English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 24 of 366

game overphrase

A message signaling that the game has ended, usually because the player failed (for example by losing all of their lives) but sometimes following successful completion of the game.

game plannoun

Any strategy devised to reach a given objective.

game reservenoun

land set aside for the conservation of wild animals

game roomnoun

A rec room; a room for playing games.

game sensenoun

One's ability to understand a sport or competitive video game at a strategic level; situational awareness.

game setintj

game over

game studiesnoun

The study of games; ludology.

game the systemverb

To use the rules and procedures meant to protect a system in order to instead manipulate the system for a desired outcome.

game theorynoun

A branch of applied mathematics that studies strategic situations in which individuals or organisations choose various actions in an attempt to maximize their returns.

game timenoun

The time at which an event or match commences, or is scheduled to commence.

game viewernoun

A usually roofless off-road motor vehicle that transports people through a game reserve to observe the animals.

game with a purposenoun

A computer game that serves some purpose for the people setting up the game by harnessing human abilities in an entertaining setting.

game, set, matchphrase

Victory at the conclusion of a tennis match.

game-changingadj

Critical and having the potential to alter the overall outcome.

game-endverb

Synonym of kill.

game-filledadj

Teeming with game, abounding in game, full of game.

game-goernoun

Alternative form of gamegoer.

game-headnoun

A taxidermically preserved head of a game animal for display purposes.

game-keepernoun

Alternative form of gamekeeper.

game-makingnoun

The process or activity of creating games, especially video games.

game-time decisionnoun

A decision about the conduct of a sporting event, usually one made by the coach regarding which players will start or will play, or which strategy will be employed, which is put off until the start of the game itself.

gameableadj

Capable of being gamed or manipulated.

gamebagnoun

A hunter's pouch for storing game.

gameboardnoun

A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.

gamebooknoun

A book of games.

gamebotnoun

A bot (automated user) that takes part in a game or offers gaming functionality.

gamebreakingadj

Who or which breaks a game, rendering it unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses.

gamecardnoun

A card used as part of a game, such as a bingo or keno card or a scratch card.

gamecatchernoun

someone who catches game

gamechangernoun

Alternative form of game changer.

gamecocknoun

A rooster used in cockfighting.

gamecraftnoun

Skill in the strategy and tactics of playing a game or games, as opposed to the physical skills of strength, dexterity, accuracy, etc.

gamedverb

simple past and past participle of game

gamedaynoun

The day on which a sports team plays a game.

gamedevnoun

Alternative form of game dev.

gameficnoun

A work of fan fiction based on a roleplaying game.

gamefishnoun

Fish deemed suitable for the sport of angling, as opposed to those caught primarily for food.

gamefowlnoun

A game bird.

gamefuladj

Full of game (prey for a hunter).

gamegoernoun

One who goes to or attends a game.

gamejackverb

To create third-party material that disruptively presents itself as being part of an ARG.

gamejackernoun

One who is engaged in gamejacking.

gamekeepernoun

A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.

gamekeeper's thumbnoun

An injury to the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb, which may be stretched, or torn from its insertion site into the proximal phalanx of the thumb.

gamekeepingnoun

The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper.

Gamelname

A surname from French.

gamelannoun

A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).

gamelandnoun

An expanse or area on which game can be hunted, or is plentiful.

gamelangnoun

Abbreviation of game or language (“Language learning through video games”)

gamelanlikeadj

Resembling a gamelan or the sound of gamelan music

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The English alphabetical index for the letter G contains 18,276 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 366 pages, and you are currently viewing page 24. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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