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

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  • galvanisedadjectiveC1Coated in zinc so it will not rust.
  • game/ɡeɪm/nounA13 meaningsAn activity with rules played for fun or to win.
  • gamey/ˈɡeɪmi/adjectiveC1Tasting strongly of wild meat.
  • ganglingadjectiveC1Tall, thin and loose-limbed.
  • gangly/ˈɡæŋɡli/adjectiveC1Awkwardly tall and thin.
  • garbledadjectiveC1Confused and distorted so that the meaning is lost.
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  • gargantuan/ɡɑːˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/adjectiveC1Enormous beyond ordinary measure.
  • garish/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/adjectiveC1So bright and clashing that it hurts to look at.
  • gathering/ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsAn assembly of people in one place.
  • gaunt/ɡɔːnt/adjectiveC1Thin and hollow-looking from hunger or illness.
  • gawky/ˈɡɔːki/adjectiveC1Awkward and ungainly, especially in a young person.
  • gay/ɡeɪ/adjectiveB12 meaningsAttracted to people of your own sex.
  • generic/dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsBelonging to a whole class or group rather than to one particular member.
  • genial/ˈdʒiːnɪəl/adjectiveC1Warm, friendly and easy to be with.
  • geological/ˌd͡ʒiːəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/adjectiveC1To do with the earth's rocks and their history.
  • geometric/ˌd͡ʒiː.əʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsBuilt from regular shapes and straight lines.
  • giddy/ˈɡɪd.i/adjectiveC13 meaningsFeeling as if everything is spinning; unsteady on your feet.
  • gilded/ˈɡɪldɪd/adjectiveC1Covered with a thin layer of gold.
  • glancing/ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/adjectiveC1Hitting at an angle rather than directly.
  • glassy/ˈɡlɑːsi/adjectiveB22 meaningsSmooth and shining like glass.
  • gleeful/ˈɡliːfəl/adjectiveC1Full of delight, often at another's cost.
  • glib/ɡlɪb/adjectiveC1Fluent and easy, but shallow and insincere.
  • globular/ˈɡlɒbjʊlə/adjectiveC1Shaped roughly like a ball.
  • glum/ɡlʌm/adjectiveC1Quietly gloomy and dejected.
  • gnarled/nɑː(ɹ)ld/adjectiveC1Twisted and knotted with age.
  • godforsaken/ˌɡɒd.fə(ɹ)ˈseɪ.kɪn/adjectiveC1Bleak, dreary and remote.
  • godless/ˈɡɒdləs/adjectiveC1Lacking any religion or reverence.
  • gooey/ˈɡuːi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSoft, sticky and stretchy.
  • gossamer/ˈɡɒ.sə.mə/nounC12 meaningsFine floating spider silk.
  • gourmet/ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/adjectiveC12 meaningsOf the finest, most refined cooking quality.
  • gracious/ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/adjectiveB23 meaningsKind, polite and generous, especially when you have no obligation to be.
  • grainy/ˈɡɹeɪni/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a rough texture of small particles.
  • grand/ˈɡɹænd/adjectiveB13 meaningsLarge and impressive.
  • grating/ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsHarsh and irritating to listen to.
  • gratuitous/ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪt.əs/adjectiveC1Done without cause, and uncalled for.
  • greasy/ˈɡɹi.si/adjectiveB23 meaningsCovered in or full of grease or oil.
  • gregarious/ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/adjectiveC1Fond of company and happiest among people.
  • grievous/ˈɡɹiː.vəs/adjectiveC1Very serious, and causing great suffering.
  • grisly/ˈɡɹɪzli/adjectiveC1Causing horror through blood and death.
  • gritty/ˈɡɹɪti/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFeeling as though tiny hard grains are in it.
  • grizzledadjectiveC1Having hair turned grey with age.
  • groundless/ˈɡɹaʊndləs/adjectiveC1Having no basis in fact.
  • grudging/ˈɡɹʌ.dʒɪŋ/adjectiveC1Given unwillingly and without warmth.
  • gruelling/ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/adjectiveC1Exhausting and long.
  • gruesome/ˈɡɹuːsəm/adjectiveC1Horrifying because of blood and injury.
  • guarded/ˈɡɑɹdɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCareful about what you let others see.
  • gullible/ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/adjectiveC1Believing anything anybody says, however unlikely.
  • gung-hoadjectiveC1Eager and enthusiastic to the point of recklessness.
  • gushing/ˈɡʌʃɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsExpressing praise or emotion in an excessive way.
  • gutlessadjectiveC1Lacking courage.
  • gutsy/ˈɡʌt.si/adjectiveC1Showing courage and determination.
  • gutted/ˈɡʌtɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBitterly disappointed.
  • guttural/ˈɡʌtəɹəl/adjectiveC1Harsh and produced deep in the throat.
  • habitable/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/adjectiveC1Fit for people to live in.
  • haggard/ˈhæɡ.əd/adjectiveC1Looking exhausted and worn out.
  • hairy/ˈhɛə.ɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsCovered in a lot of hair.
  • hallowed/ˈhæləʊd/adjectiveC1Made holy, and treated with deep respect.
  • haltingadjectiveC1Stopping and starting, and lacking fluency.
  • handwrittenadjectiveC1Written by hand rather than typed or printed.
  • haphazard/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/adjectiveC1Lacking any plan, order or system.