Discover a variety of words that start with the letters “gh” and their meanings in this comprehensive guide.
- Ghastly- Extremely unpleasant or horrifying.
- Ghoul- A mythical evil being that robs graves and consumes corpses.
- Gherkin- A small pickled cucumber.
- Ghee- Clarified butter used in Indian cooking.
- Ghetto- A part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group.
- Ghazal- A form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry.
- Ghastliness- The quality of being frightful or horrific.
- Ghastlier- Comparative for ghastly; more unpleasant or horrifying.
- Ghastliest- Superlative for ghastly; most unpleasant or horrifying.
- Ghost- An apparition of a dead person.
- Ghostly- Resembling or characteristic of a ghost.
- Ghostwrite- To write (a book or article, etc.) for another who is the presumed author.
- Ghostwriter- A person who writes for another and gives the authorship credit to the other person.
- Ghostwritten- Written by a person who is not the credited author.
- Ghostwriting- The act of writing for another under the presumed authorship of another person.
- Ghibli- A hot, dust-bearing wind of the deserts of Libya.
- Ghoulie- A variant spelling of ghoul.
- Ghastful- Full of dread or fright; appalling.
- Gherao- (In India) a form of protest by workers, where employers are prevented from leaving their place of work until demands are met.
- Gharry- A horse-drawn cab or a small cart found in Egypt and India.
- Ghazals- Plural of ghazal; lyrical poems.
- Ghettoed- Being isolated or segregated in or to a ghetto.
- Ghettoize- To put into or set up as a ghetto.
- Ghettoization- The process of making something like a ghetto.
- Ghettoizes- Third person singular present tense of ghettoize.
- Ghettoizing- Present participle of ghettoize.
- Ghillie- A shoe with laces over the instep, commonly used in Scottish dancing.
- Ghillies- Plural form of ghillie.
- Ghostier- Comparative of ghostly; more ghost-like.
- Ghostiest- Superlative of ghostly; most ghost-like.
- Ghosttown- A deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants.
- Ghosts- Plural of ghost; multiple apparitions.
- Ghost town- Often deserted locality formerly active.
- Ghost towns- Plural of ghost town; several deserted locations.
- Ghast- An archaic or regional variant of ghost.
- Gheeze- A mistake; incorrect information (obsolete use).
- GHQ- Abbreviation for General Headquarters.
- Ghaznavid- Pertaining to a dynasty of Persian origin that once controlled parts of Iran, Central Asia, and northern India.
- Ghyll- A narrow mountain stream or ravine.
- Ghaznavids- Members or pertaining to the Ghaznavid dynasty.
- Ghoulish- Morbidly interested in death or disaster.
- Ghoulishly- In a manner that shows a morbid interest in death or disaster.
- Ghoulishness- The quality of being ghoulish.
- Ghipsura- Variant of gypsura; sulfur.
- Ghuznee- Another name for Ghazni, a city in central Afghanistan.
- Ghutrah- A traditional Middle Eastern headdress, typically a square of cloth.
- Gharrywallah- A driver of a gharry.
- Ghat- A flight of steps leading down to a river in India, used particularly by bathers.
- Ghats- Plural of ghat; multiple flights of steps.
- Ghettoism- The state or quality associated with being confined to a ghetto.