Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (9), Adjectives (842), Adverbs (29), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (10), Past tense (209), Plural (47), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Punctuation (9), Verbs (743)

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F is for Frustration

Frustration is the state of being frustrated, when you get upset or annoyed that you can't do something.

F is for Full

Something is full if there is no room to fit anything else inside. The bucket in the picture is full of grapes. The opposite of full is empty.

F is for Fun

You are having fun when you are doing something you enjoy and that makes you very happy.
The person in the photo is having fun jumping in a bouncy castle.

F is for Fungi

Fungi is the plural of fungus.

F is for Funny

When something is funny, it makes people smile or laugh. The boy in the picture is laughing at a funny joke.

F is for Fussy

Someone is fussy if they get overly concerned about the details of things, or are very particular about what choices they make. Toddlers are often fussy eaters.

F is for Fuzzy

Something is fuzzy if it is covered in short, coarse fluff.

G is for Galvanized

Something is galvanized if it is covered in a thin coating of zinc. Steel is galvanized to stop it from rusting.
Not to be confused with corrugated.

G is for Gather

You gather things when you bring several of them to the same place. A gathering of friends is a group of friends getting together. The person in the picture has gathered a handful of berries.

G is for Gaunt

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

G is for Geese

The plural of goose is geese. One goose, two geese.

G is for Gigantic

Gigantic is another word for huge.

G is for Gild

Gilding is the process of coating something else with a thin layer of gold. Once you have gilded something it is gilt.
Gild is not the same as a guild.

G is for Gilt

Something is gilded if it has been covered in a thin layer of gold.

G is for Give

Give means to hand something to someone. It can also mean to offer help, money, or time to others.

If people want something off you they might say "give me that".

G is for Glisten

Something glistens if it is softly shiny, particularly if it is wet. The cranberries in the picture are glistening.

G is for Gloss

Gloss describes something that is shiny. Some kinds of paint are glossy. Your hair will be glossy if you look after it well.

G is for Glow

Something is glowing when it gives off a soft light. The toy in the picture is glowing.

G is for Gnarled

Something is described as gnarled if it looks old, knotty and misshapen. Slow-growing trees in very exposed areas often get gnarled. Bonsai trees are deliberately made to look gnarled so they seem older than they are.

G is for Gnash

Gnashing is clenching or grinding your teeth together, usually in anger or frustration.