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governor
nounB2
/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə/An official appointed to govern a region, state, or institution; the elected head of a US state.
governor general
nounC1
/ˌɡʌvənə ˈdʒenrəl/The representative of the monarch in a Commonwealth realm or a federation of states (e.g., in Canada or Australia).
governor winthrop desk
nounExtremely low frequency (domain-specific)
/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə ˈwɪnθrɒp desk/A specific style of antique writing desk or secretary associated with, and believed to have been used by, John Winthrop (1587–1649), a founding governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
governor's council
nounC1-C2
/ˈɡʌv(ə)nəz ˈkaʊns(ə)l/An advisory or administrative body appointed to assist or advise a governor in an official capacity, typically in a state or colonial government context.
governorate
nounC1
/ˈɡʌv(ə)nərət/A territorial administrative division, usually the main subdivision of a country or province, presided over by a governor.
governors island
nounLow (highly location-specific; common in New York/regional contexts, rare elsewhere)
/ˈɡʌv(ə)nəz ˈaɪlənd/A proper noun referring to a specific 172-acre island in New York Harbor, named after its historical use by British colonial governors and now a public park.
governorship
nounC1
/ˈɡʌv(ə)nəʃɪp/The office, position, or term of a governor.
govind singh
nounLow
/ˌɡəʊ.vɪnd ˈsɪŋ/A personal name, traditionally of Indian/Sikh origin, consisting of the given name 'Govind' (a name for Vishnu/Krishna, meaning 'cow-finder' or 'protector of cows') and the surname 'Singh' (meaning 'lion' and commonly used by Sikhs and some other Indian communities).
gowan
nounVery low
/ˈɡaʊ.ən/A common name for a wild yellow or white flower, specifically the daisy (Bellis perennis) or similar wildflowers.
gowd
nounR2 (Very low frequency, historical/regional)
/ɡaʊd/The Scots and archaic English variant for the precious metal 'gold'.
gower
nounVery Low
/ˈɡaʊə/A proper noun, primarily referring to the Gower Peninsula in South Wales.
gowk
nounVery Low
/ɡaʊk/A foolish or stupid person; a simpleton.
gowl
nounVery Low / Archaic / Dialectal
/ɡaʊl/To howl or cry loudly; to bawl, especially of a child.
gown
nounverbverb-transitiveB2
/ɡaʊn/A long, loose, formal dress, especially one worn for special occasions or by women in the past.
gownsman
nounVery Low
/ˈɡaʊnzmən/A person who wears a distinctive gown, especially a member of a university or a lawyer.
goy
nounLow
/ɡɔɪ/A Yiddish term for a non-Jewish person.
goya
nounLow
/ˈɡɔɪ.ə/A type of bitter melon (Momordica charantia), a tropical and subtropical vine bearing a distinctive, bumpy-skinned, green fruit that is often used in cooking.
goyen
nounObsolete/Extremely Rare
/ˈɡɔɪən/ or /ˈɡɔɪɛn/ (hypothetical, based on spelling)This word does not appear in major standard English dictionaries (e.g., Oxford English Dictionary, Merriam-Webster). It is likely a rare dialectal or obsolete term, or a surname/place name.
gozzle
nounRare/Regional
/ˈɡɒz.əl/To drink greedily or excessively, to guzzle.
graafian follicle
nounC2
/ˌɡrɑːfɪən ˈfɒlɪk(ə)l/A fluid-filled structure in the mammalian ovary, containing a developing egg cell (oocyte), which matures and ruptures during ovulation.

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