English words starting with G

g clef

1. noun: a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff

g suit

1. noun: pressure suit worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration

g-force

1. noun: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

g-jo

1. noun: treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body

g-man

1. noun: a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

g-string

1. noun: minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband

ga

1. noun: the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare
2. noun: a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores

gaap

1. noun: a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures

gab

1. noun: light informal conversation for social occasions
2. verb: talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren"

gaba

1. noun: an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter

gabapentin

1. noun: an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles

gabardine

1. noun: a firm durable fabric with a twill weave
2. noun: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

gabardines

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gabbed

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gabbier

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gabbiest

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gabbiness

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gabbing

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gabble

1. noun: rapid and indistinct speech
2. verb: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

gabbled

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gabbles

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gabbling

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gabbro

1. noun: one of a family of granular intrusive rocks

gabby

1. adjective: full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"

gaberdine

1. noun: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

gaberdines

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gabfest

1. noun: light informal conversation for social occasions

gabfests

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gable

1. noun: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
2. noun: United States film actor (1901-1960)

gable end

1. noun: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

gable roof

1. noun: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end

gable wall

1. noun: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

gabled

1. adjective: (of a roof) constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall; "a gabled roof"

gables

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gabon

1. noun: a republic on the west coast of Africa

gabon franc

1. noun: the basic unit of money in Gabon

gabonese

1. noun: a native or inhabitant of Gabon
2. adjective: of or relating to Gabon or its inhabitants; "Gabonese hills"; "Gabonese writers"

gabonese republic

1. noun: a republic on the west coast of Africa

gaboon viper

1. noun: large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper

gabor

1. noun: British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979)

gaboriau

1. noun: French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873)

gaborone

1. noun: capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast

gabriel

1. noun: (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God

gabriel daniel fahrenheit

1. noun: German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)

gabriel lippmann

1. noun: French physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921)

gabriel tellez

1. noun: Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648)

gabriele fallopius

1. noun: Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)

gabriello fallopio

1. noun: Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)

gabs

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gabun

1. noun: a republic on the west coast of Africa

gad

1. noun: an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
2. noun: a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on"

gadaba

1. noun: a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India
2. noun: the Dravidian language spoken by the Gadaba

gadabout

1. noun: a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship

gadabouts

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gaddafi

1. noun: Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)

gadded

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gadder

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gadders

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gaddi

1. noun: a cushion on a throne for a prince in India

gadding

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gadflies

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gadfly

1. noun: a persistently annoying person
2. noun: any of various large flies that annoy livestock

gadget

1. noun: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

gadgeteer

1. noun: a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets

gadgetry

1. noun: appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry"

gadgets

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gadidae

1. noun: large family of important mostly marine food fishes

gadiformes

1. noun: cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini

gadoid

1. noun: a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae

gadoid fish

1. noun: a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae

gadolinite

1. noun: a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium

gadolinium

1. noun: a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group

gads

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gadsden

1. noun: an industrial town in north central Alabama

gadus

1. noun: type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes

gadus macrocephalus

1. noun: closely related to Atlantic cod

gadus merlangus

1. noun: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus

gadus morhua

1. noun: one of the world's most important commercial fishes

gaea

1. noun: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology

gael

1. noun: a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man

gaelic

1. noun: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
2. adjective: relating to or characteristic of the Celts

gaelic-speaking

1. adjective: able to communicate in Gaelic

gaetan vestris

1. noun: Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)

gaetano donizetti

1. noun: Italian composer of operas (1797-1848)

gaff

1. noun: a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
2. noun: a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail

gaff topsail

1. noun: a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast

gaff-headed sail

1. noun: a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff

gaffe

1. noun: a socially awkward or tactless act

gaffed

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gaffer

1. noun: an elderly man
2. noun: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set

gaffers

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gaffes

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gaffing

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gaffs

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gaffsail

1. noun: a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff

gafsa

1. noun: a city in west central Tunisia

gag

1. noun: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
2. noun: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

gag law

1. noun: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
2. noun: any law that limits freedom of the press

gag line

1. noun: the point of a joke or humorous story

gag order

1. noun: a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit; "imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment"

gag reflex

1. noun: normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth

gag rule

1. noun: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

gaga

1. adjective: mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"
2. adjective: intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "they are dotty about each other"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"

gagarin

1. noun: Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)

gage

1. noun: street names for marijuana
2. noun: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

gagged

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gagging

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gaggle

1. noun: a flock of geese
2. verb: make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"

gaggles

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gagman

1. noun: a comedian who uses gags
2. noun: someone who writes comic material for public performers

gags

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gagster

1. noun: someone who writes comic material for public performers

gagwriter

1. noun: someone who writes comic material for public performers

gai choi

1. noun: Asiatic mustard used as a potherb

gaia

1. noun: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology

gaiety

1. noun: a gay feeling
2. noun: a festive merry feeling

gaillardia

1. noun: any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy

gaillardia pulchella

1. noun: annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center

gaily

1. adverb: in a gay manner; "the scandals were gaily diverting"

gain

1. noun: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
2. noun: the advantageous quality of being beneficial