English words: G

650 words under G; 201–300 on this page.

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• gilt adjective (gilt); noun (gilt, no plural)
  Gilt means covered with a thin layer of gold or gold colour.
• gimlet noun (gimlet, gimlets)
  A gimlet is a small hand tool with a sharp, twisted point, used for boring small holes in wood.
• gin noun (gin, gins); verb (gin, gins, ginned, ginning — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Gin is a strong, clear alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries; it is for adults only.
• ginger noun (ginger — uncountable; a ginger, gingers — informal)…
  A plant root with a hot, spicy taste, used in cooking and drinks: ginger biscuits.
• gingerbread noun…
  A sweet, spicy cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often with treacle or golden syrup.
• gingerly adverb (gingerly); adjective (gingerly — less common)
  Very carefully and slowly, because you are afraid of hurting yourself or breaking something, or of what might happen.
• gingham noun (gingham, no plural)
  Gingham is a cotton cloth woven in a pattern of checks or stripes, often blue and white.
• ginkgo noun (a ginkgo, ginkgos or ginkgoes)
  A tall tree with fan-shaped leaves that turn bright yellow in autumn; it is called a living fossil because trees like it grew in the time…
• gipsy noun (a gipsy, gipsies); also spelt gypsy, gypsies…
  An old word for a member of the Romani people, who came to Europe from India long ago and many of whom lived and travelled in caravans.
• giraffe noun (a giraffe, giraffes or giraffe)
  A giraffe is a very tall African animal with a very long neck, long legs and a coat with brown patches.
• gird verb (gird, girds, girded or girt, girding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To gird is to fasten a belt or sword round the body, or to put on armour and get ready for battle or a journey.
• girdle noun (girdles); verb (girdle, girdles, girdled, girdling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A girdle is a belt or band worn round the waist, especially in old tales.
• girl noun (girl, girls)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A girl is a female child or a young woman.
• girlfriend noun (a girlfriend, girlfriends)
  A girlfriend is a girl or woman that someone is in a romantic relationship with.
• girth noun (girths)
  The girth of a horse is the strap that goes under its belly to hold the saddle on.
• git noun (a git, gits) — rude, UK and Ireland slang; also Git…
  A git is an annoying, stupid or unpleasant person; it is an insult.
• give verb (give, gives, gave, given, giving); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To give is to let someone have something of yours: give a present.
• giveaway noun (a giveaway, giveaways); adjective…
  A giveaway is a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a prize in a competition.
• giver noun (giver, givers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A giver is a person who gives something to others, like a present, money, time or help.
• givest verb, old form used with thou
  «givest» means «you give», a form of «give»: To give is to let someone have something of yours: give a present.
• giveth verb, old form of «gives» (he, she, it)
  «giveth» means «gives», a form of «give»: To give is to let someone have something of yours: give a present.
• gizzard noun (a gizzard, gizzards)
  A gizzard is a strong muscular part of a bird's stomach that grinds up food, often with small stones the bird has swallowed.
• glace adjective (glacé); noun (glace — French)
  Glacé (often written glace) describes fruit, such as cherries, that has been cooked in sugar syrup so it is shiny and sweet.
• glacial adjective (glacial)
  Glacial means to do with glaciers or ice, as in «glacial valleys».
• glacier noun (a glacier, glaciers)
  A glacier is a huge, thick mass of ice that moves very slowly over land, like a frozen river.
• glad adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Happy and pleased about something.
• gladden verb (gladden, gladdens, gladdened, gladdening)
  To gladden someone is to make them happy or glad.
• gladdened verb (past form of gladden)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Gladdened means made happy or glad.
• glade noun (glades)
  A glade is a small open space in a wood or forest, where there are no trees in the middle.
• gladiator noun (a gladiator, gladiators)
  A gladiator was a man in ancient Rome who fought other men or wild animals in an arena to entertain crowds, often with swords, nets or…
• gladly adverb
  Willingly and happily; with pleasure.
• gladness noun (gladness; uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A feeling of being happy and joyful.
• gladstone noun, a name (Gladstone); noun…
  William Ewart Gladstone, a British Prime Minister four times in the 1800s.
• glamorous adjective (glamorous, more glamorous, most glamorous)
  Glamorous means very attractive and exciting, often in a rich, stylish, showy way.
• glamour noun (glamour, uncountable); US spelling glamor
  Glamour is the special exciting attraction of something that seems rich, stylish or beautiful.
• glance verb (glance, glances, glanced, glancing); noun…
  To glance is to look at something very quickly and then look away.
• gland noun (a gland, glands)
  A gland is a small part of the body that makes a special substance the body needs, such as sweat, saliva, tears or hormones.
• glare verb (glare, glares, glared, glaring); noun (a glare; glare)
  To look at someone in an angry way for a while.
• glass noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Glass is a hard clear material that you can see through, used for windows, bottles and jars.
• glassblower noun (a glassblower, glassblowers); verb (glassblowing)
  A glassblower is a person who makes glass objects, like vases and bottles, by blowing air through a long tube into a blob of hot, melted…
• glasshouse noun (a glasshouse, glasshouses)
  A building made mostly of glass where plants are grown, kept warm by the sun; a greenhouse.
• glassy adjective (glassy, glassier, glassiest)
  Glassy means smooth, shiny and clear, like glass.
• glaswegian noun (a Glaswegian, Glaswegians); adjective (Glaswegian)
  A Glaswegian is a person who comes from Glasgow, the biggest city in Scotland.
• glaze noun (a glaze, glazes); verb…
  A glaze is a shiny coating painted on pottery before it is baked in a kiln, which makes it smooth, coloured and waterproof.
• glazed adjective (glazed); also the past form of «glaze»…
  Glazed food is covered with a shiny coating, like a glazed doughnut or glazed ham.
• gleam verb (gleam, gleams, gleamed, gleaming); noun…
  To shine softly or brightly, often by reflecting light: «The polished car gleamed.».
• gleaming adjective (gleaming); verb, -ing form of gleam…
  Shining brightly because clean, polished or wet: «gleaming shoes».
• glean verb (glean, gleans, gleaned, gleaning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To collect information bit by bit, often with effort: «I gleaned a few facts from the leaflet.».
• glee noun (no plural)
  Glee is great joy and happiness, often shown loudly.
• gleeful adjective (gleeful, more gleeful, most gleeful)
  Gleeful means full of joy, often a little mischievous or pleased with oneself.
• glen noun (a glen, glens)
  A narrow, deep valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland, often with a stream at the bottom.
• glib adjective (glib, glibber, glibbest)
  Glib describes talk that is too smooth and quick, said easily without real thought.
• glide verb (glide, glides, glided, gliding); noun…
  To glide is to move smoothly and quietly without effort, as if sliding.
• glider noun (a glider, gliders)
  A glider is a light aircraft with long wings and no engine that flies by riding on air currents.
• glimmer noun (glimmers); verb…
  A glimmer is a faint, weak light.
• glimmering verb form (present participle of glimmer); adjective
  Glimmering means shining faintly or weakly.
• glimpse noun (a glimpse, glimpses); verb…
  A very quick look at something, so you see it only for a moment or only a part of it.
• glint verb (glint, glints, glinted, glinting); noun…
  To give out a small, quick flash of light.
• glinting verb form (glint, glints, glinted, glinting); adjective…
  Giving out small, quick flashes of light, especially reflected light from metal, glass, water or eyes.
• glisten verb (glisten, glistens, glistened, glistening)
  To glisten means to shine with a soft, sparkly light because something is wet or oily.
• glistering adjectiveJewish tradition
  Shining or sparkling brightly, like something wet or polished.
• glitch noun (a glitch, glitches)
  A glitch is a small fault or problem that stops something working properly for a short time, especially in computers, games or machines.
• glitter noun (glitter — no plural); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Tiny shiny pieces of coloured plastic or metal used to decorate cards and crafts.
• glittering adjectiveJewish tradition
  Shining with small flashes of light, like a sword or jewel in the sun.
• glittery adjective (glittery, glitterier, glitteriest)
  Covered with glitter, tiny shiny bits that sparkle.
• gloat verb (gloat, gloats, gloated, gloating); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To gloat means to show you are very pleased about your own success or about someone else's bad luck, in a smug and unkind way.
• gloating verb form of gloat (gloat, gloats, gloated, gloating); noun…
  Gloating is showing that you are pleased about your own success or about someone else's bad luck, in a smug, unkind way.
• global adjective (global; adverb globally)
  Global means about the whole world: a global problem, global warming.
• globalisation noun (globalisation, uncountable); US spelling globalization
  Globalisation is the way countries around the world are becoming more and more connected through trade, travel, the internet, money and…
• globe noun (a globe, globes)
  A globe is a ball-shaped model of the Earth, with a map of the world on it.
• gloom noun (uncountable); verb (gloom — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Darkness or near-darkness, as in a dim room or a dark wood.
• gloomily adverb
  In a sad, hopeless or miserable way.
• gloominess nounJewish tradition
  The state of being dark, dim or sad.
• gloomy adjective (gloomy, gloomier, gloomiest)
  Dark or dim, with very little light.
• glorified adjective; verb form (past form of glorify)Jewish tradition
  Glorified means made to shine with great beauty or splendour, as if bright with light.
• glorify verbJewish tradition
  To praise and honor someone as great or splendid.
• glorious adjective (glorious, more glorious, most glorious)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very beautiful and wonderful to see or feel: a glorious sunset.
• gloriously adverb (more gloriously, most gloriously)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Gloriously means in a splendid, magnificent or wonderfully bright way.
• glory noun (glory, uncountable; glories); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Glory is great fame, honour and praise won by doing something important or brave.
• gloss noun (gloss, glosses); verb…
  A smooth shine on a surface: the gloss on a new car.
• glossary noun (a glossary, glossaries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A list of hard or special words with their meanings, usually at the back of a book.
• glossy adjective (glossy, glossier, glossiest); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Glossy means smooth and shiny, so it reflects light.
• glove noun (glove, gloves)
  A glove is a covering for your hand, with a separate place for each finger and the thumb.
• glow verb (glow, glows, glowed, glowing); noun (a glow)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To glow is to give out a soft, steady light without flames.
• glowworm noun (a glowworm, glowworms); also glow-worm
  A glowworm is a kind of beetle whose females, which look like soft grubs without wings, give off a green light from their tails at night.
• glucose noun (glucose, uncountable)
  Glucose is a kind of sugar that your body uses for energy; your blood carries it to all your cells.
• glue noun (glue, glues); verb…
  Glue is a sticky substance used to join things together.
• glug noun (a glug, glugs); verb (glug, glugs, glugged, glugging)…
  The gurgling sound liquid makes when it is poured out of a bottle.
• glum adjective (glum, glummer, glummest); adverb: glumly
  Sad and quiet, looking unhappy and disappointed.
• glutamate noun (glutamate, glutamates)
  A natural substance found in many foods such as tomatoes, cheese and mushrooms; it gives the savoury taste called umami.
• gluten noun (gluten — uncountable)
  Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye that makes dough stretchy and helps bread rise.
• gluteus noun (gluteus, glutei — also «glutes», informal)
  The gluteus is one of the three big muscles in each buttock (bottom) that help you stand up, walk, run and climb; the biggest is the…
• glutton noun (gluttons)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A glutton is a person who eats far too much and greedily.
• gluttonous adjectiveJewish tradition
  Greedy for food and eating far too much.
• glycerine noun (glycerine — uncountable); also spelled glycerin (US)
  A thick, clear, sweet-tasting liquid with no colour or smell, used in soap, medicines, cosmetics and food.
• glyph noun (a glyph, glyphs)
  A glyph is a picture or symbol used as a sign for a word, a sound or an idea, like an Egyptian hieroglyph or a Maya sign.
• gmt abbreviation (GMT)
  GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time: the time at the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, London, used as the starting point for the world's time…
• gnarled adjective (gnarled, more gnarled)
  Twisted, rough and full of knots, like an old tree trunk or branch.
• gnash verb (gnash, gnashes, gnashed, gnashing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To gnash is to grind the teeth together hard, often in anger or pain.
• gnat noun (a gnat, gnats)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A gnat is a tiny flying insect, a bit like a very small fly, often seen in clouds near water; some kinds bite.

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