English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 6 of 366

Gaelic footballnoun

An Irish form of football played by two teams of 15 players each, who score by kicking or punching a ball into the opposing team's goal or over a crossbar and between two upright posts above the goal.

Gaelicallyadv

In a Gaelic manner.

Gaeliciseverb

Alternative form of Gaelicize.

Gaelicismnoun

A Gaelic attitude or approach.

Gaelicistnoun

One who studies the Gaels or the Gaelic language(s).

Gaelicizeverb

To make Gaelic.

Gaelicnessnoun

The quality of being Gaelic.

Gaelismnoun

Synonym of Gaelicism.

Gaelophonenoun

A speaker of Gaelic.

gaelscoilnoun

A school in which Irish is the working language.

Gaeltachtnoun

An officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use.

Gaerwenname

A village in Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH4871).

Gaeseongname

Alternative form of Kaesong.

Gaetaname

A coastal town in the province of Latina, Lazio, Italy.

Gaetanname

A male given name from French, equivalent to English Cajetan.

Gaetzname

A surname.

gafverb

Initialism of give a fuck.

gaffnoun

A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.

gaff tapenoun

Alternative form of gaffer tape.

gaffanoun

Gaffer tape.

gaffenoun

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.

gaffernoun

A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

gaffer gripnoun

A clamp that can be attached to part of a set and used to hold lights.

gaffer tapenoun

A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by stage lighting electricians.

gaffesnoun

plural of gaffe

Gaffeyname

A surname from Irish.

gaffingnoun

The process of landing a fish with a gaff.

gaffkaemianoun

A bacterial disease of lobsters, caused by the bacterium Aerococcus viridans var. homari

gafflenoun

A lever used to bend a crossbow.

gaffmannoun

An angler's assistant who uses a gaff (tool for landing large fish).

Gaffneyname

A surname from Irish.

gaffriggernoun

A ship with a gaff rig.

gaffsailnoun

A topsail above the uppermost or only spanker.

gaffsmannoun

Alternative form of gaffman.

GAFIAnoun

The state of becoming involved in science fiction and fandom activity, leaving the mundane world.

gafiatenoun

A science fiction fan who has become inactive in the fandom community.

gafiationnoun

The act of gafiating; a beginning or end of involvement in fandom.

gafolgeldernoun

An Anglo-Saxon householder who owes rent to the king or his grantees rather than to a private landowner.

gaftyadj

doubtful, suspected

gagnoun

A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.

gag itintj

A phrase used when someone is stunned by something, often leaving the person speechless, impressed, or amazed.

gag me with a spoonphrase

An expression of disgust.

gag ordernoun

An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.

gag reflexnoun

A reflex contraction of the back of the throat, evoked by touching the soft palate.

gagaadj

Mentally senile.

gagakunoun

the ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese origin

Gaganname

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Gagarinname

A transliteration of the Russian surname Гага́рин (Gagárin).

gagatenoun

Agate.

Gagauzadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Gagauzia, the Gagauz people, or the Gagauz language.

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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 6. 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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