Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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gill
gills noun
the organ that a fish uses to
breathe (see fish on page 79).

gimmick
gimmicks noun
a way of making people
aware of something or
somebody.
Free gifts are often given
away as a gimmick to draw
attention to a new product.

ginger
noun
a spicy root that is used
to add flavor to food.

giraffe
giraffes noun

a very tall mammal that lives
on dry plains in Africa.
Giraffes eat leaves on trees,
which they can reach with
their long necks.

girl
girls noun

a young female person.

glacier

glaciers noun

a huge river of ice that moves

very slowly.

glad

adjective

pleased and happy.

I am glad to be back home.

gladiator

gladiators noun

a man who was trained to

fight as entertainment for

spectators in ancient Rome.

glance

glances glancing glanced verb

to take a quick look

at something.

She glanced at the clock

to see if it was time to go out.

gland

glands noun

one of the parts of your body

that makes the chemicals

your body needs.

Glands near your eyes

make tears.

glare

glares glaring glared verb

1 to look at someone in

an angry way.

2 to shine very brightly.

The sun glared down.

glare noun

glass

noun

1 a transparent, fragile

substance that is used to

make things such as

windows and bottles.

2 a container

that is used

to drink from.

glasses

noun

a pair of lenses in frames.

People wear glasses to help

them see better.

gleam

gleams gleaming gleamed verb

to shine or glow.

glider

gliders noun

a very light aircraft

with no motor

that flies using

air currents.

glimpse

glimpses glimpsing glimpsed

verb

to see something or someone

for just a few moments.

He glimpsed his friend

in the crowd.

glitter

glitters glittering glittered verb

to shine with a bright,

sparkling light.

glitter

ground

ginger

root ginger

stained

glass

wineglass

give

gives giving gave

given verb

to let somebody

have something.

He gave her

a book as a prize.