Words starting with G — 719 entries

The 719 dictionary words that begin with the letter G, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• g3 sensesThe seventh letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.
• G10 sensesThe seventh letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.
• Ga3 sensesA Niger-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Togo.
• gab6 sensesIdle chatter.
• Gab1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.
• gabby1 senseInclined to talk too much.
• Gabby2 sensesA diminutive form of the male given name Gabriel.
• Gabe2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.
• gabi3 sensesColocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
• Gabi1 senseA barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
• Gabriel3 sensesA male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew].
• Gabrielle2 sensesA female given name from French.
• gaby1 senseA stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.
• Gaby2 sensesA female given name from French.
• gadget6 sensesAny device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
• gag18 sensesA device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
• gaga3 sensesMentally senile.
• gage13 sensesTo bind (someone) by pledge or security; to engage.
• Gage7 sensesA surname originating as an occupation.
• gagging2 sensesA gag motion or reflex.
• gah1 senseExpressing exasperation or annoyance.
• Gaia3 sensesThe ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism.
• Gail2 sensesA female given name, a diminutive of Abigail.
• gain21 sensesTo acquire possession of.
• Gain1 senseA surname.
• Gaines6 sensesA surname.
• gaining1 senseGain; profit.
• gains1 senseIncrease in muscle mass.
• gal2 sensesA young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.
• Gal1 senseThe symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.
• gala6 sensesCelebratory; festive.
• Gala3 sensesGalashiels, a town in Scotland.
• galactic4 sensesRelating to a galaxy.
• Galactic2 sensesPertaining to the Milky Way Galaxy.
• galaxy6 sensesAny of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which…
• Galaxy1 senseSynonym of Milky Way Galaxy (“our galaxy”).
• gale10 sensesTo cry; groan; croak.
• Gale6 sensesA surname.
• Galen4 sensesAelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher (129 – c. 216 CE).
• galileo1 senseThe CGS unit of acceleration, equal to 1 centimetre per second per second (1 centimeter per second squared, 1cm/s^2). Symbol: Gal
• Galileo2 sensesGalileo Galilei (1564–1642), an Italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope, made astronomical…
• gall17 sensesImpudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
• Gall1 senseA surname.
• Gallagher3 sensesA surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher.
• gallant12 sensesBrave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
• Gallant2 sensesA surname.
• gallery15 sensesAn institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
• Gallery1 senseA surname from Irish.
• galley8 sensesA light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
• Galley1 senseA surname.
• Gallo3 sensesA Romance language spoken in north-west France, see Gallo language.
• gallon5 sensesA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
• Gallon1 senseA surname.
• galloping1 senseMovement at a gallop.
• gallows7 sensesA wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
• gamble7 sensesA bet or wager.
• Gamble1 senseA surname from Old Norse.
• gambler2 sensesOne who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
• gambling1 senseAn activity characterized by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by skill and/or chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.
• game30 sensesA playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
• Games1 senseThe Olympic Games.
• gaming4 sensesThe playing of a game.
• gamma11 sensesThe third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
• Gandhi4 sensesA surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.
• Ganesh1 senseA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• gang19 sensesTo go; walk; proceed.
• ganga1 senseThe sandgrouse.
• Ganga2 sensesThe river Ganges, especially as a deity.
• gangster5 sensesA member of a criminal or street gang.
• Gao2 sensesA surname.
• gap21 sensesAn opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
• Gap1 senseA town, the capital of the department of Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
• garage8 sensesA building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
• garbage13 sensesFood waste material of any kind.
• garbled1 sensedifficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled
• Garcia4 sensesA surname from Spanish of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
• garden13 sensesAn outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
• Garden2 sensesA surname.
• gardener2 sensesOne who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.
• Gardener1 senseA surname originating as an occupation.
• gardening4 sensesThe process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
• Gardner9 sensesA surname originating as an occupation.
• Gareth2 sensesA male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.
• Garfield36 sensesAn English surname, thought to be habitational.
• garibaldi3 sensesa biscuit consisting of currants squashed between layers of flaky pastry.
• Garibaldi1 senseA surname from Italian.
• garland10 sensesA circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
• Garland13 sensesA surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of garlands.
• garlic3 sensesA plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
• garment3 sensesA single article of clothing.
• garner6 sensesA granary; a store of grain.
• Garner5 sensesA surname.
• garret1 senseAn attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.
• Garret1 senseA male given name.
• Garrett11 sensesA surname originating as a patronymic.
• garrison7 sensesA permanent military post.
• Garrison13 sensesA surname.
• garth6 sensesA grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
• Garth14 sensesA number of places in Wales: A village in Maesteg community, Bridgend borough (OS grid ref SS8690).
• Gary9 sensesA male given name from the Germanic languages, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s; variant form Garry.
• Garza1 senseA surname from Spanish.
• gas25 sensesMatter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid,…
• Gas2 sensesA commune in Eure-et-Loir, France.
• gasoline5 sensesA flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
• gasp7 sensesTo draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
• gasping2 sensesThe act by which one gasps.
• gaston2 sensesA grip using one hand with the thumb down and elbow out.
• Gaston2 sensesA surname from Old Northern French.
• gate29 sensesA doorlike structure outside a house.
• Gate3 sensesA ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas, United States.
• GATE1 sensegifted and talented education
• Gates7 sensesA topographic surname.
• gateway7 sensesA passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
• gather19 sensesTo collect normally separate things.
• gathered1 sensefocused, centered, achieving a state of shared mysticism.
• gathering7 sensesA meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
• gator3 sensesAlligator.
• gauge21 sensesA measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
• Gauge1 senseA male given name.
• gauntlet9 sensesProtective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
• gauze6 sensesA thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
• gavel12 sensesTo divide or distribute according to the gavel system.
• Gavin2 sensesA male given name from the Celtic languages.
• gay27 sensesHomosexual: Only possessing sexual and/or romantic attraction towards people one perceives to be the same sex or gender as oneself.
• Gay5 sensesAn English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
• gayle2 sensesPuerperal septicemia in sheep.
• Gayle4 sensesA female given name, a fanciful spelling of Gail, shortened form of Abigail.
• Gays2 sensesA surname.
• gaze7 sensesTo stare intently or earnestly.
• gazette4 sensesA newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.
• Gazette1 senseA locality in the Shire of Moyne and the Shire of Southern Grampians, south western Victoria, Australia
• gazing1 senseThe act by which somebody gazes.
• ge1 senseThe name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.
• gE1 sensegiant elliptical galaxy
• Ge1 senseA group of aboriginal languages of Brazil.
• gear16 sensesEquipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
• Gear1 senseA surname.
• gee11 sensesOf a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right.
• Gee4 sensesA surname.
• geek11 sensesA person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an…
• geez2 sensesAn exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
• geezer5 sensesSomeone affable but morally dubious; a wide boy.
• geisha1 senseA Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
• gel9 sensesA semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
• gem10 sensesA precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
• Gem5 sensesA native or resident of the American state of Idaho.
• Gemini5 sensesA constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor,…
• gemma1 senseAn asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra (genus Hydra) and plants such as liverworts (division Marchantiophyta),…
• Gemma2 sensesA female given name from Italian.
• gen10 sensesInformation.
• Gen3 sensesA Niger-Congo language of Togo.
• gender12 sensesSex (a category, either male or female, into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their…
• gene2 sensesA theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's…
• Gene4 sensesA unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name Eugene, also used as a formal male given name.
• general14 sensesIncluding or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.
• General1 senseThe title used by a military general, flag rank officer of the military
• generally5 sensesPopularly or widely.
• generate6 sensesTo bring into being; give rise to.
• generation12 sensesThe act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation.
• generator8 sensesOne who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat…
• generosity5 sensesThe trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.
• generous5 sensesNoble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
• generously1 senseIn a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample.
• genesis1 senseThe origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
• Genesis2 sensesThe first book in the Hebrew Bible.
• genetic5 sensesRelating to genetics or genes.
• genetically3 sensesIn a manner relating to genes or genetics.
• genetics2 sensesThe branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
• geneva1 senseGin, especially jenever.
• Geneva29 sensesThe capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
• Genevieve1 senseA female given name from French.
• genie2 sensesA jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
• Genie2 sensesA male given name, diminutive of Eugene and pet form of Gene
• genitals1 senseSynonym of genitalia.
• genius5 sensesSomeone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science,…
• genocide4 sensesThe systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity,…
• genome1 senseThe complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
• genre2 sensesA kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
• gent3 sensesA gentleman.
• Gent1 senseA surname.
• gentle13 sensesTender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
• Gentle1 senseA surname.
• gentleman6 sensesAny well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
• Gentleman1 senseA surname transferred from the nickname.
• gently5 sensesIn a manner characterized by gentleness Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
• gentry4 sensesBirth; condition; rank by birth.
• Gentry4 sensesA surname.
• gents1 senseA men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.
• genuine2 sensesBelonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
• genuinely1 senseIn a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
• Geoff1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Geoffrey.
• Geoffrey2 sensesA male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the U.K. in the 20th century.
• geography10 sensesThe study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
• geological1 senseSynonym of geologic.
• geologist1 senseA person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.
• geology2 sensesThe science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its…
• geometry4 sensesThe branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
• Georg3 sensesA male given name, a Scandinavian and continental Germanic variant of George.
• George15 sensesradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
• Georges2 sensesA male given name from French, equivalent to English George.