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a drink with bubbles in it that does not contain alcohol and is made with ginger ; a bottle or glass of this drink

gin • ger • bread / ' d3ind3arbred /

[noncount]

a type of cookie or cake made with ginger a gingerbread man (= in the shape of a person )

gi • raffe / d3a 'rref / noun [ count ]

a big animal from Africa with a very long neck and long legs

girl Ф / gsrl / noun [ COU nt ] a female child; a young woman They have three children, two girls and a boy. I lived in this house as a girl.

girl .friend Ф / ' garlfrend/ noun [ count ]

a girl or woman who someone has a romantic relationship with

Do you have a girlfriend?

a girl or woman's female friend I had lunch with a girlfriend.

the Girl Scouts / da ' garl |skauts / noun

[ singular ]

a special club for girls, which does a lot of activities with them and teaches them useful skills ► Girl Scout noun [ count ] a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts

give ©/ giv/ verb ( gives , giv ing , gave / geiv/

has giv • en / ' givn / ) 1 to let someone have something She gave me a watch for my birthday.

gave my ticket to the man at the door.

Give the letter to your mother after you read it.

to make a sound or movement Jo gave me an angry look.

He gave a shout. She gave him a kiss.

to make someone have or feel something That noise is giving me a headache. Whatever gave you that idea?

to perform something in public

The visiting professor gave a very interesting lecture. give something away to give something to someone without getting money for it I gave all my old clothes away.

give someone back something ; give something back to someone to return something to someone

Can you give me back that book I lent you?

give in to accept or agree to something that you did not

want to accept or agree to

My parents finally gave in and said I could go to the party. give something out to give something to a lot of people

Could you give out these books to the class, please?

give up to stop trying to do something I give up. What's the answer?

give something up to stop doing or having something He's trying to give up smoking.

giv • en name / ' g^n neim /

another word for first name Word building

Your first name or given name is the name that your parents give you when you are born. Many people also have a middle name . Your last name or family name is the name that everyone in your family has. When a woman gets married, she usually takes her husband's last name. Her old last name is then called her maiden name , and her new one is her married name .

A nickname is a name that your friends or family sometimes call you instead of your real name: His real name is Robert, but his nickname is Shorty.

gla • cier / ' gie^r / noun

[ count ]

( geography ) a large area of ice that moves slowly down a mountain

glad / glred / adjective

happy about something He was glad to see us.

—SYNONYM pleased

► glad • ly / ' glredli / adverb

If you do something gladly , you are happy to do it

I'll gladly help you.

Word building

You are usually glad or pleased about a particular event or situation: I'm glad he's feeling better. ♦ I'm pleased to say that you passed your exam. You use happy to describe a state of mind: I always feel happy when the sun is shining. You also use happy before a noun: a happy child .