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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>GILLY</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="gilly"> gilly, noun, pl. -lies. =gillie.</DL> <A NAME="gillyflower"> gillyflower, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. any one of various flowers having a spicy, clovelike fragrance, such as the wallflower, the stock, the carnation, and the clove pink. <DD> 2. a variety of dark-red apple, of a delicate, spicy flavor. </DL> <A NAME="gilsonite"> gilsonite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very pure form of asphalt; uintaite. </DL> <A NAME="gilt"> gilt (1), verb, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>verb gilded; a past tense and a past participle of gild (1). <DD>adj. gilded. <DD>noun 1. a thin layer of gold or similar material with which a thing is gilded. Ex. The gilt is coming off from this frame. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) gilding; veneer. <DD> 3. (Slang.) gold; money. expr. gilts, (British.) gilt-edged securities. </DL> <A NAME="gilt"> gilt (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a young sow or female pig, especially one less than a year old which has not given birth to pigs. </DL> <A NAME="giltedge"> gilt-edge, adjective. =gilt-edged.</DL> <A NAME="giltedged"> gilt-edged, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having gilded edges. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) of the very best quality. Ex. Gilt-edged securities are the safest kind to invest in. </DL> <A NAME="gilthead"> gilthead, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various fishes having golden markings on the head. </DL> <A NAME="gimbal"> gimbal, noun, verb, -balled, -balling or -baled, -baling.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun =gimbals. <DD>v.t. to provide or support with gimbals. <DD>v.i. to swivel or rotate in or as if in gimbals. </DL> <A NAME="gimbals"> gimbals, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> an arrangement for keeping an object horizontal, and giving it freedom to rotate about a fixed center. A ship's compass is supported on gimbals made of a pair of rings pivoted to swing, one within the other, on axes at right angles to each other. </DL> <A NAME="gimcrack"> gimcrack, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a showy, use less trifle; knickknack. <DD>adj. showy but useless. (SYN) worthless. </DL> <A NAME="gimcrackery"> gimcrackery, noun, pl. -eries.<DL COMPACT><DD> gimcracks collectively. </DL> <A NAME="gimcracky"> gimcracky, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> showy but useless. Ex. ... the gimcracky souvenirs that every fair inspires (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="gimel"> gimel, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet. </DL> <A NAME="gimlet"> gimlet (1), noun, verb, -leted, -leting or (especially British) -letted, -letting.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a small tool with a screw point for boring holes. <DD>v.t. 1. to pierce with or as if with a gimlet. Ex. He had dark, piercing black eyes that simply gimleted you. <DD> 2. to turn around like a gimlet. </DL> <A NAME="gimlet"> gimlet (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cocktail of gin or vodka with sweetened lime juice. </DL> <A NAME="gimleteye"> gimlet eye,<DL COMPACT><DD> a sharp or piercing eye. Ex. He is brought up under the gimlet eye and Puritan maxims of a crabby maiden aunt (Time). </DL> <A NAME="gimleteyed"> gimlet-eyed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having eyes that are sharp and piercing. </DL> <A NAME="gimlety"> gimlety, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> piercing like a gimlet. </DL> <A NAME="gimmal"> gimmal, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> two or more interlocking rings. </DL> <A NAME="gimme"> gimme, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD>noun the act or practice of asking for money, donations, gifts, or grants. Ex. Santa ... patron saint of gimme (Canadian Saturday Night). <DD>adj. characterized by gimme; asking for money, donations, or gifts. Ex. gimme organizations. </DL> <A NAME="gimmecap"> gimme cap,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a visored cap with a clasp for adjusting it to any head size. Ex. You will not see his cowboys fixing a baler or wearing ... gimme caps. They wear broad-rimmed hats (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="gimmick"> gimmick, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD>noun 1. any small device, especially one used secretly or in a tricky manner, such as one used by a magician in performing a trick or one attached to a wheel of chance. Ex. These gadgets aren't gimmicks (Wall Street Journal). <DD> 2. a hidden or tricky condition in a plan or the like; catch. <DD> 3. an idea, scheme, or stunt to attract attention. Ex. The writer who attempts a new book on the subject tends to look for some gimmick to distinguish it from the others (Observer). <DD>v.t. to fit with gimmicks or gadgets. Ex. Speakers' platforms are gimmicked up to catch both festival and brawl (Time). </DL> <A NAME="gimmickery"> gimmickery, noun, pl. -eries.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) gimmicks or the use of them. </DL> <A NAME="gimmickry"> gimmickry, noun, pl. -ries. =gimmickery.</DL> <A NAME="gimmicky"> gimmicky, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) using gimmicks. Ex. nothing slick or gimmicky about this honest and perceptive story (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="gimp"> gimp (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a braidlike trimming made of silk, worsted, or cotton, sometimes stiffened with wire, used on garments, curtains, or furniture. </DL> <A NAME="gimp"> gimp (2), noun. =guimpe.</DL> <A NAME="gimp"> gimp (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) energy; vigor. </DL> <A NAME="gimp"> gimp (4), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun (Slang.) 1. a lame step or walk; limp. <DD> 2. a person who limps. <DD>v.i. to walk with a limp; hobble. </DL> <A NAME="gimpy"> gimpy, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) lame; limping; halting. </DL> <A NAME="gin"> gin (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a strong, colorless alcoholic drink, distilled mostly from grain and usually flavored with juniper berries. </DL> <A NAME="gin"> gin (2), noun, verb, ginned, ginning.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a machine for separating cotton from its seeds; cotton gin. <DD> 2. a trap, snare, or net for catching game. Ex. O Thou, who dids't with Pitfall and with Gin Beset the Road I was to wander in (Edward FitzGerald). <DD> 3. any one of various machines for pulling or liftingobjects, such as a winch. <DD> 4. (Obsolete.) <DD> a. skill; cleverness. <DD> b. trickery; cunning. <DD>v.t. 1. to separate (cotton) from its seeds. <DD> 2. to trap; snare. expr. gin up, (U.S. Dialect or Informal.) to stir up. Ex. gin up support for the President's ... policy (Atlantic). </DL> <A NAME="gin"> gin (3), noun, verb, ginned, ginning.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun =gin rummy. <DD>v.i. to win a game in gin rummy; go gin. expr. go gin, to meld all of one's cards in gin rummy, except one for discarding; gin. </DL> <A NAME="gin"> gin (4), transitive verb, intransitive verb, gan, gun, ginning.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) to begin. </DL> <A NAME="gin"> gin (5), conjunction.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) if; whether. </DL> <A NAME="gin"> gin (6), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Australian Slang.) a female aborigine. </DL> <A NAME="ginandbitters"> gin and bitters,<DL COMPACT><DD> a short alcoholic drink made with gin and angostura or other bitters. </DL> <A NAME="ginandit"> gin and it,<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Informal.) a short drink consisting of gin and Italian vermouth. </DL> <A NAME="ginandtonic"> gin and tonic,<DL COMPACT><DD> an alcoholic drink consisting of gin and quinine water. </DL> <A NAME="ginfizz"> gin fizz,<DL COMPACT><DD> an alcoholic drink consisting of gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. </DL> <A NAME="gingal"> gingal or gingall, noun. =jingal.</DL> <A NAME="ginger"> ginger (1), noun, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a spice made from the pungent root of a cultivated tropical plant. It is used for flavoring and in medicine. <DD> 2. its root, often preserved in syrup or candied. <DD> 3. the plant, belonging to the ginger family. <DD> 4. (Informal, Figurative.) liveliness; energy. <DD> 5. a light, reddish or brownish yellow. <DD>adj. light reddish- or brownish-yellow. <DD>v.t. 1. to treat or flavor with ginger. <DD> 2. (Informal, Figurative.) to make spirited or lively; enliven. Ex. New cadres were trained and sent out to ginger up timorous local committees (Time). </DL> <A NAME="ginger"> ginger (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) gingerly. </DL> <A NAME="gingerale"> ginger ale,<DL COMPACT><DD> a bubbling drink flavored with ginger. It contains no alcohol. </DL> <A NAME="gingerbeer"> ginger beer,<DL COMPACT><DD> a drink similar to ginger ale, but made with fermenting ginger. </DL> <A NAME="gingerbread"> gingerbread, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a kind of cake flavored with ginger and sweetened with molasses. Gingerbread is often made in fancy shapes. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) something showy and elaborate, but not in good taste; tasteless and useless ornamentation. Cheap carvings glued on furniture are gingerbread. <DD>adj. showy; gaudy. Ex. when architecture divested itself of the gingerbread frosting of the nineteenth century (Atlantic). </DL> <A NAME="gingerbreadtree"> gingerbread tree or palm, =doum palm.</DL> <A NAME="gingerbready"> gingerbready, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like gingerbread; having a trivial and showy style. </DL> <A NAME="gingerfamily"> ginger family,<DL COMPACT><DD> a group of monocotyledonous herbs found chiefly in tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere. The family includes ginger, tumeric, and cardamom. </DL> <A NAME="gingergroup"> ginger group,<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) an active, stimulating, and challenging group within an organization. </DL> <A HREF="gingerly.dic">NEXT</A>