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

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  • glutton/ˈɡlʌtn̩/nounB2+Somebody who eats far too much.
  • gluttony/ˈɡlʌ.tən.i/nounC1Eating and drinking far more than you need.
  • glyph/ɡlɪf/nounC1A carved symbol standing for a word or a sound.
  • gnat/næt/nounB2+A tiny biting fly.
  • gnome/ˈnəʊ̯m/nounB2+A small bearded figure of folklore, often in a garden.
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To move from here to another place.
  • goad/ɡəʊd/verbC12 meaningsTo keep provoking somebody into acting.
  • goal/ɡəʊl/nounA23 meaningsThe frame with a net that a team tries to put the ball into.
  • goalkeeper/ˈɡəʊlˌkiː.pə/nounB1+The one player allowed to use hands to guard the net.
  • goat/ɡəʊt/nounA2A horned farm animal kept for milk and meat.
  • goatee/ɡəʊˈtiː/nounB2+A small beard on the chin alone.
  • goblet/ˈɡɒblət/nounB2+A drinking glass on a tall stem.
  • goblin/ˈɡɒb.lɪn/nounB2A small malicious creature of folklore.
  • god/ɡɒd/nounA1A being worshipped as having power over nature and people.
  • godchild/ˈɡɑdˌt͡ʃaɪld/nounB2+The child you promise at baptism to help guide through life.
  • goddess/ˈɡɒdɛs/nounB1+A female being worshipped as divine.
  • godfather/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsA man chosen to take an interest in a child's upbringing.
  • godmother/ˈɡɒdmʌðə/nounB12 meaningsA woman who promises at a child's baptism to help raise the child in the faith.
  • godparentnounB1+An adult who promises to guide a child's upbringing.
  • godspeednounC1A wish of good fortune to somebody setting out.
  • goggles/ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/nounA2+Sealed eye protection worn against dust, sparks or water.
  • gold/ɡəʊld/nounA24 meaningsThe soft, heavy yellow metal used for coins, rings and bars.
  • golden hour/ˈɡəʊl.dən ˌaʊə/nounB2The warm low light just after dawn or before dusk.
  • goldfish/ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/nounB1A small orange fish kept as a pet.
  • goldsmith/ˈɡoʊldˌsmɪθ/nounB2+A craftsman who works in precious metal.
  • golf/ɡɒlf/nounA2+2 meaningsA game in which players hit a small ball into a series of holes with clubs.
  • gong/ɡɒŋ/nounB2+A large hanging metal disc struck for a deep note.
  • good/ɡʊd/adjectiveA17 meaningsOf a standard that pleases you; enjoyable.
  • good-for-nothingnounC1Somebody idle and of no use to anybody.
  • goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/phraseA12 meaningsWhat you say when you or somebody else is leaving.
  • goodness/ˈɡʊdnəs/nounB12 meaningsThe quality of being morally good.
  • goodwill/ˌɡʊdˈwɪl/nounB2Friendly feeling, and the willingness to help.
  • goose/ɡuːs/nounA2A large honking water bird with a long neck.
  • gopher/ˈɡəʊfə/nounB2+A burrowing American rodent with cheek pouches.
  • gore/ɡɔː/nounB2+2 meaningsThick blood from a wound.
  • gorge/ɡɔːdʒ/nounB2+2 meaningsA deep narrow rocky valley.
  • gorge walknounB2A walk through a narrow steep-sided valley.
  • gorget/ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/nounC2A piece of armour protecting the throat.
  • gorilla/ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/nounB1The largest of the apes.
  • gorse/ɡɔɹs/nounC1A prickly evergreen shrub with yellow flowers.
  • goshawk/ˈɡɒshɔːk/nounC2A large short-winged hawk used in falconry.
  • gosling/ˈɡɒzlɪŋ/nounB2+A young goose.
  • gospel/ˈɡɒspəl/nounB2One of the four accounts of the life of Jesus.
  • gossamer/ˈɡɒ.sə.mə/nounC12 meaningsFine floating spider silk.
  • gossip/ˈɡɒsɪp/nounB14 meaningsTalk about other people's private business, especially what they would not want repeated.
  • gouge/ˈɡaʊ̯d͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cut a deep groove, or to force something out.
  • gourd/ɡʊəd/nounB2+A hard-skinned fruit dried and used as a vessel.
  • gourmet/ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/adjectiveC12 meaningsOf the finest, most refined cooking quality.
  • gout/ɡaʊt/nounC2A painful swelling of the joints caused by uric acid.
  • governance/ˈɡʌvənəns/nounC1The way an organisation or a country is run.
  • governess/ˈɡʌvɚnəs/nounB2+A woman employed to teach children in their home.
  • 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.
  • gpsnounB1+The satellite system that gives a position.
  • grab/ˈɡɹæb/verbB15 meaningsTo take hold of something suddenly and roughly.
  • grab railnounB2A short bar fixed to a wall beside a bath or toilet, which you take hold of to steady yourself.
  • grace/ɡɹeɪs/nounC16 meaningsSmooth, easy beauty in the way someone moves.
  • grace periodnounC1Extra time allowed before a penalty applies.
  • gracefulnessnounC1The quality of moving with smooth and pleasing ease, named with the noun ending -ness.