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- ga abbreviation and fragment (GA, Ga, ga — with several uses)
GA is the short form for Georgia, a state in the south-eastern United States, used in addresses. - gab verb (gab, gabs, gabbed, gabbing); noun (gab)
To talk a lot, quickly and often about unimportant things; to chatter. - gable noun (gables)
1) A gable is the triangle-shaped top of a wall at the end of a sloping roof. 2) A gable is the whole end wall of a house under its roof. - gabled adjective
1) Having a gable or gables: the pointed, triangle-shaped part of a wall under the two sloping sides of a roof. - gabriel proper noun (Gabriel)
1) (Bible) The angel Gabriel is a messenger of God; Christians remember that he told Mary she would have a baby, Jesus, and told Zechariah… - gad verb (gads, gadded, gadding); exclamation (old use)
To gad about is to wander from place to place looking for fun or news. - gadfly noun (gadflies)
1) A gadfly is a large fly that bites cattle and horses. 2) (informal) A gadfly is a person who keeps pestering and stirring others up. - gadget noun (a gadget, gadgets)
A small, clever machine or tool that does a useful job: a kitchen gadget. - gaelic adjective (Gaelic); noun (Gaelic)
Gaelic is a group of Celtic languages: Irish (Gaeilge) in Ireland and Scottish Gaelic in Scotland. - gaffer noun (a gaffer, gaffers)
The boss: a manager, foreman or the person in charge, especially of a football team or a group of workers. - gag noun (a gag, gags); verb (gag, gags, gagged, gagging)
A joke or a funny trick, especially by a comedian: a running gag. - gaiety noun (gaieties)
1) Gaiety is a happy, lively feeling; cheerfulness. 2) Gaieties are merry parties or entertainments. - gaily adverb (gaily; more gaily, most gaily)
In a happy, cheerful, lively way: «The children sang gaily.». - gain verb (gain, gains, gained, gaining); noun (a gain, gains)
To gain is to get more of something, like weight, points, speed or money. - gainsay verb (gainsays, gainsaid, gainsaying) (old use)
1) To gainsay is to say that something is not true; to deny or argue against it. 2) To gainsay someone is to refuse to agree with them. - gait noun (a gait, gaits)
The way a person or animal walks or runs: the pattern and style of their steps. - gaiter noun (a gaiter, gaiters)
A cover made of cloth or leather worn over the ankle and lower leg, to keep out mud, snow or stones. - gal noun (gals) (informal)
1) A gal is a girl or young woman. 2) (dialect) A gal can be a sweetheart, as in old songs. - gala noun (a gala, galas)
A special party or performance to celebrate something, often with fancy clothes. - galactic adjective (galactic)
To do with a galaxy, a huge group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, such as our Milky Way. - galaxy noun (a galaxy, galaxies; the Galaxy = the Milky Way)
A galaxy is a huge group of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity. - gale noun (a gale, gales)
1) A very strong wind, stronger than a breeze but weaker than a hurricane. 2) (gales of laughter) A sudden loud burst of laughing. - galician adjective (Galician); noun (a Galician, Galicians; Galician — the language)
From Galicia, a region in the north-west of Spain, or about its people. - gall noun (gall — uncountable; a gall, galls); verb (gall, galls, galled, galling)
Gall is rude, bold cheek: «He had the gall to ask for more after eating mine!». - gallant adjective (gallant, more gallant, most gallant); noun (a gallant, gallants — old)
Brave, especially in a fine, noble way: a gallant knight. - gallantly adverb
1) Gallantly means bravely and boldly, showing courage. 2) Gallantly means politely and kindly, as a brave knight behaves towards a lady. - gallantry noun (gallantry — uncountable)
Great bravery, especially in battle or danger. - galleon noun (a galleon, galleons)
A galleon was a large sailing ship with several masts and decks, used long ago by Spain, England and other countries for war and trade. - gallery noun (a gallery, galleries)
A building or room where paintings, sculptures and other art are shown. - galley noun (a galley, galleys)
A galley is the kitchen on a ship, boat or plane. - gallon noun (a gallon, gallons)
1) A unit for measuring liquids. A UK (imperial) gallon is about 4.55 litres; a US gallon is about 3.79 litres. 2) (informal, plural) A… - gallop verb (gallop, gallops, galloped, galloping); noun (a gallop, gallops)
To gallop is to run very fast, the way a horse does, with all four feet off the ground at one moment. - gallows noun (gallows or gallowses) (old use)
1) A gallows is a wooden frame with a beam, used in the past to hang criminals. 2) The gallows is the punishment of being hanged. - gallus noun (Gallus — a name of a genus); adjective (gallus — Scotland); noun (gallus, galluses — dialect: braces)
Gallus is the Latin scientific name for the group (genus) of jungle fowl that includes the chicken: the chicken is Gallus gallus domesticus. - galosh noun (galoshes)
A galosh is a rubber overshoe worn over a boot or shoe in wet weather. - galvanise verb (galvanise, galvanises, galvanised, galvanising); US spelling galvanize
To galvanise people means to shock or excite them into acting quickly. - gamble verb (gamble, gambles, gambled, gambling); noun (a gamble, gambles)
To gamble is to bet money on a game, race or event, hoping to win more but risking losing it. - gambler noun (a gambler, gamblers)
A person who plays games of chance for money, such as cards, betting or slot machines. - gambling noun (gambling, uncountable); verb form of gamble (gamble, gambles, gambled, gambling)
Gambling is playing games or betting money on something whose result depends on luck, hoping to win more money. - gambol verb (gambols, gambolled, gambolling)
1) To gambol is to skip, jump and play about happily, like a lamb or kitten. 2) A gambol is a playful leap or jump (noun). - game noun (game, games); adjective (game — willing)
A game is something you play for fun with rules, like football, chess or tag. - gamekeeper noun (gamekeepers)
1) A gamekeeper is a person whose job is to look after wild animals and birds kept for hunting on a large estate. - gamma noun (gamma, gammas)
Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet, written γ (small) and Γ (capital), after alpha and beta. - gander noun (a gander, ganders); (informal) «have a gander»
1) An adult male goose. 2) (informal, UK, Australia) A quick look: have a gander at this. - gang noun (a gang, gangs); verb (gang up, gangs up, ganged up, ganging up)
A gang is a group of friends who spend time together. - gangster noun (a gangster, gangsters)
A gangster is a member of a gang of violent criminals who break the law to get money or power. - gangway noun (a gangway, gangways); interjection (Gangway! — informal)
A movable bridge or ramp for walking between a ship and the land. - gannet noun (a gannet, gannets)
A large white seabird with black wing tips and a yellowish head that dives from high up into the sea to catch fish. - gaol noun (a gaol, gaols); verb (gaol, gaols, gaoled, gaoling)
1) (UK, old spelling) A prison; a jail. 2) (verb) To put someone in prison. - gaoler noun (a gaoler, gaolers); also spelt jailer, jailor
1) (UK, old spelling) A person whose job is to guard prisoners in a prison; a jailer or prison officer. - gap noun (gap, gaps)
A gap is an empty space or opening between two things: a gap in a fence, a gap between your teeth. - gape verb (gape, gapes, gaped, gaping); noun (a gape, gapes)
To stare with your mouth wide open, because you are surprised or amazed. - gar noun (a gar, gars; also garfish, gar)
A gar is a long, thin fish with a narrow snout full of sharp teeth, such as the North American gar of rivers and lakes. - garage noun (garage, garages)
A garage is a building or a room next to a house where a car is kept. - garb noun (garbs)
Garb is clothing, especially a particular kind or style of dress. - garbage noun (garbage — uncountable)
Rubbish; food waste and other things you throw away. - garden noun (garden, gardens); verb (garden, gardens, gardened, gardening)
A garden is a piece of land where people grow flowers, fruit or vegetables. - gardener noun (gardener, gardeners)
1) A gardener is a person who looks after a garden and its plants, as a job or for fun. - garfish noun (a garfish; plural garfish or garfishes)
A long, thin fish with a narrow beak-like jaw full of sharp teeth. - gargle verb (gargle, gargles, gargled, gargling); noun (a gargle, gargles)
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. - garibaldi noun (a garibaldi, garibaldis); proper noun (Garibaldi – a name)
A flat rectangular biscuit with a layer of squashed currants inside, sometimes called a «squashed fly biscuit». - garland noun (garlands); verb (garlands, garlanded, garlanding)
A garland is a ring or string of flowers, leaves or ribbons, worn on the head or hung up. - garlic noun (garlic — uncountable; a clove of garlic, a bulb of garlic)
1) A plant like a small onion with a strong smell and taste, used to flavour food; its bulb splits into parts called cloves. - garlicky adjective (garlicky; more garlicky, most garlicky)
1) Tasting or smelling strongly of garlic. 2) Having breath that smells of garlic after eating it. - garment noun (a garment, garments)
A garment is a piece of clothing, such as a shirt, dress, coat or pair of trousers. - garner verb (garner, garners, garnered, garnering); noun (a garner — old)
To collect or gain something, such as support, praise, votes or information. - garnet noun (garnets)
A garnet is a dark red stone, a kind of jewel, used in rings and necklaces. - garnish verb (garnish, garnishes, garnished, garnishing); noun (garnishes)
To garnish is to decorate food with a small extra bit, such as parsley or a slice of lemon, to make it look nice. - garret noun (garrets)
A garret is a small room right at the top of a house, under the roof, often bare and cold. (old use) - garrison noun (a garrison, garrisons); verb (garrison, garrisons, garrisoned, garrisoning)
A group of soldiers living in a town or fort to guard it. - garter noun (garters)
A garter is a band of elastic or cloth worn round the leg to hold up a stocking or sock. - gas noun (gas, gases or gasses); verb (gas, gasses, gassed, gassing — rare)
A substance like air that has no fixed shape and spreads out to fill any space. - gaseous adjective (gaseous) — (science)
1) (science) In the form of a gas, not a solid or liquid. 2) Like a gas or full of gas. - gasp verb (gasp, gasps, gasped, gasping); noun (a gasp, gasps)
To gasp means to breathe in suddenly and loudly with your mouth open, because you are surprised, shocked or in pain. - gassing verb form (gas, gases/gasses, gassed, gassing); noun (gassing, gassings)
Chatting or talking for a long time about not very important things; also boasting. - gastric adjective
1) About the stomach. - gastroenteritis noun (gastroenteritis, uncountable)
1) (medicine) An illness where the stomach and intestines (gut) become sore and swollen, usually caused by a virus or bacteria, giving… - gate noun (gate, gates)
A gate is a door in a fence, hedge or wall that opens and closes. - gatekeeper noun (gatekeepers)
A gatekeeper is a person who looks after a gate and lets people in or out. - gateway noun (a gateway, gateways)
An opening in a wall or fence that can be closed with a gate; an entrance. - gather verb (gather, gathers, gathered, gathering)
To gather is to come together in one place as a group. - gatherer noun (a gatherer, gatherers)
A person or animal that collects things, such as food, information or people. - gathering noun (a gathering, gatherings); verb form (gather, gathers, gathered, gathering)
A gathering is a group of people who meet together, often for a special reason. - gator noun, informal (a gator, gators)
A gator is short for an alligator, a large reptile with strong jaws that lives in rivers and swamps in the southern USA and China. - gauche adjective (gauche, more gauche); (French) gauche
Awkward and clumsy in how you behave with other people, saying or doing slightly wrong things. - gauge noun (a gauge, gauges); verb (gauge, gauges, gauged, gauging)
An instrument that measures and shows an amount, like a fuel gauge, a pressure gauge or a rain gauge. - gaul noun, proper name (Gaul, Gauls)
Gaul was the old name for a large area of western Europe in Roman times, mostly where France and Belgium are today. - gaunt adjective (gaunt, gaunter, gauntest)
Gaunt means very thin, with a bony, hungry look, often from illness or hunger. - gauntlet noun (a gauntlet, gauntlets)
A thick glove with a long wide cuff covering the wrist, worn for work, riding or motoring. - gauntleted adjective (gauntleted)
Wearing gauntlets: thick gloves with wide cuffs that cover the wrist, or armoured gloves worn by knights. - gauze noun (gauze; uncountable; a gauze pad)
Gauze is a very thin, light cloth with tiny holes, often used to cover wounds. - gauzy adjective (gauzier, gauziest)
Gauzy means very thin and light, almost see-through, like fine cloth. - gavel noun (a gavel, gavels); verb (gavel, gavels, gavelled/gaveled, gavelling/gaveling — rare)
A small wooden hammer that a judge, auctioneer or chairperson bangs to get attention, keep order or show that something is decided or sold. - gay adjective (gay, gayer, gayest); noun (a gay person – usually «gay people»)
1) Describing a person, especially a man, who is romantically attracted to people of the same sex; women may also call themselves gay or… - gaze verb (gaze, gazes, gazed, gazing); noun (a gaze, gazes)
To look at something steadily for a long time, often because you are thinking, amazed or in love. - gazelle noun (a gazelle, gazelles)
A gazelle is a small, slim, fast antelope with curved horns that lives in Africa and Asia. - gazette noun (gazettes)
A gazette is an official newspaper that prints news, notices and honours. - gazillion noun (a gazillion, gazillions); adjective-like number word (a gazillion stars) — informal
A gazillion is a made-up, huge number used to say «very, very many»; it is not a real number. - gdp noun (GDP — abbreviation, uncountable)
GDP stands for gross domestic product: the total value of all the goods and services a country makes in one year. - ge fragment; abbreviation (GE)
1) «Ge» is not an English word on its own. It is a piece of a longer word, for example «age», «gem» or «get». 2) Ge is the chemistry…
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