Gauge,
a measure.
Cage,
a metal-barred container for animals.
Make the cage of ten-gauge steel.
Gauze,
fine mesh.
Gorse,
a plant.
Put some metal gauze around the gorse.
Gazer,
one who stares.
Geyser,
hot spring.
The gazer couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the
geyser.
General,
usual.
General,
Army commander.
In general it was always the same General.
Genes,
DNA.
Jeans,
denim garment.
Jean’s,
belonging to Jean.
Jean’s genes were shown to advantage in jeans.
German,
from Germany.
Germane,
apposite.
Germaine,
woman’s name.
The fact that Germaine was German was germane
to the argument.
Gild,
to colour gold.
Guild,
professional association.
Gild the guild’s coat of arms.
Gin,
an alcoholic drink.
Gin,
a brutal snare.
Jinn,
a supernatural being.
Full of gin, he set the gin and was savaged by a Jinn.
Glasses,
sight correcting lenses.
Glasses,
for drinking.
Pass my my glasses, they are near the glasses.
Gone, Gone, and never called me Mother (eastlynne (e)?). Victorian
melodramatic extension of grief at the death of a small child. Also
expression of regret, at not having telephoned. Gone, Gone, and (I)
never called me (my) Mother.
Good buy,
bon marche’, a bargain.
Goodbye,
farewell.
We made a good buy this morning. Goodbye.
Goose,
large fowl.
Goose,
(sl) to fondle.
The cook who cooked the goose had his goose
cooked when he goosed the housemaid.
Gorge,
ravine.
Gorge,
Spanish for George.
Gorge,
spleen (as in rises.)
Gorge,
to eat greedily.
Gorge fell into the gorge having gorged on his
own gorge.
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