English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 34 of 366

GAOname

Initialism of Government Accountability Office (or its former name, General Accounting Office).

gao dimverb

To get something done; to settle or take care of something; to resolve an outstanding issue; to have finished settling something.

gao laknoun

Roasted chestnuts.

Gaochengname

A town in Sui, Suizhou, Hubei, in central China.

Gaocunname

A town in Wuqing district, Tianjin, China, formerly a township.

Gaodengname

An island of Beigan, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.

Gaogouliname

Synonym of Goguryeo: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

gaohunoun

A two-stringed vertical fiddle-like chordophone (stringed instrument) used as a leading instrument in Cantonese music.

gaokaonoun

The National Higher Education Entrance Examination held annually in China as a prerequisite for entrance into most forms of higher education.

gaolnoun

Dated spelling of jail.

gaolableadj

Dated spelling of jailable.

gaolbaitnoun

Dated spelling of jailbait.

gaolbirdnoun

Dated spelling of jailbird.

gaolbreakernoun

Dated spelling of jailbreaker.

gaoldomnoun

Dated spelling of jaildom.

gaolernoun

Dated spelling of jailer.

gaoleressnoun

Dated spelling of jaileress.

gaolfulnoun

Dated spelling of jailful.

Gaoliname

Synonym of Goryeo: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

gaoliangnoun

Alternative form of kaoliang.

Gaolingname

A district of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

gaolishadj

Dated spelling of jailish.

gaolkeepernoun

Dated spelling of jailkeeper.

gaollessadj

Dated spelling of jailless.

gaollikeadj

Dated spelling of jaillike.

gaolmatenoun

Dated spelling of jailmate.

gaoloressnoun

Rare form of gaoleress.

gaolwardadv

Dated spelling of jailward.

gaolwardsadv

Dated spelling of jailwards.

gaolyardnoun

Dated spelling of jailyard.

Gaonnoun

A sage of the Talmudic academies of Babylonia

Gaonaname

A surname.

gaonatenoun

The rank or office of Gaon.

Gaonicadj

related to the Geonim or their era

Gaopingname

A county-level city of Jincheng, Shanxi, China.

Gaosyongname

Alternative form of Kaohsiung.

gaotaiitenoun

An isometric-diploidal steel black mineral containing iridium and tellurium.

Gaotianname

A town in Yangshuo, Guilin, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

Gaoxiongname

Alternative form of Kaohsiung (city)

Gaoyangname

A county of Baoding, Hebei, China.

Gaoyaoname

A district of Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China.

Gaoyouname

A county-level city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu, in eastern China.

Gaozhouname

A county-level city of Maoming, Guangdong, China.

gapnoun

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

gap creationistnoun

A proponent of gap creationism.

gap itverb

Of a white inhabitant of Rhodesia: to emigrate from the country during its transition to independence.

gap lappernoun

Alternative form of gap-lapper.

gap moenoun

moe arising from a discrepancy between two of a character's attributes.

gap of dangernoun

a breach, place which is hard to defend; a danger, requiring bravery

gap theoristnoun

Synonym of gap creationist.

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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 34. 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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