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' |
bunting | any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America |
indigo bunting indigo finch indigo bird Passerina cyanea | small deep blue North American bunting |
ortolan ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana | brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy |
reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus | European bunting inhabiting marshy areas |
yellowhammer yellow bunting Emberiza citrinella | European bunting the male being bright yellow |
yellow-breasted bunting Emberiza aureola | common in Russia and Siberia |
snow bunting snowbird snowflake Plectrophenax nivalis | white Arctic bunting |
yellow warbler golden warbler yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens | American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds |
golden oriole Oriolus oriolus | bright yellow songbird with black wings |
red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis | bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast, of northern coniferous forests |
white-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis | bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast, of eastern North America |
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 |
red-breasted sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius ruber | western North American sapsucker |
red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator | widely distributed merganser of America and Europe |
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 |
red-breasted snipe Limnodromus scolopaceus | a dowitcher with a red breast |
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 |
bunting | a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. |
double-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttons |
double-breasted suit | a suit with a double-breasted jacket |
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 |
single-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons |
single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
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) |
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 |
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 |