Words that start with G

A gnome in mythology is a small, humanoid creature that lives underground. In more common use, garden gnomes are often used to decorate people's gardens. They are small, usually made from ceramic and are generally wear red pointed hats.

You go when you move or do something, usually when you move away from something. For example, "go away", or "I am going to the shops".

The opposite of go is stop.

The past tense of go is went.

Goannas are large monitors that live in Australia. Some of them are quite small, but some can grow up to two metres long. Goannas eat insects and small animals, and will also eat rotting meat from dead animals they find.

A goatee is a kind of beard that is only on the point of a man's chin rather than on the sides of his face too. A goatee has that name because it looks a bit like the kind of beard goats have.

A goblin is an ugly and mischievious monster.

Goggles are special glasses that are worn to protect your eyes.

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.

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.

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.

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