G — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7gobyA goby is a small fish that lives near the sea floor, in rock pools or on coral reefs.8 sentencesgodGod, with a capital G, is the name many religions, such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam, give to the one being they believe made and ru…10 sentencesgodchildA godchild is a child whose godparent has promised to help look after them in the Christian faith.3 sentencesgoddessA goddess is a female god, a powerful being in some religions and myths, such as Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, or Freya in Norse myths.10 sentencesgodfatherA godfather is a man who promises at a child's baptism or christening to help bring the child up in the Christian faith and care for them.10 sentencesgodmotherA godmother is a woman who promises at a child's baptism or christening to help bring the child up in the Christian faith and care for them.9 sentencesgodparentA godparent is a person chosen by a child's family to promise at the child's baptism to help them grow up in the Christian faith, and to b…8 sentencesgodsonA godson is a boy whose godparent has promised to look after him in the Christian faith.3 sentencesgoggleTo goggle is to stare with wide, bulging eyes, often in surprise.5 sentencesgogglesGoggles are special glasses that fit tightly round your eyes to protect them from water, wind, snow, dust, chemicals or flying bits.10 sentencesgoingMoving or travelling somewhere; leaving.15 sentencesgolcondaGolconda is an old fort and city ruin near Hyderabad in India, once famous for its diamond mines and diamond trade.7 sentencesgoldGold is a soft, shiny yellow metal that is rare and costs a lot of money.13 sentencesgoldenGolden means made of gold.12 sentencesgoldfishA small orange or gold-coloured fish, often kept as a pet in a tank or pond.11 sentencesgoldilocksGoldilocks is the girl in the fairy tale «Goldilocks and the Three Bears», who tries the bears' porridge, chairs and beds and likes the on…10 sentencesgoldsmithA person who makes jewellery, cups, plates or other objects out of gold.9 sentencesgolfGolf is a game in which players hit a small hard ball with clubs into a series of holes, using as few hits as possible.10 sentencesgolferA golfer is a person who plays golf, a game in which you hit a small ball into holes with a club, using as few hits as possible.7 sentencesgoliathGoliath was a giant Philistine warrior whom the young shepherd David killed with a stone from his sling.9 sentencesgollyan exclamation of surprise, delight or shock, used instead of swearing or saying God.10 sentencesgoloshA rubber shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry in rain or snow; an overshoe.8 sentencesgondolaA long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat with a high point at each end, rowed by one person standing at the back with one oar, used on the canal…11 sentencesgondolierA person who rows or steers a gondola in Venice, standing at the back and pushing with one long oar.7 sentencesgongA gong is a round metal plate that is struck with a stick to make a loud, ringing sound.4 sentencesgooA sticky, wet, soft substance, like slime, glue or melted cheese.10 sentencesgooberA goober is a peanut, a word used in parts of the southern United States.3 sentencesgoodOf high quality, done well.23 sentencesgoodbyeGoodbye is what you say when you leave someone or when they leave.12 sentencesgoodlyA goodly amount means quite a large amount.9 sentencesgoodnessGoodness is the quality of being good, kind and honest.11 sentencesgoodyGoodies are nice things, especially treats such as sweets, cakes or small presents.13 sentencesgooeySoft, sticky and wet: gooey chocolate cake.8 sentencesgoofySilly, clumsy and funny in a harmless way.10 sentencesgoogleGoogle is a large technology company and its search engine, a website used to find information on the internet (a name).9 sentencesgooglyGoogly eyes are big round eyes that stick out, or the toy plastic eyes with a loose black dot that wobbles.8 sentencesgooseA goose is a big bird with a long neck and webbed feet that swims and lives on farms or near water.12 sentencesgooseberryA small, round, sour green or reddish fruit with fine hairs and stripes that grows on a prickly bush.9 sentencesgoosebumpGoosebumps are tiny bumps that appear on your skin when you are cold, scared or very excited.8 sentencesgopGOP: short for «Grand Old Party», a nickname for the Republican Party, one of the two main political parties in the United States.7 sentencesgopherA small North American burrowing animal with large cheek pouches, which digs tunnels and eats plant roots (pocket gopher).9 sentencesgoreThick blood from a wound, especially lots of it, as in violent films.10 sentencesgorgenoun A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, usually with a river at the bottom.10 sentencesgorgeousVery beautiful or attractive.11 sentencesgorgeouslyIn a very beautiful or splendid way, with great show.3 sentencesgorillaA gorilla is the largest kind of ape, a very strong, mostly gentle animal with dark fur that lives in the forests of central Africa.11 sentencesgorseA thick, prickly bush with sharp spines and bright yellow flowers that smell a little like coconut, growing on heaths, hillsides and cliff…7 sentencesgoryGory means full of blood and violence, often in a film, game or story.10 sentencesgoshan exclamation of surprise, shock or delight, a soft stand-in for «God».10 sentencesgoshawka large, fierce hawk with short, broad wings that hunts birds and small animals.4 sentencesgoslingA baby goose.9 sentencesgospelThe Gospels are the four books of the New TestamentMatthew, Mark, Luke and John — that tell the life, teaching, death and rising of Jes… — 11 sentencesgospelsThe Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament, by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, which tell the life and teaching of Jesus.11 sentencesgossipGossip is talk about other people's private lives, often unkind or not true.11 sentencesgothicIn the style of many churches and cathedrals built in Europe from about 1150 to 1500, with pointed arches, tall spires and big stained-gla…12 sentencesgourdA large fruit with a hard skin, related to pumpkins and melons, often dried and hollowed out.11 sentencesgoutA painful illness that makes joints, especially the big toe, swollen, red and sore.8 sentencesgovernTo govern is to rule a country, state or group officially.10 sentencesgovernanceGovernance is the way a country, organisation or school is run and controlled, including who makes decisions and how.8 sentencesgovernedGoverned is the past of govern: ruled or controlled.9 sentencesgovernessa woman who lived in a family's house and taught its children at home.4 sentencesgovernmentThe group of people who run a country, state or city and make decisions about laws, taxes and services.11 sentencesgovernmentalTo do with a government, the group of people who run a country, state or area and make its laws and decisions.8 sentencesgovernorA governor is a person who is chosen or elected to be in charge of a region, such as a state of the USA or an Australian state.13 sentencesgownA gown is a long, formal dress worn for special events like a ball or a wedding.13 sentencesgpGP stands for general practitioner: a family doctor who sees people for all kinds of illness at a local surgery or clinic, and sends them…8 sentencesgpsAbbreviation of Global Positioning System: a system using satellites to show exactly where you are on Earth.9 sentencesgrabTo grab is to take hold of something quickly and roughly.14 sentencesgrabbyGrabby means wanting to grab or take things for yourself, often greedily.9 sentencesgraceGrace is a smooth, beautiful and easy way of moving.14 sentencesgracefulMoving in a smooth, light and beautiful way.11 sentencesgracefullyGracefully means moving in a smooth, light and beautiful way.10 sentencesgraciousKind, polite and generous, especially to people who have less power.11 sentencesgraciouslyin a kind, polite and dignified way, as a grand person does.4 sentencesgradGrad is a short, informal word for a graduate, a person who has finished high school, college or university.11 sentencesgradeA grade is a year or class at school, like second grade (mostly in the USA and Canada; the UK says Year 2).13 sentencesgradientHow steep a slope, hill or road is.9 sentencesgradualHappening slowly and little by little over time, not suddenly.8 sentencesgraduallyGradually means slowly, a little at a time, over a period, not all at once or suddenly.9 sentencesgraduateTo finish a course at university, college or (US) school and get a degree or diploma.10 sentencesgraffitiWords or pictures painted, sprayed or scratched on walls, trains or other public places, usually without permission.8 sentencesgraftA graft is a piece of skin, bone or other body tissue moved by a surgeon to repair another part of the body.13 sentencesgraftingGrafting is joining a piece cut from one plant onto another plant so that they grow together, as gardeners do with apple trees.12 sentencesgrahamGraham is a boy's or man's first name and a family name.8 sentencesgraila cup or dish that knights in old legends search for, said to be holy.4 sentencesgrainGrain is the seeds of plants like wheat, rice, oats, barley and corn, used for food.13 sentencesgrainyGrainy means having a rough texture with small bits or grains in it, like sand, or food that is not smooth.9 sentencesgramA gram is a small unit for measuring how heavy something is (its mass). A paper clip weighs about one gram.14 sentencesgrammarThe rules of a language about how words change and are put together into sentences.12 sentencesgrammarianA person who studies grammar, the rules of how words and sentences are built in a language, or who writes books about it.9 sentencesgrammaticalCorrect according to the rules of grammar.8 sentencesgrammaticallyIn a way that follows the rules of grammar, as in «grammatically correct».8 sentencesgramophoneAn old machine for playing music from records, flat discs with grooves, often with a big horn to make the sound louder.7 sentencesgrampsGrandfather; a friendly name for your grandad.8 sentencesgranGran is a friendly, informal word for grandmother.7 sentencesgranarya building or store room where grain such as wheat is kept after harvest.4 sentencesgrandGrand means big, impressive and splendid, like a grand palace.14 sentencesgrandadGrandad is a friendly word for your grandfather, your mum's or dad's father.11 sentencesgrandchildA grandchild is a child of your son or daughter.9 sentencesgranddadGranddad is a friendly, informal word for grandfather, the father of your mother or father.7 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/4/