English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 39 of 366

grognoun

An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.

Groganname

A surname from Irish.

groggyadj

Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

groinnoun

The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.

gromnoun

A young surfer, wakeskater, wakeboarder, snowboarder, skimboarder, skateboarder, or kiteboarder.

grommetnoun

A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.

Groningenname

A city and capital of Groningen, Netherlands.

gronkverb

Of a floppy disk drive: to produce mechanical sounds of operation.

Gronkowskiname

A surname from Polish.

groomnoun

A man who is about to marry.

groomedverb

simple past and past participle of groom

groomernoun

One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal.

groomingverb

present participle and gerund of groom

groomsnoun

plural of groom

Grootname

A surname from Dutch.

groovenoun

A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.

groovedadj

Having one or more grooves.

groovingnoun

A groove; a long indentation.

groovyadj

Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.

gropeverb

To feel with or use the hands; to handle.

gropingnoun

An act of groping; a grope.

Grosjeanname

A surname from French.

grossadj

Highly or conspicuously offensive.

grossenoun

Obsolete spelling of gross.

grossedverb

simple past and past participle of gross

grosseradj

comparative form of gross: more gross

grossestadj

superlative form of gross: most gross

Grossiname

A surname from Italian.

grosslyadv

Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable.

Grossmanname

A surname from German of German and Jewish Ashkenazi origin.

grossnessnoun

Lack of refinement in character, behaviour etc.; coarseness.

Grosvenorname

A surname.

grosznoun

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.

grotesqueadj

Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.

grotesquelyadv

In a grotesque manner; disgustingly.

Grotonname

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9541).

grottonoun

A small cave.

grottyadj

Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.

grouchnoun

A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.

grouchyadj

Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.

groundnoun

The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

groundbreakingadj

Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

groundedadj

Not allowed to fly.

groundernoun

A ground ball.

groundersnoun

A playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" while they are on the ground (rather than on a climber).

groundhognoun

A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.

groundingnoun

Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline.

groundlessadj

Without any grounds to support it; baseless.

groundnutnoun

A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.

groundsnoun

plural of ground

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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 39. 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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