Skip to content
ARCHIEENGLISH
LearnPlayWordsRanking
  • Learn
  • Play
  • Words
  • Ranking
  • Mine

The library

Vocabulary

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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Level
A1A2A2+B1B1+B2B2+C1C2
Part of speech
nounverbadjectiveadverbprepositionpronounphrase

53 words

clear filters
  • gag/ɡæɡ/verbB22 meaningsTo choke or retch.
  • gamble/ˈɡæm.bəl/verbB12 meaningsTo risk money on an uncertain outcome.
  • 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.
  • gather/ˈɡæðə/
nounB13 meanings
Cloth 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.
  • gaze/ɡeɪz/verbB23 meaningsTo look at something steadily for a long time.
  • generate/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB2To produce something in quantity.
  • gesture/ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃə/nounB23 meaningsA movement of the hands, head or arms that carries a meaning.
  • ghost/ɡəʊst/nounA22 meaningsThe spirit of a dead person appearing to the living.
  • give/ˈɡɪv/verbA15 meaningsTo hand something to someone so that it becomes theirs.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • gobble/ˈɡɒbl̩/verbB22 meaningsTo eat fast and greedily.
  • gossip/ˈɡɒsɪp/nounB14 meaningsTalk about other people's private business, especially what they would not want repeated.
  • govern/ˈɡʌv.ən/verbB2+2 meaningsTo rule a country and make its decisions.
  • grab/ˈɡɹæb/verbB15 meaningsTo take hold of something suddenly and roughly.
  • grant/ɡɹɑːnt/nounB23 meaningsMoney given for a purpose and not repaid.
  • grapple/ˈɡɹæpəl/verbB22 meaningsTo struggle with somebody at close quarters.
  • grasp/ɡɹɑːsp/verbB13 meaningsTo seize something firmly with the hand.
  • grate/ˈɡɹeɪt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo shred food by rubbing it on a rough metal surface.
  • 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.
  • greet/ɡɹiːt/verbB13 meaningsTo say hello to someone, or welcome them, when you meet.
  • grieve/ɡɹiːv/verbB2To live through deep sorrow after a loss.
  • grimace/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo twist the face to show pain or distaste.
  • grin/ɡɹɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo smile widely, showing your teeth.
  • grind/ˈɡɹaɪnd/nounB22 meaningsExhausting and monotonous routine work.
  • grip/ˈɡɹɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo hold something tightly so that it cannot slip.
  • gripe/ɡɹaɪp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo complain persistently about small things.
  • groan/ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/verbB23 meaningsTo make a long low sound of pain, unhappiness or complaint.
  • groom/ɡɹuːm/nounB15 meaningsA man on his wedding day, or in the period just before or after it.
  • growl/ˈɡɹaʊ̯l/verbB24 meaningsTo make a low rough rumbling sound in the throat, the way an angry animal does.
  • grudge/ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsAn old wrong you refuse to let go of.
  • grumble/ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/verbB23 meaningsTo complain in a low, continuous, half-hearted voice.
  • grunt/ɡɹʌnt/verbB23 meaningsTo make a short low rough sound in your throat, from effort or in place of speaking.
  • guarantee/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/nounB23 meaningsA promise to repair or replace something if it fails.
  • guard/ɡɑːd/nounB13 meaningsSomebody whose job is to watch a place or a person and keep them safe.
  • guest/ɡɛst/nounA24 meaningsA person you have invited to your home or to an event.
  • guilt/ɡɪlt/nounB23 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of having done something wrong.
  • gulp/ɡʌlp/verbB23 meaningsTo swallow quickly in large mouthfuls.
  • gust/ɡʌst/nounB23 meaningsA sudden strong rush of wind.
  • gutter/ˈɡʌt.ə/nounB15 meaningsA channel along the edge of a roof that carries rainwater away.