English words: G

650 words under G; 1–100 on this page.

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• ga abbreviation and fragment (GA, Ga, ga — with several uses)
  GA is the short form for Georgia, a state in the south-eastern United States, used in addresses.
• gab verb (gab, gabs, gabbed, gabbing); noun (gab)
  To talk a lot, quickly and often about unimportant things; to chatter.
• gable noun (gables)
  A gable is the triangle-shaped top of a wall at the end of a sloping roof.
• gabled adjective
  Having a gable or gables: the pointed, triangle-shaped part of a wall under the two sloping sides of a roof.
• gabriel proper noun (Gabriel)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The angel Gabriel is a messenger of God; Christians remember that he told Mary she would have a baby, Jesus, and told Zechariah about John…
• gad verb (gads, gadded, gadding); exclamation (old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To gad about is to wander from place to place looking for fun or news.
• gaddi proper nounJewish tradition
  a man's name.
• gadfly noun (gadflies)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A gadfly is a large fly that bites cattle and horses.
• gadget noun (a gadget, gadgets)
  A small, clever machine or tool that does a useful job: a kitchen gadget.
• gaelic adjective (Gaelic); noun (Gaelic)
  Gaelic is a group of Celtic languages: Irish (Gaeilge) in Ireland and Scottish Gaelic in Scotland.
• gaffer noun (a gaffer, gaffers)
  The boss: a manager, foreman or the person in charge, especially of a football team or a group of workers.
• gag noun (a gag, gags); verb (gag, gags, gagged, gagging)
  A joke or a funny trick, especially by a comedian: a running gag.
• gaiety noun (gaieties)
  Gaiety is a happy, lively feeling; cheerfulness.
• gaily adverb (gaily; more gaily, most gaily)
  In a happy, cheerful, lively way: «The children sang gaily.».
• gain verb (gain, gains, gained, gaining); noun (a gain, gains)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To gain is to get more of something, like weight, points, speed or money.
• gainsay verb (gainsays, gainsaid, gainsaying) (old use)
  To gainsay is to say that something is not true; to deny or argue against it.
• gait noun (a gait, gaits)
  The way a person or animal walks or runs: the pattern and style of their steps.
• gaiter noun (a gaiter, gaiters)
  A cover made of cloth or leather worn over the ankle and lower leg, to keep out mud, snow or stones.
• gal noun (gals) (informal)
  A gal is a girl or young woman.
• gala noun (a gala, galas)
  A special party or performance to celebrate something, often with fancy clothes.
• galactic adjective (galactic)
  To do with a galaxy, a huge group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, such as our Milky Way.
• galaxy noun (a galaxy, galaxies; the Galaxy = the Milky Way)
  A galaxy is a huge group of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity.
• galbanum nounJewish tradition
  a sticky, strong-smelling resin from a plant, used in perfume and incense.
• gale noun (a gale, gales)
  A very strong wind, stronger than a breeze but weaker than a hurricane.
• galician adjective (Galician); noun…
  From Galicia, a region in the north-west of Spain, or about its people.
• gall noun (gall — uncountable; a gall, galls); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Gall is rude, bold cheek: «He had the gall to ask for more after eating mine!».
• gallant adjective (gallant, more gallant, most gallant); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Brave, especially in a fine, noble way: a gallant knight.
• gallantly adverb
  Gallantly means bravely and boldly, showing courage.
• gallantry noun (gallantry — uncountable)
  Great bravery, especially in battle or danger.
• galleon noun (a galleon, galleons)
  A galleon was a large sailing ship with several masts and decks, used long ago by Spain, England and other countries for war and trade.
• gallery noun (a gallery, galleries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A building or room where paintings, sculptures and other art are shown.
• galley noun (a galley, galleys)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A galley is the kitchen on a ship, boat or plane.
• gallon noun (a gallon, gallons)
  A unit for measuring liquids.
• gallop verb (gallop, gallops, galloped, galloping); noun…
  To gallop is to run very fast, the way a horse does, with all four feet off the ground at one moment.
• gallows noun (gallows or gallowses) (old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A gallows is a wooden frame with a beam, used in the past to hang criminals.
• gallus noun (Gallus — a name of a genus); adjective…
  Gallus is the Latin scientific name for the group (genus) of jungle fowl that includes the chicken: the chicken is Gallus gallus domesticus.
• galosh noun (galoshes)
  A galosh is a rubber overshoe worn over a boot or shoe in wet weather.
• galvanise verb (galvanise, galvanises, galvanised, galvanising); US…
  To galvanise people means to shock or excite them into acting quickly.
• gamble verb (gamble, gambles, gambled, gambling); noun…
  To gamble is to bet money on a game, race or event, hoping to win more but risking losing it.
• gambler noun (a gambler, gamblers)
  A person who plays games of chance for money, such as cards, betting or slot machines.
• gambling noun (gambling, uncountable); verb form of gamble…
  Gambling is playing games or betting money on something whose result depends on luck, hoping to win more money.
• gambol verb (gambols, gambolled, gambolling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To gambol is to skip, jump and play about happily, like a lamb or kitten.
• game noun (game, games); adjective (game — willing)
  A game is something you play for fun with rules, like football, chess or tag.
• gamekeeper noun (gamekeepers)
  A gamekeeper is a person whose job is to look after wild animals and birds kept for hunting on a large estate.
• gamma noun (gamma, gammas)
  Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet, written γ (small) and Γ (capital), after alpha and beta.
• gamut nounJewish tradition
  the whole range of something, from one end to the other.
• gander noun (a gander, ganders); (informal) «have a gander»
  An adult male goose.
• gang noun (a gang, gangs); verb…
  A gang is a group of friends who spend time together.
• gangster noun (a gangster, gangsters)
  A gangster is a member of a gang of violent criminals who break the law to get money or power.
• gangway noun (a gangway, gangways); interjection…
  A movable bridge or ramp for walking between a ship and the land.
• gannet noun (a gannet, gannets)
  A large white seabird with black wing tips and a yellowish head that dives from high up into the sea to catch fish.
• gaol noun (a gaol, gaols); verb (gaol, gaols, gaoled, gaoling)
  A prison; a jail.
• gaoler noun (a gaoler, gaolers); also spelt jailer, jailor
  A person whose job is to guard prisoners in a prison; a jailer or prison officer.
• gap noun (gap, gaps)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A gap is an empty space or opening between two things: a gap in a fence, a gap between your teeth.
• gape verb (gape, gapes, gaped, gaping); noun (a gape, gapes)
  To stare with your mouth wide open, because you are surprised or amazed.
• gar noun (a gar, gars; also garfish, gar)
  A gar is a long, thin fish with a narrow snout full of sharp teeth, such as the North American gar of rivers and lakes.
• garage noun (garage, garages)
  A garage is a building or a room next to a house where a car is kept.
• garb noun (garbs)
  Garb is clothing, especially a particular kind or style of dress.
• garbage noun (garbage — uncountable)
  Rubbish; food waste and other things you throw away.
• garden noun (garden, gardens); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A garden is a piece of land where people grow flowers, fruit or vegetables.
• gardener noun (gardener, gardeners)
  A gardener is a person who looks after a garden and its plants, as a job or for fun.
• garfish noun (a garfish; plural garfish or garfishes)
  A long, thin fish with a narrow beak-like jaw full of sharp teeth.
• gargle verb (gargle, gargles, gargled, gargling); noun…
  To gargle means to hold liquid in the back of your throat and blow air through it to make it bubble, to clean or soothe your throat.
• garibaldi noun (a garibaldi, garibaldis); proper noun…
  A flat rectangular biscuit with a layer of squashed currants inside, sometimes called a «squashed fly biscuit».
• garland noun (garlands); verb (garlands, garlanded, garlanding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A garland is a ring or string of flowers, leaves or ribbons, worn on the head or hung up.
• garlic noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A plant like a small onion with a strong smell and taste, used to flavour food; its bulb splits into parts called cloves.
• garlicky adjective (garlicky; more garlicky, most garlicky)
  Tasting or smelling strongly of garlic.
• garment noun (a garment, garments)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A garment is a piece of clothing, such as a shirt, dress, coat or pair of trousers.
• garner verb (garner, garners, garnered, garnering); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To collect or gain something, such as support, praise, votes or information.
• garnet noun (garnets)
  A garnet is a dark red stone, a kind of jewel, used in rings and necklaces.
• garnish verb (garnish, garnishes, garnished, garnishing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To garnish is to decorate food with a small extra bit, such as parsley or a slice of lemon, to make it look nice.
• garret noun (garrets)
  A garret is a small room right at the top of a house, under the roof, often bare and cold.
• garrison noun (a garrison, garrisons); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A group of soldiers living in a town or fort to guard it.
• garter noun (garters)
  A garter is a band of elastic or cloth worn round the leg to hold up a stocking or sock.
• gas noun (gas, gases or gasses); verb…
  A substance like air that has no fixed shape and spreads out to fill any space.
• gaseous adjective (gaseous) — (science)
  In the form of a gas, not a solid or liquid.
• gasp verb (gasp, gasps, gasped, gasping); noun (a gasp, gasps)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To gasp means to breathe in suddenly and loudly with your mouth open, because you are surprised, shocked or in pain.
• gassing verb form (gas, gases/gasses, gassed, gassing); noun…
  Chatting or talking for a long time about not very important things; also boasting.
• gastric adjective
  About the stomach.
• gastroenteritis noun (gastroenteritis, uncountable)
  An illness where the stomach and intestines (gut) become sore and swollen, usually caused by a virus or bacteria, giving sickness…
• gate noun (gate, gates)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A gate is a door in a fence, hedge or wall that opens and closes.
• gatekeeper noun (gatekeepers)
  A gatekeeper is a person who looks after a gate and lets people in or out.
• gateway noun (a gateway, gateways)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An opening in a wall or fence that can be closed with a gate; an entrance.
• gather verb (gather, gathers, gathered, gathering)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To gather is to come together in one place as a group.
• gatherer noun (a gatherer, gatherers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person or animal that collects things, such as food, information or people.
• gatherest verb, old form used with thou
  «gatherest» means «you gather», a form of «gather»: To gather is to come together in one place as a group.
• gathereth verb, old form of «gathers» (he, she, it)
  «gathereth» means «gathers», a form of «gather»: To gather is to come together in one place as a group.
• gathering noun (a gathering, gatherings); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A gathering is a group of people who meet together, often for a special reason.
• gator noun, informal (a gator, gators)
  A gator is short for an alligator, a large reptile with strong jaws that lives in rivers and swamps in the southern USA and China.
• gauche adjective (gauche, more gauche); (French) gauche
  Awkward and clumsy in how you behave with other people, saying or doing slightly wrong things.
• gauge noun (a gauge, gauges); verb…
  An instrument that measures and shows an amount, like a fuel gauge, a pressure gauge or a rain gauge.
• gaul noun, proper name (Gaul, Gauls)
  Gaul was the old name for a large area of western Europe in Roman times, mostly where France and Belgium are today.
• gaunt adjective (gaunt, gaunter, gauntest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Gaunt means very thin, with a bony, hungry look, often from illness or hunger.
• gauntlet noun (a gauntlet, gauntlets)
  A thick glove with a long wide cuff covering the wrist, worn for work, riding or motoring.
• gauntleted adjective (gauntleted)
  Wearing gauntlets: thick gloves with wide cuffs that cover the wrist, or armoured gloves worn by knights.
• gauze noun (gauze; uncountable; a gauze pad)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Gauze is a very thin, light cloth with tiny holes, often used to cover wounds.
• gauzy adjective (gauzier, gauziest)
  Gauzy means very thin and light, almost see-through, like fine cloth.
• gavel noun (a gavel, gavels); verb…
  A small wooden hammer that a judge, auctioneer or chairperson bangs to get attention, keep order or show that something is decided or sold.
• gavest verb, old form used with thou (past)
  «gavest» means «you gave», a form of «give»: To give is to let someone have something of yours: give a present.
• gay adjective (gay, gayer, gayest); noun…
  Describing a person, especially a man, who is romantically attracted to people of the same sex; women may also call themselves gay or…

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