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

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  • gleam/ɡliːm/verbB2+2 meaningsTo shine with a soft steady reflected light.
  • glee/ɡliː/nounB2Great delight, often at another's misfortune.
  • 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.
  • globe/ɡləʊb/
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The earth, or a round model of it.
  • gloom/ɡluːm/nounB22 meaningsPartial darkness in which you can barely make things out.
  • glory/ˈɡlɔːɹi/nounB12 meaningsGreat honour and fame won by achievement.
  • 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.
  • goblin/ˈɡɒb.lɪn/nounB2A small malicious creature of folklore.
  • godfather/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsA man chosen to take an interest in a child's upbringing.
  • golden hour/ˈɡəʊl.dən ˌaʊə/nounB2The warm low light just after dawn or before dusk.
  • good/ɡʊd/adjectiveA17 meaningsOf a standard that pleases you; enjoyable.
  • goodwill/ˌɡʊdˈwɪl/nounB2Friendly feeling, and the willingness to help.
  • gorge walknounB2A walk through a narrow steep-sided valley.
  • gospel/ˈɡɒspəl/nounB2One of the four accounts of the life of Jesus.
  • 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.
  • gown/ˈɡaʊ̯n/nounB12 meaningsA long elegant dress for grand occasions.
  • 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.
  • gradient/ˈɡɹeɪdiənt/nounB2+4 meaningsA gradual change from one colour into another, with no hard edge between them.
  • graduate schemenounB2A training programme for new university leavers.
  • graduation/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/nounB13 meaningsThe ceremony at which students receive their degrees or diplomas.
  • grand finale/ˌɡɹænd fɪˈnɑːli/nounB2The spectacular closing item of a show.
  • grandfather clocknounB2A tall standing clock with a long pendulum.
  • grant/ɡɹɑːnt/nounB23 meaningsMoney given for a purpose and not repaid.
  • graphics cardnounB2The board that draws what appears on screen.
  • 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.
  • gravel pitnounB2An open excavation where gravel is dug out.
  • gravestone/ˈɡɹeɪvstoʊn/nounB2A stone marker placed over a grave.
  • gravity/ˈɡɹævɪti/nounB22 meaningsThe force that pulls things towards each other.
  • 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.
  • greaseproof papernounB2Paper that fat cannot soak through.
  • greatness/ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/nounB2The quality of being outstanding and important.
  • green/ˈɡɹiːn/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of grass and leaves.
  • greenhouse/ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/nounB2A glass building where plants are grown.
  • greenhouse effectnounB2The trapping of the sun's heat by gases in the air.
  • greenhouse gas/ˌɡɹiːn.haʊs ˈɡæs/nounB2A gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.
  • grid/ɡɹɪd/nounB24 meaningsA pattern of lines crossing at right angles.
  • grid referencenounB2The letters and numbers giving an exact spot on a map.
  • grief/ɡɹiːf/nounB22 meaningsDeep sadness after losing somebody.
  • griffin/ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn/nounB2A mythical creature with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body.
  • 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.
  • grinder/ˈɡɹaɪndə/nounB1+3 meaningsA machine or device for crushing something into small pieces or powder.
  • grip/ˈɡɹɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo hold something tightly so that it cannot slip.
  • gripe/ɡɹaɪp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo complain persistently about small things.
  • grit/ɡɹɪt/nounB22 meaningsSmall hard particles of sand or stone.
  • grizzly/ˈɡɹɪzli/nounB2A large brown bear of the North American uplands.
  • groan/ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/verbB23 meaningsTo make a long low sound of pain, unhappiness or complaint.
  • grocery/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsA shop selling food and household goods.
  • groin/ˈɡɹoɪ̯n/nounB23 meaningsThe fold or hollow at the front of the body where each leg joins the trunk.