G — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5 6 7gearThe equipment or clothes you need for an activity, like camping gear or football gear.13 sentencesgeckoA gecko is a small lizard that lives in warm countries, with sticky toe pads that let it climb walls and even walk on ceilings.7 sentencesgeeGee is a word showing surprise, delight or mild annoyance, like "wow" or "oh".11 sentencesgelGel is a thick, wobbly or sticky substance, between a liquid and a solid, like hair gel, shower gel or hand gel.10 sentencesgelatineGelatine is a clear substance with no taste, made by boiling animal bones and skin, which makes liquids set into a wobbly solid when they…9 sentencesgelatinousThick, soft and wobbly like jelly.9 sentencesgemA beautiful, valuable stone, such as a diamond, ruby or emerald, cut and polished for jewellery; a jewel.9 sentencesgeminiGemini is a group of stars (a constellation) in the night sky, named after the twins Castor and Pollux from Greek myths.9 sentencesgemmaGemma is a girl's name, popular in the UK, Ireland and Australia; it comes from Italian and Latin for «gem» or «jewel».8 sentencesgemstoneA precious or beautiful stone that is cut and polished to be used in jewellery, such as a diamond, ruby, sapphire or emerald.8 sentencesgen«Gen» is short for «generation», as in «Gen Z» or «Gen Alpha», a group of people born around the same time.11 sentencesgenderGender is being a boy or a girl, a man or a woman, especially the roles and ideas people and societies connect with that; some people feel…11 sentencesgeneA gene is a tiny part of the DNA inside the cells of a living thing that carries instructions passed down from parents to children, such a…8 sentencesgenealogicalGenealogical means about the history of a family, showing who was whose parent or ancestor.4 sentencesgenealogyA genealogy is a list or history of who your ancestors were, going back through the family.4 sentencesgeneralGeneral means about most people or things, not one in particular: «a general rule».13 sentencesgeneralisationA generalisation is a statement about all or most things of a kind, based on some examples.8 sentencesgenerallyGenerally means usually, in most cases.12 sentencesgeneralshipThe skill of a general in leading an army and planning battles.8 sentencesgenerateTo generate something is to produce or make it, like electricity, heat or power.9 sentencesgenerationA generation is all the people born and living at about the same time, like children, parents or grandparents.13 sentencesgeneratorA generator is a machine that makes electricity.8 sentencesgenerosityBeing happy to give money, time, help or things to others, more than is expected.9 sentencesgenerousA generous person is kind and happy to give money, time, help or things to others.10 sentencesgenerouslyIn a kind way that gives more money, time or help than expected.10 sentencesgenesisGenesis is the first book of the Bible, which tells of the creation of the world, Adam and Eve, Noah's ark, Abraham, and Joseph.8 sentencesgeneticGenetic means to do with genes, the tiny instructions inside living cells that are passed from parents to children and decide things like…10 sentencesgeneticsGenetics is the science of how features, like eye colour, are passed from parents to children through genes.9 sentencesgenevaGeneva is a city in Switzerland on Lake Geneva, where many world organisations such as parts of the United Nations and the Red Cross have…11 sentencesgenialGenial means friendly, warm and kind in manner, cheerful and pleasant.4 sentencesgenieIn stories from Arabia and the Middle East, a magic spirit, often living in a lamp or bottle, who must obey whoever sets it free and may g…10 sentencesgenitiveThe form of a noun or pronoun that shows who owns something or what it belongs to: in English, «the dog's bone», «Sam's coat», «the roof o…8 sentencesgeniusA genius is a person who is extremely clever or talented.11 sentencesgenocideGenocide is the deliberate killing of a large number of people because they belong to a particular nation, ethnic group, race or religion,…9 sentencesgentA gentleman; a polite or well-dressed man: a real gent.10 sentencesgenteelGenteel means polite and well-mannered, in an old-fashioned way belonging to a respectable, well-off class.4 sentencesgentleGentle means kind and careful, not rough or violent.13 sentencesgentlemanA gentleman is a polite word for a man.12 sentencesgentlenessGentleness is the quality of being kind, calm and careful, not rough or harsh.10 sentencesgentlyIn a soft, careful way, not rough.15 sentencesgentryGentry means people of high social class, the landowners and nobility who are well-off and of high rank. (old use).5 sentencesgenuineReal; truly what it seems or claims to be, not fake (genuine leather, a genuine diamond).10 sentencesgenuinelyReally and truly; honestly, not pretending.9 sentencesgenuinenessBeing real and not fake: the genuineness of a painting or a coin.8 sentencesgenusA genus is a group of closely related kinds (species) of living things; it is a step in how scientists sort life.9 sentencesgeographerA geographer is a person who studies geography: the Earth's land, seas, weather, places and the people who live there.8 sentencesgeographicTo do with geography: the study of places, land, seas, countries and people.8 sentencesgeographicalGeographical means to do with geography: the places, land, seas, climate and people of the Earth.7 sentencesgeographyThe school subject about the Earth: places, countries, land, weather, rivers, people and how they live.9 sentencesgeologicalTo do with geology, the science of the Earth's rocks, soil, layers and how they formed and changed.10 sentencesgeologistA geologist is a scientist who studies rocks, soil, minerals and how the Earth was formed and changes.6 sentencesgeologyThe science of the Earth's rocks, soil, minerals, volcanoes, earthquakes and how the Earth has changed over time.8 sentencesgeordieA Geordie is a person from Newcastle upon Tyne or Tyneside in North-East England.9 sentencesgeothermalTo do with the natural heat inside the Earth.9 sentencesgeraniumA garden or pot plant with bright red, pink, white or purple flowers and round, often furry leaves.8 sentencesgerbilA small furry rodent with a long tail and strong back legs, from the deserts of Africa and Asia, often kept as a pet.7 sentencesgermA very tiny living thing, too small to see, that can make people or animals ill.13 sentencesgermanGerman is the language of Germany; it is also spoken in Austria and Switzerland.12 sentencesgermanicGermanic describes the family of languages that includes English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic.11 sentencesgerminateWhen a seed germinates, it starts to grow and puts out a root and a shoot.8 sentencesgerminationGermination is the process in which a seed starts to grow into a new plant, putting out a root and then a shoot.7 sentencesgestationThe time a baby animal grows inside its mother before it is born.8 sentencesgestureA movement of your hand, head or body that shows a meaning, like waving, nodding or pointing.11 sentencesgetTo get is to receive or be given: get a present.25 sentencesgettingReceiving or obtaining.20 sentencesgeyserA geyser is a hot spring in the ground that shoots hot water and steam high into the air from time to time.10 sentencesghanaianFrom or to do with Ghana, a country in West Africa.8 sentencesghastlyVery bad, horrible or unpleasant.11 sentencesgherkinA small cucumber kept in vinegar, eaten as a pickle; in the USA and Canada usually called a «pickle».10 sentencesghostIn stories, the spirit of a dead person that people believe can be seen or heard.12 sentencesghostlyLike a ghost or to do with ghosts: pale, faint, strange and scary.11 sentencesghoulA ghoul is an evil spirit or monster, in old tales, that haunts graveyards and feeds on dead bodies.4 sentencesgiantIn stories, a giant is an imaginary person who is enormously big and strong.12 sentencesgiantessA giantess is a female giant, a woman of huge size in a story.4 sentencesgibberishGibberish is talk or writing that makes no sense, or words that are not real words.4 sentencesgibbetA gibbet was a wooden frame on which a criminal was hanged, and the body was left there to be seen.4 sentencesgibbonA gibbon is a small ape with very long arms and no tail that lives in the rainforests of Southeast Asia and swings quickly from branch to…9 sentencesgibbousA gibbous moon is more than half lit but not yet full, so it looks like a bulging circle.7 sentencesgibeA gibe is a mocking remark, meant to hurt someone's feelings or make them look foolish.4 sentencesgiddilyGiddily means in a dizzy, wild or silly way, as if one's head is spinning.4 sentencesgiddyFeeling that everything is spinning and you might fall; dizzy.11 sentencesgiftA gift is something you give to someone without asking for money, like a present for a birthday.13 sentencesgigA live music show or performance by a band or comedian.12 sentencesgiganticGigantic means extremely big, like a giant.9 sentencesgigantismA rare condition in which a child grows far taller than usual, usually because a gland in the brain makes too much growth hormone.8 sentencesgiggleTo laugh in a quick, high, silly way, often because something is funny or because you are nervous or shy.12 sentencesgilbertA boy's or man's first name, or a surname.8 sentencesgildedCovered with a thin layer of gold or gold-coloured paint.10 sentencesgildingGilding is a thin layer of gold, or of a gold-coloured paint, put on the surface of something to make it shine.4 sentencesgillGills are the body parts that fish and some other water animals use to breathe; they take oxygen from the water.12 sentencesgillieA gillie was a male servant who helped a hunter or fisherman, especially in Scotland.4 sentencesgiltGilt means covered with a thin layer of gold or gold colour.4 sentencesgimletA gimlet is a small hand tool with a sharp, twisted point, used for boring small holes in wood.4 sentencesginGin is a strong, clear alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries; it is for adults only.11 sentencesgingerA plant root with a hot, spicy taste, used in cooking and drinks: ginger biscuits.11 sentencesgingerbreadA sweet, spicy cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often with treacle or golden syrup.10 sentencesgingerlyVery carefully and slowly, because you are afraid of hurting yourself or breaking something, or of what might happen.9 sentencesginghamGingham is a cotton cloth woven in a pattern of checks or stripes, often blue and white.4 sentencesginkgoA tall tree with fan-shaped leaves that turn bright yellow in autumn; it is called a living fossil because trees like it grew in the time…8 sentencesgipsyAn old word for a member of the Romani people, who came to Europe from India long ago and many of whom lived and travelled in caravans.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/2/