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- glenrothes/ɡlɛnˈrɒθɪs/A proper noun referring to a town in central Fife, Scotland.nounVery Low (highly location/context-specific)
- glens falls/ˌɡlɛnz ˈfɔːlz/A small city in upstate New York, United States, located along the Hudson River.nounLow
- glenview/ˈɡlɛn.vjuː/A proper noun; a geographical name for various towns, suburbs, or places, primarily in English-speaking countries (particularly the US, UK, Canada, Australia), meaning a view or vista of a glen (a narrow, secluded valley).nounlow
- glenwood/ˈɡlɛnwʊd/A proper noun most commonly used as a toponym, typically the name of a town, neighbourhood, suburb, street, or educational institution.nounC1
- glew/ɡluː/An archaic, non-standard, or dialectal past tense of the verb 'glow'.nounExtremely rare / Obsolete
- gley/ɡleɪ/A sticky, waterlogged soil layer that is greyish-blue or greenish-grey in colour, typically formed in poorly drained conditions where oxygen is absent.nounVery low
- glia/ˈɡliːə/A type of cell in the central nervous system that supports and protects neurons.nounLow (specialist/technical term)
- gliadin/ˈɡlaɪ.ə.dɪn/A simple protein found in wheat and other cereal grains.nounC2
- glib ice/ɡlɪb/Speaking easily and confidently, often without sincerity, thoughtfulness, or depth.nounB2
- glibness/ˈɡlɪbnəs/The quality of speaking in a smooth, fluent, and easy manner that suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of careful thought.nounLow Frequency
- glidden/ˈɡlɪd(ə)n/To move smoothly, swiftly, and without visible effort or resistance, like a bird gliding or a vessel sliding through water.nounVery Low
- glide/ɡlaɪd/To move smoothly, quietly, and continuously, as if without effort or resistance.nounverbverb-intransitive+1Medium
- glide path/ˈɡlaɪd ˌpɑːθ/The designated 3-dimensional flight path an aircraft follows for a safe, controlled descent to a runway during landing.nounC2
- glide plane/ɡlaɪd pleɪn/A crystallographic symmetry operation where an object is reflected across a plane and simultaneously translated parallel to that plane by a fraction of the lattice vector. In other contexts, a surface upon which one object slides smoothly over another.nounC2
- glide slope/ˈɡlaɪd sləʊp/The correct descent path for an aircraft to follow when landing, providing both vertical and lateral guidance.nounC2/Technical
- glide time/ˈɡlaɪd ˌtaɪm/A flexible working-hours system where employees choose their start and finish times within agreed limits.nounC1
- glidepath/ˈɡlaɪd.pɑːθ/The precise, descending path an aircraft follows to land.nounC2
- glider/ˈɡlaɪdə(r)/A light aircraft that flies without an engine, using air currents to stay aloft.nounC1
- gliding/ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/The continuous, smooth, and effortless motion of moving through air or over a surface without using power.nounB2
- gliding bacteria/ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ bækˈtɪəriə/A group of bacteria capable of slow, smooth movement across solid surfaces without flagella.plural-nounC2
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