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- giraffe noun (a giraffe, giraffes or giraffe)
1) A giraffe is a very tall African animal with a very long neck, long legs and a coat with brown patches. It is the tallest animal on land. - gird verb (gird, girds, girded or girt, girding)
1) (old use) To gird is to fasten a belt or sword round the body, or to put on armour and get ready for battle or a journey. - girdle noun (girdles); verb (girdle, girdles, girdled, girdling)
A girdle is a belt or band worn round the waist, especially in old tales. - girl noun (girl, girls)
1) A girl is a female child or a young woman. - girlfriend noun (a girlfriend, girlfriends)
A girlfriend is a girl or woman that someone is in a romantic relationship with. - girth noun (girths)
The girth of a horse is the strap that goes under its belly to hold the saddle on. - git noun (a git, gits) — rude, UK and Ireland slang; also Git (computer software name)
A git is an annoying, stupid or unpleasant person; it is an insult. - give verb (give, gives, gave, given, giving); noun (give — stretch, as in «the rope has some give»)
To give is to let someone have something of yours: give a present. - giveaway noun (a giveaway, giveaways); adjective (informal: giveaway prices); verb phrase «give away» (give, gave, given away)
A giveaway is a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a prize in a competition. - giver noun (giver, givers)
A giver is a person who gives something to others, like a present, money, time or help. - gizzard noun (a gizzard, gizzards)
A gizzard is a strong muscular part of a bird's stomach that grinds up food, often with small stones the bird has swallowed. - glace adjective (glacé); noun (glace — French)
Glacé (often written glace) describes fruit, such as cherries, that has been cooked in sugar syrup so it is shiny and sweet. - glacial adjective (glacial)
Glacial means to do with glaciers or ice, as in «glacial valleys». - glacier noun (a glacier, glaciers)
A glacier is a huge, thick mass of ice that moves very slowly over land, like a frozen river. - glad adjective (glad, gladder, gladdest — rarely used in comparison); adverb: gladly
1) Happy and pleased about something. 2) Very willing to do something (I'd be glad to help). 3) Thankful that something happened (I'm glad… - gladden verb (gladden, gladdens, gladdened, gladdening)
1) To gladden someone is to make them happy or glad. 2) To gladden is to bring joy to the eyes or heart, as a sight or a sound does. - gladdened verb (past form of gladden)
1) Gladdened means made happy or glad. 2) Gladdened is also used of the eyes or heart, meaning filled with joy. - glade noun (glades)
1) A glade is a small open space in a wood or forest, where there are no trees in the middle. - gladiator noun (a gladiator, gladiators)
1) A gladiator was a man in ancient Rome who fought other men or wild animals in an arena to entertain crowds, often with swords, nets or… - gladly adverb
1) Willingly and happily; with pleasure. 2) In a pleased way. - gladness noun (gladness; uncountable)
1) A feeling of being happy and joyful. - gladstone noun, a name (Gladstone); noun (a Gladstone bag, Gladstone bags)
William Ewart Gladstone, a British Prime Minister four times in the 1800s. - glamorous adjective (glamorous, more glamorous, most glamorous)
Glamorous means very attractive and exciting, often in a rich, stylish, showy way. - glamour noun (glamour, uncountable); US spelling glamor
Glamour is the special exciting attraction of something that seems rich, stylish or beautiful. - glance verb (glance, glances, glanced, glancing); noun (a glance, glances)
To glance is to look at something very quickly and then look away. - gland noun (a gland, glands)
A gland is a small part of the body that makes a special substance the body needs, such as sweat, saliva, tears or hormones. - glare verb (glare, glares, glared, glaring); noun (a glare; glare)
To look at someone in an angry way for a while. - glass noun (glass — uncountable for the material; a glass, glasses — the cup); glasses (plural noun, spectacles)
Glass is a hard clear material that you can see through, used for windows, bottles and jars. - glassblower noun (a glassblower, glassblowers); verb (glassblowing)
1) A glassblower is a person who makes glass objects, like vases and bottles, by blowing air through a long tube into a blob of hot… - glasshouse noun (a glasshouse, glasshouses)
1) (UK) A building made mostly of glass where plants are grown, kept warm by the sun; a greenhouse. 2) (UK, slang, old) A military prison. - glassy adjective (glassy, glassier, glassiest)
Glassy means smooth, shiny and clear, like glass. - glaswegian noun (a Glaswegian, Glaswegians); adjective (Glaswegian)
A Glaswegian is a person who comes from Glasgow, the biggest city in Scotland. - glaze noun (a glaze, glazes); verb (glaze, glazes, glazed, glazing)
A glaze is a shiny coating painted on pottery before it is baked in a kiln, which makes it smooth, coloured and waterproof. - glazed adjective (glazed); also the past form of «glaze» (glaze, glazes, glazed, glazing)
Glazed food is covered with a shiny coating, like a glazed doughnut or glazed ham. - gleam verb (gleam, gleams, gleamed, gleaming); noun (a gleam, gleams)
To shine softly or brightly, often by reflecting light: «The polished car gleamed.». - gleaming adjective (gleaming); verb, -ing form of gleam (gleam, gleams, gleamed, gleaming)
1) Shining brightly because clean, polished or wet: «gleaming shoes». 2) (verb) Giving out or reflecting a soft, bright light. - glean verb (glean, gleans, gleaned, gleaning)
To collect information bit by bit, often with effort: «I gleaned a few facts from the leaflet.». - glee noun (no plural)
1) Glee is great joy and happiness, often shown loudly. 2) A glee-club is a group of people who sing together for fun. - gleeful adjective (gleeful, more gleeful, most gleeful)
1) Gleeful means full of joy, often a little mischievous or pleased with oneself. - glen noun (a glen, glens)
1) A narrow, deep valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland, often with a stream at the bottom. 2) Glen is also a man's name (a name). - glib adjective (glib, glibber, glibbest)
Glib describes talk that is too smooth and quick, said easily without real thought. - glide verb (glide, glides, glided, gliding); noun (a glide, glides)
To glide is to move smoothly and quietly without effort, as if sliding. - glider noun (a glider, gliders)
A glider is a light aircraft with long wings and no engine that flies by riding on air currents. - glimmer noun (glimmers); verb (glimmer, glimmers, glimmered, glimmering)
1) A glimmer is a faint, weak light. 2) A glimmer of something is a small sign of it, such as a glimmer of hope. 3) (verb) To glimmer is… - glimmering verb form (present participle of glimmer); adjective
1) Glimmering means shining faintly or weakly. 2) (adjective) Glimmering describes something that gives a faint light, such as glimmering… - glimpse noun (a glimpse, glimpses); verb (glimpse, glimpses, glimpsed, glimpsing)
A very quick look at something, so you see it only for a moment or only a part of it. - glint verb (glint, glints, glinted, glinting); noun (a glint, glints)
1) To give out a small, quick flash of light. 2) (noun) A short bright flash of reflected light. 3) (noun) A look in the eye showing a… - glinting verb form (glint, glints, glinted, glinting); adjective (glinting)
Giving out small, quick flashes of light, especially reflected light from metal, glass, water or eyes. - glisten verb (glisten, glistens, glistened, glistening)
1) To glisten means to shine with a soft, sparkly light because something is wet or oily. 2) Eyes glisten when they are full of tears. - glitch noun (a glitch, glitches)
A glitch is a small fault or problem that stops something working properly for a short time, especially in computers, games or machines. - glitter noun (glitter — no plural); verb (glitter, glitters, glittered, glittering)
Tiny shiny pieces of coloured plastic or metal used to decorate cards and crafts. - glittery adjective (glittery, glitterier, glitteriest)
Covered with glitter, tiny shiny bits that sparkle. - gloat verb (gloat, gloats, gloated, gloating); noun (a gloat — rare)
1) To gloat means to show you are very pleased about your own success or about someone else's bad luck, in a smug and unkind way. - gloating verb form of gloat (gloat, gloats, gloated, gloating); noun (gloating, uncountable); adjective (gloating)
Gloating is showing that you are pleased about your own success or about someone else's bad luck, in a smug, unkind way. - global adjective (global; adverb globally)
Global means about the whole world: a global problem, global warming. - globalisation noun (globalisation, uncountable); US spelling globalization
1) Globalisation is the way countries around the world are becoming more and more connected through trade, travel, the internet, money and… - globe noun (a globe, globes)
A globe is a ball-shaped model of the Earth, with a map of the world on it. - gloom noun (uncountable); verb (gloom — rare)
Darkness or near-darkness, as in a dim room or a dark wood. - gloomily adverb
1) In a sad, hopeless or miserable way. 2) In a dark, dim way (rarer). - gloomy adjective (gloomy, gloomier, gloomiest)
1) Dark or dim, with very little light. 2) Sad and without hope; in low spirits. 3) Expecting bad things to happen: «a gloomy forecast». - glorious adjective (glorious, more glorious, most glorious)
Very beautiful and wonderful to see or feel: a glorious sunset. - gloriously adverb (more gloriously, most gloriously)
1) Gloriously means in a splendid, magnificent or wonderfully bright way. - glory noun (glory, uncountable; glories); verb (glory, glories, gloried — glory in)
Glory is great fame, honour and praise won by doing something important or brave. - gloss noun (gloss, glosses); verb (gloss, glosses, glossed, glossing)
A smooth shine on a surface: the gloss on a new car. - glossary noun (a glossary, glossaries)
1) A list of hard or special words with their meanings, usually at the back of a book. - glossy adjective (glossy, glossier, glossiest); noun (a glossy, glossies — informal, a magazine printed on shiny paper)
Glossy means smooth and shiny, so it reflects light. - glove noun (glove, gloves)
A glove is a covering for your hand, with a separate place for each finger and the thumb. - glow verb (glow, glows, glowed, glowing); noun (a glow)
To glow is to give out a soft, steady light without flames. - glowworm noun (a glowworm, glowworms); also glow-worm
A glowworm is a kind of beetle whose females, which look like soft grubs without wings, give off a green light from their tails at night. - glucose noun (glucose, uncountable)
Glucose is a kind of sugar that your body uses for energy; your blood carries it to all your cells. - glue noun (glue, glues); verb (glue, glues, glued, gluing or glueing)
Glue is a sticky substance used to join things together. - glug noun (a glug, glugs); verb (glug, glugs, glugged, glugging) — informal
The gurgling sound liquid makes when it is poured out of a bottle. - glum adjective (glum, glummer, glummest); adverb: glumly
1) Sad and quiet, looking unhappy and disappointed. - glutamate noun (glutamate, glutamates)
A natural substance found in many foods such as tomatoes, cheese and mushrooms; it gives the savoury taste called umami. - gluten noun (gluten — uncountable)
1) Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye that makes dough stretchy and helps bread rise. - gluteus noun (gluteus, glutei — also «glutes», informal)
1) The gluteus is one of the three big muscles in each buttock (bottom) that help you stand up, walk, run and climb; the biggest is the… - glutton noun (gluttons)
1) A glutton is a person who eats far too much and greedily. - glycerine noun (glycerine — uncountable); also spelled glycerin (US)
A thick, clear, sweet-tasting liquid with no colour or smell, used in soap, medicines, cosmetics and food. - glyph noun (a glyph, glyphs)
A glyph is a picture or symbol used as a sign for a word, a sound or an idea, like an Egyptian hieroglyph or a Maya sign. - gmt abbreviation (GMT)
1) GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time: the time at the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, London, used as the starting point for the world's… - gnarled adjective (gnarled, more gnarled)
Twisted, rough and full of knots, like an old tree trunk or branch. - gnash verb (gnash, gnashes, gnashed, gnashing)
To gnash is to grind the teeth together hard, often in anger or pain. - gnat noun (a gnat, gnats)
1) A gnat is a tiny flying insect, a bit like a very small fly, often seen in clouds near water; some kinds bite. - gnaw verb (gnaw, gnaws, gnawed, gnawing); usually «gnaw at», «gnaw on», «gnaw through»
To gnaw means to bite or chew something again and again, especially something hard, like a dog with a bone or a mouse with wood. - gnome noun (a gnome, gnomes)
A gnome is a tiny old man in fairy tales who lives under the ground and guards treasure. - gnomon noun (a gnomon, gnomons)
The part of a sundial that sticks up and casts the shadow that shows the time. - go verb (go, goes, went, gone, going); noun (a go — a turn, a try)
To go is to move from one place to another: go to school. - goad noun; verb (goad, goads, goaded, goading)
A goad is a pointed stick used to drive animals on. - goal noun (goal, goals)
A goal is something you try to reach or do, like a goal to read 50 books. - goalie noun (a goalie, goalies)
A goalie is the player who stands in the goal and tries to stop the ball or puck from going in; it is a short, friendly word for goalkeeper. - goalkeeper noun (a goalkeeper, goalkeepers; informal: goalie, keeper)
1) A goalkeeper is the player who stands in the goal and tries to stop the other team scoring, in sports like football, hockey and netball… - goalmouth noun (a goalmouth, goalmouths)
1) The area right in front of the goal, between the goalposts, in football (soccer), hockey and similar games. - goalpost noun (a goalpost, goalposts)
A goalpost is one of the two upright posts that mark the sides of a goal in games like football, rugby and hockey. - goat noun (goat, goats)
A goat is an animal with horns and often a beard, kept on farms for milk, meat and wool. - goatherd noun (a goatherd, goatherds)
1) A person whose job is to look after a group of goats, usually taking them out to graze in the hills. - goatskin noun (goatskin, goatskins — often uncountable)
1) The skin of a goat, often made into leather. 2) Something made from goat leather, such as a bag, drum, or a container for water or wine. - gob noun (a gob, gobs); verb (gob, gobs, gobbed, gobbing — slang, rare)
1) (UK, slang, rude) Your mouth: Shut your gob! 2) (slang) A lump or blob of something soft and wet, like a gob of spit or a gob of glue.… - gobble verb (gobble, gobbles, gobbled, gobbling); noun (a gobble — the turkey sound)
1) To eat something very quickly and greedily. 2) (of a turkey) To make the throaty gobble-gobble sound. 3) To gobble up is to use up or… - goblet noun (goblet, goblets)
A goblet is a cup with a stem and foot, used for drinking wine or water, often at a feast. - goblin noun (a goblin, goblins)
A goblin is an ugly, small, mischievous or wicked creature in fairy tales and fantasy stories, often green or grey, with pointy ears.
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