English Words: G
18,276 words · Page 24 of 366
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.
One's ability to understand a sport or competitive video game at a strategic level; situational awareness.
To use the rules and procedures meant to protect a system in order to instead manipulate the system for a desired outcome.
A branch of applied mathematics that studies strategic situations in which individuals or organisations choose various actions in an attempt to maximize their returns.
A usually roofless off-road motor vehicle that transports people through a game reserve to observe the animals.
A computer game that serves some purpose for the people setting up the game by harnessing human abilities in an entertaining setting.
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.
A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.
Who or which breaks a game, rendering it unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses.
Skill in the strategy and tactics of playing a game or games, as opposed to the physical skills of strength, dexterity, accuracy, etc.
Fish deemed suitable for the sport of angling, as opposed to those caught primarily for food.
To create third-party material that disruptively presents itself as being part of an ARG.
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.
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.
A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).
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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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