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

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659 words · showing 241–300

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  • give an opinionphraseB1To say what you think about something.
  • give and takephraseB2The mutual yielding that keeps a relationship working.
  • give awayphraseB2To give something for free; also, to accidentally reveal a secret.
  • give backphraseA2To return something to its owner.
  • give inphraseB2To finally stop resisting and agree.
  • give it your allphraseB2To hold nothing back in your effort.
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give me a secondphraseB1
Asking for a very short delay.
  • give my regardsphraseC1Ask somebody to pass on your good wishes.
  • give or takephraseB2Approximately, allowing a little either way.
  • give outphraseB2To hand copies to everyone; also, to finally stop working.
  • give priorityphraseB2To deal with one thing before all the others.
  • give somebody your wordphraseB2To promise faithfully.
  • give something a missphraseB2To decide not to go or not to take part.
  • give the benefit of the doubtphraseB2To believe somebody when you cannot be sure.
  • give the cold shoulderphraseC1To ignore somebody deliberately.
  • give the game awayphraseC1To reveal what should have been hidden.
  • give upphraseB12 meaningsTo stop trying at something.
  • giveawaynounB2+Something handed out free, or a sign that betrays a secret.
  • gizmo/ˈɡɪzmoʊ/nounB2+A small handy device whose name escapes you.
  • glacial/ˈɡleɪ.sɪəl/adjectiveB2+Made or shaped by moving ice.
  • glacier/ˈɡlæs.jə/nounB2A giant river of ice moving down a mountain.
  • gladden/ˈɡlædən/verbC1To make somebody happy.
  • glade/ɡleɪd/nounC1A sunny open space among trees.
  • gladiator/ˈɡlædiˌeɪ̯tə/nounC1A fighter who fought for public entertainment in ancient Rome.
  • gladly/ˈɡlædli/adverbB1Willingly and with pleasure.
  • glamour/ˈɡlæmə/nounB2An attractive and exciting charm.
  • glance/ɡlɑːns/verbB23 meaningsTo look at something quickly.
  • glance awayphraseB2To look aside quickly.
  • glancing/ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/adjectiveC1Hitting at an angle rather than directly.
  • gland/ɡlænd/nounB2+An organ that makes a substance the body needs.
  • glare/ɡlɛɚ/verbB24 meaningsTo stare at someone with open anger.
  • glaring/ˈɡlɛəɹɪŋ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsUnpleasantly bright.
  • glass/ɡlɑːs/nounA12 meaningsA container you drink from.
  • glass ceiling/ɡlɑːs ˈsiːlɪŋ/nounC1The invisible barrier stopping people rising further.
  • glassblowernounB2+A craftsman who shapes molten glass with breath.
  • glasses/ˈɡlɑːsɪz/nounA1Lenses worn in front of the eyes to see better.
  • glassy/ˈɡlɑːsi/adjectiveB22 meaningsSmooth and shining like glass.
  • glaze/ɡleɪz/verbB25 meaningsTo brush a shiny coating over food so that it gleams.
  • glazier/ˈɡleɪzjə(ɹ)/nounC1The tradesman who fits glass into frames.
  • gleam/ɡliːm/verbB2+2 meaningsTo shine with a soft steady reflected light.
  • glean/ɡliːn/verbC1To pick up small pieces of information here and there.
  • glee/ɡliː/nounB2Great delight, often at another's misfortune.
  • gleeful/ˈɡliːfəl/adjectiveC1Full of delight, often at another's cost.
  • glen/ɡlɛn/nounC1A narrow valley, especially in Scotland.
  • glib/ɡlɪb/adjectiveC1Fluent and easy, but shallow and insincere.
  • glide/ˈɡlaɪd/verbB23 meaningsTo move smoothly and quietly, with no visible effort.
  • glider/ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/nounB2+An aircraft with no engine that rides the air currents.
  • glimmer/ˈɡlɪməː/verbC12 meaningsTo shine faintly and unsteadily.
  • glimpse/ˈɡlɪm(p)s/nounC13 meaningsA very short look at something.
  • glint/ɡlɪnt/verbC1To give out small quick flashes of light.
  • glisten/ˈɡlɪsən/verbC1To shine as wet things do.
  • glitch/ˈɡlɪt͡ʃ/nounB22 meaningsA small sudden fault that makes a machine behave oddly.
  • glitter/ˈɡlɪtə/verbB22 meaningsTo shine with many small flashes of light.
  • glitzy/ˈɡlɪtsi/adjectiveC2Showily glamorous.
  • gloaming/ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/nounC2The dim light at the end of the day.
  • gloat/ɡloʊt/verbB2+To take open pleasure in somebody else's misfortune.
  • glob/ɡlɑb/nounB2+A soft rounded lump of something thick.
  • global/ˈɡləʊ.bəl/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsCovering the whole world.
  • global warmingphraseB2The heating of the planet by trapped gases.
  • globalization/ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The knitting of the world into one market and culture.