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

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  • 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/
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The 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.
  • gonzo/ˈɡɑnzoʊ/adjectiveC2Wildly unconventional, especially in journalism.
  • good/ɡʊd/adjectiveA17 meaningsOf a standard that pleases you; enjoyable.
  • good morning/ˌɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/phraseA1A greeting used in the early part of the day.
  • good night/ɡʊd ˈnaɪt/phraseA1What you wish people before everyone goes to sleep.
  • good pointphraseB1Acknowledging that somebody has said something worth hearing.
  • good-for-nothingnounC1Somebody idle and of no use to anybody.
  • good-looking/ˈɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ/adjectiveA2Attractive in face and figure, a plain everyday compliment paid to men and women alike.
  • good-natured/ɡʊdˈneɪtʃəd/adjectiveB2Pleasant and slow to take offence.
  • 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.
  • gooey/ˈɡuːi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSoft, sticky and stretchy.
  • 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.
  • gorgeous/ˈɡɔːd͡ʒəs/adjectiveA22 meaningsExtremely beautiful or attractive.
  • 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.
  • gothic/ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/adjectiveB2+In the pointed-arch style of medieval architecture.
  • 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.
  • govern/ˈɡʌv.ən/verbB2+2 meaningsTo rule a country and make its decisions.
  • 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.
  • governmental/ˌɡʌv(ə)nˈmɛnt(ə)l/adjectiveB2+Belonging to the government.
  • 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.
  • graceful/ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/adjectiveB1+Moving with smooth, effortless beauty.
  • gracefulnessnounC1The quality of moving with smooth and pleasing ease, named with the noun ending -ness.
  • gracious/ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/adjectiveB23 meaningsKind, polite and generous, especially when you have no obligation to be.
  • grad/ɡɹæd/nounB2+Somebody who has completed a course of study.
  • grade/ɡɹeɪd/nounB14 meaningsA letter or number showing how good a piece of work is.
  • gradient/ˈɡɹeɪdiənt/nounB2+4 meaningsA gradual change from one colour into another, with no hard edge between them.
  • gradual/ˈɡɹadʒuəl/adjectiveB2Happening slowly, step by step.