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Giant KangaroonounMWEvery large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant LizardnounMWEthe largest lizard in the world (10 feet)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant MoanounMWEthe largest moaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant Northwest ShipwormnounMWEgiant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant PandanounMWElarge black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and TibetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant PerchnounMWEa species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant PetrelnounMWElarge brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant PigfishnounMWEfound around the Great Barrier ReefverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant Potato CreepernounMWEvine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant PuffballnounMWEhuge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant Red PaintbrushnounMWEwildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant ReednounMWElarge rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery paniclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant RyegrassnounMWEstout perennial grass of western North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant ScallopnounMWEa large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant SchnauzernounMWEa large schnauzerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant Scrambling FernnounMWElarge scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet highverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant SeaperchnounMWEa species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant SequoianounMWEextremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in CaliforniaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant SilkwormnounMWElarva of a saturniid mothverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant Silkworm MothnounMWEany silkworm moth of the family SaturniidaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant SquidnounMWElargest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant StarnounMWEa very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant Star GrassnounMWEperennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet highverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant SunflowernounMWEvery tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous rootsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant TaronounMWElarge evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant Timber BamboonounMWElarge bamboo having thick-walled culmsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant TortoisenounMWEvery large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islandsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giant WillowherbnounMWEtall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gibberellic AcidnounMWEa crystalline acid associated with gibberellinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gift HorsenounMWEa gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncriticallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gift ShopnounMWEa shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as giftsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gift TaxnounMWEa tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giververifiedMay 18, 2026
Gift WrapnounMWEattractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping giftsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gift WrappingnounMWEornamental wrapping for giftsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gigacycle Per SecondnounMWE1,000,000,000 periods per secondverifiedMay 18, 2026
gild the lilyverbMWEadorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)verifiedJun 3, 2026
Gilded FlickernounMWEsouthwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neckverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gilding MetalnounMWEa brass that is rich in copperverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gilgai SoilnounMWEsoil in the melon holes of AustraliaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gill ArchnounMWEone of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibiansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gill BarnounMWEone of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibiansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gill CleftnounMWEone of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gill FungusnounMWEa basidiomycete with gillsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gill NetnounMWEa flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gillsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gill SlitnounMWEone of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gin and ItnounMWEa cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gin and TonicnounMWEgin and quinine waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gin RickeynounMWEa rickey made with ginverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gin RummynounMWEa form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 pointsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gin SlingnounMWEa sling made with ginverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ginger AlenounMWEginger-flavored carbonated drinkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ginger BeernounMWEcarbonate, sometimes-alcoholic drink flavored with fermented gingerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ginger FamilynounMWEa family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order MusalesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ginger NutnounMWEa crisp round cookie flavored with gingerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ginger PopnounMWEginger-flavored carbonated drinkverifiedMay 18, 2026
ginger upverbMWEmake more interesting or livelyverifiedJun 3, 2026
Gingerbread MannounMWEgingerbread cut in the shape of a personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ginglymoid JointnounMWEa freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one planeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ginkgo FamilynounMWEconstituting the order GinkgoalesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Gipsy MothnounMWEEuropean moth introduced into North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Girl FridaynounMWEa female assistant who has a range of dutiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Girl WondernounMWEan extremely talented young female personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giro AccountnounMWEan account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bankverifiedMay 18, 2026
Giro ChequenounMWEa check given by the British government to someone who is unemployedverifiedMay 18, 2026
give a damnverbMWEshow no concern or interestcandidateJun 3, 2026
give a hangverbMWEshow no concern or interestcandidateJun 3, 2026
give a hootverbMWEshow no concern or interestcandidateJun 3, 2026
give and takeverbMWEmake mutual concessionscandidateJun 3, 2026
give awayverbMWEmake known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secretcandidateJun 3, 2026
give backverbMWEpay backcandidateJun 3, 2026
give birthverbMWEcreate or produce an ideacandidateJun 3, 2026
give careverbMWEprovide care forverifiedJun 3, 2026
give chaseverbMWEgo after with the intent to catchverifiedJun 3, 2026
give earverbMWEto listen toverifiedJun 3, 2026
give exampleverbMWEprovide a specific instance that demonstrates a concept or principleverifiedJun 3, 2026
give examples ofverbMWEprovide multiple specific instances that demonstrate a concept or principleverifiedJun 3, 2026
give forthverbMWEgive out (breath or an odor)verifiedJun 3, 2026
give full measureverbMWEperform a task as well as possibleverifiedJun 3, 2026
give inverbMWEyield to another's wish or opinioncandidateJun 3, 2026
give it a tryverbMWEmake an attempt at somethingverifiedJun 3, 2026
give it a whirlverbMWEtryverifiedJun 3, 2026
give it the deep sixverbMWEtoss outcandidateJun 3, 2026
give noticeverbMWEto inform somebody of something, often times used to quit a jobverifiedJun 3, 2026
give offverbMWEgive off, send forth, or dischargecandidateJun 3, 2026
give one's bestverbMWEperform a task as well as possiblecandidateJun 3, 2026
Give or TakeadverbMWEplus or minus a small amountcandidateMay 18, 2026
give outverbMWEgive off, send forth, or dischargeverifiedJun 3, 2026
give riseverbMWEcause to happen, occur or existverifiedJun 3, 2026
give suckverbMWEgive suck tocandidateJun 3, 2026
give thanksverbMWEexpress gratitude or show appreciation tocandidateJun 3, 2026
give the axeverbMWEterminate a relationship abruptlyverifiedJun 3, 2026
give the bounceverbMWEterminate a relationship abruptlycandidateJun 3, 2026
give the eyeverbMWElook at with a critical eyecandidateJun 3, 2026
give the gateverbMWEterminate a relationship abruptlycandidateJun 3, 2026
give the glad eyeverbMWElook seductively at someonecandidateJun 3, 2026
give the once oververbMWElook at with a critical eyeverifiedJun 3, 2026
give the sackverbMWEterminate the employment ofcandidateJun 3, 2026
give tongue toverbMWEarticulateverifiedJun 3, 2026
give upverbMWElose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crimecandidateJun 3, 2026
give ventverbMWEgive expression or utterance toverifiedJun 3, 2026