Standard Lemma guide

gallus

adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: G AE1 L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Alternative form of gallows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of gallu

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One strap of a pair of galluses (suspenders).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, dated, dialectal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

common domestic birds and related forms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Gallus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bird genus

5

noun

Meaning 5

elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brace, suspender

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: man's clothing

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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