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  • GIMBALnounLatin88 findersA device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
  • GIMELnounHebrew17 findersThe third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac).
  • GIMLETnounMiddle Low German142 findersA small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
  • GIMPnounOld French106 findersA narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furnitur
  • GIMPEDverb25 finderssimple past and past participle of gimp
  • GIMPYadjective85 findersLimping, lame, with crippled legs.
  • GINGnounProto-Germanic2 findersA company; troop; a gang.
  • GINGELYadjective1 finderginger, red-haired
  • GINGERnounAncient Greek35 findersThe pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
  • GINGERBREADnounAncient Greek14 findersA type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.
  • GINGERBREADYadjective1 finderResembling or characteristic of gingerbread.
  • GINGEREDadjective6 findersSpiced with ginger.
  • GINGERLYadverbOld French75 findersIn a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously.
  • GINGEROUSadjective3 findersOf a ginger or reddish colour.
  • GINGERYadjective22 findersSomewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring).
  • GINGHAMnounFrench4 findersA cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.
  • GINGLYMUSnounAncient Greek1 finderA hinge joint.
  • GINHOUSEnoun3 findersA building where cotton is ginned.
  • GINKnoun10 findersA guy, a fellow, especially a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
  • GINORMOUSadjective119 findersVery large.
  • GIPPERnoun2 findersOne who gips (cleans fish in preparation for curing).
  • GIRAFFEnounPersian3 findersA ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or
  • GIRAFFIDnoun1 finderAn animal of the family Giraffidae (such as giraffes (Giraffa spp.) and okapis (Okapia johnstoni)).
  • GIRANDOLEnounItalian9 findersAn ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.
  • GIRASOLnounItalian20 findersAlternative spelling of girasole (“Jerusalem artichoke”).
  • GIRASOLEnounItalian9 findersSynonym of Jerusalem artichoke .
  • GIRDverbProto-Indo-European65 findersTo bind with a flexible rope or cord.
  • GIRDLEnounProto-Germanic56 findersThat which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.
  • GIRLnounGerman11 findersA female child.
  • GIRLHOODnoun15 findersThe state or condition of being a girl.
  • GIRLIEnoun4 findersA magazine targeting an adult male audience and containing nude or seminude photographs of women.
  • GIRLISHadjective24 findersLike (that of) a girl; feminine.
  • GIRLYadjective10 findersCharacteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.
  • GIRNverbMiddle English12 findersTo grimace; to snarl.
  • GIROnounProto-Indo-European12 findersA transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
  • GIRTnoun79 findersA horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.
  • GIRTHnounProto-Indo-European91 findersA band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
  • GIRTHEDadjective12 findersOf a sizeable girth; portly.
  • GISARMEnounOld French8 findersA type of polearm having a spearhead and a reverse hooked spike on the back.
  • GISTnounProto-Indo-European132 findersThe main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
  • GIUSTOadjectiveItalian5 findersstrict, exact.
  • GIVABLEadjective1 finderCapable of being given.
  • GIVEverbProto-Indo-European24 findersTo move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
  • GIVEAWAYnoun10 findersSomething that is given away or handed out for free.
  • GIVEBACKnoun1 finderA rebate.
  • GIVENverb19 finderspast participle of give
  • GIVERnounMiddle English14 findersOne who gives; a donor or contributor.
  • GIZMOnoun46 findersSomething, generally a device or gadget, whose real name is unknown or forgotten.
  • GLABROUSadjectiveProto-Indo-European134 findersBald, hairless; smooth.
  • GLACIALadjectiveLatin4 findersOf, or relating to glaciers.
  • GLACIATEverbLatin32 findersTo cover with ice or a glacier.
  • GLACIATIONnounFrench15 findersThe process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age
  • GLACIERnounLatin108 findersA large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
  • GLACIEREDadjective14 findersOf terrain: having glaciers.
  • GLACISnounLatin28 findersA gentle incline. A gentle sloping landform created by the deposition or erosion of material. A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and ex
  • GLADadjectiveProto-Indo-European14 findersPleased; happy; gratified.
  • GLADEnounOld Norse54 findersAn open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
  • GLADIATEadjectiveLatin11 findersSword-shaped.
  • GLADIATORnounLatin73 findersA person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.
  • GLADIATORYadjectiveLatin3 findersgladiatorial
  • GLADIERadjective1 finderHaving glades.
  • GLADIESTadjective3 findersHaving glades.
  • GLADIOLUSnounLatin3 findersThe center part of the sternum.
  • GLADIUSnounLatin104 findersA Roman sword roughly two feet long.
  • GLADSOMEadjectiveMiddle English18 findersMarked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
  • GLADYadjective3 findersHaving glades.
  • GLAIKITadjectiveScots29 findersSenseless; silly, foolish.
  • GLAIRnounLatin15 findersEgg white, especially as used in various industrial preparations.
  • GLAIREOUSadjective3 findersslimy
  • GLAIRIESTadjective1 finderOf or pertaining to glair; slimy, viscous and transparent.
  • GLAIRINnoun1 finderbaregine
  • GLAIRYadjective5 findersOf or pertaining to glair; slimy, viscous and transparent.
  • GLAIVEnounSwedish256 findersA light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
  • GLAIVEDadjective49 findersArmed with a glaive.
  • GLAMnoun23 findersGlamour; glamorousness.
  • GLAMORIZATIONnoun4 findersThe act of glamorizing, or something glamorized.
  • GLAMORIZEverb3 findersTo make or give the appearance of being glamorous.
  • GLAMOROUSadjective152 findersHaving glamour; stylish, attractive.
  • GLAMOURnounOld French144 findersOriginally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repul
  • GLAMOURISEverb21 findersAlternative spelling of glamorize.
  • GLAMOURIZEverb4 findersAlternative form of glamorize.
  • GLANCEverbMiddle English13 findersTo turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly. To look briefly at (something). To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle. To cause (something) to move obliquely. To hit (a ba
  • GLANCERnoun4 findersOne who glances.
  • GLANDnounLatin22 findersA specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases
  • GLANDERSnounLatin11 findersAn infectious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.
  • GLANDESnounLatin3 findersplural of glans
  • GLANDIFORMadjective4 findersShaped like, resembling, or characteristic of glands.
  • GLANDULARadjectiveLatin2 findersPertaining to a gland or glands.
  • GLANDULEnounLatin2 findersA small gland or secreting vessel.
  • GLANSnounLatin67 findersA structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.
  • GLAREnounGerman26 findersAn intense, blinding light.
  • GLAREOUSadjectiveFrench2 findersglairy
  • GLARINGadjective2 findersReflecting with glare.
  • GLARYadjective4 findersOf a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining.
  • GLASNOSTnounRussian5 finders1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika
  • GLASSIFYverb1 finderSynonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.
  • GLASSINEnoun3 findersA light paper used as interleaving between artworks or stamp album pages.
  • GLASSWORTnoun1 finderAny plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia), once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
  • GLAUBERITEnoun4 findersAn evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na2Ca(SO4)2.
  • GLAUBERITESnoun1 finderAn evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na2Ca(SO4)2.

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