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genius nounNot genious.Example: His musical genius impressed the audience.See ingenious... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
gnat nounExample: The gnat distracted the golfer.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
gnaw verbExample: He liked to gnaw on the corn cob.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
government nounExample: “It is rather for us the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion--t... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
governor nounExample: The governor tried to avoid the scandal by covering up the facts.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
grammar nounNot grammer.Example: Finally, the public schools are recognizing the importance of teaching grammar to school children.Example: Welcome to Grammar.com.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
grateful adjectiveExample: We are grateful for your help with our new computer system.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
great adjectiveExample: The great actor played the leading role.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
grievance nounExample: We lodged our grievance with the customer-relations department.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
grievous adjectiveNot grievious.Example: He inflicted grievous harm on the investors.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
grocery nounExample: He went to the grocery to buy some milk.Example: She went to the store to buy some groceries.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
gross noun, adjective, and verbExample: He ordered a gross of oysters. nounExample: His conviction was a gross injustice. adjectiveExample: The company will gross more than $25 million. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
guarantee noun and verbExample: Money is no guarantee of happiness, but it helps. nounExample: She will guarantee the loan. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
guardian noun and adjectiveExample: The child’s guardian provided all his support. nounExample: Her guardian angel protected her from harm. adjective... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
guerrilla nounExample: The guerrilla hid in the bushes until the military trucks passed. nounExample: The enemy used guerrilla tactics to disrupt daily life. adjective... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
guess verb and nounExample: We can only guess at the final outcome. verbExample: His estimate was only an educated guess. noun... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
guidance nounExample: She sought the accountant’s guidance on her investments.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
guttural adjective and nounExample: His guttural voice frightened the small children. adjectiveExample: The loud guttural broke the silence in the theater. noun... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
half - noun, adjective, and adverb Example: She ordered only a half. nounExample: The half dollar didn’t impress the waitress. adjectiveExample: His memo was only half understood by the board of directors. adverb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hammer - noun and verb Example: “If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning.” —Lee Hays and Pete Seeger. noun and verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
handkerchief - correct spelling handkerchief - noun Not hankerchief.Example: She always used her handkerchief when she sneezed.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
handfuls - noun The preferred spelling is handfuls.Example: He gave the poor man several handfuls of coins.Consider the following Usage Note from Dictionary.com: The plurals of nouns ending in -ful are usually formed by adding -s to the suffix:... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
handsful See handfuls.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
happily - adverb Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: The little girl happily skipped along the sidewalk.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
happiness - noun Example: “Money can’t buy happiness.” ** "Money can buy material things, but real happiness must be truly earned.” Now often used ironically. Rousseau (1712-78) wrote in 1750: 'Money buys everything, except morality and... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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