English words: G

650 words under G; 601–650 on this page.

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• guess verb (guess, guesses, guessed, guessing); noun…
  To guess means to give an answer when you are not sure, without knowing all the facts.
• guesser noun (a guesser, guessers)
  A person who guesses, who gives an answer without knowing for sure.
• guesswork noun (guesswork — uncountable)
  Finding an answer by guessing, without enough facts or careful working out.
• guest noun (guest, guests)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A guest is a person who is invited to your home, to a party or to an event.
• guidance noun (uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Help and advice about what to do or how to behave.
• guide noun (a guide, guides); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who shows people the way or shows them around a place and tells them about it (a tour guide).
• guidebook noun (a guidebook, guidebooks)
  A book that gives information to visitors about a place, such as a city, country, museum or castle, with maps, history and tips.
• guild noun (guild, guilds)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A guild is a group of people who do the same craft or job and join together to help each other and keep up good standards.
• guile nounJewish tradition
  Clever, sneaky cheating; a trick that deceives people.
• guilt noun (guilt — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The bad, uncomfortable feeling you have when you know you have done something wrong.
• guiltiness nounJewish tradition
  The state of having done wrong and deserving blame.
• guiltless adjective (guiltless; more guiltless, most guiltless)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Guiltless means not to blame and having done no wrong.
• guilty adjective (guilty, guiltier, guiltiest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Feeling bad because you know you did something wrong.
• guinea noun (a guinea, guineas); part of names…
  Guinea is most often heard in «guinea pig», a small furry pet rodent with no tail.
• guinean adjective (Guinean); noun (a Guinean, Guineans)
  From or to do with Guinea, a country in West Africa.
• guinness proper noun (Guinness)
  Guinness is a famous dark Irish beer (a stout) made in Dublin since 1759; it is an alcoholic drink for adults.
• guise noun (guise, guises)
  A guise is the outward form or appearance someone takes, often to hide who they really are.
• guitar noun (guitar, guitars)
  A guitar is a musical instrument with strings that you play with your fingers or a small pick.
• guitarist noun (a guitarist, guitarists)
  A person who plays the guitar.
• gulch noun (gulch, gulches)
  A gulch is a deep, narrow valley cut out by running water, found especially in the American west.
• gulf noun (a gulf, gulfs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land, bigger than a bay (the Gulf of Mexico).
• gull noun (a gull, gulls); verb (gull — old: to trick)
  A large grey and white seabird with long wings and a loud cry, often seen at beaches and harbours; also called a seagull.
• gullet noun (a gullet, gullets)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The tube that food goes down from the mouth to the stomach; the oesophagus.
• gully noun (gully, gullies)
  A gully is a narrow channel or ditch cut into the ground by rain or running water.
• gulp verb (gulp, gulps, gulped, gulping); noun (a gulp, gulps)
  To swallow food or drink quickly in big mouthfuls.
• gum noun (gum, gums; a piece of gum); verb (gum up — rare)
  Gum, or chewing gum, is a soft sweet you chew for a long time but do not swallow.
• gumdrop noun (a gumdrop, gumdrops)
  A gumdrop is a small, soft, chewy sweet shaped like a little dome, usually coated in sugar and brightly coloured.
• gummy adjective (gummy, gummier, gummiest); noun…
  Gummy means sticky like glue or gum.
• gun noun (a gun, guns); verb…
  A gun is a weapon that fires bullets or other objects through a metal tube using explosive force.
• gunboat noun (a gunboat, gunboats)
  A small warship with big guns, used especially on rivers or near the coast.
• gunk noun (gunk — uncountable, informal)
  Any thick, sticky, dirty or slimy stuff that you do not want, such as grease in a drain or goo on a shoe.
• gunman noun (a gunman, gunmen)
  A man who uses a gun to hurt people or commit a crime.
• gunpowder noun (gunpowder, uncountable)
  Gunpowder is a black powder that explodes when lit, made from saltpetre, charcoal and sulphur; it was used in old guns and cannons and is…
• gur nounJewish tradition
  A place name in the Bible, "the ascent of Gur" near Ibleam; also part of the name Gur-baal.
• gurgle verb (gurgle, gurgles, gurgled, gurgling); noun…
  To gurgle means for water or liquid to make a bubbling sound as it flows, like water going down a drain.
• guru noun (a guru, gurus)
  In Hinduism and Sikhism, a guru is a holy teacher and guide; Sikhs honour ten human Gurus and their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib.
• gush verb (gush, gushes, gushed, gushing); noun (a gush, gushes)everyday · Jewish tradition
  For a liquid to flow out suddenly and fast in large amounts.
• gust noun (a gust, gusts); verb (gust, gusts, gusted, gusting)
  A sudden strong rush of wind.
• gusty adjective (gusty, gustier, gustiest)
  Gusty weather has wind that blows in sudden strong bursts, then drops, then blows hard again.
• gut noun (a gut, guts); verb (gut, guts, gutted, gutting)…
  The gut is the long tube in your body that food passes through, including the stomach and intestines.
• gutter noun (a gutter, gutters); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A long open pipe along the edge of a roof that carries rainwater away.
• guy noun (a guy, guys)
  A man.
• gym noun (gym, gyms); short for gymnasium
  A gym is a big room or building for sport and exercise, with equipment like weights or bars.
• gymnasium noun (a gymnasium, gymnasiums or gymnasia; short: gym)
  A gymnasium is a large room or building with equipment for sport and exercise.
• gymnast noun (a gymnast, gymnasts)
  A person who does gymnastics: a sport of jumps, flips, balances and swinging on bars, rings, beams and mats.
• gymnastics noun (gymnastics — takes a singular verb for the sport)…
  Gymnastics is a sport of exercises that show strength, balance and flexibility, like rolls, cartwheels, handstands and moves on bars and…
• gypsum noun (gypsum, uncountable)
  Gypsum is a soft white or grey mineral found in rocks, used to make plaster, chalk-like boards for walls, and some fertilisers.
• gypsy noun (a gypsy, gypsies; also gipsy, gipsies); adjective…
  An old name for a person of the Romani people (Roma), whose ancestors came from India long ago and travelled through Europe; many Romani…
• gyre noun (a gyre, gyres); verb…
  A gyre is a huge circle of ocean currents that moves round and round across a large part of an ocean.
• gyroscopic adjective (gyroscopic)
  To do with a gyroscope, a spinning wheel or disc that keeps steady and resists being tipped over.

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