif. | a state in the western United States on the Pacific, the rd largest state, known for earthquakes |
| Golden Gate | a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean, discovered in by Sir Francis Drake |
sinkhole
sink
swallow hole | a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof |
oldster
old person
senior citizen
golden ager | an elderly person |
wonder boy
golden boy | a man who is unusually successful at an early age |
golden larch
Pseudolarix amabilis | Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves |
golden clematis
Clematis tangutica | Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers |
goldthread
golden thread
Coptis groenlandica
Coptis trifolia groenlandica | low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers |
goldenseal
golden seal
yellow root
turmeric root
Hydrastis Canadensis | perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves |
golden wattle
Acacia pycnantha | shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental |
common allamanda
golden trumpet
Allamanda cathartica | vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers |