Vocabulary Words
gardening
B1noun, verb
Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities. (+6 more)
garlic
A2noun, verb
A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking. (+1 more)
gate
A2noun, verb
(flow cytometry) A line that separates particle type-clusters on two-dimensional dot plots. (+26 more)
gateway
B2noun, verb
(digital communications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc. (+4 more)
gaudy
B2adjective, noun
A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations. (+5 more)
gay
B1adjective, adverb, noun, verb
(chiefly in plural or attributive) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual (+15 more)
gear
B2adjective, noun, verb
(usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose). (+26 more)
gee
B1interjection, noun, verb
(in casual discussion, also) Gravitation, universal force exercised by two bodies onto each other (gravity and gravitation are often used interchangeably). (+24 more)
gender
A2noun, verb
(grammar) A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate. (+33 more)
gene
B1noun
A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein (+3 more)
general
B1adjective, adverb, noun, verb
(sometimes postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms (+27 more)
noun
A proof, axiom, problem, or definition which includes another's cases, and also some additional cases. (+3 more)