English dictionary: words starting with gh

Meanings of Ghan:

noun

A long-distance train running from adelaide to darwin.

Usage examples:

The ghan will travel the route once a week

Meanings of Ghana:

proper noun

A country of west africa, with its southern coastline bordering on the atlantic ocean; population 27,400,000 (estimated 2015); languages, english (official), west african languages; capital, accra.

Meanings of Ghanaian:

adjective

Relating to ghana or its people.

Usage examples:

A traditional ghanaian folk song

noun

A native or inhabitant of ghana, or a person of ghanaian descent.

Usage examples:

Ghanaians maintain a rich oral tradition

Meanings of Ghanaians:

noun

A native or inhabitant of ghana, or a person of ghanaian descent.

Usage examples:

Ghanaians maintain a rich oral tradition

adjective

Relating to ghana or its people.

Usage examples:

A traditional ghanaian folk song

Meanings of Gharial:

noun

A large fish-eating crocodile with a long, narrow snout that widens at the nostrils, native to the indian subcontinent.

Usage examples:

A crocodilian is any member of an order of reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, …

Meanings of Gharries:

noun

(in south asia) a horse-drawn carriage available for hire.

Usage examples:

In the late 1950's he remembers sitting up on what was called ‘the ride’ above the road in those da…

Meanings of Gharry:

noun

(in south asia) a horse-drawn carriage available for hire.

Usage examples:

In the late 1950's he remembers sitting up on what was called ‘the ride’ above the road in those da…

Meanings of Ghastlier:

adjective

Causing great horror or fear.

Usage examples:

One of the most ghastly crimes ever committed

Meanings of Ghastliest:

adjective

Causing great horror or fear.

Usage examples:

One of the most ghastly crimes ever committed

Meanings of Ghastliness:

noun

The quality of being unpleasant and shocking

Usage examples:

"life in the trenches was not all ghastliness," he recalled., the judge said the jury must consider…

Meanings of Ghastly:

adjective

Causing great horror or fear.

Usage examples:

One of the most ghastly crimes ever committed

Meanings of Ghat:

noun

(in south asia) a flight of steps leading down to a river.

Usage examples:

Consequently, i spent most of my time in the field engaging with boatmen and other locals working o…

Meanings of Ghats:

noun

(in south asia) a flight of steps leading down to a river.

proper noun

Two mountain ranges in central and southern india. known as the eastern ghats and the western ghats, they run parallel to the coast on either side of the deccan plateau.

Meanings of Ghaut:

noun

(in south asia) a flight of steps leading down to a river.

Usage examples:

Consequently, i spent most of my time in the field engaging with boatmen and other locals working o…

Meanings of Ghazal:

noun

(in middle eastern and indian literature and music) a lyric poem with a fixed number of verses and a repeated rhyme, typically on the theme of love, and normally set to music.

Usage examples:

You should be listening to ghazals and classical music.

Meanings of Ghazi:

noun

(often as an honorific title) a muslim fighter against non-muslims.

Usage examples:

General ghazi kenaan, head of military intelligence

Meanings of Ghazis:

noun

(often as an honorific title) a muslim fighter against non-muslims.

Usage examples:

General ghazi kenaan, head of military intelligence

Meanings of Ghee:

noun

Clarified butter made from the milk of a buffalo or cow, used in south asian cooking.

Usage examples:

A delicious meal cooked in ghee

Meanings of Ghees:

noun

Clarified butter made from the milk of a buffalo or cow, used in south asian cooking.

Usage examples:

A delicious meal cooked in ghee

Meanings of Gheg:

noun

A member of one of the two main ethnic groups of albania, living mainly in the north of the country.

Usage examples:

There are two major ethnic groups in albania - the ghegs and the tosks.

adjective

Relating to the gheg or their dialect.

Usage examples:

During the 1920s and 1930s, the government tried to establish a mixed tosk and gheg dialect from th…

Meanings of Ghent:

proper noun

A city in belgium, capital of the province of east flanders; population 237,250 (2008). founded in the 10th century, it became the capital of the medieval principality of flanders. it was formerly known in english as gaunt (surviving in names, e.g. john of gaunt).

Meanings of Gherao:

noun

A protest in which workers prevent employers or managers from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met.

Usage examples:

A gherao was to be conducted at the municipal offices

verb

Prevent (someone) from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met.

Usage examples:

The minister was gheraoed in his chamber for more than four hours

Meanings of Gheraoed:

verb

Prevent (someone) from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met.

Usage examples:

The minister was gheraoed in his chamber for more than four hours

noun

A protest in which workers prevent employers or managers from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met.

Usage examples:

A gherao was to be conducted at the municipal offices

Meanings of Gheraoing:

verb

Prevent (someone) from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met.

Usage examples:

The minister was gheraoed in his chamber for more than four hours

noun

A protest in which workers prevent employers or managers from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met.

Usage examples:

A gherao was to be conducted at the municipal offices

Meanings of Gherkin:

noun

The small green fruit of a plant related to the cucumber, used for pickling.