Words that start with G

Gis forGolf course

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.

List of locations

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Gis forGolliwog

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

Toys & games

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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.

Vehicles

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Gis forGondolier

A gondolier is someone who steers a gondola.

Jobs

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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.

Past tense

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Gis forGong

A gong is a flat metal disc, usually hung vertically. Gongs are rung a little like bells, by hitting them with a special hammer. Gongs can range in size from a few inches to several feet wide.

Musical words

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Gis forGoodbye

Goodbye is the word people say when they leave others.

Greetings

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A goose is a kind of large bird, related to the duck and swan. Geese are larger than ducks and smaller than swans. Geese live around water. A male goose is called a gander and a baby goose is called a gosling. The plural of goose is geese.

Farm animals, Waterfowl

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Gis forGooseberry

Scientific name: ribes uva-crispa

Gooseberries are the fruit of a straggly, thorny bush originally from Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia. It grows in rocky areas, even quite high up cold mountains.

Berries & drupes

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Gis forGoosebumps

Goosebumps are small bumps that appear on your skin when you feel cold, scared, or very excited. They happen when your body tightens tiny muscles near your hair follicles.

Body parts