--- title: G — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 description: The 615 words of the school 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/school/G/page/2/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / G # G — The school dictionary · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/7/) - [gear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gear/) — The equipment or clothes you need for an activity, like camping gear or football gear. — 13 sentences - [gecko](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/) — A gecko is a small lizard that lives in warm countries, with sticky toe pads that let it climb walls and even walk on ceilings. — 7 sentences - [gee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gee/) — Gee is a word showing surprise, delight or mild annoyance, like "wow" or "oh". — 11 sentences - [gel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gel/) — Gel is a thick, wobbly or sticky substance, between a liquid and a solid, like hair gel, shower gel or hand gel. — 10 sentences - [gelatine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatine/) — Gelatine is a clear substance with no taste, made by boiling animal bones and skin, which makes liquids set into a wobbly solid when they… — 9 sentences - [gelatinous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gelatinous/) — Thick, soft and wobbly like jelly. — 9 sentences - [gem](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gem/) — A beautiful, valuable stone, such as a diamond, ruby or emerald, cut and polished for jewellery; a jewel. — 9 sentences - [gemini](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemini/) — Gemini is a group of stars (a constellation) in the night sky, named after the twins Castor and Pollux from Greek myths. — 9 sentences - [gemma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemma/) — Gemma is a girl's name, popular in the UK, Ireland and Australia; it comes from Italian and Latin for «gem» or «jewel». — 8 sentences - [gemstone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gemstone/) — A precious or beautiful stone that is cut and polished to be used in jewellery, such as a diamond, ruby, sapphire or emerald. — 8 sentences - [gen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gen/) — «Gen» is short for «generation», as in «Gen Z» or «Gen Alpha», a group of people born around the same time. — 11 sentences - [gender](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gender/) — Gender is being a boy or a girl, a man or a woman, especially the roles and ideas people and societies connect with that; some people feel… — 11 sentences - [gene](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gene/) — A gene is a tiny part of the DNA inside the cells of a living thing that carries instructions passed down from parents to children, such a… — 8 sentences - [genealogical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genealogical/) — Genealogical means about the history of a family, showing who was whose parent or ancestor. — 4 sentences - [genealogy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genealogy/) — A genealogy is a list or history of who your ancestors were, going back through the family. — 4 sentences - [general](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/general/) — General means about most people or things, not one in particular: «a general rule». — 13 sentences - [generalisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generalisation/) — A generalisation is a statement about all or most things of a kind, based on some examples. — 8 sentences - [generally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/) — Generally means usually, in most cases. — 12 sentences - [generalship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generalship/) — The skill of a general in leading an army and planning battles. — 8 sentences - [generate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generate/) — To generate something is to produce or make it, like electricity, heat or power. — 9 sentences - [generation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generation/) — A generation is all the people born and living at about the same time, like children, parents or grandparents. — 13 sentences - [generator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generator/) — A generator is a machine that makes electricity. — 8 sentences - [generosity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generosity/) — Being happy to give money, time, help or things to others, more than is expected. — 9 sentences - [generous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/) — A generous person is kind and happy to give money, time, help or things to others. — 10 sentences - [generously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generously/) — In a kind way that gives more money, time or help than expected. — 10 sentences - [genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genesis/) — Genesis is the first book of the Bible, which tells of the creation of the world, Adam and Eve, Noah's ark, Abraham, and Joseph. — 8 sentences - [genetic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/) — Genetic means to do with genes, the tiny instructions inside living cells that are passed from parents to children and decide things like… — 10 sentences - [genetics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetics/) — Genetics is the science of how features, like eye colour, are passed from parents to children through genes. — 9 sentences - [geneva](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/) — Geneva is a city in Switzerland on Lake Geneva, where many world organisations such as parts of the United Nations and the Red Cross have… — 11 sentences - [genial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genial/) — Genial means friendly, warm and kind in manner, cheerful and pleasant. — 4 sentences - [genie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genie/) — In stories from Arabia and the Middle East, a magic spirit, often living in a lamp or bottle, who must obey whoever sets it free and may g… — 10 sentences - [genitive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genitive/) — The form of a noun or pronoun that shows who owns something or what it belongs to: in English, «the dog's bone», «Sam's coat», «the roof o… — 8 sentences - [genius](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/) — A genius is a person who is extremely clever or talented. — 11 sentences - [genocide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genocide/) — Genocide is the deliberate killing of a large number of people because they belong to a particular nation, ethnic group, race or religion,… — 9 sentences - [gent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/) — A gentleman; a polite or well-dressed man: a real gent. — 10 sentences - [genteel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genteel/) — Genteel means polite and well-mannered, in an old-fashioned way belonging to a respectable, well-off class. — 4 sentences - [gentle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/) — Gentle means kind and careful, not rough or violent. — 13 sentences - [gentleman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/) — A gentleman is a polite word for a man. — 12 sentences - [gentleness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/) — Gentleness is the quality of being kind, calm and careful, not rough or harsh. — 10 sentences - [gently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gently/) — In a soft, careful way, not rough. — 15 sentences - [gentry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentry/) — Gentry means people of high social class, the landowners and nobility who are well-off and of high rank. (old use). — 5 sentences - [genuine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuine/) — Real; truly what it seems or claims to be, not fake (genuine leather, a genuine diamond). — 10 sentences - [genuinely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/) — Really and truly; honestly, not pretending. — 9 sentences - [genuineness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/) — Being real and not fake: the genuineness of a painting or a coin. — 8 sentences - [genus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genus/) — A genus is a group of closely related kinds (species) of living things; it is a step in how scientists sort life. — 9 sentences - [geographer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geographer/) — A geographer is a person who studies geography: the Earth's land, seas, weather, places and the people who live there. — 8 sentences - [geographic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geographic/) — To do with geography: the study of places, land, seas, countries and people. — 8 sentences - [geographical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geographical/) — Geographical means to do with geography: the places, land, seas, climate and people of the Earth. — 7 sentences - [geography](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geography/) — The school subject about the Earth: places, countries, land, weather, rivers, people and how they live. — 9 sentences - [geological](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geological/) — To do with geology, the science of the Earth's rocks, soil, layers and how they formed and changed. — 10 sentences - [geologist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geologist/) — A geologist is a scientist who studies rocks, soil, minerals and how the Earth was formed and changes. — 6 sentences - [geology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/) — The science of the Earth's rocks, soil, minerals, volcanoes, earthquakes and how the Earth has changed over time. — 8 sentences - [geordie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geordie/) — A Geordie is a person from Newcastle upon Tyne or Tyneside in North-East England. — 9 sentences - [geothermal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geothermal/) — To do with the natural heat inside the Earth. — 9 sentences - [geranium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geranium/) — A garden or pot plant with bright red, pink, white or purple flowers and round, often furry leaves. — 8 sentences - [gerbil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gerbil/) — A small furry rodent with a long tail and strong back legs, from the deserts of Africa and Asia, often kept as a pet. — 7 sentences - [germ](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/) — A very tiny living thing, too small to see, that can make people or animals ill. — 13 sentences - [german](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/german/) — German is the language of Germany; it is also spoken in Austria and Switzerland. — 12 sentences - [germanic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/) — Germanic describes the family of languages that includes English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic. — 11 sentences - [germinate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germinate/) — When a seed germinates, it starts to grow and puts out a root and a shoot. — 8 sentences - [germination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germination/) — Germination is the process in which a seed starts to grow into a new plant, putting out a root and then a shoot. — 7 sentences - [gestation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gestation/) — The time a baby animal grows inside its mother before it is born. — 8 sentences - [gesture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gesture/) — A movement of your hand, head or body that shows a meaning, like waving, nodding or pointing. — 11 sentences - [get](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/) — To get is to receive or be given: get a present. — 25 sentences - [getting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/getting/) — Receiving or obtaining. — 20 sentences - [geyser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geyser/) — A geyser is a hot spring in the ground that shoots hot water and steam high into the air from time to time. — 10 sentences - [ghanaian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ghanaian/) — From or to do with Ghana, a country in West Africa. — 8 sentences - [ghastly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ghastly/) — Very bad, horrible or unpleasant. — 11 sentences - [gherkin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/) — A small cucumber kept in vinegar, eaten as a pickle; in the USA and Canada usually called a «pickle». — 10 sentences - [ghost](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ghost/) — In stories, the spirit of a dead person that people believe can be seen or heard. — 12 sentences - [ghostly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ghostly/) — Like a ghost or to do with ghosts: pale, faint, strange and scary. — 11 sentences - [ghoul](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ghoul/) — A ghoul is an evil spirit or monster, in old tales, that haunts graveyards and feeds on dead bodies. — 4 sentences - [giant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giant/) — In stories, a giant is an imaginary person who is enormously big and strong. — 12 sentences - [giantess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giantess/) — A giantess is a female giant, a woman of huge size in a story. — 4 sentences - [gibberish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibberish/) — Gibberish is talk or writing that makes no sense, or words that are not real words. — 4 sentences - [gibbet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibbet/) — A gibbet was a wooden frame on which a criminal was hanged, and the body was left there to be seen. — 4 sentences - [gibbon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibbon/) — A gibbon is a small ape with very long arms and no tail that lives in the rainforests of Southeast Asia and swings quickly from branch to… — 9 sentences - [gibbous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibbous/) — A gibbous moon is more than half lit but not yet full, so it looks like a bulging circle. — 7 sentences - [gibe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gibe/) — A gibe is a mocking remark, meant to hurt someone's feelings or make them look foolish. — 4 sentences - [giddily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddily/) — Giddily means in a dizzy, wild or silly way, as if one's head is spinning. — 4 sentences - [giddy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/) — Feeling that everything is spinning and you might fall; dizzy. — 11 sentences - [gift](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/) — A gift is something you give to someone without asking for money, like a present for a birthday. — 13 sentences - [gig](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gig/) — A live music show or performance by a band or comedian. — 12 sentences - [gigantic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/) — Gigantic means extremely big, like a giant. — 9 sentences - [gigantism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantism/) — A rare condition in which a child grows far taller than usual, usually because a gland in the brain makes too much growth hormone. — 8 sentences - [giggle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/) — To laugh in a quick, high, silly way, often because something is funny or because you are nervous or shy. — 12 sentences - [gilbert](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilbert/) — A boy's or man's first name, or a surname. — 8 sentences - [gilded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilded/) — Covered with a thin layer of gold or gold-coloured paint. — 10 sentences - [gilding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilding/) — Gilding is a thin layer of gold, or of a gold-coloured paint, put on the surface of something to make it shine. — 4 sentences - [gill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gill/) — Gills are the body parts that fish and some other water animals use to breathe; they take oxygen from the water. — 12 sentences - [gillie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gillie/) — A gillie was a male servant who helped a hunter or fisherman, especially in Scotland. — 4 sentences - [gilt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilt/) — Gilt means covered with a thin layer of gold or gold colour. — 4 sentences - [gimlet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gimlet/) — A gimlet is a small hand tool with a sharp, twisted point, used for boring small holes in wood. — 4 sentences - [gin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gin/) — Gin is a strong, clear alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries; it is for adults only. — 11 sentences - [ginger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginger/) — A plant root with a hot, spicy taste, used in cooking and drinks: ginger biscuits. — 11 sentences - [gingerbread](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gingerbread/) — A sweet, spicy cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often with treacle or golden syrup. — 10 sentences - [gingerly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gingerly/) — Very carefully and slowly, because you are afraid of hurting yourself or breaking something, or of what might happen. — 9 sentences - [gingham](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gingham/) — Gingham is a cotton cloth woven in a pattern of checks or stripes, often blue and white. — 4 sentences - [ginkgo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ginkgo/) — A tall tree with fan-shaped leaves that turn bright yellow in autumn; it is called a living fossil because trees like it grew in the time… — 8 sentences - [gipsy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gipsy/) — An old word for a member of the Romani people, who came to Europe from India long ago and many of whom lived and travelled in caravans. — 10 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/7/)