Words that start with G

Grain is a word used to describe the direction of the fibers or layers inside a natural material like wood or stone. Materials with a grain are very easy to split along the direction of the grain, and they are naturally stronger if the grain is run lengthways along a piece of that material.
Anything else that has a distinct direction in what it is made from can also be described as having a grain, such as the direction of fur on an animal's hide.

A gramophone, or phonograph, is a device that was used for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. More recently, gramophones were called record players or turntables. Gramophones play records, large round, black platters.
The original gramophone did not need electricity to run, with the record being turned by winding it up, and the sound was amplified simply by the shape of the "horn" you can see in the picture at the top of the gramophone. The sound itself comes from the vibrations of a small needle, called a stylus, in a spiral groove on the surface of the record.

A grandfather clock, or longcase clock, is a type of clock that is quite tall, and sits on the ground. The case of a grandfather clocks are usually made of wood. Grandfather clocks have a long pendulum, and they will chime on the hour.

Your grandson is a child or young person who is the son of your son or daughter.

Grant is a Scottish name for boys. Grant means "great."

The man in the picture is actor Grant Bowler.

Grapefruits are a member of the citrus family, like oranges and lemons, and grows on a similar tree. Grapefruit are large and yellow, but are not as sweet as oranges and have very thick skin, or rind. They come in two main colors, plain yellow with yellow flesh, and 'ruby', with reddish-pink flesh and darker skin. Grapefruits are usually squeezed for juice or cut in half and eaten for breakfast. The grapefruit in the picture are cut up ready for a lot of people to eat them for breakfast.

Graphite is a form of carbon. It has the interesting property of being made up of very thin layers that can be easily rubbed off, so is perfect for drawing with. Graphite is the main ingredient of the "lead" in lead pencils.
Graphite can also conduct electricity, so it has many applications in engineering and electronics.

A grasshopper is an insect with long back legs. They can jump a very long way, but they also have wings so they seem to jump many metres but are actually flying. They rub their back legs together sometimes to make a very high noise.

You grate food by rubbing it against a grater. A grater is a board that has lots of holes in it with sharp edges, and it scrapes small pieces of the food off with these sharp holes. The result is a pile of finely grated food.
The most commonly grated foods are cheese and carrots.

A grave is somewhere you bury someone when they die. Graves and graveyards, or cemeteries, are usually only set up for people. Pets are usually buried in your backyard when they die.
Graves are usually marked with gravestones with the name of the person and when they were born and when they died written on the stone.