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

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134 words · showing 1–60

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  • gallery/ˈɡæləɹi/nounB12 meaningsA building where paintings are shown.
  • gamble/ˈɡæm.bəl/verbB12 meaningsTo risk money on an uncertain outcome.
  • gambling/ˈɡæm.bl̩.ɪŋ/nounB2Risking money on the result of a game or a race.
  • game/ɡeɪm/nounA13 meaningsAn activity with rules played for fun or to win.
  • gaming/ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/nounB2Playing computer games, or betting for money.
  • gangster/ˈɡæŋ.stəː/
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nounB2
A member of an organised criminal band.
  • gardener/ˈɡɑɹd.n̩.ɚ/nounB2Somebody who looks after plants, flowers and lawns.
  • garnish/ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/verbB2+3 meaningsTo add a small pretty finishing touch to a plate.
  • gash/ɡæʃ/nounB22 meaningsA long deep cut in flesh.
  • gasp/ɡɑːsp/verbB24 meaningsTo take a short, sharp breath in, from shock, pain or surprise.
  • gate changenounB2An announcement that your departure door has moved.
  • gate latchnounB2The catch that holds a field gate shut.
  • gateway/ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/nounB2An opening with a gate, or a way into something larger.
  • gather/ˈɡæðə/nounB13 meaningsCloth drawn up on a thread to make soft fullness.
  • gauge/ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+4 meaningsTo judge or estimate the amount, level or strength of something, especially something you cannot measure directly.
  • gauze/ɡɔːz/nounB2A thin loosely woven fabric used for dressings.
  • gaze/ɡeɪz/verbB23 meaningsTo look at something steadily for a long time.
  • gear rationounB2How far one turn of the pedals drives you.
  • gear shiftnounB2The control that changes which gear you are in.
  • gel nailsnounB2Nail colour hardened under a lamp to last for weeks.
  • gender/ˈd͡ʒɛndə/nounB2The state of being male, female or otherwise identified.
  • gene/d͡ʒiːn/nounB2One inherited instruction inside a living thing.
  • generation/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB12 meaningsAll the people born and living at about the same time.
  • generation gapnounB2The difference in outlook between young and old.
  • generosity/ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɒs.ɪ.ti/nounB22 meaningsThe open-handed readiness to give.
  • genius/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/nounB13 meaningsSomebody with exceptional ability.
  • gentleman/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/nounB12 meaningsA polite, well-behaved man.
  • gentleness/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/nounB2A soft and careful way of treating things.
  • geography/dʒiˈɒɡɹəfi/nounA2+2 meaningsThe study of countries, landscapes and maps.
  • germ/d͡ʒɜːm/nounB22 meaningsA tiny living thing that can make you ill.
  • gesture/ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃə/nounB23 meaningsA movement of the hands, head or arms that carries a meaning.
  • getawaynounB2A short escape from daily life.
  • ghetto/ˈɡɛ.təʊ/nounB2A district where one group lives apart from the rest.
  • ghost/ɡəʊst/nounA22 meaningsThe spirit of a dead person appearing to the living.
  • gibberish/ˈd͡ʒɪ.bə.ɹɪʃ/nounB2Rapid, garbled talk that carries no meaning.
  • gig/ɡɪɡ/nounB22 meaningsA single live performance by a band.
  • glacier/ˈɡlæs.jə/nounB2A giant river of ice moving down a mountain.
  • glamour/ˈɡlæmə/nounB2An attractive and exciting charm.
  • glance/ɡlɑːns/verbB23 meaningsTo look at something quickly.
  • glare/ɡlɛɚ/verbB24 meaningsTo stare at someone with open anger.
  • glaze/ɡleɪz/verbB25 meaningsTo brush a shiny coating over food so that it gleams.
  • gleam/ɡliːm/verbB2+2 meaningsTo shine with a soft steady reflected light.
  • glee/ɡliː/nounB2Great delight, often at another's misfortune.
  • glide/ˈɡlaɪd/verbB23 meaningsTo move smoothly and quietly, with no visible effort.
  • glitch/ˈɡlɪt͡ʃ/nounB22 meaningsA small sudden fault that makes a machine behave oddly.
  • glitter/ˈɡlɪtə/verbB22 meaningsTo shine with many small flashes of light.
  • globe/ɡləʊb/nounB2The earth, or a round model of it.
  • gloom/ɡluːm/nounB22 meaningsPartial darkness in which you can barely make things out.
  • glory/ˈɡlɔːɹi/nounB12 meaningsGreat honour and fame won by achievement.
  • gloss/ɡlɒs/nounB22 meaningsPaint or a finish that dries hard and shiny.
  • glow/ɡləʊ/verbB23 meaningsTo give out a soft steady light, with no flame.
  • glue/ɡluː/nounA2+3 meaningsA sticky substance used to join things.
  • go/ɡəʊ/verbA14 meaningsTo move from here to another place.
  • goblin/ˈɡɒb.lɪn/nounB2A small malicious creature of folklore.
  • godfather/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsA man chosen to take an interest in a child's upbringing.
  • golden hour/ˈɡəʊl.dən ˌaʊə/nounB2The warm low light just after dawn or before dusk.
  • good/ɡʊd/adjectiveA17 meaningsOf a standard that pleases you; enjoyable.
  • goodwill/ˌɡʊdˈwɪl/nounB2Friendly feeling, and the willingness to help.
  • gorge walknounB2A walk through a narrow steep-sided valley.
  • gospel/ˈɡɒspəl/nounB2One of the four accounts of the life of Jesus.