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- guaranteesnoun, verb
(noun, plural) Formal promises or assurances that something will happen or that a product will meet certain standards.
- guardnoun, verb
(noun) A person who watches over and protects a place, person, or thing.
- guardedadjective, verb
(adjective) Cautious and careful; not revealing much information or emotion.
- guardiannoun, adjective
(noun) A person who legally cares for and makes decisions for someone who cannot care for themselves, especially a child.
- guardiansnoun
(noun, plural) People who legally care for and make decisions for those who cannot care for themselves.
- guardingnoun, verb
(verb) Present participle of guard; protecting from harm or danger.
- guardsnoun, verb
(noun, plural) People who watch over and protect a place, person, or thing.
- guessverb
To estimate or suppose something without sufficient information.
- guessedverb
(verb) Past tense and past participle of guess; estimated or supposed without sufficient information.
- guessingverb, noun
Present participle of guess; attempting to estimate or predict without certain knowledge.
- guestnoun, adjective, verb
A person who is invited to visit someone's home or attend a function.
- guestsnoun
Plural of guest; people who are invited to visit or stay.
- guidancenoun
Advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty.
- guidenoun, verb
(noun) A person who leads or shows the way to others, especially in unfamiliar places.
- guidedverb, adjective
Past tense and past participle of guide; led or directed someone or something.
- guidesnoun, verb
Plural of guide; people who lead or show the way.
- guidingverb, adjective
Present participle of guide; the act of leading or directing.
- guildnoun
A medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
- guiltnoun
The fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime.
- guiltyadjective
Responsible for a specified wrongdoing or crime; culpable.
- guineanoun
A former British gold coin worth 21 shillings (one pound and one shilling).
- guitarnoun
A stringed musical instrument with a fretted fingerboard, typically having six strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a pick.
- gulfnoun
A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.
- gumnoun, verb
(noun) The firm area of flesh around the roots of the teeth in the upper or lower jaw.
- gunnoun
A weapon that discharges bullets or shells from a metal tube.
- gunfirenoun
The repeated firing of a gun or guns.
- gunmannoun
A man who uses a gun to commit a crime or act of violence.
- gunnernoun
A member of the armed forces who operates a gun, especially in the artillery.
- gunpowdernoun
An explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur, used in firearms and blasting.
- gunsnoun
Plural of gun; portable firearms.
- gunshotnoun
The firing of a gun, or the sound produced by it.
- gunshotsnoun
Plural of gunshot; multiple firings of a gun or the sounds they produce.
- gurglingverb, noun, adjective
(verb, present participle) Making a hollow bubbling sound, like water running down a drain.
- gurneynoun
(chiefly North American) A wheeled stretcher used for transporting hospital patients.
- gurunoun
A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher or leader.
- gutnoun, verb, adjective
The stomach or belly.
- gutsnoun
The internal organs of a person or animal, especially the intestines.
- gutternoun, verb
A shallow trough below the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.
- guvnoun
(British informal) Used as a form of address to a man, especially by someone of a lower social class.
- guynoun
(informal) A man.
- guysnoun
(informal) Plural of "guy"; men.
- gymnoun
A room or building equipped for physical exercise and training.
- gymnasticsnoun
A sport involving physical exercises and movements that require balance, strength, flexibility, agility, and coordination.
- gypsiesnoun
Plural of gypsy; members of the Roma ethnic group. Note: The preferred term is Roma or Romani.
- gypsynoun, adjective
(noun) A member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in South Asia and now live mainly in Europe and North America. Note: The preferred term is Roma or Romani.