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Page 49 of 55 for the letter G

grushie, grushy,
grushie [ˈgrʌʃi]
adj. Of strong, rapid growth.
gryfe,
gryfe [grəif]
n. arch. A claw or talon.
guana, guanae, guany, gwana, gwanae,
guanae [ˈgwane]
n. Guano, fertiliser made from bird droppings.
garentee, guarantee, guaruntee,
guarantee [ˈgarəti]
n. A guarantee.
v. To guarantee.
giddelt, giddle, giddle$t, guddelt, guddle, guddled, guddlin, guddlt,
guddle [gʌdl]
n. A mess, muddle, confusion. Toilsome, dirty or messy work.
v. To grope for fish etc. with the hands in water. To bore, prod, poke with some instrument, to stab, hack. To be engaged in dirty, messy work.
pt. pp. guddelt adj. Distorted, in a muddle.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
guddlin [ˈgʌdlɪn]: Muddling. Catching trout by groping with the hands.
goddick, godek, godick, guddick, guddick, guddik, guddock,
guddock [I.Sh. gʌdək, goːdək]
n. A riddle, conundrum.
gju, gu, gue, gui,
gue [I.Sh. gøː, gjuː]
n. A stringed musical instrument formerly in use in Shetland.
beguess, gaess, gees, giss, guess,
guess [gɛs, MN. gis]
n. A riddle, a conundrum.
v. To guess.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
beguess [bəˈ-]: adv. By guessing, at random.
gaist, gast, gest, ghest, guaist, guest,
guest [gɛst]
n. A guest. An object thought to foretell the coming of a stranger.
gouf, gouff, gowf, gowff, guff, guffan, guffan, guffin, guffy,
guff [gʌf, gʌuf]
n. A disagreeable smell. A savour, taste, after-taste. A puff, a whiff, a current of wind, vapour, smoke or air etc.
v. To give off a smell, steam or smoke etc.
 
guffy
adj. Smelly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
guffin: Smelling, whiffing, puffing etc.

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