Ghana |
a country in western Africa on the Atlantic coast. Accra is the capital of Ghana. |
ghastly |
causing great fear or terror. [2 definitions] |
ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. [2 definitions] |
ghost |
the spirit of a person who has died, especially one that is believed to haunt a place or living people. [2 definitions] |
ghostly |
like a ghost; pale or eerie. |
ghost town |
a town that has been deserted, especially one in the American West where gold or silver mines have closed. |
ghoul |
an evil spirit that is believed to eat people and dead bodies. |
giant |
an imaginary being who looks like a person but has enormous size and strength. [3 definitions] |
gibbon |
a kind of primate that lives in Asian rain forests. Gibbons are small apes that can weigh up to twenty-five pounds. They have long arms and can swing quickly through trees. All kinds of gibbons are endangered. |
giddy |
faint or dizzy. [2 definitions] |
gift |
something a person gives without wanting anything in return; a present. [2 definitions] |
gifted |
having a special talent or ability. |
gigabyte |
1,073,741,824 bytes. The capacity of a computer's hard drive is often measured in gigabytes. The abbreviation for gigabyte is G or GB. |
gigantic |
like a giant; huge. |
giggle |
to laugh in a silly or nervous way. [2 definitions] |
Gila monster |
a large, venomous reptile that lives in the southwestern part of the United States and in Mexico. This lizard has a short tail and scales in patterns of black with orange, yellow, or pink. |
gild |
to cover or coat with gold. |
gill1 |
the organ used for breathing by fish and other animals that live in water. |
gilt1 |
a past tense and past participle of "gild." [3 definitions] |
gimmick |
a clever device or idea whose only purpose is to get a customer's attention. |
gin1 |
an alcoholic drink made from grain flavored with juniper berries. |