Ginnee (n.) See Jinnee.
Ginnet (n.) See Genet, a horse.
Ginning (v. i.) Beginning.
Ginny-carriage (n.) A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a railroad.
Ginseng (n.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.
Ginshop (n.) A shop or barroom where gin is sold as a beverage.
Gip (v. t.) To take out the entrails of (herrings).
Gip (n.) A servant. See Gyp.
Gipoun (n.) A short cassock.
Gipser (n.) Alt. of Gipsire
Gipsire (n.) A kind of pouch formerly worn at the girdle.
Gipsy (n. a.) See Gypsy.
Gipsyism (n.) See Gypsyism.
Giraffe (n.) An African ruminant (Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs.
Girandole (n.) An ornamental branched candlestick.
Girandole (n.) A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form.
Girandole (n.) A kind of revolving firework.
Girandole (n.) A series of chambers in defensive mines.
Girasole Girasol (n.) See Heliotrope.
Girasole Girasol (n.) A variety of opal which is usually milk white, bluish white, or sky blue; but in a bright light it reflects a reddish color.
Gird (n.) A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
Gird (n.) A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
Gird (v.) To strike; to smite.
Gird (v.) To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
Gird (v. i.) To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
Girt (imp. & p. p.) of Gird
Girded () of Gird
Girding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gird
Gird (v. t.) To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
Gird (v. t.) To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
Gird (v. t.) To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
Gird (v. t.) To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
Gird (v. t.) To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.
Girder (n.) One who girds; a satirist.
Girder (n.) One who, or that which, girds.
Girder (n.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double.
Girding (n.) That with which one is girded; a girdle.
Girdle (n.) A griddle.
Girdle (n.) That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus.
Girdle (n.) The zodiac; also, the equator.
Girdle (n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
Girdle (n.) A thin bed or stratum of stone.
Girdle (n.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
Girdled (imp. & p. p.) of Girdle
Girdling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Girdle
Girdle (v. t.) To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
Girdle (v. t.) To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.
Girdler (n.) One who girdles.
Girdler (n.) A maker of girdles.
Girdler (n.) An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvae.
Girdlestead (n.) That part of the body where the girdle is worn.
Girdlestead (n.) The lap.
Gire (n.) See Gyre.
Girkin (n.) See Gherkin.
Girl (n.) A young person of either sex; a child.
Girl (n.) A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden.
Girl (n.) A female servant; a maidservant.
Girl (n.) A roebuck two years old.
Girlhood (n.) State or time of being a girl.
Girlish (a.) Like, or characteristic of, a girl; of or pertaining to girlhood; innocent; artless; immature; weak; as, girlish ways; girlish grief.
Girlond (n.) A garland; a prize.
Girn (n.) To grin.
Girondist (n.) A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde.
Girondist (a.) Of or pertaining to the Girondists.
Girrock (n.) A garfish.
Girt () imp. & p. p. of Gird.
Girted (imp. & p. p.) of Girt
Girting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Girt
Girt (v.) To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree.
Girt (a.) Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.
Girt (n.) Same as Girth.
Girth (n.) A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.
Girth (n.) The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything.
Girth (n.) A small horizontal brace or girder.
Girth (v. t.) To bind as with a girth.
Girtline (n.) A gantline.
Gisarm (n.) A weapon with a scythe-shaped blade, and a separate long sharp point, mounted on a long staff and carried by foot soldiers.
Gise (v. t.) To feed or pasture.
Gise (n.) Guise; manner.
Gisle (n.) A pledge.
Gismondine (n.) Alt. of Gismondite
Gismondite (n.) A native hydrated silicate of alumina, lime, and potash, first noticed near Rome.
Gist (n.) A resting place.
Gist (n.) The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question.
Git (n.) See Geat.
Gite (n.) A gown.
Gith (n.) The corn cockle; also anciently applied to the Nigella, or fennel flower.
Gittern (n.) An instrument like a guitar.
Gittern (v. i.) To play on gittern.
Gittith (n.) A musical instrument, of unknown character, supposed by some to have been used by the people of Gath, and thence obtained by David. It is mentioned in the title of Psalms viii., lxxxi., and lxxxiv.
Guist (n.) Same as Joust.
Giusto (a.) In just, correct, or suitable time.
Gave (imp.) of Give
Given (p. p.) of Give
Giving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Give
Give (n.) To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow.
Give (n.) To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.
Give (n.) To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
Give (n.) To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.