Words beginning with G

A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blad…

Synonym of guinea fowl.

Any tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, which have short ears and superficially resemble large hamsters.

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

A female given name from Welsh or Proto-Celtic.

A serving of the beverage.

Synonym of sekere.

A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Guizhou, in southwestern China.

A person from Gujarat.

A city in Punjab, in northeastern Pakistan.

A prison camp, especially one used to hold political prisoners.

The flesh around the teeth.

Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.

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Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

An alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns.

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A wire that leads from a point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard …

A stretcher having wheeled legs.

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A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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A surname from Spanish.

An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).

An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned as part of the Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.

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A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.