📖 G — The English dictionary · page 4

gargle — Everyday, meaning 1: To gargle means to hold liquid in the back of your throat and blow air through it to make it bubble, to clean or soothe your throat.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) A gargle is the act of gargling, or a liquid used for it, like salt water.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (noun, Irish/UK slang) A gargle is an alcoholic drink.↗ Example: Gargle with warm salt water to soothe your sore throat.↗ · Dad gargles mouthwash every morning.↗ · Don't swallow the mouthwash — just gargle and spit.↗ · The baby made a funny gargling sound.↗ · The water gargled down the drain.↗ · I can gargle the tune of «Happy Birthday»!↗ · (Ireland, slang) «Fancy a gargle after work?»↗

garibaldi — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK) A flat rectangular biscuit with a layer of squashed currants inside, sometimes called a «squashed fly biscuit».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882), an Italian general who fought to unite Italy; he was a hero in Victorian Britain.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A red blouse like the red shirts worn by his soldiers (old fashion).↗ Example: Can I have a garibaldi with my tea?↗ · Children call garibaldis «squashed fly biscuits».↗ · Mole's home had a statue of Garibaldi.↗ · Garibaldi led his Redshirts to unite Italy.↗ · The garibaldi biscuit is full of currants.↗ · Many British streets and pubs are named after Garibaldi.↗

garland — Everyday, meaning 1: A garland is a ring or string of flowers, leaves or ribbons, worn on the head or hung up.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To garland is to decorate with a garland of flowers.↗ Example: She wore a garland of daisies in her hair.↗ · The winner was garlanded with laurel.↗ · The girls garlanded the door with flowers.↗

garlic — Everyday, meaning 1: A plant like a small onion with a strong smell and taste, used to flavour food; its bulb splits into parts called cloves.↗ Example: Dad chopped two cloves of garlic for the sauce.↗ · I love garlic bread.↗ · Garlic has a very strong smell.↗ · We planted garlic cloves in the garden.↗ · In old stories, garlic keeps vampires away.↗ · Her breath smelled of garlic after dinner.↗ · Garlic is bad for dogs, so don't feed it to them.↗ · We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic; (Torah NUM.11.5, JPS 1917)↗

garlicky — Everyday, meaning 1: Tasting or smelling strongly of garlic.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Having breath that smells of garlic after eating it.↗ Example: This garlic bread is lovely and garlicky.↗ · The kitchen smelled garlicky after Dad cooked.↗ · I don't like garlicky soup.↗ · His breath was garlicky after lunch.↗ · The sauce was too garlicky for my sister.↗ · Gran makes a garlicky roast chicken.↗

garment — Everyday, meaning 1: A garment is a piece of clothing, such as a shirt, dress, coat or pair of trousers.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Used in shops, factories and labels as a formal word for clothes.↗ Example: Check the label before washing the garment.↗ · The factory makes garments for many shops.↗ · A cloak was a common garment long ago.↗ · Hang wet garments on the line to dry.↗ · This garment should be dry-cleaned.↗ · She sewed a new garment for her doll.↗ · The child's short garment reached only to her knee.↗ · and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house; (Torah LEV.14.55, JPS 1917)↗ · And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.↗ (Torah GEN.39.16, JPS 1917)↗ · And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for splendour and for beauty.↗ (Torah EXO.28.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Who can uncover the face of his garment?↗ (Writings JOB.41.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Who hath bound the waters in his garment?↗ (Writings PRO.30.4, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Who is this that cometh from Edom, with crimsoned garments from Bozrah?↗ (Prophets ISA.63.1, JPS 1917)↗

garner — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To collect or gain something, such as support, praise, votes or information.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old) To gather and store grain.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (noun, old) A granary: a building for storing grain.↗ Example: The petition garnered over a thousand signatures.↗ · Her painting garnered praise from all the judges.↗ · The scientists garnered evidence from many experiments.↗ · The farmer garnered the wheat before the rain.↗ · The Bible says he will gather his wheat into the garner.↗ · The campaign garnered support from parents and teachers.↗ · Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields; (Writings PSA.144.13, JPS 1917)↗ · The grains shrivel under their hoes; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.↗ (Prophets JOL.1.17, JPS 1917)↗ · But they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD, and they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.↗ (Prophets ISA.62.9, JPS 1917)↗

garnet — Everyday, meaning 1: A garnet is a dark red stone, a kind of jewel, used in rings and necklaces.↗ Example: The ring had a dark red garnet in the middle.↗ · Her necklace was made of tiny garnets.↗ · The perch changed into a gold ring set with garnets.↗

garnish — Everyday, meaning 1: To garnish is to decorate food with a small extra bit, such as parsley or a slice of lemon, to make it look nice.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) To garnish a throne or hall is to decorate it with jewels or ornaments.↗ Example: Mum garnished the fish with a sprig of parsley.↗ · Add a lemon slice to garnish the cake.↗ · The throne was garnished with pearls and diamonds.↗ · And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.↗ (Writings 2CH.3.6, JPS 1917)↗

garret — Everyday, meaning 1: A garret is a small room right at the top of a house, under the roof, often bare and cold.↗ (old use).↗ Example: The poor painter lived in a garret.↗ · We climbed the stairs to the little garret.↗ · The girl was locked into the garret once more.↗

garrison — Everyday, meaning 1: A group of soldiers living in a town or fort to guard it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The fort, castle or town where these soldiers live.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To put soldiers in a place to guard it.↗ Example: The Romans kept a garrison at every fort along Hadrian's Wall.↗ · The castle's garrison held out for three months.↗ · Gibraltar was a British garrison town for centuries.↗ · The king garrisoned the town with 500 soldiers.↗ · When food ran out, the garrison surrendered.↗ · A small garrison guarded the bridge.↗ · His proposals were gladly accepted, and in a moment the whole of the garrison sank down as if they were dead, and Virgilius himself had much ado to keep awake.↗ · And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmas.↗ (Prophets 1SA.13.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David.↗ (Writings 1CH.18.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.↗ (Prophets 2SA.23.14, JPS 1917)↗

garter — Everyday, meaning 1: A garter is a band of elastic or cloth worn round the leg to hold up a stocking or sock.↗ Example: She tied her garter below the knee.↗ · His sock fell down, so he pulled up his garter.↗ · "I shall not tell you," said the garter.↗

gas — Everyday, meaning 1: A substance like air that has no fixed shape and spreads out to fill any space.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A gas that burns and is used for cooking and heating.↗ e.g. "a gas stove".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (American, Canadian) Gasoline, the fuel for cars; British, Irish, Australian and NZ say "petrol".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Air in the stomach.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Gas can also be burned to make light, as in old street lamps.↗ Example: Air is a gas.↗ · When water boils, it turns into a gas.↗ · We cook on a gas stove.↗ · If you smell gas, leave the house.↗ · Dad filled the car with gas.↗ · Plants take in a gas called carbon dioxide.↗ · A balloon is filled with helium gas.↗ · Gases spread out to fill a container.↗ · The name glittered in gas-jets over the entrance.↗

gaseous — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) In the form of a gas, not a solid or liquid.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Like a gas or full of gas.↗ Example: Steam is water in its gaseous state.↗ · Oxygen is gaseous at room temperature.↗ · Jupiter is a gaseous planet.↗ · When water boils, it becomes gaseous.↗ · Carbon dioxide is a gaseous waste from our bodies.↗ · Sort the materials into solid, liquid and gaseous.↗

gasp — Everyday, meaning 1: To gasp means to breathe in suddenly and loudly with your mouth open, because you are surprised, shocked or in pain.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To gasp for air or for breath means to struggle to breathe, for example after running or under water.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A gasp is a sudden short breath like that.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The last gasp means the very end, almost too late.↗ Example: The audience gasped when the magician vanished.↗ · I gasped when I saw the big spider.↗ · He came up from the water gasping for air.↗ · After the race we were all gasping.↗ · There was a gasp of surprise from the class.↗ · She gasped in pain when she twisted her ankle.↗ · They scored a last-gasp goal to win.↗ · «Oh no!» she gasped.↗ · “John is not here now,” she gasped.↗ · And the wild asses stand on the high hills, they gasp for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.↗ (Prophets JER.14.6, JPS 1917)↗ · I have long time held My peace, I have been still, and refrained Myself; now will I cry like a travailing woman, gasping and panting at once.↗ (Prophets ISA.42.14, JPS 1917)↗

gassing — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal, UK, old-fashioned) Chatting or talking for a long time about not very important things; also boasting.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Poisoning or killing with gas; an attack with poison gas.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (US, informal) Filling a car with petrol, as in «gassing up».↗ Example: Stop gassing and finish your homework!↗ · The two old friends sat gassing over a cup of tea all afternoon.↗ · Toad was gassing on about his adventures again.↗ · Soldiers wore masks to protect them from gassing in the First World War.↗ · We stopped to gas up the car on the way to Grandma's.↗ · Rat was tired of Toad's endless gassing.↗

gastric — Everyday, meaning 1: About the stomach.↗ Example: Gastric juice helps break down food in the stomach.↗ · Half the class was off with a gastric bug.↗ · The doctor asked about his gastric pain.↗ · Gastric acid is strong enough to kill many germs.↗ · Wash your hands to stop gastric illnesses spreading.↗ · A gastric ulcer is a sore in the stomach lining.↗

gastroenteritis — Everyday, meaning 1: (medicine) An illness where the stomach and intestines (gut) become sore and swollen, usually caused by a virus or bacteria, giving sickness, diarrhoea and tummy pain; often called a «tummy bug» or «stomach flu».↗ Example: Half the class was off with gastroenteritis.↗ · Gastroenteritis is often called a tummy bug.↗ · Wash your hands to stop gastroenteritis spreading.↗ · After gastroenteritis, drink plenty of water.↗ · The doctor said it was gastroenteritis, not food allergy.↗ · You must stay home for two days after gastroenteritis.↗

gate — Everyday, meaning 1: A gate is a door in a fence, hedge or wall that opens and closes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A gate at an airport is the place where you get on the plane.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A gate is an entrance where people go in, for example at a stadium or a school.↗ Example: The fence has a gate 1 metre wide.↗ · 120 people came through the gate.↗ · Our plane leaves from gate 9.↗ · Each gate lets in 30 fans a minute.↗ · Please shut the gate so the dog stays in.↗ · Mum waits for me at the school gate.↗ · The farmer opened the gate and the sheep ran into the field.↗ · Never climb over the pool gate.↗ · And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.↗ (Torah DEU.6.9, JPS 1917)↗ · And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates; (Torah DEU.11.20, JPS 1917)↗ · All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many.↗ (Torah DEU.3.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And Mordecai returned to the king's gate.↗ (Writings EST.6.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Then the king arose, and sat in the gate.↗ (Prophets 2SA.19.9, JPS 1917)↗ · Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee?↗ (Writings JOB.38.17, JPS 1917)↗

gatekeeper — Everyday, meaning 1: A gatekeeper is a person who looks after a gate and lets people in or out.↗ Example: The gatekeeper opened the big gate.↗ · You must ask the gatekeeper if you want to go in.↗ · The gatekeeper let the travellers pass.↗

gateway — Everyday, meaning 1: An opening in a wall or fence that can be closed with a gate; an entrance.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A place you pass through to reach another place: «Dover is the gateway to France.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Something that leads to something bigger: «Reading is a gateway to learning.».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (computers) A device that connects one computer network to another.↗ Example: The cows came through the gateway into the field.↗ · St Louis is called the Gateway to the West, with its famous arch.↗ · The old castle gateway had a heavy wooden door.↗ · In the story, the wardrobe was a gateway to another world.↗ · Learning to read is a gateway to every other subject.↗ · Don't block the gateway with your bike.↗ · The computer connects to the internet through a gateway.↗ · Thereupon she led the girl by the hand up to a broad gateway.↗ · Public domain books are our gateways to the past, representing a wealth of history, culture and knowledge that's often difficult to discover.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗