| gadget |
a small tool or device with a clever design or unusual use. |
| Gaelic |
the language that has been spoken in Scotland since before English came into use there. It is sometimes called "Scottish Gaelic." [2 definitions] |
| gag1 |
to prevent from speaking or crying out by putting something across or inside the mouth. [3 definitions] |
| gag2 |
(informal) a joke or prank. |
| gaiety |
the state of being happy and cheerful. |
| gaily |
in a cheerful or happy way. |
| gain |
to get. [7 definitions] |
| gait |
a way of walking or running. |
| gal. |
abbreviation of "gallon," or "gallons." |
| gala |
a happy celebration, especially a large, elaborate one. |
| galaxy |
a collection of billions of stars and other matter held together by gravity. Our planet Earth and the sun belong to the Milky Way galaxy. They are only tiny parts of this galaxy. |
| gale |
a strong wind of about thirty to sixty miles per hour. [2 definitions] |
| gallant |
brave and dashing. |
| gallery |
an upper floor which opens over a theater or large hall; balcony. [2 definitions] |
| galley |
a large, low ship of ancient and medieval times that was moved by oars and sometimes by sails. [2 definitions] |
| gallon |
a unit of measure equal to 4 quarts or 3.7854 liters. (abbreviated: gal.) |
| gallop |
to ride a horse at full speed. [3 definitions] |
| gallows |
a high wooden frame to which one or more ropes for hanging criminals are attached. Only two states in the United States still use hanging as a form of execution. |
| gamble |
to bet money or other things on the way a game, race, or other event will end. [4 definitions] |
| game |
something done for fun or amusement; play. [5 definitions] |
| gander |
an adult male goose. |