6-Letter Words Starting With G
Here's the list of all the 1008 6-Letter Words Starting With G in the English Language.
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garden | 1. a plot of ground where plants are cultivated 2. the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden More Definitions → |
global | 1. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope 2. having the shape of a sphere or ball More Definitions → |
1. search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine More Definitions → | |
growth | 1. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level 2. a progression from simpler to more complex forms More Definitions → |
ground | 1. fix firmly and stably 2. confine or restrict to the ground More Definitions → |
giving | 1. the act of giving 2. the imparting of news or promises etc. More Definitions → |
guitar | 1. a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking More Definitions → |
golden | 1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold 2. marked by peace and prosperity More Definitions → |
gaming | 1. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) More Definitions → |
gratis | 1. costing nothing 2. without charge More Definitions → |
gender | 1. a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness 2. the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles More Definitions → |
guinea | 1. a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings 2. a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world More Definitions → |
garage | 1. keep or store in a garage 2. an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles More Definitions → |
glance | 1. throw a glance at; take a brief look at 2. hit at an angle More Definitions → |
graham | 1. flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) More Definitions → |
gospel | 1. an unquestionable truth 2. folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) More Definitions → |
guilty | 1. showing a sense of guilt 2. responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act More Definitions → |
guided | 1. subject to guidance or control especially after launching More Definitions → |
geneva | 1. gin made in the Netherlands More Definitions → |
genome | 1. the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism More Definitions → |
gather | 1. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching 2. the act of gathering something More Definitions → |
gotten | 1. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2. enter or assume a certain state or condition More Definitions → |
galaxy | 1. a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) 2. tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall More Definitions → |
gentle | 1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of 2. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility More Definitions → |
genius | 1. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality 2. unusual mental ability More Definitions → |
gothic | 1. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened 2. characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque More Definitions → |
granny | 1. the mother of your father or mother 2. an old woman More Definitions → |
garlic | 1. bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves 2. aromatic bulb used as seasoning More Definitions → |
gossip | 1. light informal conversation for social occasions 2. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people More Definitions → |
gently | 1. gradually 2. in a gentle manner More Definitions → |
groove | 1. a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) 2. a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape More Definitions → |
gallon | 1. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters 2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters More Definitions → |
ginger | 1. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems 2. dried ground gingerroot More Definitions → |
garnet | 1. any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive More Definitions → |
greens | 1. any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables More Definitions → |
gifted | 1. endowed with talent or talents More Definitions → |
ghetto | 1. formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live 2. any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping More Definitions → |
gadget | 1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job More Definitions → |
govern | 1. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations 2. direct or strongly influence the behavior of More Definitions → |
graded | 1. arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks More Definitions → |
gamble | 1. money that is risked for possible monetary gain 2. a risky act or venture More Definitions → |
gravel | 1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations 2. cover with gravel More Definitions → |
grease | 1. a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) 2. anything regarded as making something unclean More Definitions → |
glossy | 1. a magazine printed on good quality paper 2. a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper More Definitions → |
garner | 1. acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions 2. store grain More Definitions → |
geared | 1. equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged More Definitions → |
gagged | 1. prevent from speaking out 2. be too tight; rub or press More Definitions → |
gladly | 1. with pleasure More Definitions → |
grange | 1. an outlying farm More Definitions → |
galore | 1. in great numbers 2. existing in abundance More Definitions → |
gasket | 1. seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint More Definitions → |
goblet | 1. a drinking glass with a base and stem 2. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup More Definitions → |
grille | 1. small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted 2. grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator More Definitions → |
greedy | 1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth 2. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous More Definitions → |
grower | 1. someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil More Definitions → |
groovy | 1. excellent 2. (British informal) very chic More Definitions → |
geisha | 1. a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing More Definitions → |
glazed | 1. (used of eyes) lacking liveliness 2. (of foods) covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g. beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture More Definitions → |
gluten | 1. a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough More Definitions → |
golfer | 1. someone who plays the game of golf More Definitions → |
goalie | 1. the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal 2. the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring More Definitions → |
gutter | 1. burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker 2. flow in small streams More Definitions → |
glider | 1. aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces More Definitions → |
gopher | 1. a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) 2. any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops More Definitions → |
genera | 1. a general kind of something 2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species More Definitions → |
gentry | 1. the most powerful members of a society More Definitions → |
glitch | 1. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine 2. To suffer a minor malfunction More Definitions → |
goblin | 1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings More Definitions → |
galley | 1. a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading 2. (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars More Definitions → |
garter | 1. fasten with or as if with a garter 2. a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) More Definitions → |
gritty | 1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency 2. willing to face danger More Definitions → |
glycol | 1. a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent 2. any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule More Definitions → |
gaping | 1. with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe More Definitions → |
gazebo | 1. a small roofed building affording shade and rest More Definitions → |
grader | 1. a judge who assigns grades to something More Definitions → |
gypsum | 1. a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris) More Definitions → |
greasy | 1. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil 2. smeared or soiled with grease or oil More Definitions → |
gloomy | 1. depressingly dark 2. filled with melancholy and despondency More Definitions → |
grassy | 1. abounding in grass More Definitions → |
goggle | 1. look with amazement; look stupidly More Definitions → |
grunge | 1. anything regarded as making something unclean More Definitions → |
grouse | 1. flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil 2. popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet More Definitions → |
gunner | 1. a serviceman in the artillery More Definitions → |
grumpy | 1. annoyed and irritable More Definitions → |
grieve | 1. feel grief 2. cause to feel sorrow More Definitions → |
giggle | 1. laugh nervously 2. a foolish or nervous laugh More Definitions → |
grudge | 1. bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings 2. accept or admit unwillingly More Definitions → |
gawker | 1. a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness More Definitions → |
galena | 1. soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead More Definitions → |
gambit | 1. an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker 2. a maneuver in a game or conversation More Definitions → |
ginkgo | 1. deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree More Definitions → |
gilded | 1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold 2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing More Definitions → |
girdle | 1. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients 2. put a girdle on or around More Definitions → |
grotto | 1. a small cave (usually with attractive features) More Definitions → |
gander | 1. mature male goose More Definitions → |
gurney | 1. a metal stretcher with wheels More Definitions → |
gammon | 1. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) 2. hind portion of a side of bacon More Definitions → |
grocer | 1. a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies) More Definitions → |
gibbon | 1. smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies More Definitions → |
gallop | 1. ride at a galloping pace 2. go at galloping speed More Definitions → |
gauche | 1. lacking social polish More Definitions → |
gunman | 1. a professional killer who uses a gun 2. a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) More Definitions → |
garret | 1. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage More Definitions → |
gigolo | 1. a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman More Definitions → |
gallus | 1. elastic straps that hold trousers up More Definitions → |
glassy | 1. resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness 2. (used of eyes) lacking liveliness More Definitions → |
glazer | 1. someone who cuts flat glass to size More Definitions → |
gusset | 1. a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate 2. a metal plate used to strengthen a joist More Definitions → |
grainy | 1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency More Definitions → |
gobble | 1. eat hastily without proper chewing 2. make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys More Definitions → |
gripes | 1. acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) More Definitions → |
geyser | 1. to overflow like a geyser 2. a spring that discharges hot water and steam More Definitions → |
grazed | 1. scraped or touched lightly in passing More Definitions → |
girder | 1. a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure More Definitions → |
gainer | 1. a person who gains weight 2. a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits) More Definitions → |
gringo | 1. a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen) More Definitions → |
glioma | 1. a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia More Definitions → |
geezer | 1. a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric More Definitions → |
gourde | 1. the basic unit of money in Haiti More Definitions → |
genial | 1. of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw 2. diffusing warmth and friendliness More Definitions → |
goodly | 1. large in amount or extent or degree More Definitions → |
gapped | 1. make an opening or gap in More Definitions → |
gerbil | 1. small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping More Definitions → |
grisly | 1. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror More Definitions → |
gunned | 1. shoot with a gun More Definitions → |
gaucho | 1. a cowboy of the South American Pampas More Definitions → |
graver | 1. a tool used by an engraver More Definitions → |
gantry | 1. a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc. More Definitions → |
gadfly | 1. a persistently annoying person 2. any of various large flies that annoy livestock More Definitions → |
globin | 1. a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells More Definitions → |
gasses | 1. the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container 2. a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely More Definitions → |
gusher | 1. an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary More Definitions → |
grater | 1. utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese) More Definitions → |
gilder | 1. someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt More Definitions → |
grubby | 1. infested with grubs 2. small sculpin of the coast of New England More Definitions → |
gramps | 1. the father of your father or mother More Definitions → |
gaggle | 1. make a noise characteristic of a goose 2. a flock of geese More Definitions → |
gnosis | 1. intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics More Definitions → |
grimly | 1. in a grim implacable manner More Definitions → |
goatee | 1. a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard More Definitions → |
gaffer | 1. an elderly man 2. an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set More Definitions → |
gramma | 1. pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America More Definitions → |
gingko | 1. deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree More Definitions → |
gloved | 1. having the hands covered with gloves More Definitions → |
graven | 1. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it 2. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface More Definitions → |
goiter | 1. abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet More Definitions → |
garish | 1. tastelessly showy More Definitions → |
gaiety | 1. a gay feeling 2. a festive merry feeling More Definitions → |
gaskin | 1. lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle More Definitions → |
grappa | 1. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing More Definitions → |
gullet | 1. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach More Definitions → |
gassed | 1. attack with gas; subject to gas fumes 2. show off More Definitions → |
groggy | 1. stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) More Definitions → |
glamor | 1. alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) More Definitions → |
grungy | 1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot More Definitions → |
grouch | 1. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude 2. a bad-tempered person More Definitions → |
gramme | 1. a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram More Definitions → |
gnarly | 1. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots More Definitions → |
googol | 1. a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred) More Definitions → |
googly | 1. a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way More Definitions → |
gneiss | 1. a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite More Definitions → |
gavage | 1. feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat More Definitions → |
goober | 1. pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms More Definitions → |
gaiter | 1. a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles 2. a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides More Definitions → |
greyed | 1. deprived of color More Definitions → |