English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 4 of 366

Gacekname

A surname.

Gachname

A surname from Polish.

gachanoun

A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan.

gachaponnoun

Synonym of gacha (“a small toy sold in a plastic capsule; a vending machine selling such toys”).

GachaTubernoun

A YouTube personality who creates content featuring anime-styled characters, by using games created by Lunime (e.g. Gacha Life).

gackintj

A sharp, sudden sound from someone's throat while they're coughing, vomiting, gagging, etc.

gackedadj

Drunk.

Gacruxname

Abbreviation of Gamma Crucis, a red giant star approximately 88 light-years away in the constellation of Crux.

gacyclidinenoun

A psychoactive drug derived from tenocyclidine.

gadintj

An exclamation roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

gadanoun

A blunt mace, originally from India and also common in Southeast Asia.

gadaboutnoun

A person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others.

Gadamerianadj

Of or relating to Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900–2002), German philosopher.

Gadaraname

Former name of Umm Qais: a city in northwestern Jordan.

Gadareanadj

Synonym of Gadarene.

Gadareneadj

Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Gadara (near modern-day Umm Qais, in Jordan).

Gadarene swinenoun

A herd of swine that become possessed by demons after the latter are exorcised from men, in a parable told in each of the Synoptic Gospels, although not the Gospel of John.

Gaddafiname

A transliteration of the Arabic surname القَذَّافِيّ (al-qaḏḏāfiyy).

Gaddafianadj

Of or relating to Muammar Gaddafi (c. 1942–2011), revolutionary and leader of Libya.

Gaddafismname

The political philosophy and ideology of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Gaddafistnoun

A supporter or follower of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his régime.

Gaddamname

A surname from Telugu.

gaddernoun

One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.

gaddestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of gad

gaddethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of gad

gaddinglyadv

lazily; idly

Gaddisname

A surname from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Geddes.

gaddishnessnoun

Quality of being gaddish.

gadenoun

Any of various fish of the cod family found in British waters; especially those of the genera Gadus and Motella.

gadflynoun

Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.

gadfly petrelnoun

A petrel of the genus Pterodroma.

gadgenoun

Alternative form of gadje (“non-Romani person”).

gadgernoun

Alternative form of gadje

gadgetnoun

A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.

gadgetbahnnoun

A public transportation scheme based on modern technology which seems to be infeasible or unnecessary.

gadgetbahnennoun

plural of gadgetbahn

gadgeteernoun

Someone interested in, or owning a lot of, gadgets.

gadgeteeringnoun

The use of gadgets.

gadgetlessadj

Devoid of gadgets.

gadgetrynoun

Machines, technology.

gadgetyadj

Characterised by gadgets; hi-tech in a gimmicky way.

gadgienoun

A man.

Gadhafiname

Alternative spelling of Gaddafi.

Gadhaviname

A surname from Gujarati.

Gadhelicadj

Rare form of Goidelic.

gadinoun

A cushioned throne used by Indian princes.

Gadiantonnoun

A member of various criminal secret societies described in the Book of Mormon.

gadicadj

Only used in gadic acid

gadic acidnoun

A kind of acid derived from cod, or cod liver oil.

gadidnoun

Any member of the family Gadidae of fish such as cod and pollack.

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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 4. 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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