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

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  • gape/ˈɡeɪp/verbC1To stare with the mouth open in astonishment.
  • garb/ɡɑː(ɹ)b/nounC1Clothing of a particular kind.
  • garbledadjectiveC1Confused and distorted so that the meaning is lost.
  • gargantuan/ɡɑːˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/adjectiveC1Enormous beyond ordinary measure.
  • garish/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/adjectiveC1So bright and clashing that it hurts to look at.
  • garland/ˈɡɑː.lənd/noun
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A ring or rope of flowers and leaves, worn or hung up as decoration.
  • garner/ˈɡɑː.nə/verbC1To gather support or information bit by bit.
  • garrison/ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/nounC1The troops stationed in a place to hold it.
  • gasket/ˈɡæs.kɪt/nounC1The flat seal between two bolted surfaces.
  • gasp/ɡɑːsp/verbB24 meaningsTo take a short, sharp breath in, from shock, pain or surprise.
  • gathering/ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsAn assembly of people in one place.
  • gauge/ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+4 meaningsTo judge or estimate the amount, level or strength of something, especially something you cannot measure directly.
  • gaunt/ɡɔːnt/adjectiveC1Thin and hollow-looking from hunger or illness.
  • gauntlet/ˈɡɔːnt.lət/nounC1An armoured glove, thrown down as a challenge.
  • gavel/ˈɡa.vəl/nounC1A small hammer struck to close a sale.
  • gawky/ˈɡɔːki/adjectiveC1Awkward and ungainly, especially in a young person.
  • gawp/ɡɔːp/verbC1To stare stupidly at something.
  • gay/ɡeɪ/adjectiveB12 meaningsAttracted to people of your own sex.
  • gazette/ɡəˈzɛt/nounC1An official journal, or a newspaper's name.
  • gel/d͡ʒɛl/nounA2+2 meaningsA thick clear substance used to hold hair in place.
  • gelding/ˈɡɛldɪŋ/nounC1A male horse that has been castrated.
  • genealogy/ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/nounC1The study of tracing a family's descent.
  • generic/dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsBelonging to a whole class or group rather than to one particular member.
  • generosity/ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɒs.ɪ.ti/nounB22 meaningsThe open-handed readiness to give.
  • genesis/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/nounC1The beginning of something.
  • genial/ˈdʒiːnɪəl/adjectiveC1Warm, friendly and easy to be with.
  • genocide/ˈd͡ʒɛnəsaɪd/nounC1The deliberate destruction of a whole people.
  • genome/ˈd͡ʒiː.nəʊm/nounC1The complete set of genes in a living thing.
  • gentrification/d͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The change of a poor district as wealthier people move in.
  • gentry/ˈd͡ʒɛntɹi/nounC1The class just below the nobility.
  • geode/ˈdʒiː.əʊd/nounC1A dull stone that is hollow and crystal-lined inside.
  • 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.
  • geometry/d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi/nounB2+2 meaningsThe mathematics of shapes, lines and angles.
  • germ/d͡ʒɜːm/nounB22 meaningsA tiny living thing that can make you ill.
  • gestation/d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən/nounC1The carrying of young before birth, or the forming of an idea.
  • gesticulate/dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/verbC1To make energetic movements with the hands while speaking.
  • get away with youphraseC1A playful way of saying you do not believe somebody.
  • get something off your chestphraseC1To say the thing that has been troubling you.
  • ghoul/ɡuːl/nounC1A grave-haunting creature of legend that feeds on the dead.
  • gibber/ˈd͡ʒɪbə(ɹ)/verbC1To talk fast and unintelligibly from fear.
  • giddy/ˈɡɪd.i/adjectiveC13 meaningsFeeling as if everything is spinning; unsteady on your feet.
  • giggle/ˈɡɪɡl̩/verbB13 meaningsTo laugh in a light, high, half-swallowed way.
  • gigolo/ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/nounC1A man kept by a woman in return for his company.
  • gilded/ˈɡɪldɪd/adjectiveC1Covered with a thin layer of gold.
  • gilding/ˈɡɪldɪŋ/nounC1A thin covering of gold laid over a surface.
  • gilt/ɡɪlt/nounC12 meaningsA thin covering of gold.
  • gingerly/ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒəli/adverbC1Very cautiously, as if afraid of hurting something.
  • girdle/ˈɡɝdl̩/nounC15 meaningsA belt or cord worn round the waist.
  • girth/ɡɜːθ/nounC12 meaningsThe measurement round something thick.
  • girth strapnounC1The band that holds a saddle under the belly.
  • give an accountphraseC1To describe what happened.
  • give my regardsphraseC1Ask somebody to pass on your good wishes.
  • give the cold shoulderphraseC1To ignore somebody deliberately.
  • give the game awayphraseC1To reveal what should have been hidden.
  • 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.
  • glance/ɡlɑːns/verbB23 meaningsTo look at something quickly.
  • glancing/ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/adjectiveC1Hitting at an angle rather than directly.