--- title: G — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 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/6/) [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 6 [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](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** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/7/) - [grind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grind/) — To crush something into tiny pieces or powder, like grinding wheat into flour or coffee beans. — 13 sentences - [grinder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grinder/) — A machine or tool that crushes something into small bits or powder: a coffee grinder, a pepper grinder. — 12 sentences - [grindstone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grindstone/) — A flat round stone that turns on an axle, used to sharpen tools such as axes and knives. «Keep your nose to the grindstone» means keep wor… — 5 sentences - [grinning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grinning/) — Smiling widely, often showing the teeth. — 9 sentences - [griot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/griot/) — In West Africa, a traditional storyteller, singer, poet and historian who keeps the history of families and peoples alive by telling it al… — 7 sentences - [grip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/) — To grip is to hold something very tightly. — 17 sentences - [gripping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/) — Very exciting and holding your attention, so you cannot stop reading or watching. — 9 sentences - [grisly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grisly/) — Causing horror and disgust; very gruesome, often with death, blood or bones. Do not confuse with «grizzly» (a bear, or grey-haired). — 5 sentences - [grit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grit/) — Tiny hard bits of stone or sand. — 12 sentences - [gritty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gritty/) — Gritty means full of tiny hard bits like sand or small stones. — 11 sentences - [grizzly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/) — A grizzly, or grizzly bear, is a large brown bear of North America with a hump on its shoulders and grey-tipped fur. — 9 sentences - [groan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/) — To groan is to make a long, low sound because you are in pain, unhappy, bored or annoyed. — 11 sentences - [groats](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groats/) — Hulled grain, such as oats, crushed and cooked as porridge. (old use). — 7 sentences - [grocer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grocer/) — A person who owns or runs a shop that sells food and things for the home, such as tea, sugar, tins and cleaning things. — 9 sentences - [grocery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grocery/) — A grocery, or grocery store, is a shop that sells food and things for the home. In the UK it is often a supermarket or a grocer's. — 12 sentences - [grommet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grommet/) — A grommet is a metal or plastic ring put in a hole in cloth, leather or paper to make the hole strong, like the holes for laces or for a t… — 10 sentences - [groom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groom/) — A man on his wedding day, or a man who has just got married; also called the bridegroom. — 14 sentences - [grooming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grooming/) — Cleaning and brushing an animal's fur or coat. — 10 sentences - [groove](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groove/) — A groove is a long, narrow cut or channel in a surface, like the lines on a screw or a record. — 11 sentences - [groovy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groovy/) — Groovy means cool, fashionable, exciting or very nice; it was popular in the 1960s and 1970s and now often sounds funny or old-fashioned. — 8 sentences - [grope](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grope/) — To feel about with the hands because you cannot see, searching for something. — 4 sentences - [groping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groping/) — Feeling about with the hands in the dark or when unable to see. — 5 sentences - [gross](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gross/) — Gross means disgusting, very unpleasant: «Ew, that's gross!». — 13 sentences - [grotesque](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grotesque/) — Strange, distorted and ugly in a silly or frightening way. — 6 sentences - [grotto](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grotto/) — A small cave, often a shady or decorated place, sometimes made in a garden. — 4 sentences - [ground](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ground/) — The surface of the Earth that you stand on. — 20 sentences - [groundhog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groundhog/) — A groundhog is a North American animal, a large brown rodent that lives in burrows and sleeps through the winter; it is also called a wood… — 11 sentences - [groundsman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groundsman/) — A person whose job is to look after a sports field, park or school grounds: cutting grass, marking lines, caring for the pitch. — 7 sentences - [group](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/) — A group is a number of things or people that are together or belong together: a group of friends. — 13 sentences - [grouper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouper/) — A grouper is a big, heavy sea fish with a wide mouth that lives in warm seas, often near coral reefs and rocks. — 7 sentences - [grouping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouping/) — A set of people or things that are put together because they are alike or work together. — 10 sentences - [grouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouse/) — A grouse is a plump, brown wild bird with feathered legs that lives on moors and in forests. — 11 sentences - [grove](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grove/) — A small group of trees, or a small wood. — 11 sentences - [grovel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grovel/) — To lie or crawl low on the ground, especially to show fear or respect. — 5 sentences - [grow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/) — To grow is to get bigger or taller, like a child or a plant. — 14 sentences - [grower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grower/) — A grower is a person or company that grows plants, fruit or vegetables to sell, such as a fruit grower or a flower grower. — 11 sentences - [growing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/growing/) — Growing means getting bigger or taller right now. — 13 sentences - [growl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/growl/) — Of an animal like a dog, bear or lion, to make a low, rough, deep sound in the throat as a warning or because it is angry. — 12 sentences - [grown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grown/) — The form of "grow" used after have/has/had or in the passive. — 13 sentences - [grownup](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grownup/) — A grownup is an adult, a person who is fully grown. — 10 sentences - [growth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/growth/) — Getting bigger, taller or more developed. — 12 sentences - [groyne](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groyne/) — A low wall or fence of wood, stone or concrete built out from a beach into the sea to stop the sand and pebbles being washed away. — 7 sentences - [grub](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grub/) — A grub is the young, worm-like form (larva) of some insects, especially beetles, which lives in soil or wood. — 12 sentences - [grubby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grubby/) — Rather dirty, usually from mud, sweat or touching things. — 8 sentences - [grudge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/) — A grudge is a feeling of anger or dislike you keep for a long time against someone who you think treated you badly. — 11 sentences - [gruel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gruel/) — A thin, watery food made by boiling oats or other grain in water or milk. It was cheap food for poor people or the sick long ago. (old use). — 6 sentences - [gruesome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gruesome/) — Horrible and disgusting, often involving blood, injury or death. — 4 sentences - [gruff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gruff/) — Low, deep and rough. — 9 sentences - [gruffly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gruffly/) — In a rough, deep, unfriendly voice. — 4 sentences - [grumble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/) — To complain in a low, unhappy voice. — 10 sentences - [grumbler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumbler/) — A person who often grumbles: someone who complains in a low, unhappy voice about small things. — 7 sentences - [grumpiness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpiness/) — The state of being grumpy: in a bad, cross mood and easily annoyed. — 7 sentences - [grumpy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/) — Grumpy means in a bad mood, easily annoyed and complaining a lot. — 9 sentences - [grunt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grunt/) — To grunt is to make a short low sound in your throat, like a pig. — 11 sentences - [gryphon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gryphon/) — A made-up creature from old stories, with the head, wings and front legs of an eagle and the body, back legs and tail of a lion. — 9 sentences - [gu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gu/) — Gu on its own is not an English word. — 13 sentences - [guacamole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guacamole/) — A green dip or sauce from Mexico made of mashed avocado, usually with lime, onion, tomato, chilli and salt. — 7 sentences - [guanaco](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guanaco/) — A wild South American animal like a small, slim llama, with a light brown woolly coat, living in the Andes mountains and Patagonia. — 7 sentences - [guano](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/) — Guano is the droppings of seabirds or bats, which pile up in huge amounts on rocks and in caves. — 10 sentences - [guarantee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guarantee/) — A guarantee is a promise that something will happen or will work. To guarantee means to promise it surely. — 12 sentences - [guard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guard/) — A guard is a person whose job is to protect a place or people, or to watch prisoners. — 13 sentences - [guardian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guardian/) — A person who is legally responsible for looking after a child who is not their own, for example when the parents have died or cannot care… — 10 sentences - [guardianship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guardianship/) — Guardianship is the job of looking after someone or something that cannot yet look after itself, such as a child, a treasure or a kingdom. — 4 sentences - [guardroom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guardroom/) — A room where soldiers or guards on duty stay, often near a gate. — 8 sentences - [guatemalan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guatemalan/) — From or to do with Guatemala, a country in Central America, south of Mexico. — 8 sentences - [guava](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guava/) — A tropical fruit, round or pear-shaped, with green or yellow skin and pink or white sweet flesh full of small seeds. — 8 sentences - [guerdon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guerdon/) — A guerdon is a reward or payment given for good work or service, in old stories. — 4 sentences - [guernsey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/) — Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands, between England and France (a place name). — 11 sentences - [guess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guess/) — To guess means to give an answer when you are not sure, without knowing all the facts. A guess is that answer. — 15 sentences - [guesser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/) — A person who guesses, who gives an answer without knowing for sure. — 8 sentences - [guesswork](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesswork/) — Finding an answer by guessing, without enough facts or careful working out. — 7 sentences - [guest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guest/) — A guest is a person who is invited to your home, to a party or to an event. — 13 sentences - [guidance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/) — Help and advice about what to do or how to behave. — 10 sentences - [guide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guide/) — A person who shows people the way or shows them around a place and tells them about it (a tour guide). — 14 sentences - [guidebook](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidebook/) — A book that gives information to visitors about a place, such as a city, country, museum or castle, with maps, history and tips. — 7 sentences - [guild](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guild/) — A guild is a group of people who do the same craft or job and join together to help each other and keep up good standards. — 10 sentences - [guilt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilt/) — The bad, uncomfortable feeling you have when you know you have done something wrong. — 8 sentences - [guiltless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guiltless/) — Guiltless means not to blame and having done no wrong. — 4 sentences - [guilty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/) — Feeling bad because you know you did something wrong. — 10 sentences - [guinea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/) — Guinea is most often heard in «guinea pig», a small furry pet rodent with no tail. — 14 sentences - [guinean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinean/) — From or to do with Guinea, a country in West Africa. — 9 sentences - [guinness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/) — Guinness is a famous dark Irish beer (a stout) made in Dublin since 1759; it is an alcoholic drink for adults. — 9 sentences - [guise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guise/) — A guise is the outward form or appearance someone takes, often to hide who they really are. — 4 sentences - [guitar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/) — A guitar is a musical instrument with strings that you play with your fingers or a small pick. A guitar usually has 6 strings. — 11 sentences - [guitarist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitarist/) — A person who plays the guitar. — 7 sentences - [gulch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulch/) — A gulch is a deep, narrow valley cut out by running water, found especially in the American west. — 4 sentences - [gulf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/) — A large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land, bigger than a bay (the Gulf of Mexico). — 10 sentences - [gull](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/) — A large grey and white seabird with long wings and a loud cry, often seen at beaches and harbours; also called a seagull. — 9 sentences - [gullet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gullet/) — The tube that food goes down from the mouth to the stomach; the oesophagus. — 9 sentences - [gully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gully/) — A gully is a narrow channel or ditch cut into the ground by rain or running water. — 4 sentences - [gulp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulp/) — To swallow food or drink quickly in big mouthfuls. — 13 sentences - [gum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gum/) — Gum, or chewing gum, is a soft sweet you chew for a long time but do not swallow. — 11 sentences - [gumdrop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/) — A gumdrop is a small, soft, chewy sweet shaped like a little dome, usually coated in sugar and brightly coloured. — 8 sentences - [gummy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/) — Gummy means sticky like glue or gum. — 9 sentences - [gun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gun/) — A gun is a weapon that fires bullets or other objects through a metal tube using explosive force. — 13 sentences - [gunboat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunboat/) — A small warship with big guns, used especially on rivers or near the coast. — 8 sentences - [gunk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunk/) — Any thick, sticky, dirty or slimy stuff that you do not want, such as grease in a drain or goo on a shoe. — 7 sentences - [gunman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunman/) — A man who uses a gun to hurt people or commit a crime. — 7 sentences - [gunpowder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunpowder/) — Gunpowder is a black powder that explodes when lit, made from saltpetre, charcoal and sulphur; it was used in old guns and cannons and is… — 10 sentences - [gurgle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gurgle/) — To gurgle means for water or liquid to make a bubbling sound as it flows, like water going down a drain. — 11 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](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** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/7/)