G

SIMPLE
Dictionary Abbreviations
Common Usage
PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns: People
Nouns: Places
Nouns: Things
Nouns: Body Parts
Nouns: Clothing
Nouns: Food
Nouns: Times & Dates
Verbs
Adjectives & Adverbs
CHARADE
G before WORD
WORD around G
G inside WORD
G after WORD
Delete G
G Letter Shift

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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS

acceleration of gravity

for general audiences

game

gauge

gelding

gender

German

giga-

good

gram

gravity

guanine (component of DNA)

gulf

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COMMON USAGE

7th

gee!

Golf (NATO alphabet)

one thousand

1,000

grand

$1,000

movie rating

kid-friendly

sol (musical note)

clef

kind of force

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NOUNS: PEOPLE

a little girl

early Greek

general

goalie

head of Geography

head of German

head of government

last of Vietcong

lead in Genesis (rock band)Gandhi, Ghost, Gigi, Giselle, Gladiator, Godzilla, Grease

leader of Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana

leader in general…

leader of group

Nuggets’ center

Rangers’ center

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NOUNS: PLACES

capital of Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana

central Belgium, Hungary, Niger, Uruguay

entrance to garage

front of garden

ground level

middle of synagogue

opening, premiere of Genesis (rock band), Giselle, Godzilla, Grease, Gremlins

seventh row of the theater

stern of tug

terminal building

terminal in Beijing, Hamburg, Johannesburg, Lansing, Pittsburg, Salzburg, Winnipeg

west of Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana

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NOUNS: THINGS

aerospace unit of acceleration

big bill

closing, end of Big, Missing, Moonlighting

conclusion of meeting

Earth’s gravity

final in accounting, marketing, spelling, typing, writing

first quarter of game

force of gravity

game’s first quarter

gate’s opening

gram

guitar string

kid-friendly rating

last place in debating

letter from Greece

letter of gratutude

middle age

movie rating

onset of glaucoma

opening, premiere of Genesis (rock band)Gandhi, Gigi, Giselle, Godzilla, Grease

piece of garbage, glass, gold, gossip, ground

seventh in a series

sort of force

sort of string

source of gold

tail of Boeing

third place in pageant

thousand dollars

unlimited age

100 C-notes

1000 clams

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NOUNS: BODY PARTS

back/rear of dog, leg, Meg

girl’s face

guy’s face

head of gazelle, gerbil, giraffe, gnu, goat, goose, gopher, gorilla, gosling, groundhog

tail of bulldog, dog, gosling, herring, nestling, pig, sheepdog, waxwing

200 fins

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NOUNS: CLOTHING

Greg’s cap

piece of gingham

sort of string

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NOUNS: FOOD

piece/sample/bite of garlic, gouda, goulash, grapefruit, gruyere

slice of grapefruit

piece of gum

starter of gouda, grapefruit, gruyere

serving/entrée of goulash

bit/touch/taste of garlic, ginger

last piece of herring

inside of egg

1000 clams

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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES

3rd of August

end of evening

end of filming

end of spring

middle age

middle of night

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VERBS

beginning to gel, generate, get, go, grow

beginning to get to —

edges away from egg

finally clung, dug, flung, hamstrung, hung, rang, restrung, sang, slung, sprang, sprung, stung, strung, swung, wrung

force

gee

go halfway

gone without one —

guard

heading to Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana

sort of force

start/starting to grow

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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

back from Luxembourg, Wyoming

back in training

beginning in/west of Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana

close to being —

close to signing

fine for kids

for all ages

for all audiences

for everyone

for everyone to see

for the general public

Germany’s first

good

grand

inside of egg

right in the middle

suitable for children

suited for families

third of eight

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G BEFORE WORD

— after Peggy’s heart

beginning to gain on

beginning to gravitate to

behind Doug’s back

following Gertie’s lead

force —

good to —

good with —

grand —

green —

green caps —

guard —

when green’s ahead

1000 —

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WORD AROUND G

about 1000

about $1000

around middle age

comprehending gravity

covering gravity

disrupted by gravity

embracing good

gaining entrance to gallery, garden, guesthouse

holding girl’s face

invaded by general

investing capital in Germany

is getting good

keeping guard

netting $1000

penning letter of gratitude

pinching $1000

pinching guard

pocketing $1000

receiving tip from guru

spread by gravity

taking German

winning goalie

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G INSIDE WORD

beginning to get dressed in

beginning to get into

general inspired by —

general rides —

general wearing —

German occupying —

German picked up by —

German residing in —

goal lines —

golf’s leader boards —

good parts —

good sports —

good to move into —

good-hearted

grand entrance —

grand opening —

green boards —

green stocking —

green stuffing —

there’s little good in —

there’s good in —

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G AFTER WORD

and general

and goalie

and thou

at end of evening, recording, song

good dogs —

guard dogs —

on guard

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DELETE G

degaussed

evicting general

general exiled from

general is out of

good to go

grand exit

green leaves —

lacking gravity

less general

less grand

no girl

no-good

non-green

not good

out $1,000

releasing general

robbed of $1,000

wasting $1,000

with no end of clothing, suffering

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G LETTER SHIFT

making good move

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