English words: gigalightyear to Gillmor

300 English words, part 31 of 84 of the words starting with G, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words gigalightyear to Gillmor

gigalightyear noun: A unit of a billion light years.
gigaliter noun: Alternative spelling of gigalitre.
gigalitre noun: A unit of volume equivalent to 10⁹ litres (one billion [British billion] liters). Symbol: GL or Gl.
gigameter noun: US spelling of gigametre.
gigametre noun: A distance of 1,000,000 kilometres.
Gigaminx noun: A twisty puzzle with five layers, shaped like a dodecahedron.
gigamp noun: One thousand million (10⁹) amperes. Symbol: GA.
giganewton noun: An SI unit of force equal to 10⁹ newtons. Symbol: GN
giganotosaurus noun: Any of several very large, carnivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily Giganotosaurinae, from the Cretaceous period.
gigantactinid noun: Any fish in the family Gigantactinidae.
Gigante proper noun: A surname.
gigantean adjective: giant-like; gigantic, mighty.
Gigantes noun: A race of giants, known for the gigantomachy.
gigantesque adjective: Very large; like a giant; gigantic.
gigantic adjective /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/: Very large.
gigantic jet noun: An upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, a carrot-shaped red sprite that propagates upward from the core of an oceanic...
gigantically adverb: In a gigantic manner.
giganticide noun: The killing of a giant.
giganticism noun: hugeness
giganticness noun: The quality of being gigantic.
gigantification noun: The act or process of becoming or making gigantic, making extremely or excessively large.
gigantiform adjective: Of very large size.
gigantify verb: To make gigantic.
gigantin noun: patulin
gigantiporate adjective: Having relatively large pores compared to the pollen diameter.
gigantism noun /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm/: The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
gigantize verb: To make, or treat as, gigantic.
giganto adjective, prefix: giant; gigantic.
gigantoblast noun: A large erythroblast, or nucleated red blood corpuscle.
gigantocellular adjective: That has very large cells
gigantocyte noun: A very large red cell.
gigantol noun: The bibenzyl phenol 5-[2-(3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-2-methoxyphenol that inhibits cancer migration
gigantolith noun: A large stone or flint tool of the Heavy Neolithic industry, associated primarily with the Qaraoun culture in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.
gigantolithic adjective: Of or relating to gigantoliths.
gigantological adjective: Relating to gigantology.
gigantology noun: An account or description of giants.
gigantomachy noun /d͡ʒaɪɡænˈtɒməki/: The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.
gigantomania noun: An obsession with the production of works on a very large scale, such as huge buildings, factories, weapons, or social engineering schemes; such production...
gigantomaniac adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of, gigantomania.
gigantomastia noun: An extreme form of macromastia, usually with more than 2.5 kilograms of excess tissue.
gigantomasty noun: Alternative form of gigantomastia.
gigantoprism noun: A very large prism in tooth enamel
gigantoprismatic adjective: Having very large prisms
gigantopterid noun: Any of a group of fossil plants of the Late Permian era, which had some properties of flowering plants that came later.
gigantoraptor noun: A gigantic birdlike theropod dinosaur, Gigantoraptor erlianensis, from the late Cretaceous period of China
gigantostracan noun: Any member of the Gigantostraca.
gigantotherm noun: Any animal that exhibits gigantothermy
gigantothermic adjective: Relating to, or exhibiting gigantothermy
gigantothermy noun: The increased ability of large ectothermic animals to maintain a high body temperature
gigantuan adjective /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/: Very large.
giganturid noun: Any fish in the family Giganturidae, the telescopefish.
gigaohm noun: Alternative spelling of giga-ohm.
gigaop noun: One billion (10⁹) operations per second.
gigaorder noun: The highest taxon of order, above magnorder and below a class.
gigaparsec noun: An astronomical unit of distance equal to 10⁹ parsecs.
gigapascal noun: A unit or pressure equal to 10⁹ pascals
gigapixel noun: A unit of graphic resolution equivalent to 10⁹ pixels.
gigarad noun: A unit of radiation equal to 10⁹ rads.
gigartinaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Gigartinaceae.
gigascale adjective: On a gigantic scale.
gigaseal noun: A seal between a cell and a micropipette that has an electrical resistance in the order of a gigaohm
gigasecond noun: An SI unit of time equal to 10⁹ seconds. Symbol: Gs. (= 31.7098 years)
gigasporaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Gigasporaceae.
gigasporalean adjective: Of or relating to the Gigasporales.
gigasporoid noun: Any fungus of the family Gigasporaceae
gigastacy noun /ˈɡɪɡəˌsteɪsi/: An exceptionally attractive Stacy.
gigaton noun: A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for...
gigatonne noun: Alternative spelling of gigaton.
gigatrend noun: A very major trend.
gigavolt noun: One billion (10⁹) volts. Symbol: GV.
gigawatt noun /ˈɡɪɡəˌwɒt/: One thousand million (10⁹) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a midsize town or several small ones. (Consuming 1 gigawatt during...
gigawatt hour noun: A unit of energy equal to that provided by one gigawatt acting for one hour (3·6 × 10¹² joules).
gigawatt year noun: A unit of energy equal to that provided by one gigawatt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10¹⁵ joules).
gigaword noun /ˈɡɪɡəˌwɜːrd/: A unit of storage or capacity equal to (or 2³⁰ = 1,073,741,824) words. It is given the "giga" prefix because of the relative proximity of this value to 10⁹.
gigaxonin noun: A particular cytoskeletal protein that contains kelch sequences
gigayacht noun: A very large luxury yacht, bigger than a megayacht.
gigayear noun: A billion years: a thousand million years, that is, a thousand thousand thousand years.
gigbag noun: Alternative form of gig bag.
gigelira noun: A xylophone.
Giger proper noun: A surname.
Gigeresque adjective /ɡiɡəɹɛsk/: Reminiscent of H. R. Giger (born 1940), Swiss surrealist painter best known for nightmarish biomechanical imagery.
gigerium noun: The gizzard of some birds.
gigful noun: The number or quantity that can be held by a gig (rowboat or two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage).
Gigg proper noun: A suburb in south-east Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8109).
gigger noun: One who fishes by gigging.
gigging noun, verb /ˈɡɪɡɪŋ/: The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc.
giggish adjective: Relating to a gig (type of carriage).
giggit verb: To convey or move rapidly.
giggity interjection /ˈɡɪɡɪti/: Alternative form of giggity-giggity.
giggity-giggity interjection, noun /ˈɡɪɡɪti ˈɡɪɡɪti/: Sexual intercourse.
giggle noun, verb /ˈɡɪɡl̩/: To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.
giggle berries noun: Testicles.
giggle hat noun: Synonym of boonie hat.
giggle juice noun: A form of punch made from white wine, soda water and grape juice, etc.
giggle stick noun: A cannabis cigarette.
giggle suit noun: Army fatigues.
giggle test noun: Synonym of straight-face test.
giggle water noun: An alcoholic drink.
giggleberries noun: Alternative form of giggle berries.
giggledom noun: A state of giggling; laughter.
gigglefest noun: An event, film, etc. that causes plenty of giggling.
gigglement noun: A state of giggling; laughter.
gigglemug noun /ˈɡɪɡl̩mʌɡ/: A smiling face
gigglepuss noun: A giggly person.
giggler noun: A person who giggles, or an inanimate object that can emanate laughter.
giggles noun, verb: An attack of uncontrolled giggling.
gigglesome adjective: Characterised or marked by giggling.
Giggleswick proper noun: A village and civil parish near Settle, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD8164).
Giggleswickian noun: A pupil or alumnus of Giggleswick School.
gigglin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of giggling.
giggliness noun: The quality of being giggly.
giggling noun, verb: The act of producing giggles; high-pitched laughter
gigglingly adverb: In a giggling way.
gigglish adjective: Giggly.
giggly adjective /ˈɡɪ.ɡə.li/: Prone to giggling.
giggot number /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/: twenty in Cumbrian sheep counting
Giggs proper noun: A surname
Giggsy proper noun: A nickname for the footballer Ryan Giggs.
Gigha proper noun: An island off the west coast of Kintyre, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, the main settlement is Ardminish (OS grid refs NR64, NR65).
gighouse noun: A building for keeping a gig (horse-drawn carriage) when not in use; carriage house.
Gigi proper noun /ˈd͡ʒid͡ʒi/: A female given name from French.
gigification noun: The process whereby stable, full-time jobs are replaced by freelance ones.
gigil adjective, noun: Inducing an intense emotion by being cute or charming; grittingly thrilling
gigless adjective: Without a gig.
giglet noun: Alternative form of giglot.
Gigli proper noun: A surname.
Gigli's operation noun: symphysiotomy
Gigli saw noun /ˈdʒɪɡ.ə.liˌsɔ/: a manual flexible wiresaw used for surgical sawing of bones
gigliato noun: A silver coin established in 1303 by Charles II of Anjou in Naples, and then also in Provence from 1330, and depicting on its reverse side a lily entwined...
Gigliotti proper noun: A surname.
giglot adjective, noun /ˈɡɪɡlət/: A strumpet, or a playful or unruly girl.
gigman noun: One who operates a gig (a kind of carriage).
gigmanism noun: Synonym of gigmanity.
GIGN proper noun: the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group of France (French: Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale)
gignomenon noun: "Becoming," as opposed to "Being"; a phenomenon considered as occurrence rather than appearance.
GIGO phrase: Acronym of garbage in, garbage out (“the integrity of the output is dependent on the integrity of the input”).
gigography noun: A comprehensive list of the gigs played by a musical band or artist.
gigohm noun: Alternative form of gigaohm.
gigolo noun, verb /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/: A man funded by women who find him attractive, particularly
Gigondas noun: A variety of red wine (or occasionally rosé wine) from the southern Rhône wine region of France.
gigot noun /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/: A leg of lamb or mutton.
gigot sleeve noun: leg-of-mutton sleeve
gigster noun: A horse that pulls a gig (a two-wheeled carriage).
gigue noun /ʒiːɡ/: An Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
Giguere proper noun: A surname from French.
gigundo adjective /d͡ʒaɪˈɡʌndəʊ/: Bigger than gigantic.
gigundous adjective /dʒaɪˈɡʌn.dəs/: Exceedingly or outrageously large; enormous
gigunu noun: A kind of ancient shrine or holy dwelling, of disputed function, associated with a ziggurat.
gigwork noun: Alternative form of gig work.
gigworker noun: Alternative form of gig worker.
Gihon proper noun: A river issuing out of the Garden of Eden.
gijinka noun: A non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization.
Gijón proper noun: A city on the coast of Asturias, in northwestern Spain.
GIL noun: Initialism of global interpreter lock.
gila adjective, noun /ˈhiː.lə/: Mad; crazy; insane.
Gila monster noun /ˈhiːlə ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/: A venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, that lives in the deserts of the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico.
Gila trout noun /ˈhiː.lə tɹaʊt/: A salmonid of species Oncorhynchus gilae, related to the rainbow trout, native to the southwestern United States.
Gila woodpecker noun: Melanerpes uropygialis, a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico.
Gilaki adjective, noun: A member of the people native to the Gilan province.
gilalite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Gilan proper noun: A province of Iran.
Gilani proper noun: A surname.
Gilardi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Gilas noun: plural of Gila
gilat adjective: Alternative spelling of kilat.
Gilbernine poison noun: The plant Gastrolobium rotundifolium.
gilbert noun /ˈɡɪlbɚt/: The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
Gilbert's syndrome noun: A hereditary condition characterized by hyperbilirubinemia due to reduced activity of the enzyme glucuronyltransferase.
gilbertage noun: An amount of magnetomotive force expressed in gilberts.
Gilbertese noun: A person from the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati.
Gilberti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Gilbertian adjective: Pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert; ludicrously comic
Gilbertianism noun: The ludicrously comic style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert.
Gilbertine adjective, noun: A member of the Gilbertine Order, an English religious order founded around 1130 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire.
gilbertite noun: A particular kind of muscovite.
Gilbertson proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Gilbey proper noun: A surname.
Gilbreath proper noun: A surname.
Gilbreth proper noun: A surname.
Gilbride proper noun: A surname.
Gilby proper noun: A surname.
Gilchrist proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Gilchrist's disease noun: Synonym of blastomycosis.
Gilcrease proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
gild verb /ɡɪld/: To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
gild the lily verb /ˈɡɪld ðə ˈlɪli/: To embellish or improve something unnecessarily.
gild the pill verb: Synonym of sugarcoat the pill.
gilda noun: A Spanish snack consisting of olives and chili pepper served on a small stick (like a toothpick), often with anchovy.
gildable adjective: Capable of being gilded, or covered with gold.
Gilday proper noun: A surname.
Gildea proper noun: A surname from Irish.
gilded adjective, verb /ˈɡɪldɪd/: Having the color or quality of gold.
gilded cage noun: A place (or, by extension, situation) which is superficially attractive but nevertheless constraining; a comfortable but confined situation.
gilded flicker noun: Colaptes chrysoides, a large woodpecker of parts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, with yellow underwings.
gilden adjective, verb /ˈɡɪldən/: Golden; made of gold.
gilder noun /ˈɡɪldə/: One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.
Gilderoy proper noun: A locality in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia
Gildersleeve proper noun: A surname.
gildhall noun: Dated form of guildhall.
gilding noun, verb /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/: The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.
gilding metal noun: A tough kind of brass from which artillery shells, as well as some jewellery, are made.
Gildon proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Gildonic adjective: Of or relating to Gildo (died 398), Roman Berber general in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis.
Gile proper noun: A surname.
Gilead proper noun /ˈɡɪliæd/: A region east of the Jordan river.
Gileadean adjective, noun: Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional theocratic dystopian nation of Gilead in Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale.
Gileadite noun: A native or inhabitant of ancient Gilead.
Gileno noun: A member of a certain subgroup of the Apaches.
Giles proper noun /d͡ʒaɪlz/: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
gilet noun /ˈʒiːleɪ/: A waistcoat worn by a man.
gilet jaune noun: A yellow vest, a member of a French protest movement which started in 2018.
Gilette proper noun: A commune of Alpes-Maritimes department, France.
Gilfach proper noun: A suburban area and ward in Bargoed community, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1598).
Gilfillan proper noun: A surname.
Gilford proper noun: A surname.
Gilfoyle proper noun: A surname from Irish.
gilgai noun /ˈɡɪlɡʌɪ/: A small concavity or depression between ridges, where rainwater gathers.
Gilgal proper noun: The site of Joshua's encampment before the siege of Jericho.
Gilgamesh proper noun /ˈɡɪl.ɡə.mɛʃ/: A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.
Gilgameshian adjective: Of or relating to Gilgamesh or the "Epic of Gilgamesh".
Gilgandra proper noun: A town in the Gilgandra council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
gilgie noun /ˈdʒɪlɡi/: Either of two small freshwater crayfish, Cherax quinquecarinatus and Cherax crassimanus, endemic to the south-west corner of Australia.
Gilgit proper noun: The capital of the administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
gilgul noun /ˈɡɪlˌɡʊl/: reincarnation, metempsychosis
gilguy noun: A rope serving as a temporary guy.
Gilham proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Gilhooly proper noun: A surname from Irish.
gilia noun: Any of the genus Gilia of polemoniaceous flowering plants.
Giliak noun: Alternative form of Gilyak.
-giline suffix /d͡ʒɪ.liːn/: Used to form names of MAO inhibitors type B.
Gilkes proper noun: A surname.
Gilkey proper noun: A surname.
Gilkison proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Gilks proper noun: A surname.
gill noun, verb /ɡɪl/: A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
gill-ale noun: Ale made with gill (ground ivy) for flavour and (according to herbal medicine belief) for medicinal effect.
gill arch noun: branchial arch
gill bailer noun: A scaphognathite, of a decapod.
gill cover noun: An operculum; a series of bones found in bony fish that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills.
gill-go-by-the-ground noun: ground ivy
gill net noun: Alternative form of gillnet.
gill-over-the-ground noun: ground ivy
gill raker noun: A bony, finger-like projection of the gill arch filaments of fish, used for food retention in some species.
Gill Sans noun: An easy-to-read style of sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill.
gill slit noun: An individual opening to gills, which lacks an operculum; characteristic of cartilaginous fish such as sharks.
gill trama noun: The internal flesh of a mushroom gill.
Gillam proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Gillan proper noun: A surname.
Gilland proper noun: A surname.
Gillard proper noun /ˈɡɪləd/: A surname transferred from the given name.
gillaroo noun: Salmo stomachicus, a trout found in Ireland.
Gillaspie proper noun: A surname.
Gille proper noun: A surname.
gilled adjective /ɡɪld/: Having gills
Gilleland proper noun: A surname.
Gillen proper noun: A surname.
giller noun /ɡɪlə/: A person who gills fish.
Gilles noun: The oldest and principal participants in the Carnival of Binche in Belgium.
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome noun: Synonym of Tourette syndrome.
Gillespian adjective: Of or relating to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (1917–1993), American jazz musician.
Gillespie proper noun /ɡɪˈlɛspi/: A surname from Scottish and Irish Gaelic.
Gillespie syndrome noun: A rare genetic disorder characterized by partial aniridia, ataxia, and often intellectual disability.
gillespite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal red mineral containing barium, iron, oxygen, and silicon.
Gillet proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Gillett proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Gillette proper noun: A surname, variant of Gillett.
Gilley proper noun: A surname.
gillflirt noun: Alternative form of jillflirt.
Gillham proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Gillham code noun: A zero-padded 12-bit binary code, a modified Gray code, used to transmit uncorrected barometric altitude between an encoding altimeter or analog air data...
Gillham interface noun: The device used to transmit Gillham code.
gillhouse noun /ˈd͡ʒɪlˌhaʊs/: A shop where gill (the drink) is sold.
gilli-danda noun: A game played in several Asian countries, in which a large stick is used to hit a small oval-shaped piece of wood. It is played much like tipcat, baseball,...
gilli-flower noun: Alternative spelling of gillyflower.
Gilliam proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Gilliamesque adjective: Reminiscent of the works of Terry Gilliam (born 1940), American-born British animator and film director, characterised by surreal imaginative fantasy.
gillian noun /ˈd͡ʒɪ.li.ən/: A girl, especially a wanton.
Gilliard proper noun: A surname.
Gilliatt proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Gillibrand proper noun /ˈd͡ʒɪlɪbɹænd/: A surname.
Gillick proper noun: A surname.
Gillick competence noun: The capacity of a child to consent to medical treatment without parental permission or knowledge.
Gillick competency noun: Alternative form of Gillick competence.
gillie noun, verb /ˈɡɪli/: A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.
Gillie Callum noun: A kind of Scottish sword dance.
gilliflower noun: Alternative spelling of gillyflower.
Gilligan proper noun: A surname.
Gilliganian adjective: Of or relating to Carol Gilligan (born 1936), American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist.
Gilliland proper noun: A surname.
Gillin proper noun: A surname.
Gillingham proper noun /ˈdʒɪ.lɪŋ.əm/: A town in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ775675).
gillion noun, number /ˈɡɪljən/: A thousand million, proposed as an alternative to the (now little used) British milliard and the (ambiguous, in the UK) US billion.
Gillis proper noun: A surname.
Gillison proper noun: A surname.
Gillispie proper noun: A surname.
Gilliss proper noun: A surname.
gilliver noun: A gillyflower.
gillless adjective /ɡɪlˈlɛs/: Lacking gills.
Gillman proper noun: A surname.
Gillmor proper noun: A surname.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under G: 25,032 words, in 84 parts.