Words that start with G

List of things that start with the letter G.

Giant giraffes gambol in the grass with green geckoes.

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Photo of Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone

Gaborone is the capital of Botswana. It has a population of around 190,000.

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Photo of a running horse

Gait

A gait is a way of moving, usually applied to animals like horses. Some examples of different gaits are a walk, run, trot, canter or gallop.

Gait is not the same as gate.

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Photo of two galahs

Galah

Scientific name: 
eolophus roseicapilla

Galahs, also called the rose-breasted cockatoo, are an extremely common parrot found in large flocks all over Australia. It has risen to pest proportions in some areas.

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Photo of trees blowing in a gale

Gale

A gale is a very strong wind. Specifically, a gale is winds between 32 and 63 miles per hour, or 14–28 meters per second.

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Photo of a gallon of milk

Gallon

A U.S. standard gallon is 231 cubic inches or 3.7853 liters. A British imperial gallon is 277.42 cubic inches or 4.546 liters.

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Photo of a horse galloping

Gallop

A gallop is the fastest gait of a horse. It has a beat of four, and all of the horse's feet are off the ground at once as it is galloping.

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Photo of a gallows

Gallows

A gallows is a structure designed to cause death by hanging. It was typically used to execute criminals. Depending on how far the person being hanged is allowed to fall, death is caused by either strangulation on a short drop, or by having their neck broken on a long drop.

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Photo of a bowl of ganache.

Ganache

Ganache is a mix of chocolate and cream. It can be used as frosting or filling for pastries and confectionary. It is made by pouring warm cream over diced chocolate and then stirring them together. Ganache is usually made with two parts chocolate to one part cream for filling, and equal parts for frosting or a glaze.

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