--- title: G — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 description: The 650 words of the English dictionary under G, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / G # G — The English dictionary · page 4 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/3/) **4** [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/5/) … [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/33/) **gargle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To gargle means to hold liquid in the back of your throat and blow air through it to make it bubble, to clean or soothe your throat.[↗](../../gargle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A gargle is the act of gargling, or a liquid used for it, like salt water.[↗](../../gargle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun, Irish/UK slang) A gargle is an alcoholic drink.[↗](../../gargle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Gargle with warm salt water to soothe your sore throat.[↗](../../gargle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad gargles mouthwash every morning.[↗](../../gargle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't swallow the mouthwash — just gargle and spit.[↗](../../gargle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby made a funny gargling sound.[↗](../../gargle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The water gargled down the drain.[↗](../../gargle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I can gargle the tune of «Happy Birthday»\![↗](../../gargle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (Ireland, slang) «Fancy a gargle after work?»[↗](../../gargle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **garibaldi** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK) A flat rectangular biscuit with a layer of squashed currants inside, sometimes called a «squashed fly biscuit».[↗](../../garibaldi/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882), an Italian general who fought to unite Italy; he was a hero in Victorian Britain.[↗](../../garibaldi/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A red blouse like the red shirts worn by his soldiers (old fashion).[↗](../../garibaldi/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can I have a garibaldi with my tea?[↗](../../garibaldi/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Children call garibaldis «squashed fly biscuits».[↗](../../garibaldi/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mole's home had a statue of Garibaldi.[↗](../../garibaldi/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Garibaldi led his Redshirts to unite Italy.[↗](../../garibaldi/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The garibaldi biscuit is full of currants.[↗](../../garibaldi/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many British streets and pubs are named after Garibaldi.[↗](../../garibaldi/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **garland** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A garland is a ring or string of flowers, leaves or ribbons, worn on the head or hung up.[↗](../../garland/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To garland is to decorate with a garland of flowers.[↗](../../garland/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wore a garland of daisies in her hair.[↗](../../garland/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The winner was garlanded with laurel.[↗](../../garland/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The girls garlanded the door with flowers.[↗](../../garland/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **garlic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A plant like a small onion with a strong smell and taste, used to flavour food; its bulb splits into parts called cloves.[↗](../../garlic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad chopped two cloves of garlic for the sauce.[↗](../../garlic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I love garlic bread.[↗](../../garlic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Garlic has a very strong smell.[↗](../../garlic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We planted garlic cloves in the garden.[↗](../../garlic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In old stories, garlic keeps vampires away.[↗](../../garlic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her breath smelled of garlic after dinner.[↗](../../garlic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Garlic is bad for dogs, so don't feed it to them.[↗](../../garlic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic; (Torah NUM.11.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garlic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **garlicky** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tasting or smelling strongly of garlic.[↗](../../garlicky/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Having breath that smells of garlic after eating it.[↗](../../garlicky/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This garlic bread is lovely and garlicky.[↗](../../garlicky/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The kitchen smelled garlicky after Dad cooked.[↗](../../garlicky/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I don't like garlicky soup.[↗](../../garlicky/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His breath was garlicky after lunch.[↗](../../garlicky/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sauce was too garlicky for my sister.[↗](../../garlicky/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran makes a garlicky roast chicken.[↗](../../garlicky/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **garment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A garment is a piece of clothing, such as a shirt, dress, coat or pair of trousers.[↗](../../garment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used in shops, factories and labels as a formal word for clothes.[↗](../../garment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Check the label before washing the garment.[↗](../../garment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory makes garments for many shops.[↗](../../garment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A cloak was a common garment long ago.[↗](../../garment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hang wet garments on the line to dry.[↗](../../garment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This garment should be dry-cleaned.[↗](../../garment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She sewed a new garment for her doll.[↗](../../garment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The child's short garment reached only to her knee.[↗](../../garment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house; (Torah LEV.14.55, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.[↗](../../garment/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.39.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garment/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for splendour and for beauty.[↗](../../garment/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.28.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garment/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Who can uncover the face of his garment?[↗](../../garment/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.41.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garment/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Who hath bound the waters in his garment?[↗](../../garment/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.30.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garment/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Who is this that cometh from Edom, with crimsoned garments from Bozrah?[↗](../../garment/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.63.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garment/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **garner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To collect or gain something, such as support, praise, votes or information.[↗](../../garner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old) To gather and store grain.[↗](../../garner/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun, old) A granary: a building for storing grain.[↗](../../garner/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The petition garnered over a thousand signatures.[↗](../../garner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her painting garnered praise from all the judges.[↗](../../garner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientists garnered evidence from many experiments.[↗](../../garner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer garnered the wheat before the rain.[↗](../../garner/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Bible says he will gather his wheat into the garner.[↗](../../garner/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The campaign garnered support from parents and teachers.[↗](../../garner/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields; (Writings PSA.144.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garner/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The grains shrivel under their hoes; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.[↗](../../garner/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOL.1.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garner/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD, and they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.[↗](../../garner/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.62.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garner/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **garnet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A garnet is a dark red stone, a kind of jewel, used in rings and necklaces.[↗](../../garnet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ring had a dark red garnet in the middle.[↗](../../garnet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her necklace was made of tiny garnets.[↗](../../garnet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The perch changed into a gold ring set with garnets.[↗](../../garnet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **garnish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To garnish is to decorate food with a small extra bit, such as parsley or a slice of lemon, to make it look nice.[↗](../../garnish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) To garnish a throne or hall is to decorate it with jewels or ornaments.[↗](../../garnish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum garnished the fish with a sprig of parsley.[↗](../../garnish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Add a lemon slice to garnish the cake.[↗](../../garnish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The throne was garnished with pearls and diamonds.[↗](../../garnish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.[↗](../../garnish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.3.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garnish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **garret** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A garret is a small room right at the top of a house, under the roof, often bare and cold.[↗](../../garret/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") (old use).[↗](../../garret/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The poor painter lived in a garret.[↗](../../garret/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We climbed the stairs to the little garret.[↗](../../garret/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The girl was locked into the garret once more.[↗](../../garret/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **garrison** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A group of soldiers living in a town or fort to guard it.[↗](../../garrison/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The fort, castle or town where these soldiers live.[↗](../../garrison/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To put soldiers in a place to guard it.[↗](../../garrison/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Romans kept a garrison at every fort along Hadrian's Wall.[↗](../../garrison/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle's garrison held out for three months.[↗](../../garrison/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gibraltar was a British garrison town for centuries.[↗](../../garrison/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The king garrisoned the town with 500 soldiers.[↗](../../garrison/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · When food ran out, the garrison surrendered.[↗](../../garrison/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A small garrison guarded the bridge.[↗](../../garrison/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His proposals were gladly accepted, and in a moment the whole of the garrison sank down as if they were dead, and Virgilius himself had much ado to keep awake.[↗](../../garrison/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmas.[↗](../../garrison/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.13.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garrison/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David.[↗](../../garrison/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.18.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garrison/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.[↗](../../garrison/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.23.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../garrison/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **garter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A garter is a band of elastic or cloth worn round the leg to hold up a stocking or sock.[↗](../../garter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She tied her garter below the knee.[↗](../../garter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His sock fell down, so he pulled up his garter.[↗](../../garter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "I shall not tell you," said the garter.[↗](../../garter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **gas** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A substance like air that has no fixed shape and spreads out to fill any space.[↗](../../gas/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A gas that burns and is used for cooking and heating.[↗](../../gas/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a gas stove".[↗](../../gas/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (American, Canadian) Gasoline, the fuel for cars; British, Irish, Australian and NZ say "petrol".[↗](../../gas/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Air in the stomach.[↗](../../gas/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Gas can also be burned to make light, as in old street lamps.[↗](../../gas/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Air is a gas.[↗](../../gas/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When water boils, it turns into a gas.[↗](../../gas/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We cook on a gas stove.[↗](../../gas/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If you smell gas, leave the house.[↗](../../gas/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad filled the car with gas.[↗](../../gas/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants take in a gas called carbon dioxide.[↗](../../gas/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A balloon is filled with helium gas.[↗](../../gas/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Gases spread out to fill a container.[↗](../../gas/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The name glittered in gas-jets over the entrance.[↗](../../gas/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **gaseous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) In the form of a gas, not a solid or liquid.[↗](../../gaseous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Like a gas or full of gas.[↗](../../gaseous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Steam is water in its gaseous state.[↗](../../gaseous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Oxygen is gaseous at room temperature.[↗](../../gaseous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Jupiter is a gaseous planet.[↗](../../gaseous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When water boils, it becomes gaseous.[↗](../../gaseous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Carbon dioxide is a gaseous waste from our bodies.[↗](../../gaseous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sort the materials into solid, liquid and gaseous.[↗](../../gaseous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **gasp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To gasp means to breathe in suddenly and loudly with your mouth open, because you are surprised, shocked or in pain.[↗](../../gasp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To gasp for air or for breath means to struggle to breathe, for example after running or under water.[↗](../../gasp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A gasp is a sudden short breath like that.[↗](../../gasp/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The last gasp means the very end, almost too late.[↗](../../gasp/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The audience gasped when the magician vanished.[↗](../../gasp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I gasped when I saw the big spider.[↗](../../gasp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He came up from the water gasping for air.[↗](../../gasp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the race we were all gasping.[↗](../../gasp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a gasp of surprise from the class.[↗](../../gasp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She gasped in pain when she twisted her ankle.[↗](../../gasp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They scored a last-gasp goal to win.[↗](../../gasp/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · «Oh no!» she gasped.[↗](../../gasp/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “John is not here now,” she gasped.[↗](../../gasp/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the wild asses stand on the high hills, they gasp for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.[↗](../../gasp/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.14.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gasp/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I have long time held My peace, I have been still, and refrained Myself; now will I cry like a travailing woman, gasping and panting at once.[↗](../../gasp/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.42.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gasp/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **gassing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, UK, old-fashioned) Chatting or talking for a long time about not very important things; also boasting.[↗](../../gassing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Poisoning or killing with gas; an attack with poison gas.[↗](../../gassing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US, informal) Filling a car with petrol, as in «gassing up».[↗](../../gassing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Stop gassing and finish your homework\![↗](../../gassing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The two old friends sat gassing over a cup of tea all afternoon.[↗](../../gassing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad was gassing on about his adventures again.[↗](../../gassing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Soldiers wore masks to protect them from gassing in the First World War.[↗](../../gassing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We stopped to gas up the car on the way to Grandma's.[↗](../../gassing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rat was tired of Toad's endless gassing.[↗](../../gassing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **gastric** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* About the stomach.[↗](../../gastric/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Gastric juice helps break down food in the stomach.[↗](../../gastric/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Half the class was off with a gastric bug.[↗](../../gastric/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor asked about his gastric pain.[↗](../../gastric/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Gastric acid is strong enough to kill many germs.[↗](../../gastric/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands to stop gastric illnesses spreading.[↗](../../gastric/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A gastric ulcer is a sore in the stomach lining.[↗](../../gastric/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **gastroenteritis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (medicine) An illness where the stomach and intestines (gut) become sore and swollen, usually caused by a virus or bacteria, giving sickness, diarrhoea and tummy pain; often called a «tummy bug» or «stomach flu».[↗](../../gastroenteritis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Half the class was off with gastroenteritis.[↗](../../gastroenteritis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gastroenteritis is often called a tummy bug.[↗](../../gastroenteritis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands to stop gastroenteritis spreading.[↗](../../gastroenteritis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After gastroenteritis, drink plenty of water.[↗](../../gastroenteritis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said it was gastroenteritis, not food allergy.[↗](../../gastroenteritis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You must stay home for two days after gastroenteritis.[↗](../../gastroenteritis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **gate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A gate is a door in a fence, hedge or wall that opens and closes.[↗](../../gate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A gate at an airport is the place where you get on the plane.[↗](../../gate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A gate is an entrance where people go in, for example at a stadium or a school.[↗](../../gate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fence has a gate 1 metre wide.[↗](../../gate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 120 people came through the gate.[↗](../../gate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our plane leaves from gate 9.[↗](../../gate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each gate lets in 30 fans a minute.[↗](../../gate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Please shut the gate so the dog stays in.[↗](../../gate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum waits for me at the school gate.[↗](../../gate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer opened the gate and the sheep ran into the field.[↗](../../gate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Never climb over the pool gate.[↗](../../gate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.[↗](../../gate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.6.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates; (Torah DEU.11.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many.[↗](../../gate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.3.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And Mordecai returned to the king's gate.[↗](../../gate/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EST.6.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gate/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the king arose, and sat in the gate.[↗](../../gate/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.19.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gate/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee?[↗](../../gate/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gate/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **gatekeeper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A gatekeeper is a person who looks after a gate and lets people in or out.[↗](../../gatekeeper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The gatekeeper opened the big gate.[↗](../../gatekeeper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You must ask the gatekeeper if you want to go in.[↗](../../gatekeeper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The gatekeeper let the travellers pass.[↗](../../gatekeeper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **gateway** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An opening in a wall or fence that can be closed with a gate; an entrance.[↗](../../gateway/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A place you pass through to reach another place: «Dover is the gateway to France.».[↗](../../gateway/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Something that leads to something bigger: «Reading is a gateway to learning.».[↗](../../gateway/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (computers) A device that connects one computer network to another.[↗](../../gateway/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cows came through the gateway into the field.[↗](../../gateway/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · St Louis is called the Gateway to the West, with its famous arch.[↗](../../gateway/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old castle gateway had a heavy wooden door.[↗](../../gateway/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the wardrobe was a gateway to another world.[↗](../../gateway/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Learning to read is a gateway to every other subject.[↗](../../gateway/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't block the gateway with your bike.[↗](../../gateway/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The computer connects to the internet through a gateway.[↗](../../gateway/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Thereupon she led the girl by the hand up to a broad gateway.[↗](../../gateway/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Public domain books are our gateways to the past, representing a wealth of history, culture and knowledge that's often difficult to discover.[↗](../../gateway/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../gateway/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/3/) **4** [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/5/) … [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/33/) - ← previous: [page 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/3/) - next →: [page 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/5/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)