This page gathers the 5,691 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Figuratively” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 21 of 57: from “gaslit” to “gold plating”.
- gaslit adj Manipulated.
- gassy adj Tending to be long-winded or wordy, especially in a boastful and vain manner.
- gate off verb To make (something) inaccessible; to restrict access to (something)
- gateway drug noun Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to a deeper involvement.
- gaunt adj Of a place or thing: bleak, desolate.
- gauntlet noun Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
- gauzy adj light; giving the effect of haze
- gazelle verb To leap like a gazelle.
- gear shift noun a stark change, esp. between considerably differently paced things (e. g. in a narration, topics on an agenda, music)
- gel verb To come together to form something; to cohere.
- geld verb To suppress or severely reduce sexual desire or libido.
- gem noun Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
- genetic lottery noun The concept that any advantageous or disadvantageous genetic traits and abilities that a person inherits from their parents are largely…
- genetically adv In terms of origin or development.
- genius noun The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
- genius loci noun The spirit or atmosphere of a place, especially conceived as a source of artistic inspiration.
- genuflect verb To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
- genuine article noun The bomb; the shit.
- geography noun The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.
- germ noun The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.
- germinal adj Serving as a point of origin; formative.
- get around verb To avoid or bypass an obstacle.
- get high verb To become euphoric by means of other than the use of drugs.
- get it up verb To be enthusiastic about something; to maintain enthusiasm for something.
- get past verb To pass by unnoticed by someone who would have the power to halt or correct it.
- get physical verb To begin to make physical contact sexually (as part of sexual intercourse).
- ghetto noun An isolated, self-contained, segregated subsection, area or field of interest; often of minority or specialist interest.
- ghost verb To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner…
- ghost bullet noun Something nonphysical (such as words, actions, or memory) that causes physical or emotional damage.
- ghost town noun Anything that has been deserted or abandoned, or has been empty all along.
- giddy adj Of a thing, especially a ship: unsteady, as if dizzy.
- gift from the gods noun Something very pleasant, beneficial or useful, often received unexpectedly and without being deserved.
- gilded cage noun A place (or, by extension, situation) which is superficially attractive but nevertheless constraining; a comfortable but confined situation.
- gill noun The flesh under or about the chin; a wattle.
- gingerbread noun Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.
- give birth verb To become the source of.
- give ground verb To yield an advantage.
- give up the ghost verb To quit; to cease functioning.
- gizzardless adj Lacking courage, cowardly.
- glacial adj Very slow.
- glacier noun Something that moves very slowly
- glacis noun A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from…
- glance noun A brief or cursory look.
- glaringly adv So as to be highly visible or obvious; so as to attract notice or attention.
- glass ceiling noun A barrier to progression that is not obvious.
- glass jaw noun A vulnerability of that sort; a weak spot.
- glassichord noun Anything that produces a similarly pure continuous sound.
- gleam noun An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
- glean verb To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often…
- glide path noun A course that leads smoothly to a particular outcome.
- glimmer noun A faint or remote possibility (as it were a flash of light).
- glimpse verb To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
- glitter noun Glitz.
- glittering adj Valuable, desirable.
- global empire noun A company, enterprise or other industry with a global reach or influence.
- gloss noun A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
- glossy adj Attention-grabbing and superficially attractive.
- glove noun The ability to catch a hit ball.
- glow noun A state of brightness or warmth of colour; specifically, a reddish colour on a person's face indicating health or youth; a flush.
- glowing adj Full of praise.
- glue noun Anything that binds two things or people together.
- glue friend noun A person in a friend group who initiates social events (such as get-togethers) and is personal friends with every member of the group.
- gnash verb To clash together violently.
- go bail phrase To be certain; to be sure of something.
- go band for band verb To compare two (sets of) things exhaustively.
- go down the toilet verb To fail.
- go gold verb To reach 500,000 in sales, thus becoming a gold record.
- go nap verb To risk everything on a single chance or to bet heavily on a particular outcome.
- go nuclear verb To throw a fit; to become enraged with an angry outburst.
- go off verb To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited.
- go one's way verb To set forth on a path; to depart.
- go round verb To circumvent, evade or outmanoeuvre.
- go sour verb To become unpleasing, unpleasant, unsatisfying, unfulfilling to one's wishes.
- go supernova verb To become very popular or successful.
- go their separate ways verb Of two or more people, to end a (romantic, professional, etc.) relationship.
- go to bat verb To be aggressive, to be assertive, to actively pursue a goal or action.
- go to earth verb Of a person, to hide from someone or something, to escape.
- go to pot verb To come to ruin, especially to decline or deteriorate.
- go to seed verb To deteriorate; to decline into an unkempt or debased condition.
- go to sleep verb To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.
- go to the devil verb To go to a bad or unpleasant place or situation; used in expressions of contempt or angry dismissal.
- go underground verb To withdraw from public view or to seclude oneself, particularly to avoid detection or scrutiny by the authorities, members of the media…
- go up in flames verb To be cancelled or ruined without any hope of return.
- go west verb Synonym of die.
- goad noun That which goads or incites; a stimulus.
- gobble up verb To continually absorb or expand through annexation.
- god noun Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.
- god that failed noun A notable let-down or flop; a concept, product, or person that has failed to live up to very high expectations.
- goddess noun An incredibly beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, attractive woman honored and adored for her beauty or of superior charm and intelligence.
- godfather verb To act as godfather or guardian to.
- godforsaken adj Desolate, boring and depressing.
- Godspeed noun Chiefly in in the Godspeed of: the most important part of something, or point at which something happens; also, the last minute or last…
- going noun Conditions for advancing in any way.
- gold noun Anything or anyone that is very valuable.
- gold digger noun A person, especially a woman, who cultivates a personal relationship with someone in order to attain wealth.
- gold dust noun Anything of great value.
- gold fever noun An excessive craving for profit.
- gold mill noun A relentless, often overwhelming engine of wealth creation or profit generation.
- gold plate verb Of a project, to incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to overengineer.
- gold plating noun The act of intentionally adding costly, unnecessary features, refinements, or services to a project.