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

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  • goodness/ˈɡʊdnəs/nounB12 meaningsThe quality of being morally good.
  • gorilla/ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/nounB1The largest of the apes.
  • gossip/ˈɡɒsɪp/nounB14 meaningsTalk about other people's private business, especially what they would not want repeated.
  • 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.
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/ˈɡaʊ̯n/
nounB12 meanings
A long elegant dress for grand occasions.
  • grab/ˈɡɹæb/verbB15 meaningsTo take hold of something suddenly and roughly.
  • grade/ɡɹeɪd/nounB14 meaningsA letter or number showing how good a piece of work is.
  • graduate/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuət/verbB13 meaningsTo finish a university course and receive a degree.
  • graduation/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/nounB13 meaningsThe ceremony at which students receive their degrees or diplomas.
  • grain/ɡɹeɪn/nounB14 meaningsThe pattern and direction of the fibres in wood, stone or fabric.
  • grammar/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsThe rules for putting words together in a language.
  • grand/ˈɡɹænd/adjectiveB13 meaningsLarge and impressive.
  • graphic designernounB1A person who designs how printed and screen work looks.
  • grasp/ɡɹɑːsp/verbB13 meaningsTo seize something firmly with the hand.
  • grasshopper/ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/nounB1A green jumping insect that sings in summer fields.
  • gratitude/ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tjuːd/nounB1The feeling of being thankful towards somebody for something they have done.
  • gravy/ˈɡɹeɪvi/nounB1A sauce made from the juices of cooked meat.
  • 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.
  • greed/ɡɹiːd/nounB1A selfish craving for more than you need.
  • greek/ɡɹiːk/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to Greece or its people.
  • greeting/ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsWhat you say when you meet somebody.
  • grind/ˈɡɹaɪnd/nounB22 meaningsExhausting and monotonous routine work.
  • grip/ˈɡɹɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo hold something tightly so that it cannot slip.
  • groom/ɡɹuːm/nounB15 meaningsA man on his wedding day, or in the period just before or after it.
  • ground/ɡɹaʊnd/nounA24 meaningsThe surface of the earth.
  • ground floornounB1The storey of a building at street level.
  • group/ɡɹuːp/nounA12 meaningsA number of people or things gathered together.
  • group chatnounB1A conversation held between several people at once.
  • growth/ɡɹoʊθ/nounB12 meaningsAn increase in size, number or strength.
  • 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.
  • guest listnounB1The names of those asked to attend.
  • guidance/ˈɡaɪdəns/nounB12 meaningsHelp and advice about what to do.
  • guide/ɡaɪd/nounA2+3 meaningsSomebody who shows visitors round a place.
  • guide dognounB1A trained dog that leads a blind person.
  • guided tournounB1A visit led by somebody who explains things.
  • gum/ɡʌm/nounB22 meaningsThe pink flesh in which teeth are set.
  • gunshot/ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/nounB1The firing of a gun, and the sound it makes.
  • gutter/ˈɡʌt.ə/nounB15 meaningsA channel along the edge of a roof that carries rainwater away.
  • hail/heɪl/nounB14 meaningsFrozen rain falling as small hard balls of ice.
  • hairbandnounB1A band worn to hold hair back from the face.
  • hairclipnounB1A small fastener that holds hair in place.
  • hairdressernounB1Somebody who cuts and styles hair.
  • half/ˈhɑːf/nounA24 meaningsOne of two equal parts of something.
  • half-brothernounB1A brother who shares only one of your parents.
  • half-sisternounB1A sister who shares only one of your parents.
  • hammer/ˈhæmə/nounB12 meaningsA tool with a heavy head used for driving in nails.
  • hand/hænd/nounA13 meaningsThe part at the end of the arm, with five fingers.
  • hand luggagenounB1The bag you carry onto the plane with you.
  • handcuff/ˈhændˌkʌf/nounB1+2 meaningsA locking metal ring joined in a pair, used to restrain the wrists.
  • handcuffs/ˈhændˌkʌfs/nounB1Linked metal rings locked around a prisoner's wrists.
  • handful/ˈhæn(d)fʊl/nounB12 meaningsAs much as one hand can hold.
  • handkerchief/ˈhæŋkəːt͡ʃɪf/nounB1A small square of cloth for wiping the nose.
  • handle/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/nounB14 meaningsThe part of an object made to be held.
  • handshake/ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/nounB13 meaningsA grip and shake of right hands, used in greeting or to seal an agreement.
  • handwriting/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/nounB1The way a person forms letters by hand.
  • happiness/ˈhæpinɪs/nounB1The state of feeling good about your life.
  • happy hournounB1A period when drinks are sold cheaply.