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.

• goodwill6 sensesA favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
• Goodwill5 sensesA surname.
• Goodwin6 sensesA medieval male given name from Old English, rare today.
• goody8 sensesUsed to indicate pleasure or delight.
• Goody3 sensesA surname from Old English.
• goof6 sensesA mistake or error.
• goofy7 sensesQuirky or silly, often in a humorous manner; daft.
• Goofy1 senseA cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company: a tall, slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.
• google8 sensesTo bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a…
• Google2 sensesA particular Internet company.
• goon16 sensesA thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.
• Goon1 senseA surname.
• goose12 sensesAny of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on…
• Goose1 senseA surname.
• Gopal2 sensesA male given name from Sanskrit.
• Gordo1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Gordon.
• Gordon26 sensesA Scottish habitational surname from the Celtic languages for someone from Gordon, Berwickshire.
• gore20 sensesBlood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
• Gore14 sensesA surname.
• gorge17 sensesThe throat of a flower.
• Gorge1 senseA male given name.
• gorgeous3 sensesSumptuously dressed.
• gorilla4 sensesAn ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other…
• gosh1 senseA mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
• Gosh1 senseA surname.
• gospel7 sensesThe first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry,…
• gossip13 sensesSomeone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
• Gossip1 senseA surname.
• gossiping2 sensesThe act of passing gossip; communication about other people's private business.
• got8 sensesExpressing obligation; used with have.
• gotcha9 sensesI have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).
• Gotham2 sensesNickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.
• Gothic11 sensesAn extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.
• gots2 sensesHas, has got (3rd person singular).
• gotta1 senseSynonym of have got to, have to
• gotten1 senseObtained, acquired.
• gourmet2 sensesFine; of superior quality.
• govern12 sensesTo make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
• governess4 sensesA woman paid to educate children in their own home.
• government8 sensesThe body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
• governor9 sensesThe chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
• Governor1 senseThe title for someone who holds the post of governor.
• gown9 sensesA loose, flowing upper garment.
• GPS1 senseTo locate something using a GPS system.
• grab16 sensesTo grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
• Grab1 senseA taxi ride booked through the Grab app.
• grabbing1 senseThe act of one who grabs; a snatching.
• grace14 sensesCharming, pleasing qualities.
• Grace10 sensesA female given name from English.
• graceful3 sensesHaving or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
• Graces1 senseThree sister goddesses in Greek mythology (Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia), in whom beauty was deified.
• gracias1 senseThank you.
• Gracie2 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Grace.
• gracious8 senseskind and warmly courteous
• Grad1 senseA type of Soviet artillery multiple rocket launcher, or a rocket fired by this.
• grade24 sensesA rating.
• grades1 senseGrammar school, primary school, or the years of school prior to high school.
• gradually2 sensesIn a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
• graduate16 sensesA person who is recognized as having completed any of various levels of education. A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the…
• graduated6 sensesHaving a university degree; having completed training.
• graduation6 sensesThe action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
• Grady8 sensesA surname from Irish.
• graffiti3 sensesDrawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
• graft22 sensesA small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but…
• Graft1 senseA surname.
• graham2 sensesFlour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran.
• Graham11 sensesA Scottish surname from Old English.
• grail5 sensesThe Holy Grail.
• grain38 sensesThe harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice.
• Grain2 sensesA village in Isle of Grain parish, Isle of Grain, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8876).
• grains1 sensePigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer.
• gram5 sensesA unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
• Gram3 sensesA surname.
• grammar10 sensesA system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
• grammy1 sensegrandmother
• Grammy1 senseAny of the statuettes awarded by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in the music industry.
• gramps2 sensesGrandpa, grandfather.
• grams1 sensegrandmother
• gran2 sensesA grandmother.
• Gran3 sensesA surname from Norwegian, Swedish, or Tagalog.
• grand11 sensesLarge, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
• Grand3 sensesA placename A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
• grandchild1 senseA child of someone's child.
• granddad2 sensesgrandfather
• granddaughter1 senseThe daughter of someone's child.
• grande2 sensesOf a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger than tall, usually 16 ounces (~ 455 ml).
• Grande2 sensesA municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
• grandeur3 sensesThe state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
• grandfather5 sensesA father of someone's parent.
• grandma4 sensesGrandmother.
• Grandma1 senseAn unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly woman whose name is unknown.
• grandmother3 sensesA mother of someone's parent.
• grandpa2 sensesgrandfather.
• Grandpa1 senseAn unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly man whose name is unknown.
• grandson1 senseA son of one's child.
• granger2 sensesA member of the Grange, National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association representing farmers.
• Granger11 sensesAn English surname originating as an occupation for a granger (farm bailiff).
• granite2 sensesA group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica,…
• Granite5 sensesAn island of South Australia.
• granny7 sensesA grandmother.
• grant10 sensesTo give (permission or wish).
• Grant22 sensesAn English surname transferred from the nickname and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
• granted2 sensesUsed to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an…
• Grants1 senseA city, the county seat of Cibola County, New Mexico, United States.
• grape16 sensesA small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on female vines of most species of genus Vitis and…
• grapefruit3 sensesThe tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
• Grapes1 senseA surname.
• graphic7 sensesDrawn, pictorial.
• graphics4 sensesThe making of architectural or design drawings.
• Gras1 senseA surname from French.
• grasp6 sensesTo grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
• grass18 sensesAny plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those…
• Grass3 sensesA group of languages spoken in Papua New Guinea.
• grasshopper11 sensesA mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by…
• grateful2 sensesOf a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
• gratitude1 senseThe state of being grateful.
• grave20 sensesAn excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
• Grave1 senseA surname.
• gravel13 sensesSmall fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
• Gravel1 senseA surname.
• Graves4 sensesA region close to Bordeaux in south-western France.
• graveyard6 sensesA tract of land in which the dead are buried.
• gravitational1 sensePertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.
• gravity9 sensesSenses relating to seriousness. Of an activity such as a ceremony, a person's conduct, etc.: the quality of being deeply serious and solemn,…
• gravy6 sensesA thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked. A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock…
• gray16 sensesOf a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
• Gray9 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname; originally a nickname for someone with a gray beard or hair.
• Grayson13 sensesA surname originating as an occupation or as a patronymic for a son of a steward.
• graze11 sensesThe act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
• grazing2 sensesGrazeland.
• grease15 sensesAnimal fat in a melted or soft state.
• greasy9 sensesHaving a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
• great20 sensesTaking much space; large.
• great-grandfather1 senseThe father of one's grandparent.
• greater4 sensesOf two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.
• greatly2 sensesTo a great extent or degree.
• greatness2 sensesThe state, condition, or quality of being great
• Greece1 senseA country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.
• greed2 sensesA selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
• greedy5 sensesHaving greed; consumed by selfish desires.
• greek3 sensesTo display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.
• Greek16 sensesOf or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.
• Greeks1 senseThe quantities representing the sensitivity of the price of derivatives to a change in underlying parameters on which the value of an instrument or…
• green41 sensesThe color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
• Green11 sensesA common English surname from Middle English.
• Greene7 sensesA surname from Middle English, a variant of Green.
• greenhouse6 sensesA building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons…
• Greenhouse1 senseA surname.
• Greenland11 sensesA large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America. Capital and largest city: Nuuk.
• greens4 sensesLeaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.
• Greens4 sensesThe Australian Greens, a left-wing, progressive green party in Australia
• Greenwich22 sensesA place in England: A town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east Greater London, England, through which the prime meridian passes (OS…
• Greer11 sensesA patronymic Scottish surname from Scots Gregor (“Gregory”).
• greet8 sensesTo welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.
• Greet5 sensesA surname.
• greeting2 sensesA conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
• greetings1 senseHello.
• Greg1 senseA diminutive of the male given names Gregory or Gregor, from English or Scottish (sometimes derived from the surname Greig).
• Gregg8 sensesA surname originating as a patronymic derived from Gregory and Gregor.
• Gregor1 senseA male given name from Ancient Greek, a Scottish form of Gregory.
• Gregory10 sensesA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• grenade6 sensesA small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
• Greta7 sensesA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• Gretchen2 sensesA female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret.
• Grew1 senseA surname.
• grey4 sensesCommonwealth standard spelling of gray.
• Grey6 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname, alternative spelling of Gray.
• grid14 sensesA rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
• grief4 sensesSuffering, hardship.
• grieve7 sensesTo cause sorrow or distress to.
• Grieve1 senseA surname.
• grieving2 sensesFeeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.
• griff4 sensesgriffin, (white) newcomer
• Griff1 senseA male given name.
• griffin6 sensesA mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.
• Griffin13 sensesAn Irish surname, an anglicization of Ó Gríobhtha or Ó Grifín
• Griffith6 sensesA male given name from Welsh, of Wales usage.
• grill21 sensesA grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of…
• grilled3 sensesCooked on a grill.
• grim9 sensesDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
• Grim1 senseAn English surname
• Grimes2 sensesAn English surname.
• Grimm1 senseA surname from German.
• grin6 sensesA smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
• grind26 sensesTo reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
• grinder18 sensesOne who grinds something, such as the teeth.
• Grinder1 senseA surname.
• grinding8 sensesThe action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action.
• gringo1 senseA white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States.
• grinning1 senseThe act or expression of one who grins.
• grip21 sensesTo take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
• Grissom1 senseA surname.
• grit11 sensesA collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
• Grit2 sensesA member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada or one of its provincial wings (except for the Quebec provincial wing).
• grizzly4 sensesGrey-haired, greyish.
• groan6 sensesA low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
• groaning3 sensesThat groans.
• grocer3 sensesA person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.
• groceries1 senseRetail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
• grocery4 sensesRetail foodstuffs and other household supplies.