goonie
Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) and the Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
a foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon.
a henchman, a thug, a gangster, a goon.

goonies
plural of goonie
plural of gooney

gooseries
plural of goosery

goosery
A place for keeping geese.
The characteristics or actions of a goose; silliness.

gopura
Alternative form of gopuram.

gopuram
A monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a temple, especially in Southern India.

gopurams
plural of gopuram

gopuras
plural of gopura

gorces
plural of gorce

gorodki
An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.

gorseland
Land on which gorse grows.

gorselands
plural of gorseland

gotes
plural of gote

goulotte
A snowy, steep gorge on a mountain which is too narrow to ski through.

goulottes
plural of goulotte

gourbi
A tent, hut or simple dwelling-place in North Africa, especially Algeria.

gourbis
plural of gourbi

governate
Synonym of governorate.

governates
plural of governate

governorate
The territory governed by a governor; a province.

governorates
plural of governorate

gownboy
A male scholar at Charterhouse School, entitled to wear a gown.

gownboys
plural of gownboy.

goyle
A ravine or other depression.

goyles
plural of goyle

graal
Obsolete form of grail.

graals
plural of graal

gracht
A canal in a city, with houses on each side.

grachts
plural of gracht

gradin
Any of a series of terraced steps or seats, as in an arena or an altar.

gradins
plural of gradin

grail
The Holy Grail.
Something eagerly sought or quested for.

graile
Obsolete form of grail (“the Holy Grail”).
Obsolete form of grail (“book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church”).

grailes
plural of graile

grails
plural of grail

gramadoela
A remote, sparsely populated area of southern Africa.

gramadoelas
plural of gramadoela

grammaticalities
plural of grammaticality

grammaticality
(of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar (being grammatical).

grammaticalness
Synonym of grammaticality.

grammaticism
A point or principle of grammar.

grammaticisms
plural of grammaticism

graphdiyne
A form of graphyne in which each benzene ring is connected to each of six others by a diacetylene bridge

graphtriyne
A form of graphyne in which each benzene ring is connected to each of six others by a triacetylene bridge

grasswrack
The eelgrass growing abundantly on the sea-coast.

gravemound
A tumulus over a tomb.

gravemounds
plural of gravemound

graveside
The area immediately around a grave.

gravesides
plural of graveside

gravesite
The location of a grave.
A grave.

gravesites
plural of gravesite

gravestead
The place where a grave or graves are located; a grave; a burial ground; cemetery.

gravesteads
plural of gravestead

graylevel
A position on a grayscale

graylevels
plural of graylevel

greenmarket
A market where farmers and growers sell produce directly to the public.

greenmarkets
plural of greenmarket

greenspace
An area of undeveloped landscape, such as parkland left within a city during planning and zoning other areas for development.

greenspaces
plural of greenspace

greyfield
An area of commercial or industrial development which has become underused or abandoned.

greyfields
plural of greyfield

gridsquare
A square on a two-dimensional grid

gridsquares
plural of gridsquare

grindhouse
A low-budget film theater that shows primarily exploitation films

grindhouses
plural of grindhouse

grith
Guaranteed security, sanctuary, safe conduct.
Security, peace or protection guaranteed in particular instances in Old English law.
A place of protection, a sanctuary.

griths
plural of grith

groceria
A Hispanic grocery store.

grocerias
plural of groceria

groceteria
A self-service grocery store.

groceterias
plural of groceteria

grockel
Alternative spelling of grockle.

grockels
plural of grockel

grockle
A tourist from elsewhere in the country

grockles
plural of grockle

groghouse
An inn where grog can be bought.

groghouses
plural of groghouse

grogshop
A shop or room where strong liquors are sold and/or drunk.

grogshops
plural of grogshop

groomeries
plural of groomery

groomery
A place where grooming is performed, especially pet grooming.

grootslang
A South African cryptid with the head of an elephant and the body of a snake, which reputedly eats elephants and hoards diamonds; one particular one (the Grootslang) is reputed to live in a cave in South Africa connected to the sea.

grootslangs
plural of grootslang

grottowork
artificial ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto

grottoworks
plural of grottowork

grouchies
A case of grouchiness; a state of being grouchy, irritable, easily angered.

grough
A natural channel or gully in a peat moor, sometimes very steep and deep, and through which water sometimes flows. (Compare hag.)

groughs
plural of grough

grounder
A ground ball.
A fruit that has fallen to the ground rather than being picked; a windfall.
One of the large stones forming the base of a Cornish hedge.

groundprox
A ground proximity warning system.

groundsell
Alternative form of groundsill.

groundsells
plural of groundsell

groundsill
A timber beam used as the foundation for a building.
The lowest beam of a door-frame; the threshold.

groundsills
plural of groundsill

groundstaff
The staff who maintain the grounds of a school, sports facility, etc.

groundswell
A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.

groundswells
plural of groundswell

growleries
plural of growlery

growlery
Alternative form of Growlery.

grubberies
plural of grubbery

grubbery
A basic restaurant or cookshop.
The quality of being grasping; a tendency to grub.

grundsow
A groundhog, a woodchuck.

grundsows
plural of grundsow

guardhouse
A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
Synonym of military prison.

guardhouses
plural of guardhouse

guardroom
A room used by soldiers when on guard.
A jail cell in which military prisoners are kept.

guardrooms
plural of guardroom

guazu
A South American deer, especially a marsh deer.

guazus
plural of guazu

gubernator
Leader.

gubernators
plural of gubernator

gubernia
Alternative form of guberniya.

gubernias
plural of gubernia

gubernii
plural of gubernia /guberniia /guberniya

guberniia
Alternative form of guberniya.

guberniias
plural of guberniia

gubernium
Synonym of guberniya.

guberniums
plural of gubernium

guberniya
A major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province.

guberniyas
plural of guberniya

gubernya
Alternative form of guberniya.

gubernyas
plural of gubernya

guelta
A pool of water, especially in Africa or Arabia, fed by an oasis (spring) or left behind when a wadi (arroyo, seasonal river) runs dry.

gueltas
plural of guelta

guesthouse
A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.
A private house offering accommodation to paying guests; a boarding house; a bed and breakfast.

guesthouses
plural of guesthouse

guiche
Perineum.
A kiss-curl.

guiches
plural of guiche

guidette
A female Italian, particularly an Italian-American woman.

guidettes
plural of guidette

guignol
A traditional French puppet theater.

guignols
plural of guignol

guindilla
A kind of chili pepper from the Basque region.

guindillas
plural of guindilla

gulden
An old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles or the Dutch East Indies).

guldens
plural of gulden

gumfield
A site where kauri gum was dug up by the gumdiggers.

gumfields
plural of gumfield

gunfit
The way in which a gun is tailored to suit the physical features and technique of a shooter.

gunshop
A shop where guns are sold.

gunshops
plural of gunshop