| golden parachute | giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover |
| 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 |
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 |
| cuckoo | any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail |
European cuckoo
Cuculus canorus | common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call, lays eggs in the nests of other birds |
black-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus | North American cuckoo, builds a nest and rears its own young |
pheasant coucal
pheasant cuckoo
Centropus phasianinus | Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant |
| 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 |
| golden retriever | an English breed having a long silky golden coat |
| cuckoo-bumblebee | a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees |
| 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 |
c Bedlam
booby hatch
crazy house
cuckoo's nest
funny farm
funny house
loony bin
madhouse
nut house
nuthouse
sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
| bronze | a sculpture made of bronze |
| bronze medal | a trophy made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition |
| cuckoo clock | clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Bronze Star Medal
Bronze Star | a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) |
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) |
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 |
fathead
goof
goofball
bozo jackass
goose
cuckoo
twat
zany | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
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 |
golden pothos
pothos ivy arum
Epipremnum aureum
Scindapsus aureus | evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage |
golden club
Orontium aquaticum | aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers |
| golden calla | any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes |
ragged robin
cuckoo flower
Lychnis flosuculi
Lychins floscuculi | common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals |
golden barrel cactus
Echinocactus grusonii | large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines |