--- title: G — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 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/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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / G # G — The school dictionary · page 4 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/3/) **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/) - [goby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goby/) — A goby is a small fish that lives near the sea floor, in rock pools or on coral reefs. — 8 sentences - [god](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/god/) — God, with a capital G, is the name many religions, such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam, give to the one being they believe made and ru… — 10 sentences - [godchild](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/godchild/) — A godchild is a child whose godparent has promised to help look after them in the Christian faith. — 3 sentences - [goddess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goddess/) — A goddess is a female god, a powerful being in some religions and myths, such as Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, or Freya in Norse myths. — 10 sentences - [godfather](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/godfather/) — A godfather is a man who promises at a child's baptism or christening to help bring the child up in the Christian faith and care for them. — 10 sentences - [godmother](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/godmother/) — A godmother is a woman who promises at a child's baptism or christening to help bring the child up in the Christian faith and care for them. — 9 sentences - [godparent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/godparent/) — A godparent is a person chosen by a child's family to promise at the child's baptism to help them grow up in the Christian faith, and to b… — 8 sentences - [godson](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/godson/) — A godson is a boy whose godparent has promised to look after him in the Christian faith. — 3 sentences - [goggle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggle/) — To goggle is to stare with wide, bulging eyes, often in surprise. — 5 sentences - [goggles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggles/) — Goggles are special glasses that fit tightly round your eyes to protect them from water, wind, snow, dust, chemicals or flying bits. — 10 sentences - [going](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/going/) — Moving or travelling somewhere; leaving. — 15 sentences - [golconda](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golconda/) — Golconda is an old fort and city ruin near Hyderabad in India, once famous for its diamond mines and diamond trade. — 7 sentences - [gold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gold/) — Gold is a soft, shiny yellow metal that is rare and costs a lot of money. — 13 sentences - [golden](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golden/) — Golden means made of gold. — 12 sentences - [goldfish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goldfish/) — A small orange or gold-coloured fish, often kept as a pet in a tank or pond. — 11 sentences - [goldilocks](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goldilocks/) — Goldilocks is the girl in the fairy tale «Goldilocks and the Three Bears», who tries the bears' porridge, chairs and beds and likes the on… — 10 sentences - [goldsmith](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goldsmith/) — A person who makes jewellery, cups, plates or other objects out of gold. — 9 sentences - [golf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golf/) — Golf is a game in which players hit a small hard ball with clubs into a series of holes, using as few hits as possible. — 10 sentences - [golfer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golfer/) — A golfer is a person who plays golf, a game in which you hit a small ball into holes with a club, using as few hits as possible. — 7 sentences - [goliath](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goliath/) — Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior whom the young shepherd David killed with a stone from his sling. — 9 sentences - [golly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golly/) — an exclamation of surprise, delight or shock, used instead of swearing or saying God. — 10 sentences - [golosh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/golosh/) — A rubber shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry in rain or snow; an overshoe. — 8 sentences - [gondola](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gondola/) — A long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat with a high point at each end, rowed by one person standing at the back with one oar, used on the canal… — 11 sentences - [gondolier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gondolier/) — A person who rows or steers a gondola in Venice, standing at the back and pushing with one long oar. — 7 sentences - [gong](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gong/) — A gong is a round metal plate that is struck with a stick to make a loud, ringing sound. — 4 sentences - [goo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goo/) — A sticky, wet, soft substance, like slime, glue or melted cheese. — 10 sentences - [goober](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goober/) — A goober is a peanut, a word used in parts of the southern United States. — 3 sentences - [good](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/good/) — Of high quality, done well. — 23 sentences - [goodbye](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/) — Goodbye is what you say when you leave someone or when they leave. — 12 sentences - [goodly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodly/) — A goodly amount means quite a large amount. — 9 sentences - [goodness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodness/) — Goodness is the quality of being good, kind and honest. — 11 sentences - [goody](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/) — Goodies are nice things, especially treats such as sweets, cakes or small presents. — 13 sentences - [gooey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gooey/) — Soft, sticky and wet: gooey chocolate cake. — 8 sentences - [goofy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/) — Silly, clumsy and funny in a harmless way. — 10 sentences - [google](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/google/) — Google is a large technology company and its search engine, a website used to find information on the internet (a name). — 9 sentences - [googly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/googly/) — Googly eyes are big round eyes that stick out, or the toy plastic eyes with a loose black dot that wobbles. — 8 sentences - [goose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goose/) — A goose is a big bird with a long neck and webbed feet that swims and lives on farms or near water. — 12 sentences - [gooseberry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gooseberry/) — A small, round, sour green or reddish fruit with fine hairs and stripes that grows on a prickly bush. — 9 sentences - [goosebump](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goosebump/) — Goosebumps are tiny bumps that appear on your skin when you are cold, scared or very excited. — 8 sentences - [gop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gop/) — GOP: short for «Grand Old Party», a nickname for the Republican Party, one of the two main political parties in the United States. — 7 sentences - [gopher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gopher/) — A small North American burrowing animal with large cheek pouches, which digs tunnels and eats plant roots (pocket gopher). — 9 sentences - [gore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gore/) — Thick blood from a wound, especially lots of it, as in violent films. — 10 sentences - [gorge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gorge/) — noun A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, usually with a river at the bottom. — 10 sentences - [gorgeous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gorgeous/) — Very beautiful or attractive. — 11 sentences - [gorgeously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gorgeously/) — In a very beautiful or splendid way, with great show. — 3 sentences - [gorilla](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gorilla/) — A gorilla is the largest kind of ape, a very strong, mostly gentle animal with dark fur that lives in the forests of central Africa. — 11 sentences - [gorse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gorse/) — A thick, prickly bush with sharp spines and bright yellow flowers that smell a little like coconut, growing on heaths, hillsides and cliff… — 7 sentences - [gory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gory/) — Gory means full of blood and violence, often in a film, game or story. — 10 sentences - [gosh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosh/) — an exclamation of surprise, shock or delight, a soft stand-in for «God». — 10 sentences - [goshawk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goshawk/) — a large, fierce hawk with short, broad wings that hunts birds and small animals. — 4 sentences - [gosling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gosling/) — A baby goose. — 9 sentences - [gospel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/) — The Gospels are the four books of the New Testament — Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — that tell the life, teaching, death and rising of Jes… — 11 sentences - [gospels](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospels/) — The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament, by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, which tell the life and teaching of Jesus. — 11 sentences - [gossip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gossip/) — Gossip is talk about other people's private lives, often unkind or not true. — 11 sentences - [gothic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/) — In the style of many churches and cathedrals built in Europe from about 1150 to 1500, with pointed arches, tall spires and big stained-gla… — 12 sentences - [gourd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gourd/) — A large fruit with a hard skin, related to pumpkins and melons, often dried and hollowed out. — 11 sentences - [gout](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gout/) — A painful illness that makes joints, especially the big toe, swollen, red and sore. — 8 sentences - [govern](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/govern/) — To govern is to rule a country, state or group officially. — 10 sentences - [governance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governance/) — Governance is the way a country, organisation or school is run and controlled, including who makes decisions and how. — 8 sentences - [governed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governed/) — Governed is the past of govern: ruled or controlled. — 9 sentences - [governess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governess/) — a woman who lived in a family's house and taught its children at home. — 4 sentences - [government](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/government/) — The group of people who run a country, state or city and make decisions about laws, taxes and services. — 11 sentences - [governmental](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governmental/) — To do with a government, the group of people who run a country, state or area and make its laws and decisions. — 8 sentences - [governor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governor/) — A governor is a person who is chosen or elected to be in charge of a region, such as a state of the USA or an Australian state. — 13 sentences - [gown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gown/) — A gown is a long, formal dress worn for special events like a ball or a wedding. — 13 sentences - [gp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gp/) — GP stands for general practitioner: a family doctor who sees people for all kinds of illness at a local surgery or clinic, and sends them… — 8 sentences - [gps](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/) — Abbreviation of Global Positioning System: a system using satellites to show exactly where you are on Earth. — 9 sentences - [grab](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/) — To grab is to take hold of something quickly and roughly. — 14 sentences - [grabby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grabby/) — Grabby means wanting to grab or take things for yourself, often greedily. — 9 sentences - [grace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grace/) — Grace is a smooth, beautiful and easy way of moving. — 14 sentences - [graceful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graceful/) — Moving in a smooth, light and beautiful way. — 11 sentences - [gracefully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gracefully/) — Gracefully means moving in a smooth, light and beautiful way. — 10 sentences - [gracious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gracious/) — Kind, polite and generous, especially to people who have less power. — 11 sentences - [graciously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graciously/) — in a kind, polite and dignified way, as a grand person does. — 4 sentences - [grad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grad/) — Grad is a short, informal word for a graduate, a person who has finished high school, college or university. — 11 sentences - [grade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grade/) — A grade is a year or class at school, like second grade (mostly in the USA and Canada; the UK says Year 2). — 13 sentences - [gradient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradient/) — How steep a slope, hill or road is. — 9 sentences - [gradual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/) — Happening slowly and little by little over time, not suddenly. — 8 sentences - [gradually](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradually/) — Gradually means slowly, a little at a time, over a period, not all at once or suddenly. — 9 sentences - [graduate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/) — To finish a course at university, college or (US) school and get a degree or diploma. — 10 sentences - [graffiti](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/) — Words or pictures painted, sprayed or scratched on walls, trains or other public places, usually without permission. — 8 sentences - [graft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graft/) — A graft is a piece of skin, bone or other body tissue moved by a surgeon to repair another part of the body. — 13 sentences - [grafting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grafting/) — Grafting is joining a piece cut from one plant onto another plant so that they grow together, as gardeners do with apple trees. — 12 sentences - [graham](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graham/) — Graham is a boy's or man's first name and a family name. — 8 sentences - [grail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grail/) — a cup or dish that knights in old legends search for, said to be holy. — 4 sentences - [grain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grain/) — Grain is the seeds of plants like wheat, rice, oats, barley and corn, used for food. — 13 sentences - [grainy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grainy/) — Grainy means having a rough texture with small bits or grains in it, like sand, or food that is not smooth. — 9 sentences - [gram](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gram/) — A gram is a small unit for measuring how heavy something is (its mass). A paper clip weighs about one gram. — 14 sentences - [grammar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammar/) — The rules of a language about how words change and are put together into sentences. — 12 sentences - [grammarian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammarian/) — A person who studies grammar, the rules of how words and sentences are built in a language, or who writes books about it. — 9 sentences - [grammatical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatical/) — Correct according to the rules of grammar. — 8 sentences - [grammatically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grammatically/) — In a way that follows the rules of grammar, as in «grammatically correct». — 8 sentences - [gramophone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gramophone/) — An old machine for playing music from records, flat discs with grooves, often with a big horn to make the sound louder. — 7 sentences - [gramps](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gramps/) — Grandfather; a friendly name for your grandad. — 8 sentences - [gran](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gran/) — Gran is a friendly, informal word for grandmother. — 7 sentences - [granary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/granary/) — a building or store room where grain such as wheat is kept after harvest. — 4 sentences - [grand](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grand/) — Grand means big, impressive and splendid, like a grand palace. — 14 sentences - [grandad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandad/) — Grandad is a friendly word for your grandfather, your mum's or dad's father. — 11 sentences - [grandchild](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandchild/) — A grandchild is a child of your son or daughter. — 9 sentences - [granddad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/granddad/) — Granddad is a friendly, informal word for grandfather, the father of your mother or father. — 7 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/3/) **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/)