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Words starting with G

Words that start with G

Giant giraffes gambol in the grass with green geckoes.

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Gis forGoing

Going is the act of moving away from something, or it means that something is currently happening or about to happen, for example, "we are going to the fair", or "things are going well for me".

Gis forGold

Scientific name: Au
Gold is a heavy, soft, yellow metal that is easy to work with. It is the softest metal, and is very dense, much denser than lead. Gold is very stable and is used to coat other more reactive metals to protect them, but its primary use is in jewelery. Pure gold is too soft to make jewelery out of, and is usually mixed with silver, copper and other metals.
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Golden syrup is a type of pale treacle, made during the sugar refining process. It looks like honey and can be used in recipes the same way, or just used if you don't like honey.

Gis forGoldfish

Scientific name: carassius auratus auratus
Goldfish are a kind of freshwater fish that was bred to be a pet. There is no such thing as a wild goldfish. Goldfish were descended from a kind of carp, and they were specially picked for their yellow and orange color. Goldfish are the most popular pet fish, and are very commonly found in ponds in people's yards and in fish tanks in people's houses.

Gis forGolf

Golf is a game where the people who play it try and hit small balls into each hole on a golf course in the smallest of strokes. People who play golf are called golfers, and they try and hit the balls with different size golf clubs, depending on what kind of ground the golf ball is on.
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A golf course is a place where you play golf. Golf courses are very big. They have a lot of lawn, patches of sand and patches of trees and shrubs. Golf courses usually have eighteen holes.
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Gis forGolliwog

A golliwog is an old-fashioned doll of a particular style. Golliwogs have black skin.
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Gis forGondola

A gondola is a kind of paddle-powered boat found in Venice. The person who paddles a gondola is called a gondolier.
A gondolier is someone who steers a gondola.
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Gis forGone

Gone is the past tense of go. After you go somewhere, you are gone. One of the chocolates in the box is gone.