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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • galaxy/ˈɡæl.ək.si/nounB1A vast system of stars held together by gravity.
  • gallery/ˈɡæləɹi/nounB12 meaningsA building where paintings are shown.
  • gamble/ˈɡæm.bəl/verbB12 meaningsTo risk money on an uncertain outcome.
  • games consolenounB1A machine bought to play video games on.
  • gang/ˈɡæŋ/nounB1A band of people who go about or work together.
  • gap/ɡæp/
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An empty space or opening between two things.
  • garage/ˈɡæ.ɹɪdʒ/nounB12 meaningsA building beside a house for keeping a car in.
  • gate/ˈɡeɪ̯t/nounA23 meaningsA hinged barrier in a wall or fence that you open to pass through.
  • gather/ˈɡæðə/nounB13 meaningsCloth drawn up on a thread to make soft fullness.
  • gathering/ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsAn assembly of people in one place.
  • gear/ɡɪə/nounB12 meaningsEquipment or clothing for a particular purpose.
  • gear sticknounB1The lever used to change gear.
  • general/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveA22 meaningsInvolving most people or things rather than a few.
  • generation/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB12 meaningsAll the people born and living at about the same time.
  • genius/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/nounB13 meaningsSomebody with exceptional ability.
  • gentleman/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/nounB12 meaningsA polite, well-behaved man.
  • giant/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/adjectiveB12 meaningsVery much larger than usual.
  • gift/ɡɪft/nounA22 meaningsSomething nice given to somebody.
  • gift cardnounB1A card loaded with money to spend as a present.
  • giggle/ˈɡɪɡl̩/verbB13 meaningsTo laugh in a light, high, half-swallowed way.
  • ginger/ˈdʒɪndʒə/nounB1A knobby spicy root used in cooking.
  • giraffe/dʒɪˈɹɑːf/nounB1The tallest animal, with a very long neck.
  • girlfriend/ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/nounA12 meaningsThe woman or girl somebody is romantically involved with.
  • glory/ˈɡlɔːɹi/nounB12 meaningsGreat honour and fame won by achievement.
  • glove/ɡlʌv/nounB1A covering for the hand with separate parts for each finger.
  • goal/ɡəʊl/nounA23 meaningsThe frame with a net that a team tries to put the ball into.
  • godmother/ˈɡɒdmʌðə/nounB12 meaningsA woman who promises at a child's baptism to help raise the child in the faith.
  • goldfish/ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/nounB1A small orange fish kept as a pet.
  • good/ɡʊd/adjectiveA17 meaningsOf a standard that pleases you; enjoyable.
  • goodness/ˈɡʊdnəs/nounB12 meaningsThe quality of being morally good.
  • gorilla/ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/nounB1The largest of the apes.
  • gossip/ˈɡɒsɪp/nounB14 meaningsTalk about other people's private business, especially what they would not want repeated.
  • government/ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənt/nounA23 meaningsThe group of people who run a country.
  • governor/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə/nounB13 meaningsThe elected head of a US state or a province.
  • gown/ˈɡaʊ̯n/nounB12 meaningsA long elegant dress for grand occasions.
  • grab/ˈɡɹæb/verbB15 meaningsTo take hold of something suddenly and roughly.
  • grade/ɡɹeɪd/nounB14 meaningsA letter or number showing how good a piece of work is.
  • graduate/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuət/verbB13 meaningsTo finish a university course and receive a degree.
  • graduation/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/nounB13 meaningsThe ceremony at which students receive their degrees or diplomas.
  • grain/ɡɹeɪn/nounB14 meaningsThe pattern and direction of the fibres in wood, stone or fabric.
  • grammar/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsThe rules for putting words together in a language.
  • grand/ˈɡɹænd/adjectiveB13 meaningsLarge and impressive.
  • graphic designernounB1A person who designs how printed and screen work looks.
  • grasp/ɡɹɑːsp/verbB13 meaningsTo seize something firmly with the hand.
  • grasshopper/ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/nounB1A green jumping insect that sings in summer fields.
  • gratitude/ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tjuːd/nounB1The feeling of being thankful towards somebody for something they have done.
  • gravy/ˈɡɹeɪvi/nounB1A sauce made from the juices of cooked meat.
  • graze/ɡɹeɪz/verbB1+5 meaningsOf animals, to eat grass growing in a field.
  • grease/ɡɹis/nounB13 meaningsThick soft fat, especially the sort left in a pan after cooking meat.
  • greed/ɡɹiːd/nounB1A selfish craving for more than you need.
  • greek/ɡɹiːk/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to Greece or its people.
  • greeting/ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsWhat you say when you meet somebody.
  • grind/ˈɡɹaɪnd/nounB22 meaningsExhausting and monotonous routine work.
  • grip/ˈɡɹɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo hold something tightly so that it cannot slip.
  • groom/ɡɹuːm/nounB15 meaningsA man on his wedding day, or in the period just before or after it.
  • ground/ɡɹaʊnd/nounA24 meaningsThe surface of the earth.
  • ground floornounB1The storey of a building at street level.
  • group/ɡɹuːp/nounA12 meaningsA number of people or things gathered together.
  • group chatnounB1A conversation held between several people at once.
  • growth/ɡɹoʊθ/nounB12 meaningsAn increase in size, number or strength.