English to English Dictionary

Glögg

A traditional Scandinavian spiced, mulled wine or spirit, typically served warm during the winter holiday season.

Gnomon

The projecting piece of a sundial that casts the shadow.

Goal

The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aimed result or desired achievement.

Goat

A hardy domesticated ruminant mammal that has horns and backward-curving horns, kept for its milk, meat, and wool.

Gobbiest

Most talkative, loquacious, or inclined to speak loudly and bluntly, especially in British colloquial usage.

Gobble

To eat something quickly and greedily.

Gobby

Tending to talk too much, especially in an obnoxious, loud, or overly opinionated manner.

Godson

A male person for whom someone acts as a godfather or godmother at his baptism or initiation.

Gold-miner

A person who digs or pans for gold in a mine, riverbed, or claim.

Goldarn

Used as a mild oath for emphasis or to express annoyance or exasperation.

Goldenlocks

Hair of a bright golden or yellow color; a person, especially a child, with such hair.

Goldilocks

The character in a traditional children's story who tries out three different versions of various household items (such as porridge, chairs, and beds), finding the middle option to be the only one acceptable.