4 letter word starting with gn

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
gnar noun A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; — written also gnarr., To gnarl; to snarl; to growl; — written also gnarr.
gnat noun A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes. See Mosquito., Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in America, a small biting fly of the genus Simulium and allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc.
gnaw verb t. To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at., To bite in agony or rage., To corrode; to fret away; to waste., To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable.
gnew imp. of Gnaw.
gnof noun Churl; curmudgeon.
gnow imp. Gnawed.