6-letter words starting with ge
- genova — Italian name of Genoa.
- genres — Plural form of genre.
- genric — Pertaining to genre.
- gensym — (library) /jen'sim/ (From the MacLISP for "generated symbol") To invent a new name for something temporary, in such a way that the name is almost certainly not in conflict with one already in use. The canonical form of a gensym is "Gnnnn" where nnnn represents a number; any LISP hacker would recognise G0093 (for example) as a gensym. Gensymmed names are useful for storing or uniquely identifying crufties.
- genter — elegant; graceful.
- gentes — Plural form of gens.
- gentil — gentle
- gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- gently — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- gentoo — a Hindu.
- gentry — wellborn and well-bred people.
- gents' — Flemish name of Ghent.
- genual — the knee.
- geodes — Plural form of geode.
- geoids — Plural form of geoid.
- geonet — A network of geocells sometimes forming a geospacer.
- geonim — a plural of Gaon.
- george — 1895–1952, king of England 1936–1952 (second son of George V; brother of Edward VIII).
- geotag — a piece of data embedded in a digital media file to indicate geographical information about the subject, usually latitude and longitude.
- geotic — (obsolete) Belonging to earth; terrestrial.
- gepurs — An early system on the IBM 701.
- gerald — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
- gerant — The manager or acting partner of a company, joint-stock association, etc.
- gerard — Comte Étienne Maurice [kawnt ey-tyen moh-rees] /kɔ̃t eɪˈtyɛn moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1773–1852, French marshal under Napoleon.
- gerbil — any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- gerboa — Alternative form of jerboa.
- gerent — a ruler or manager.
- german — of or relating to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language.
- germen — a germ.
- germin — (protein) Any of a group of proteins, resistant to proteases, associated with the germination of cereals.
- gerner — Obsolete form of garner.
- geroff — Alternative spelling of gerroff.
- gerome — Jean Léon [zhahn ley-awn] /ʒɑ̃ leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1824–1904, French painter and sculptor.
- gerona — a city in NE Spain: city walls and 14th-century cathedral; often besieged, in particular by the French (1809). Pop: 81 220 (2003 est)
- gerund — (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”. See also gerundive (def 1).
- geryon — a winged monster with three bodies joined at the waist, killed by Hercules, who stole the monster's cattle as his tenth labour
- gesell — Arnold Lucius, 1880–1961, U.S. psychologist.
- gesner — Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- gessen — Goshen (def 1).
- gested — (now rare) Accompanied with gestures; conveyed by gesture.
- gestic — pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- gesuip — (South Africa, slang) drunk.
- get at — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get by — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get in — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get it — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get on — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get up — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- get-go — the very beginning: They've had trouble from the get-go.