Words that start with G

Garbage is things that you don't need that have been thrown away. Another word for garbage is trash or rubbish.

A garden fork is a tool that is used for loosening soil in your garden.

A gargoyle is an ugly, even grotesque, ornamental water spout, usually found on extremely old buildings before gutters and downpipes were used. Gargoyles are ugly so they scare off evil spirits.
Ugly statues that are not water spouts are called chimeras.

Garlic is a member of the onion family. Garlic is used as a seasoning in many different varieties of food. Garlic is very strong and can make your breath smell bad the day after you eat it. The bulb of the garlic is usually made of several different sections called cloves that can be pulled apart and peeled individually.
It was once thought that garlic warded off vampires.

Garnet is a group of related stones, the most popular of which is a deep red. Until the chemical composition was known, red semiprecious gemstones were called carbuncles.
Garnets have a particular chemical formula of two metals, usually calcium, magnesium or iron and aluminium, iron or chromium bound to silicon oxide - the general forumula is X3Y2(SiO4)3.

Gas is a state that substances can be in. Other states substances can be in are liquid and solid. The air around you is a mix of gases, and when you boil water the bubbles are the water itself turning from a liquid into a gas. Helium balloons are filled with another gas that most people are familiar with - helium is lighter than air so helium balloons rise up.

A gash is a large, deep, jagged wound.

The dog in the picture has had a gash on his face stitched up.

A gate is a kind of outside door. You often see gates in fences on farms.

Fabric is gathered together by stitching it in such a way that it bunches together, like you see in the picture. Skirts are often gathered onto a waistband.
Gathering also means collecting things together - see gather.

Someone is gaunt if they are thin and you can easily see their bones.