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a big house or institution 쑗 The police

searched the school grounds for the

weapon 쑗 The village fair is held in the

grounds of the hospital 2 reasons 쑗

Does he have any grounds for

com-plaint? 쑗 What grounds have you got

for saying that?

ple together 쑗 a group of houses in the

valley 쑗 Groups of people gathered in

the street 쑗 She is leading a group of

businessmen on a tour of Italian

facto-ries 쑗 There are reduced prices for

groups of 30 and over 2 a way of

clas-sifying things 쑗 These drugs belong to

the same group 3. people playing music

together 쑗 He plays in a jazz group 쑗

She’s the lead singer in a pop group.

grow

grow / 'rəυ/ verb 1 (of plants) to live and

develop 쑗 There was grass growing in

the middle of the road 쑗 Roses grow

well in our garden 2 to make plants

grow 쑗 He grows all his vegetables in

his garden 쑗 We are going to grow

some cabbages this year 3 to become

taller or bigger 쑗 He’s grown a lot taller

since I last saw him 쑗 The profit has

grown to £1m 쑗 The town’s population

is growing very fast (NOTE: grows –

growing / 'rəυŋ/ adjective 1

ing bigger in size or amount 2

becom-ing stronger or more extreme 쑗 growing

fear of war

grown

grown /'rəυn/ adjective full size 쑗 What

silly behaviour from a grown man!

growth

growth /'rəυθ/ noun an increase in size

쑗 the rapid growth of the population

since 1980 쑗 They measured the tree’s

growth over the last fifty years.

grubby

grubby / 'rbi/ adjective so dirty as to

be unpleasant 쑗 A grubby little boy

asked for money 쑗 He was wearing a

grubby old shirt (NOTE: grubbier –

grubbiest)

grumble

grumble / 'rmbəl/ to complain in abad-tempered way, especially regularly

and often about unimportant things 쑗

He’s always grumbling about the music from the flat above.

guarantee

guarantee /'rəndocument in which someone states that

something is going to happen 쑗 The travel agent could not give a guarantee that we would be accommodated in the

hotel mentioned in the brochure 2 a

promise 쑗 I can’t give you any tee of success 쐽 verb to give a firmpromise that something will work, that

guaran-something will be done 쑗 I can tee that the car will give you no trouble.

guaran-쑗 We can almost guarantee good

weath-er in the Caribbean at this time of year.

(NOTE: guarantees – guaranteeing – guaranteed)

guard

guard /

tects, often a soldier 쑗 Security guards

patrol the factory at night 2 the man in

charge of a train 쑗 The guard helped my put my bike into his van 쐽 verb to watchsomeone or somewhere carefully to pre-

vent attacks or escapes 쑗 The prison is guarded at all times 앳 to be on your guard to try to be ready for an unpleas-

ant surprise 쑗 You always have to be on your guard against burglars.

guerrilla

guerrilla /'ə rlə/, guerilla noun a

sol-dier who is not part of a regular nationalarmy

guess

guess /'es/ noun an attempt to give the

right answer or amount 쑗 Go on – make

a guess! 쑗 At a guess, I’d say it weighs about 10 kilos 쐽 verb to try to give the

right answer or amount 쑗 I would guess it’s about six o’clock 쑗 Neither of them guessed the right answer 쑗 He guessed right 쑗 I’ve bought you a present – shut your eyes and guess what it is.

guest

guest / 'est/ noun 1 a person who is

in-vited to come to your home or to an

event 쑗 We had a very lively party with dozens of guests 쑗 None of the guests

left the party early 2 a person staying

in a hotel 쑗 Guests are requested to cate their rooms before midday.

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guidance / 'ad(ə)ns/ noun adviceguide

guide / 'ad/ noun 1 a person who shows

you the way 쑗 They used local farmers

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as guides through the forest 2 a person

who shows tourists round a place 쑗 The

guide showed us round the castle 쑗 The

museum guide spoke so fast that we

couldn’t understand what she was

say-ing 3. a book which gives information

쑗 a guide to Athens 쑗 a guide to the

but-terflies of Europe 쐽 verb 1 to show

someone the way to somewhere 쑗 She

guided us up the steps in the dark 2 to

show tourists round a place 쑗 He guided

us round the castle and told us about its

history.

guidebook

guidebook / 'adbυk/ noun a book

with information about a place

guilty

guilty / 'lti/ adjective 1 who has

com-mitted a crime 쑗 He was found guilty of

murder 쑗 The jury decided she was not

guilty 2 feeling unhappy because you

have done something wrong 쑗 I feel

very guilty about not having written to

you (NOTE: guiltier – guiltiest)

guitar

guitar /'

with six strings, played with the fingers

쑗 He plays the guitar in a pop group.

gulf

gulf /'lf/ noun an area of sea partly

sur-rounded by land 쑗 the Gulf of Mexico

gum

gum /'m/ noun 1 glue 쑗 She spread

gum on the back of the photo and stuck

it onto a sheet of paper 2 the flesh

around the base of your teeth 쑗

Brush-ing your teeth every day is good for your

gums 쐽verb to stick something with

glue 쑗 She gummed the pictures onto a

sheet of paper (NOTE: gums –

gum-ming – gummed)

gun

gun / 'n/ noun 1 a weapon which

shoots bullets 쑗 The robber pulled out a

gun 쑗 She grabbed his gun and shot

him dead 2. a small piece of equipmentwhich you hold in your hand to spray a

substance such as paint or glue 쑗 A spray gun gives an even coating of paint 앳 to jump the gun to start too

quickly 쑗 The new law comes into effect

in a month’s time, but some shops have already jumped the gun.

gunman

gunman / 'nmən/ noun a man armed

with a gun 쑗 The gunman pulled out a revolver and started shooting (NOTE:

The plural is gunmen.)

gut

gut /'t/ noun the tube in which food is

digested as it passes through the body 쑗

He complained of a pain in the gut.

guts

guts /'ts/ plural noun courage(informal )쑗 She had the guts to tell the boss he was wrong.

gutter

gutter / 'tə/ noun 1 the side of a road

where water can flow 쑗 Pieces of paper and leaves were blowing about in the

gutter 2 an open pipe under the edge of

a roof for catching rain 쑗 It rained so hard the gutters overflowed.

guy

guy /'a/ noun 1 a man (informal) 쑗 She married a guy from Texas 쑗 The boss is

a very friendly guy 쑗 Hey, you guys,

come and look at this! 2 a model of a

man burnt on Bonfire Night, November

5th 쑗 The children are collecting clothes to make a guy 쑗 Penny for the guy!

gym

gym / d"m/ noun 1 a place with special

equipment, or a large hall as in a school,

for indoor sports and physical training 쑗

I go to the gym twice a week to exercise.

2. physical exercises, especially as anactivity at school

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h / etʃ/, H noun the eighth letter of the

al-phabet, between G and I

habit

habit / hedek/ noun a pain in your

head 쑗 I’ve got a bad headache.

headline

headline / hedlan/ noun words in large

letters on the front page of a newspaper

쑗 Did you see the headlines about the

accident?

headquarters

headquarters /hed

main offices of a large organisation 쑗

Several people were arrested and taken

to police headquarters Abbreviation

something healthy again, or to become

healthy again 쑗 She claims to be able to

heal people through touch 쑗 This

should help the wound to heal (NOTE:

Do not confuse with heel.)

health

health /helθ/ noun the fact of being well

or being free from any illness 쑗 He has

enjoyed the best of health for years 쑗

Smoking is bad for your health.

healthy

healthy / helθi/ adjective 1 not ill 쑗

He’s healthier than he has ever been 2.

making you stay fit and well 쑗 the

healthiest place in England 쑗 She’s

keeping to a healthy diet (NOTE:

healthier – healthiest)

heap

쑗 Step over that heap of rubbish 쐽 verb

to pile things up 쑗 A pile of presents were heaped under the Christmas tree.

쑗 Boxes were heaped up on the station platform.

hear

hear / hə/ verb 1 to notice sounds with

your ears 쑗 He heard footsteps behind him 쑗 You could hear the sound of church bells in the distance 쑗 I heard her drive up in the car 쑗 Can you hear

him singing in the bath? 2 to listen to

something 쑗 Did you hear the talk on the radio? 쑗 I heard it on the BBC news.

3. to get information 쑗 I hear he’s got a new job 쑗 Have you heard that the manager has resigned? 쑗 We have not heard from them for some time (NOTE:

hears – hearing – heard /

hearing

hearing / hərŋ/ noun the ability to hear

쑗 Bats have a very sharp sense of ing 쑗 She has hearing difficulties.

hear-(NOTE: no plural)heart

heart /

body, which pumps blood around it 쑗

She isn’t dead – her heart’s still beating.

쑗 The doctor listened to his heart 쑗 He

has had heart trouble for years 2 your

feelings and emotions 쑗 My heart sank when I realised that he hadn’t read my

letter 3 a centre or middle 쑗 The

res-taurant is in the heart of the old town 4.

one of the red sets in a game of cards,

with a symbol shaped like a heart 쑗 My last card was the ten of hearts (NOTE:

The other red suit is diamonds; clubs and spades are the black suits.)

heat

heat /

쑗 The heat of the sun made the ice

cream melt 2 the amount of heat

pro-duced by an oven or heating system 쑗

Cook the vegetables over a low heat 3.

one part of a sports competition 쑗 There are two heats before the final race 쐽

verb to make something hot 쑗 Can you heat the soup while I’m getting the table ready? 쑗 The room was heated by a small electric fire 쑗 Heat the milk to room temperature.

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heaven / hev(ə)n/ noun a beautiful

place believed by some people to be

where good people go after death 쑗 She

believes that when she dies she will go

to heaven 앳 for heaven’s sake an

ex-pression showing you are annoyed, or

that something is important 쑗 What are

you screaming for? – It’s only a little

mouse, for heaven’s sake 쑗 For

heav-en’s sake try to be quiet, we don’t want

the guards to hear us! 앳 good heavens

an expression showing you are

sur-prised 쑗 Good heavens! It’s almost 10

o’clock!

heavily

heavily / hevli/ adverb 1 with force 쑗

He sat down heavily on the little chair.

2. to a great extent; very much 쑗 The

company was heavily criticised in the

press 쑗 She is heavily in debt 쑗 It

rained heavily during the night.

heavy

heavy / hevi/ adjective 1 weighing a lot

쑗 This suitcase is so heavy I can hardly

lift it 쑗 She’s heavier than I am 2 in

large amounts 쑗 There has been a heavy

demand for the book 쑗 There was a

heavy fall of snow during the night 쑗

The radio says there is heavy traffic in

the centre of town 왍 to be a heavy

smoker to smoke a lot of cigarettes 왍 to

be a heavy drinker to drink a lot of

al-cohol

hedge

hedge /hed"/ noun a row of bushes

planted and kept in an even shape to

form a screen round a field or garden 쑗

There is a thick hedge round the

church-yard.

heel

heel /

foot 쑗 After walking, she got sore heels.

2. the back part of a sock or shoe 쑗 He’s

got a hole in the heel of his sock 쑗 She

always wears shoes with high heels or

high-heeled shoes.

height

height / hat/ noun 1 a measurement of

how high something is or how tall

some-one is 쑗 The height of the bridge is only

three metres 2 the highest point 쑗

looking down on the city from the

heights around 3 a time of great activity

쑗 It is difficult to find hotel rooms at the

height of the tourist season.

hell

hell / hel/ noun 1 a place where some

people believe bad people are sent after

they die 쑗 Medieval pictures show hell

as a burning place 2 a very unpleasant

place or experience 쑗 It’s hell working

in the office these days 3 used to

em-phasise what you are saying (informal )

쑗 What the hell’s been going on here? 쑗

Am I going to lend you £50? Am I hell!

(NOTE: Using expressions that include

the word hell is offensive to some

peo-ple.)he’ll

he’ll /

hello

hello /hə ləυ/ interjection used as a

greet-ing 쑗 She called hello from the other side of the street 쑗 Hello Mary! I’m glad to see you 쑗 When you see her, say hello to her from me (NOTE: also

spelled hallo, hullo.)

helmet

helmet / helmt/ noun a solid hat used as

a protectionhelp

help / help/ noun 1 something which

makes it easier for you to do something

쑗 She was washing the floor with the help of a big mop 쑗 Do you need any help with moving the furniture? 쑗 She finds the word-processor a great help in writing her book 쑗 Her assistant is not much help in the office – he can’t type or

drive 2 the act of making it easier for

someone to do something 쑗 People were calling for help from the ruins of the house 쑗 The nurses offered help to people injured in the accident 쐽 verb tomake it easier for someone to do some-

thing 쑗 He helped the old lady up the steps 쑗 The government wants to help small businesses 쑗 Your father can help you with your homework 쑗 One of my friends helped me move the piano into the bedroom.

helper

helper / helpə/ noun a person who helpssomeone do a particular job or task, es-pecially without being paid

helpful

helpful / helpf(ə)l/ adjective useful or

giving help to someone 쑗 She made some helpful suggestions 쑗 They were very helpful when we moved house.

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helping / helpŋ/ noun an amount of

food for one person 쑗 The helpings in

this restaurant are very small 쑗

Chil-dren’s helpings are not as large as those

for adults.

helpless

helpless / helpləs/ adjective not able to

do anything to make a bad situation

bet-ter

hen

hen /hen/ noun an adult female chicken

쑗 The hens were scared by the fox 쑗

Look, one of the hens has laid an egg!

hence

hence /hens/ adverb in the future 쑗 Five

months hence, the situation should be

better.

her

her /

to a female 쑗 There’s a parcel for her in

reception 쑗 Did you see her? 쑗 He told

her to go away 쐽 adjective belonging

to a female, a ship or a country 쑗

Some-one has stolen all her luggage 쑗 Have

you seen her father? 쑗 The dog doesn’t

want to eat her food 쑗 France is

help-ing her businesses to sell more abroad.

pecially cows 쑗 Herds of cattle were

grazing on the hillside (NOTE: The

word herd is usually used with cattle;

for sheep, goats, and birds, the word to

use is flock.)

here

here /hə/ adverb 1 in this place 쑗 I’ll sit

here in the shade and wait for you 쑗

Here are the keys you lost 쑗 I’ll put the

book down here next to your computer.

쑗 They have been living here in England

for a long time 2 to this place 쑗 Come

here at once! 쑗 Can you bring the chairs

here, please? 쑗 Here comes the bus! 앳

here you are take this 쑗 Here you are,

today’s newspaper!

hero

hero / hərəυ/ noun 1 a brave man 쑗 The

hero of the fire was the man who

man-aged to rescue the children from an

up-stairs room 2 the main male character

in something such as a book, play or

film 쑗 The hero of the story is a little

boy (NOTE: The plural is heroes.)

hers

That watch is hers, not mine.

herself

herself /ə self, hə ...

a protectionhelp

help / help/ noun something which

makes it easier for you to something

쑗 She was washing the floor with the help of... assistant is not much help in the office – he can’t type or

drive the act of making it easier for

someone to something 쑗 People were calling for... 쑗 The nurses offered help to people injured in the accident 쐽 verb tomake it easier for someone to some-

thing 쑗 He helped the old lady up the