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gable
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(v) to talk quickly and indistinctly. (n) gabbled talk. Gabbler (n).
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gab
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(n) (informal) chatter. Have the gift of the gab: to be good at talking.
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gaffle
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(n) a blunder.
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gag
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(n) 1. Something put into a person’s mouth or tied across it to prevent him from speaking or crying out. 2. A device used by a dentist or surgeon for holding a patient’s jaw open. 3. Anything that prevents freedom of speech or of writing. 4. A joke or funny story. (v) 1. To put a gag into or over the mouth of. 2. To prevent freedom of speech or of writing (we cannot gag the press). 3. To tell jokes or gags. 4. To retch or choke.
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gaiety
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(n) 1. Cheerfulness, a happy and light-hearted manner. 2. Merrymaking. Gaily (adv), gay (adj).
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gale
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(n) 1. A very strong wind (gale-force winds), winds with a speed of 35-50 mph. 2. A noisy outburst (gales of laughter).
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gallant
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(adj) 1. Brave, chivalrous. 2. Fine, stately (our gallant ship). Gallantly (adv), gallantry (n).
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galleon
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(n) a large Spanish sailing ship used in the 15th-17th centuries.
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play to the gallery
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To try to win favour by appealing to the taste of the general public.
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galling
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(adj) vexing, humiliating.
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gallivant
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(v) (informal) to gad about. Gad: (v) (gadded, gadding) to be a gadabout. Gadabout: (n) a person who goes about constantly in search of pleasure.
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gallop (v)
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(v) (galloped, galloping) 1. To go at a gallop, to cause a horse to do this. 2. To go very fast, to rush (galloping inflation, getting worse rapidly).
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gallows
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(n) 1. A framework with a suspended noose for the hanging of criminals. 2. (the gallows) executing by hanging.
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galore
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(adv) in plenty (whisky galore).
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galvanise
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(v) 1. To stimulate into sudden activity. 2. To cost (iron) with zinc in order to protect it from rust (galvanised iron). Galvanisation (n).
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gambit
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(n) 1. An opening move in chess in which a player deliberately sacrifices a pawn or piece in order to gain a favourable position. 2. An action or statement intended to secure some advantage.
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give the game away
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To reveal a secret or scheme.
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the game is up
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The secret or deception is revealed.
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gamin
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(n) a street urchin, a child who looks or behaves like this.
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gamut
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(n) 1. The whole range of musical notes used in medieval or modern music. 2. The whole series or range or scope of anything (the whole gamut of emotion, from greatest joy to deepest despair).
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gander
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(n) a male goose.
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gangplank
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(n) a moveable plank used as a bridge for walking into or out of a boat.
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gangrene
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(n) death and decay of body tissue, usually caused by blockage of the blood supply to that part. Gangrenous (adj).
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gantry
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(n) a light bridge-like overhead framework for supporting a traveling crane, railway signals over several tracks, etc.
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gaol
(n) 1. A public prison. 2. Confinement in this (he was sentenced to three years' gaol).
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gape
(v) 1. To open the mouth wide. 2. To stare with open mouth, in surprise or wonder. 3. To be open wide (a gaping chasm). (n) an open-mouthed stare.
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garb
(n) clothing, especially of a distinctive kind (clerical garb). (v) to clothe.
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garble
(v) to give a confused account of something, so that a message or story is distorted or misunderstood.
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gargantuan
(adj) gigantic.
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garish
(adj) excessively bright, gaudy, over-decorated.
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garner
(v) to store up, to collect.
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garrison
(n) 1. Troops stationed in a town or fort to defend it (a garrison town, one that has a permanent garrison). 2. The building or fort they occupy. (v) 1. To place a garrison in. 2. To occupy and defend (troops garrisoned the town).
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garrulous
(adj) talkative. Garrulously (adv), garrulousness (n), garrulity (n).
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gash
(n) a long deep slash or cut or wound. (v) to make a gash in.
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gastronomy
(n) the science of good eating and drinking. Gastronomic (adj).
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gateau
(n) (pl. gateaux) a large rich cream cake.
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gateway
(n) 1. An opening or structure framing a gate. 2. Any means of entrance or exit (the gateway to success).
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gather
1. To bring or come together. 2. To collect, to obtain gradually. 3. To collect as harvest, to pluck. 4. To increase gradually (gather speed). 5. To understand or conclude (I gather your proposal was accepted). 6. To draw parts together (his brow was gathered in thought), was wrinkled. 7. To pull (fabric) into gathers (a gathered skirt), made with gathers at the waist. 8. (of a sore) to swell up and form pus. Gathers: (n) a series of folds formed by drawing up fabric on a thread run through it like a draw-string.
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GATT
(abbrev) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (a treaty to which more than eighty countries are parties, to promote trade and economic development).
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gauche
(adj) lacking in ease and grace of manner, awkward and tactless.
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gaudy
(adj) (gaudier, gaudiest) showy or bright in a tasteless way. Gaudily (adv), gaudiness (n).
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gauge (v)
(v) 1. To measure exactly. 2. To estimate, to form a judgement of.
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gaunt
(adj) 1. Lean and haggard. 2. Grim or desolate-looking. Gauntness (n).
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thrown down the gauntlet
To make a challenge to a fight
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gavel
(n) a hammer used by an auctioneer or a chairman to call for attention or order.
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gawky
(adj) awkward and ungainly. Gawkiness (n).
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gazebo
(n) (pl. gazebos) a structure, such as a raised turret or summer-house, with a wide view.
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gazette
(n) the title of certain newspapers or of official journals that contain public notices and lists of government appointments.
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in gear
With gear mechanism engaged.
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geezer
(n) (slang) a person, an old man.
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genealogy
(n) 1. An account of descent from an ancestor given by listing the intermediate persons, pedigree. 2. The science or study of family pedigrees. Genealogical (adj).
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generalise
(v) 1. To draw a general conclusion from particular instances. 2. To speak in general terms, to use generalities. 3. To bring into general use. Generalisation (n).
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generation gap
Lack of understanding between people of different generations.
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generic
(adj) of a whole genus or group. Generically (adv).
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genial
(adj) 1. Kindly, pleasant and cheerful, 2. Mild, pleasantly warm (a genial climate). Genially (adv), geniality (n).
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genocide
(n) deliberate extermination of a race of people.
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genteel
(adj) affectedly polite and refined. Genteelly (adv).
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gentility
(n) good manners and elegance.
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gentleman's agreement
One that is regarded as binding in honour but not enforceable at law.
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gentry
(pl. n) 1. People next below the nobility in position and birth. 2. (contemptuous) people (these gentry).
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genuflect
(v) to bend the knee and lower the body, especially in worship. Genuflexion (n).
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geranium
(n) a garden plant with red, pink or white flowers.
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geriatrics
(n) the branch of medicine dealing with the diseases and care of old people. Geriatric (adj).
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germane
(adj) relevant.
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gerrymander
(v) to arrange the boundaries of constituencies so as to give unfair advantages to one party or class in an election. (Named after Governor Gerry of Massachusetts, who rearranged boundaries for this purpose in 1812.)
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gesticulate
(v) to make expressive movements of the hands and arms. Gesticulation (n).
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gesture
(n) 1. An expressive movement of any part of the body. 2. Something done to convey one's intentions or attitude (a gesture of friendship). (v) to make a gesture.
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get along
To get on.
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get at
To reach. (informal) to mean, to imply. (slang) to imply a criticism of (he keeps getting at the trade unions).
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get away
To escape (to get away with something), do it and yet escape blame or punishment or misfortune.
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get by
(informal) to pass, to be accepted, to manage to survive.
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get down to
To begin working on.
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get off
To begin a journey; to be acquitted; to escape with little or no punishment; to obtain an acquittal for (a clever lawyer got him off).
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get on
To manage; to make progress; to be friendly it live harmoniously with; to advance with age or time (he is getting on), is elderly. Get on!: (informal) don't expect me to believe that.
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get on one's own back
(informal) to have one's revenge.
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get out of
To avoid or get round.
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get over
To overcome (a difficulty); to recover from (an illness or shock etc.).
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get round
To influence in one's favour; to coax; to evade a law or rule without actually breaking it.
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get round to
To find time to deal with.
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get through
To finish or use up; to pass an examination; to make contact by telephone.
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get through to
(informal) to make (a person) understand.
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get up, get-up
Get up: to stand after sitting or kneeling etc.; to get out of bed or from one's chair etc.; to prepare or organise; to acquire a knowledge of; to produce in a specified style; to dress in an outfit or costume. Get-up: (n) (informal) an outfit.
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getaway
(n) an escape.
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ghastly
(adj) 1. Causing horror or fear (a ghastly incident). 2. (informal) very unpleasant, very bad (a ghastly mistake). 3. Pale and ill-looking. Ghastliness (n).
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ghee
(n) Indian clarified butter, made from the milk of buffaloes or cows.
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ghetto
(n) (pl. ghettos) a slum area occupied by a particular group, especially as a result of social or economic conditions.
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ghost-writer
(n) a person who writes a book,article, or speech for another to pass off as his own.
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give up the ghost
To die.
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ghoul
(n) 1. (in Muslim stories) a spirit that robs graves and devours the corpses in them. 2. A person who enjoys gruesome things. Ghoulish (adj), ghoulishly (adv).
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gibberish
(n) unintelligible talk or sounds, nonsense.
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gibe
(v) to jeer. (n) a jeering remark.
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giblets
(n) the edible parts of the inside of a bird, taken out before it is cooked.
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look a gift-horse in the mouth
To accept something ungratefully, examining it for faults.
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green about the gills
Looking sickly.
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gimmick
(n) a trick, device, or mannerism used for attracting notice or publicity, or for making an entertainer etc. easily recognised and remembered.
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gingerly
(adv) cautiously. (adj) cautious, (in a gingerly way).
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gingham
(n) a cotton fabric often with a striped or checked pattern.
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girder
(n) a metal beam supporting part of a building or a bridge.
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giro
(n)(giros) a system, used in banking or operated by the Post Office, by which one customer can make a payment to another by transferring credit from his own account to the other person's, instead of paying him directly.
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girth
(n)1. The distance round a thing. 2. A band passing under a horse's belly, holding the saddle in place.
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gist
(n) the essential points or general sense of anything.
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give away
to give as a present; to hand over (the bride) to the groom at a wedding; to reveal (a secret etc.) unintentionally; (Austral.) to give up (a habit etc).
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give-away
(n)(informal) a thing given without charge; something that reveals a secret.
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give in
to hand in; to acknowledge that one is defeated.
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give it to a person
(informal) to reprimand or punish him; to award praise to him.
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give off
to produce and emit, (petrol gives off fumes).
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give or take
(informal) add or subtract (an amount) in estimating.
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give out
to distribute; to announce; to emit; to become exhausted or used up.
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give over
to devote, (afternoons are given over to sport); (informal) to cease doing something.
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give up
to cease doing something; to part with; to surrender; to abandon hope; to declare (a person) to be incurable or (a problem) to be too difficult for oneself to solve; (he was given up for dead), was assumed to be dead.
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give way
to yield, to allow other traffic to go first; to collapse.
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given
(adj)1. Specified or stated, (people in a given area). 2. Having a certain tendency, (he is given to swearing). Given name: a Christian name, a first name (given in addition to a family name).
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gizzard
(n) a bird's second stomach, in which food is ground.
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gladden
(v) to make glad.
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glade
(n) an open space in a forest.
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gladiator
(n) a man trained to fight at public shows in ancient Rome.
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glamorise
(v) to make glamorous or romantic.
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glance
(v)1. To look briefly. 2. To strike at an angle and glide off an object, (the ball glanced off his bat). (n)1. A brief look. 2. A stroke in cricket with the bat's face turned slantwise to the ball.
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glaring
(adj)1. Bright and dazzling. 2. Very obvious, (a glaring error). Glaringly (adv).
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glasshouse
(n)1 a greenhouse 2. (slang) a military prison.
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glaze
(v)1. To fit or cover with glass. 2. To coat with a glossy surface. 3. To become glassy. (n) a shiny surface or coating especially on pottery, the substance forming this.
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glean
(v)1. To pick up grain left by harvesters. 2. To gather scraps of information. Gleaner (n). Gleanings (pl n): things gleaned.
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glib
(adj) ready with words but insincere or superficial. Glibly (adv), glibness (n).
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glimmer
(n) a faint gleam (a beam or ray of soft light, especially one that comes and goes; a brief show of some quality). (v) to gleam faintly.
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glimpse
(n) a brief view. (v) to catch a glimpse of.
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glint
(n) a very brief flash of light. (v) to send out a glint.
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glisten
(v) to shine like something wet or polished.
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gloat
(v) to be full of greedy or malicious delight.
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gloomy
(adj)(gloomier, gloomiest)1. Almost dark, unlighted. 2. Depressed, sullen. 3. Dismal, depressing. Gloomily (adv), gloominess (n). Gloom (n): semi-darkness; a feeling of sadness and depression.
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glorify
(v)(glorified, glorifying)1. To praise highly. 2. To worship. 3. To make something seem more splendid than it is, (their patio is only a glorified back yard). Glorification.
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glory-hole
(n)(slang) an untidy room or cupboard etc.
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go to glory
(slang) to be destroyed; to die.
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gloss over
to cover up (a mistake or fault).
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glower
(v) to scowl, to stare angrily.
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glum
(adj)(glummer, glummest) sad and gloomy. Glumly (adv), glumness (n).
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glut
(v)(glutted, glutting)1. To supply with much more than is needed, (glut the market). 2. To satisfy fully with food, (glut oneself). (n) an excessive supply, (a glut of apples).
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glutton
(n)1. A person who eats far too much. 2. A person with a great desire or capacity for something; (a glutton for punishment), one who enjoys arduous tasks. 3. An animal of the weasel family. Gluttonous (adj), gluttony (n).
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gnarled
(adj)(of a tree or hands) covered with knobbly lumps, twisted and misshapen.
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gnat
(n) a small biting fly.
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gnaw
(v) to bite persistently at something hard.
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go about
to go to social functions; to tackle (a task etc.)
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go ahead
to proceed immediately.
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go-ahead
(n) a signal to proceed immediately, (adj) energetic, willing to try new methods.
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go along with
to agree with
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go back on one's word
to fail to keep a promise.
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go-between
(n) one who acts as a messenger or negotiator.
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go by
to be guided or directed by.
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go down
(of a ship) to sink, (of the sun) to appear to descend towards the horizon, to set; to be written down; to be swallowed; to be received or accepted, (the suggestion went down very well).
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go far
to achieve much; to contribute greatly towards something.
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go for
to like, to prefer, to choose;(slang) to attack.
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go-getter
(n)(informal) one who is successful through being pushful and energetic.
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go in for
to compete in; to engage in (an activity).
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go into
to become a member or occupant or patient in (an institution); to investigate (a problem).
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go it alone
to take action by oneself without assistance.
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go off
to explode; to lose quality, to become stale; to fall asleep; to proceed, (the party went off well); to dislike what one liked formerly, (I've gone off tea lately).
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go on
to continue, to talk lengthily; (to go on at someone), (informal) to nag him; (enough to be going on with), enough for the moment.
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go out
to go to social functions; to be broadcast, (the programme goes out live); to be extinguished; to cease to be fashionable; (my heart went out to him), I sympathised with him.
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go out with
to have a social companion of the opposite sex.
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go round
to be enough for everyone.
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go to a person's head
(of alcohol) to make him slightly drunk; (of success etc.) to make him conceited.
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go up
to rise in price; to explode; to burn rapidly.
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go with
to match, to harmonise with.
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go without
to put up with the lack of something.
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on the go
in constant motion, active.
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goad
(n)1. A pointed stick for prodding cattle to move onwards. 2. Something stimulating a person to activity. (v) to act as a stimulus to, (goaded her into answering back).
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act the goat
to behave comically.
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get someone's goat
(slang) to annoy him.
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goatee
(n) a short pointed beard.
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gobbledygook
(n)(slang) pompous language used by officials.
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God-fearing
(adj) sincerely religious.
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God-forsaken
(adj) wretched, dismal.
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godsend
(n) a piece of unexpected good fortune.
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Godspeed
(n) an expression of good wishes to a person starting a journey.
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going-over
(n)(informal) an inspection or overhaul; (slang) a thrashing.
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goings-on
(pl n) surprising behaviour or events.
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whille the going is good
while the conditions are favorable.
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golden rule
a basic principle of action.
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goldsmith
(n) a person whose trade is making articles in gold.
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golliwog
(n) a male Black doll made in soft material with fuzzy hair and brightly coloured clothes.
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golly
(informal) an exclamation of surprise.
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goner
(n)(slang) a person or thing that is dead, ruined, or doomed.
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goo/gooey
(n)/(adj)(slang) sticky wet (material).
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as good as
practically, almost, (the war is as good as over).
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for good and all
permanently, finally.
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good-for-nothing
(adj) worthless, (n) a worthless person.
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goodwill
(n) a friendly feeling; the established custom or popularity of a business, considered as an asset that can be sold.
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in good time
with no risk of being late; (all in good time), in due course but without haste.
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goody-goody
(adj) smugly virtuous. (n) a goody-goody person.
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goofy
(adj)(slang) stupid.
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goose step
a way of marching without bending the knees.
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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
to destroy a source of future wealth because of impatient greed.
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cut the Gordian knot
to solve a problem forcefully or by some unexpected means.
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gorge
(n) a narrow steep-sided valley. (v)1. To eat greedily. 2. To fill full, to choke up. Make a person's gorge rise: to sicken or disgust him.
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gormandise
(v) to eat greedily. Gormandiser (n).
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gormless
(adj)(slang) stupid.
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gorse
(n) a wild evergreen shrub with yellow flowers and sharp thorns.
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gory
(adj)1. Covered with blood. 2. Involving bloodshed, (a gory battle).
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gossamer
(n)1. A fine filmy piece of cobweb made by small spiders. 2. Any flimsy delicate material.
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gouge
(n) a chisel with a concave blade, used for cutting grooves. (v)1. To but out with a gouge. 2. To scoop or force out.
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gourmet
(n) a connoisseur of good food and drink.
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govern
(v)1. To rule with authority, to conduct the affairs of a country or an organisation. 2. To keep under control, (to govern one's temper). 3. To influence or direct, (be governed by the experts' advice).
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governess
(n) a woman employed to teach children in a private household.
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GP
general practitioner (outpatient doctor).
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graben
(n) (pl. grabens or graben) a rift-valley.
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days of grace
the time allowed by law or custom after the day on which a payment is officially due.
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graceless
(adj)1. Inelegant. 2. Ungracious.
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gracious
(adj)1. Kind and pleasant in manner to inferiors. 2. Of royal persons or their acts, (Her gracious Majesty the Queen; by gracious permission of His Royal Highness. 3. Showing divine grace, merciful. 4. Showing qualities associated with good taste and breeding, (gracious living). Graciously (adv), graciousness (n).
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gradation
(n)1 a process if gradual change, a stage in such a process, (the gradations of colour between blue and green). 2. Ablaut (change of vowel in related words eg, sing, sang, sung).
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make the grade
to reach the desired standard.
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graft (2)
(n)1. Obtaining some advantage in business or politics by bribery or unfair influence or other shady means. 2. A bribe or bribery used in this way. 3. The advantage gained by it.
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Holy Grail
the cup or the platter used (according to legend) by Christ at the Last Supper and in which Joseph of Arimathea received drops of Christ's blood at the Crucifixion, sought in prolonged quests by knights in the Middle Ages.
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against the grain
cutting or lying cross a natural layer; contrary to one's inclinations.
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granary
(n) a storehouse for grain.
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grandee
(n) a person of high rank.
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grandeur
(n) splendor, magnificence, grandness.
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grandiloquent
(adj) using pompous language. Grandiloquently (adv), grandiloquence (n).
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grandiose
(adj)1. Imposing, planned on a large scale. 2. Trying to be grand, pompous. Grandiosity (n).
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grange
(n) a country house with farm buildings that belong to it.
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grant
(v)1. To give or allow as a privilege; (grant a request), permit what is requested. 2. To admit or agree that something is true, (I grant that your offer is generous). (n) something granted, especially a sum of money; (students' grants), their allowances from public funds. Take for granted: to assume that something is true or sure to happen; to be so used to having something that one no longer appreciates it.
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granular
(adj) like grains or granules.
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graphology
(n) the scientific study of handwriting, especially as a guide to the writer's character. Graphological (adj), graphologist (n).
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grapple
(v)1. To seize or hold firmly. 2. To struggle at close quarters; (grapple with a problem), try to deal with it.
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grasp
(v)1. To seize and hold firmly, especially with one's hands or arms. 2. To understand, (he couldn't grasp what we meant). (n)1. A firm hold or grip; (within his grasp), close enough for him to grasp or obtain it. 2. A mental hold, understanding, (a thorough grasp of his subject). Grasp at: to snatch at. Grasp the nettle: to tackle a difficulty boldly.
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grass roots
the fundamental level or source; ordinary people, e rank-and-file of a political party or other group.
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grate (2)
(v)1. To shred into small pieces by rubbing against a jagged surface. 2. To make a harsh noise by rubbing, to sound harshlym (a grating laugh). 3. To have an unpleasant irritating effect.
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gratify
(v)(gratified, gratifying) to give pleasure to, to satisfy (wishes etc.). Gratification (n).
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grating
(n) a screen of spaced metal or wooden bars placed across an opening.
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gratis
(adv & adj) free of charge.
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gratuitous
(adj)1. Given or done without payment. 2. Given or done without good reason, (a gratuitous insult). Gratuitously (adv).
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gratuity
(n) money given in recognition of services rendered, a tip.
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grave (2)
(adj)1. Serious, causing great anxiety, (grave news). 2. Solemn, not smiling. Gravely (adv).
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gravitate
(v) to move or be attracted towards.
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grease a person's palm
(slang) to bribe him.
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great circle
a circle drawn on the surface of a sphere in such a way that one of its diameters passes through the centre of the sphere.
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green belt
an area of open land round a town, where the amount of building is restricted.
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green-eyed monster
jealousy.
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green fingers
skill in making plants grow.
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green light
a signal to proceed on a road; (informal) permission to go ahead with a project.
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Green Paper
a government report of proposals which are being considered but not yet accepted.
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greens
(pl n)(informal) green vegetables.
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greengrocer
(n) a shopkeeper selling vegetables and fruit. Greengrocery (n): a greengrocer's shop or goods.
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greenhorn
(n) an inexperienced person.
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greet
(v)1. To address politely on meeting or arrival. 2. To receive with a certain reaction, (the news was greeted with dismay). 3. To present itself to one's sight or hearing, (the sight that greeted our eyes).
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gregarious
(adj)1. Living in flocks or communities. 2. Fond of company. Gregariously (adv), gregariousness (n).
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gremlin
(n)(slang) a mischievous spirit said to cause mishaps to machinery.
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grenade
(n) a small bomb thrown by hand or fired from a rifle.
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grey (adj)
(adj)1. If the colour between black and white, coloured like ashes or lead; (he is going grey), his hair is losing its colour; (a grey day), without sun. 2. Intermediate in character; (a grey area), that part of a matter where there are no exact rules about right and wrong etc.
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greyhound
(n) a slender smooth-haired dog noted for its swiftness, used in coursing hares and in racing.
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come to grief
to meet with disaster, to fail, to fall.
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grievance
(n) a real or imagined cause of complaint.
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grievous
(adj)1. Causing grief. 2. Serious. Grievously (adv).
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grill (v)
(v)1. To cook under a grill or on a gridiron. 2. To be exposed to great heat. 3. To question closely and severely.
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grille
(n) a grating, especially in a door or window.
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grim
(adj)(grimmer, grimmest)1. Stern or severe in appearance. 2. Severe, unrelenting, merciless, (held on like grim death). 3. Without cheerfulness, unattractive, (a grim prospect). Grimly (adv), grimness (n).
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grimace
(n) a contortion of the face expressing pain or disgust, or intended to cause amusement. (v) to make a grimace.
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grime
(n) dirt or soot ingrained in a surface or in the skin. (v) to blacken wi grime. Grimy (adj), griminess (n).
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grind (n)
(n)1. The act of grinding. 2. The size of ground particles, (a coarse grind). 3. Hard monotonous work.
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come to grips with
to begin to cope with, to deal with (a problem) firmly.
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get a grip on oneself
to regain one's self-control; to stop being slack.
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lose one's grip
to become less competent than one was formerly.
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gripe
(v)1. To cause colic. 2. (slang) to grumble. (n)(slang) a grumble.
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grisly
(adj) causing fear or horror or disgust, (all the grisly details).
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grit
(n)1. Particles of stone or sand. 2. A kind of sandstone with coarse angular grains, used for millstones. 3. Courage and endurance. (v)(gritted, gritting)1. To make a slightly grating sound. 2. to clench; (grit one's teeth), to keep the jaws tightly together especially when enduring pain or trouble. 3. To spread grit on. Gritty (adj), grittiness (n).
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grog
(n)1. A drink of spirits mixed with water. 2. (Austral.) any alcoholic drink.
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groom (v)
(v)1. To clean and brush (an animal). 2. To make neat and trim. 3. To prepare (a person) for a career or position.
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grope
(v)1. To feel about as one does in the dark, to seek by feeling. 2. To search mentally with some uncertainty, (groping for an answer).
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grotesque
(adj) very odd or unnatural, fantastically ugly or absurd. (n) a comically distorted figure, a design using fantastic human, animal, and plant forms. Grotesquely (adv), grotesqueness (n).
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grotto
(n)(pl grottoes) a picturesque cave.
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ground (v)
(v)1. To run aground. 2. To prevent (an aircraft or airman) from flying. 3. To teach thoroughly, to give good basic training to. 4. To base, (it is grounded on fact).
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get off the ground
to rise in the air; to make a successful start.
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grounding
(n) thorough teaching, basic training, (a good grounding in arithmetic).
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groundless
(adj) without basis, without good reason, (your fears are groundless). Groundlessly (adv).
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grounds
(pl n)1. An area of enclosed land belonging to a large house or an institution. 2. Solid particles that sink to the bottom of a liquid, (coffee grounds).
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groundwork
(n) preliminary or basic work.
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grouse (2)
(v)(informal) to grumble. (n)(informal) a grumble. Grouser (n).
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grove
(n) a group of trees, a small wood.
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grow out of
(of a growing child) to become too large to wear (certain clothes); to become too mature for; to have as a source, to arise or develop from.
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grow up
to develop, to become adult or mature.
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growth industry
one developing faster than most others.
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grudge
(v) to resent having to give or allow something; (I don't grudge him his success), I admit that he deserves it. (n) a feeling of resentment or ill will. Grudging (adj), grudgingly (adv).
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gruelling
(adj) very tiring, exhausting.
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gruesome
(adj) filling one with horror or disgust, revolting, (the gruesome details of the murder).
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gruff
(adj)1. (of the voice) low and harsh, hoarse. 2. Having a gruff voice. 3. Surly in manner. Gruffly (adv), gruffness (n).
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guano
(n)1. Dung of sea-birds, used as manure. 2. An artificial manure, especially that made from fish.
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on one's guard
alert for possible danger etc.
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guarded
(adj) cautious, discreet.
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guerilla
(n) a person who takes part in guerrilla warfare, fighting or harassment by small groups acting independently.
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keep a person guessing
(informal) to keep him uncertain of one's feelings or future actions etc.
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guesstimate
(n)(informal) an estimate based on guesswork and reasoning.
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guesswork
(n) the process of guessing, an example of this.
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guffaw
(n) a coarse noisy laugh. (v) to give a guffaw.
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guide-lines
(pl n) statements of principles giving practical guidance.
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guild
(n) a society of people with similar interests and aims, one of the associations of craftsmen or merchants in the Middle Ages.
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guile
(n) treacherous cunning, craftiness. Guileful (adj): full of guile. Guileless (adj): without guile; guilelessness (n).
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guise
(n) an outward manner or appearance put on in order to conceal the truth, a pretence, (they exploited him under the guise of friendship).
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gulf
(n)1. An area of sea (larger than a bay) that is partly surrounded by land. 2. A deep hollow. 3. A wide difference in opinions or outlook.
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gullible
(adj) easily deceived. Gullibility (n).
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gumption
(n)(informal) common sense and initiative.
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be gunning for
to have as one's target for attack, to seek to destroy.
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Gurkha
(n) a member of a Hindu people in Nepal, forming regiments in the British army.
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gush
(v)1. To flow or pour out suddenly or in great quantities. 2. To talk with extravagant enthusiasm or emotion, especially in an affected manner. (n)1. A sudden or great outflow. 2. An outpouring of feeling, effusiveness.
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gust
(n)1. A sudden rush or wind. 2. A burst of rain or smoke or sound. (v) to blow in gusts. Gusty (adj), gustily (adv).
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gusto
(n) zest, great enjoyment in doing something.
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gut (adj), (v), guts
(adj)1. Fundamental, basic, (a gut issue). 2. Instinctive, (a gut reaction). (v)(gutted, gutting)1. To remove the guts from (a fish). 2. To remove or destroy the internal fittings and parts of (a building); (the factory was gutted by fire). Guts (pl n): 1. The internal organs of the abdomen. 2. The strength or vitality of something. 3. (informal) courage and determination.
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guttural
(adj) throaty, harsh-sounding, (guttural voice). Gutterally (adv).
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guzzle
(v) to eat or drink greedily. Guzzler (n).
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gypsy
(n) a member of a wandering race in Europe.
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gyrate
(v) to move round in circles or spirals, to revolve. Gyration (n).
