gland

gland has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• n.. An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.
• n.. An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the functions of which are very imperfectly known.
• n.. A special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product.
• n.. Any very small prominence.
• n.. The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing.
• n.. The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.
• n.. any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream