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"the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders",
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"a giant- size box of detergent",
"the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Apple Developer Academy was introduced last year in an effort to support the tech giant 's $100 million racial equity and justice initiative. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"Salesforce, a tech giant , did not answer questions. \u2014 Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"Google serves as the lead sponsor of PGA Create, in a partnership that was initially brokered by United Talent Agency\u2019s entertainment and culture marketing division, which represents the tech giant . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"The announcement means the South Korean tech giant will beat its chief chipmaking rival, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, to market with the smaller product. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"On Tuesday, the tech giant announced that Charissa Thompson, a veteran of ESPN and Extra, will be the main wraparound studio host for its primetime NFL telecasts. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"Now the tech giant is coming under heavy fire for its policing of predators. \u2014 Thomas Brewster, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The tech giant \u2019s Pinterest competitor, however, has largely gone unnoticed by most Google users. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"Apple workers in Towson, Maryland, have voted to form the first-ever labor union at one of the tech giant \u2019s US stores. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Of course, Raquel Rodriguez was in the vaunted giant slot, where the whole field conspired against her due to her size. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"Aaron Judge crushing baseballs toward the giant glove beyond the left-field bleachers at Oracle Park. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 July 2022",
"Surround yourself in a rainbow of color with this interactive art installation that features giant , pivoting prisms that transform the Krohn into a kaleidoscope of color. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 3 July 2022",
"Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan Maley and April Aamodt are on the look out for Mormon crickets - giant insects that can ravage crops. \u2014 CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"Ask your veterinarian about the best dinnerware for your large or giant breed dog. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"According to Business Insider, the signals were discovered by China\u2019s 500-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST,) the only giant , single-dish, radio telescope in the world. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
"In a world of large cedar and giant maple is a perch that provides guests with all the sights and smells the Pacific Northwest is known for. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"Characters are also tied up, slammed, sliced, swept away, shot, electrocuted, stabbed, strangled, frozen, and chased by giant and threatening beings. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022"
": to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly":[]
},
"examples":[
"What are they gibbering about now?",
"Calm down! You sound like a gibbering idiot!",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For a while, police interest bent toward a Phud who had been warned he might be eliminated from the program, who had seemed almost exultant about the fire and gibbered gleefully about the media spotlight. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2018",
"Or is Tucker Carlson the exact opposite of a journalist and his broadcast the Platonic ideal of gibbering insanity? \u2014 Amanda Arnold, The Cut , 9 Apr. 2018",
"Mr. Eno is well aware of such dangers, and of all the other gibbering clich\u00e9s people are reduced to when contemplating their ultimate ends. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 27 Feb. 2017",
"In issue two, Chang wanders around gibbering like a raw-meat lunatic while his skin tries to escape the little girl, who's keeping it as a pet. \u2014 Maurice Martin, WIRED , 1 Mar. 2002"
"These references, and the relentless assault of \u201870s needle drops, are fun, to a point, but the movie itself is 87 minutes of pure chaos, a hallucinatory, cacophonous fever dream of nonsensical subplots and Minion gibberish . \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"With that, the beautiful bird jumped off the low branch and walked off into an alder patch, tired of my gibberish . \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"As McCartney strums and murmurs gibberish , a melody begins to form. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Dec. 2021",
"As McCartney strums and murmurs gibberish , a melody begins to form. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Speaking gibberish came with some distinct advantages. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
"In the end, as noted, Bush turned the duties test into highly manipulable gibberish . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"These were the cynical operations that fleetingly gamed Google by snatching up keywords and came to dominate the web with gibberish . \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
"As McCartney strums and murmurs gibberish , a melody begins to form. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Dec. 2021"
": a mineral Al(OH) 3 consisting of light-colored translucent aluminum hydroxide occurring as monoclinic crystals and also in stalactitic and spheroidal forms":[]
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"George Gibbs \u20201833 American mineralogist + English -ite":""
"teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the Space Force decision was announced six months ago, and suggesting it\u2019s at fault for the New Glenn delay doesn\u2019t gibe with Blue\u2019s previous statements. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 26 Feb. 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gibe scoff , jeer , gibe , fleer , sneer , flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. scoffed at their concerns jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision. the crowd jeered at the prisoners gibe implies taunting either good-naturedly or in sarcastic derision. hooted and gibed at the umpire fleer suggests grinning or grimacing derisively. the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity sneer stresses insulting by contemptuous facial expression, phrasing, or tone of voice. sneered at anything romantic flout stresses contempt shown by refusal to heed. flouted the conventions of polite society",
"The high end of inkjet printing is the gicl\u00e9e print \u2026 . The name is derived from the French verb \"gicler\" meaning to squirt, or more accurately in this case, an extremely fine spray of many different sized droplets. This application of overlapping dots of ink mixes, forming additional color combinations. The application of the inks in this printing process is so fine that there are no discernible dots or droplets on the final print.",
"\u2014 Steven Bleicher , Contemporary Color: Theory and Use , 2012",
"Gicl\u00e9es are produced from digital scans of existing artwork.",
": a process by which high-quality prints (see print entry 1 sense 6b ) are produced using an ink-jet printer":[
"Hayes' festival painting displays a coastal scene with vibrantly dressed people searching for oysters. The piece is printed using gicl\u00e9e , a process that involves squirting microscopic dots of ink onto fine-quality archival paper or canvas. The ink is actually absorbed into the paper, giving the piece a look very close to the original.",
"\u2014 The Myrtle Beach (South Carolina) Sun-News , 12 Oct. 2006"
"borrowed from French, \"spurt or gush of liquid,\" noun derivative from feminine past participle of gicler \"to spurt, splash,\" going back to Middle French, \"to make gush\" (attested once), borrowed from regional French (Lyonnais), borrowed from Franco-Proven\u00e7al (Lyon) jiclio, jaclio \"to gush, spurt,\" probably going back to Gallo-Romance *c\u012bscul\u0101re (whence also Old Occitan cisclar, gisclar \"to rain and blow together,\" Old French cisler \"to lash\"), of uncertain origin":""
"Buffalo resident Jamie Lash was giddy as Buffalo Bills player Josh Thomas draped his arm around her shoulder and smiled for a picture Wednesday. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
"Travis\u2019s oceanside proposal to Kourtney goes perfectly, and the family festivities that follow are giddy . \u2014 Vogue , 5 May 2022",
"It was featured two days later on Tucker Carlson\u2019s Fox News show, and Carlson was giddy while describing it. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"After learning that Walsh was about to be exposed, the president sent a giddy response to Ernst. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Using interviews with Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and several of the president\u2019s campaign aides, the committee video captured how the sense of celebration inside the White House residence turned from giddy optimism to grim anxiety. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The giddy effervescence of fireworks shouldn\u2019t be limited to the Fourth of July. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"There were no men in tall hats, getting vitiated, just a giddy crowd, ready for some good news at last, standing under umbrellas in the rain. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"Kosinski embedded custom cameras in real F-18s to capture the actors in actual death-defying flight patterns and the cockpit performances have a giddy authenticity that practically nothing else does. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Grab the Fishy bagel with the whitefish spread and giddy up. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"That's when Watters giddied -up onstage to show off his moves which have since gone viral. \u2014 Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle , 25 Feb. 2020",
"The guests giddied into the night no doubt writing fantasy Christmas lists: a playful pair of ear clips made of amethyst, Ceylon sapphire, and diamonds by JAR or a mighty Cartier emerald-and-diamond necklace? \u2014 Vogue , 18 Oct. 2019",
"Though the Illinois man was lucky enough to giddy up and grab a quick taco, other hungry equestrians have made headlines for being turned away. \u2014 Janine Puhak, Fox News , 22 May 2018",
"Many Democrats giddy from their recent health policy successes are starting to reach enthusiastically for a mountaintop goal: establishing a single-payer system for all Americans. \u2014 Margot Sanger-katz, New York Times , 11 Sep. 2017",
"These giddying sums are shaking the landscape of pro soccer. \u2014 Chris Buckley, New York Times , 4 Jan. 2017"
": a somewhat scrubby Australian acacia ( Acacia cambagei ) that grows chiefly in dry inland regions and has an extremely foul-smelling blossom":[],
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": the dense hard dark wood of gidgee and various other small Australian acacias that is valued for turning and carving and used also for fencing and fuel":[],
"gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The woman left the restaurant without paying a $442.15 bill for pizzas, drinks, game tokens, gift bags, and other items, according to a police report. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
"Outsource the administration of your matching gift program. \u2014 Jake Wood, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"This gift tree favor will grow alongside your little one. \u2014 Brie Gatchalian, Woman's Day , 29 June 2022",
"Company spokesperson Andy Stone pointed to Meta's policy on pharmaceutical drugs, which prohibits efforts to buy, sell, trade or gift pharmaceuticals. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Attempts to donate or gift drugs are also forbidden, as are most posts that are formulated as explicit requests for drugs. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Jars of her pickles were even included in Academy and Emmy Awards\u2019 gift bags. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"Online, social media users criticized the gift bag as mediocre and not fitting to show appreciation for an employee of almost three decades, according to People.com. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 28 June 2022",
"Resembling a bowling ball in both size and appearance, each was bound, shibari-bondage style, by hemp rope woven into a net-like tote and perched atop an elegant, wooden gift box. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Flashy graphics and cool suits framed a presentation which included a pledge to gift heavily discounted smartphones and a preferential tariff for the internet to every senior in Ukraine who is fully vaccinated. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"And to indulge her favorite kitchen hobby, gift her something luxurious (and yes, practical) to help make meal prep a little more fun. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Local wineries and distilleries also offer their own tours, or gift a tour of the sky with tickets to a hot air balloon ride. \u2014 Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Davidson would go on to gift the costumes and props to Kardashian for Valentine\u2019s Day. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Juicy was also one of the first brands to aggressively gift its product to A-listers. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"Also, think of it as an investment for future Father's Days\u2014take note of his favorite varietal and gift him a bottle next year. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 4 May 2022",
"Blum said location can help you to determine what to gift the marrying couple. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Roger Penske met Josef Newgarden in victory lane with six crisp hundred dollar bills to gift the race winner. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Old Norse, something given, talent; akin to Old English giefan to give":"Noun and Verb"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gift Noun gift , faculty , aptitude , bent , talent , genius , knack mean a special ability for doing something. gift often implies special favor by God or nature. the gift of singing beautifully faculty applies to an innate or less often acquired ability for a particular accomplishment or function. a faculty for remembering names aptitude implies a natural liking for some activity and the likelihood of success in it. a mechanical aptitude bent is nearly equal to aptitude but it stresses inclination perhaps more than specific ability. a family with an artistic bent talent suggests a marked natural ability that needs to be developed. has enough talent to succeed genius suggests impressive inborn creative ability. has no great genius for poetry knack implies a comparatively minor but special ability making for ease and dexterity in performance. the knack of getting along",
": a unit of measure for the calculating speed of a computer equal to one billion floating-point operations per second":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ending is certainly an interesting new bit of table-setting: There\u2019s Dolores and Bernard both in the real world, Maeve still in the park, Teddy in the great beyond, and gigaflops of data that have been beamed to some mysterious place. \u2014 The Atlantic , 24 June 2018",
"Back in 1998, the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts housed the 27th most-powerful supercomputer in the world, with 116 cores providing a maximum performance of 213 gigaflops . \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 May 2018",
"Each core is capable of delivering a gigaflop a second, and takes up only a few square millimeters, and each Blue Gene chip will carry a few dozen of them. \u2014 Oliver Morton, WIRED , 1 July 2001"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ending is certainly an interesting new bit of table-setting: There\u2019s Dolores and Bernard both in the real world, Maeve still in the park, Teddy in the great beyond, and gigaflops of data that have been beamed to some mysterious place. \u2014 The Atlantic , 24 June 2018",
"Back in 1998, the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts housed the 27th most-powerful supercomputer in the world, with 116 cores providing a maximum performance of 213 gigaflops . \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 May 2018",
"Each core is capable of delivering a gigaflop a second, and takes up only a few square millimeters, and each Blue Gene chip will carry a few dozen of them. \u2014 Oliver Morton, WIRED , 1 July 2001"
"Wi-Fi receivers typically transmit at about a five gigahertz frequency. \u2014 Gary Fowler, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2021",
"But keep in mind that in most cases, 5G won't exceed 100 gigahertz in frequency, a far cry from the harmful radiation, which is measured in exahertz (a unit of frequency equal to 1018 Hertz). \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 27 Oct. 2020",
"Midband uses frequencies from 2.5 gigahertz to 4.2 GHz with peak speeds of 1 gigabit per second. \u2014 Dallas News , 5 Mar. 2020",
"That does indeed sound dated compared to the current crop of hypercars, which boast megawatts of hybrid or electric power and gigahertz of processing power to tame it all. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Dec. 2019",
"The concerns center around the impacts of 5G use of a nearby band, 24.25 to 24.45 gigahertz , and whether those transmissions could bleed over to disrupt the weather equipment. \u2014 Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times , 6 Aug. 2019",
"Instead, the team opted for maximum sensitivity and designed their detectors to receive a single frequency: 150 gigahertz . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Sep. 2014",
"Other wireless industry experts cite opportunities above 3.5 gigahertz , where several other countries have marked frequencies for 5G use. \u2014 Sarah Krouse, WSJ , 20 June 2019",
"That band \u2014 24 gigahertz \u2014 sits right next to one that federal scientists use to detect water vapor emissions in the atmosphere. \u2014 Susanne Rust, latimes.com , 20 June 2019"
"a raccoon got into the trash and now there's a gigantic mess in our backyard",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For perspective on how gigantic the digital canvas will be, imagine 3,592 60-inch televisions lined up side-by-side. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Still, some investors, reassured by Wall Street's buy-side analysts, are clinging to the view that last year's gigantic earnings have more or less set a new, super-elevated base for the future. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Beginning in the late 1940s, Honda built itself into the biggest motorcycle manufacturer in the world by reinventing the category away from gigantic , intimidating machines for tough guys and into bikes that were small and friendly for everyone. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 1 Jan. 2021",
"Ancient fossils of gigantic 'Dragon of Death' flying reptile unearthed in Argentina. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Starting with the financial crisis around 2008, the role of the Fed has been gigantic . \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Beneath silver, shimmering draping, grandiose curtains, and gigantic orbs suspended from the ceiling, waiters served Champagne and Campari cocktails to early guests as the stars of the movie made their way from the Grand Theatre Lumiere. \u2014 Douglas Greenwood, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"Converge become this gigantic , huge band and be very successful. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 24 May 2022",
"The discovery of new fossils suggest gigantic dragons were flying around Earth alongside dinosaurs 86 million years ago. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gigantic enormous , immense , huge , vast , gigantic , colossal , mammoth mean exceedingly large. enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness. an enormous expense an immense shopping mall huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount. incurred a huge debt vast usually suggests immensity of extent. the vast Russian steppes gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind. a gigantic sports stadium colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions. a colossal statue of Lincoln mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk. a mammoth boulder",
"We were all joking and giggling nervously as we waited for the ceremony to begin.",
"Noun",
"poking fun at the royal family is nothing new, but this movie comedy has a few giggles you haven't heard before",
"couldn't help but giggle at his remark",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The piece can get so big and booming that when the occasional quiet melody breaks through you almost giggle . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"On April 27, Kaavia's parents posted a video of the mother-daughter duo for the toddler's almost 2 million Instagram fans to giggle over. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Students and Rollins staff members came in droves to the campus greenroom starting Monday to gawk, giggle and hold their noses up at the putrid-smelling flower. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Even those who don\u2019t typically gravitate toward anime will find plenty to giggle at here. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Even those who don\u2019t typically gravitate toward anime will find plenty to giggle at here. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Well, certainly knowledge of the seminal NBC comedy is necessary to be amused by the new show, which spends at least its first hour dropping references and counting on people to giggle in recognition. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Kids rhapsodize about bug-eyed dolls with raspy mini boom boxes inside them, light-up teapots that giggle out tinny tunes. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Vulture , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Meanwhile, the friends\u2019 sense of humor keeps things light, and gives the film an excuse to giggle occasionally about L.A. stereotypes like the woo-woo yoga instructor asking about their past lives. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022",
"First, the shyness from the little girl, then the tiny wave and finally a giggle , like the two of them just shared a joke somewhere between the organic blueberries and bulk banana chips. \u2014 Kendra Meinert, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Even teens will have trouble resisting the silly, giggle -inducing task of trying to hit a wobbly water balloon with a plastic bat. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
"So do his various unsettling mannerisms \u2014 including a giggle that is pure nightmare fuel. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"At its most charitable interpretation, this word evokes an infantilizing giggle . \u2014 Kara Alaimo, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Then, after a slight giggle , the training kicked in. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Two 8-year-old girls, Emily Narozhna and Angelina Galstian, giggle nearby. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Then Tiger, playing his first tournament since his February car crash, and Charlie went out and joined in the Sunday birdie-fest at the silly season, hit-n- giggle event. \u2014 USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Kim Kardashian West had a giggle over a playful (and holiday-appropriate) negotiation with her 3-year-old daughter, Chicago. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 17 Dec. 2021"
"Political candidates often gild their story and, so far, in the race for the Republican Senate nomination with the backing of former President Donald Trump, Walker\u2019s troubled background, falsehoods and contradictions have not carried a price. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, ajc , 21 May 2022",
"Not afraid to gild the lily, Diner Grill\u2019s cooks top the whole affair with a shimmering lava flow of chili and two eggs sunny side up. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Just to gild the lily, there\u2019s one more stat to add to the staggering list. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The brand\u2019s very first frame, also an 18-karat piece, used gold for its functional and non-reactive properties, as in dentistry, rather than to gild the face. \u2014 Alexander Freeling, Robb Report , 21 Oct. 2021",
"It\u2019s no longer enough to just gild the lily; the lily must now be ballyhooed as a veritable garden, in full bloom. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2021",
"But the up-to-the-minute plotlines gild what insiders say has been a very tumultuous time. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2020",
"The sauce should gild , not asphyxiate, the noodles. \u2014 Saveur Editors, Saveur , 30 May 2017",
"Apple first rose to fame as a troubadour of sad songs gilded with rage, her voice burning with emotion. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2020"
": a flicker ( Colaptes chrysoides ) of the southwestern U.S. resembling the common eastern flicker in having the undersurface of the wings and tail yellow but lacking the red nape":[]
": a preparation of wax, verdigris, and other substances for imparting a tint to gilding by burning off the wax so that the copper from the verdigris combines with the gold":[]
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1884, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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"Middle English gile , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish g\u00e4l gill, Old Norse gj\u01eblnar lips; akin to Greek chelyn\u0113 lip, jawbone":"Noun",
"Middle English gille , from Medieval Latin gillus , from Late Latin gillo, gello water pot":"Noun",
"Middle English gille , from Old Norse gil ; akin to Old High German gil hernia":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Gill , nickname for Gillian":"Noun"
"a remarkable amount of money is spent on gimcracks and other unnecessary items each year",
"that woman has enough gimcracks to fill up a novelty company's mail-order catalog",
"Adjective",
"a store plastered with \u201cgoing out of business\u201d signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The inevitable flood tide of gimcrack Biden souvenirs has yet to start in earnest, but there are some. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Dec. 2020",
"So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall? \u2014 Felipe Fern\u00e1ndez-armesto, WSJ , 25 June 2018",
"Science fiction on the screen had been pinched, gimcrack , borderline laughable. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 10 May 2018",
"The designer Vicki Mortimer has created a set that feels like a gimcrack warehouse, full of old ladders and lights and puppet-stage-like window frames. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 16 Aug. 2016"
": an important feature that is not immediately apparent : catch":[
"\u2026 few readers would look for a gimmick in an advertisement featuring airline schedules, but few would fail to look for the fine print in an ad announcing New Low-Price Fares.",
"The proposal to cut taxes was just an election gimmick to win votes.",
"that free magazine subscription they offer is just a sales gimmick to get you to buy their product",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instant delivery is largely viewed as a marketing gimmick \u2014an expensive one that makes riders drive dangerously to avoid being penalised. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 21 Mar. 2022",
"That is tricky, because the game is a cheesy marketing gimmick . \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Aug. 2021",
"That is what separates the marketing gimmick from a brand truly invested in creating positive impact. \u2014 David Hessekiel, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"What began as a marketing gimmick appears to be gaining traction. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Still, the combination of technology and fashion somehow always feels like a gimmick (especially after Dior\u2019s moving couture show in January, which celebrated the beauty of artisanship and handcraft in India). \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The first smart speaker launched by Amazon in late 2014 was initially dismissed as a gimmick but turned out to be a surprise hit\u2014one that crimped sales of Sonos\u2019s more-premium speaker line. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Madcap Moss shouldn\u2019t be making terrible jokes as part of a babyface gimmick . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Of course, streaming services engage in all kinds of stunts in order to gain attention, and there's no denying that this amounts to a bit of a gimmick . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Pat Brown gimmicked the accounting system to escape raising taxes again before Republican Ronald Reagan ousted him in 1966. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2020"
"The Breda Redhead Days festival\u2014which grew out of a photo shoot by Dutch artist Bart Rouwenhorst\u2014now attracts five or six thousand gingers from around the world.",
"\u2014 Bruce Ingram"
],
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": pep":[
"the ginger to \u2026 work hard",
"\u2014 Willa Cather"
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": the spice usually prepared by drying and grinding ginger":[],
"a 60-year-old with the ginger to consider skydiving lessons",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mixmaster Charles Griffin\u2019s uses Pimm\u2019s No. 1, lemonade, fruits and club soda, vs. the more familiar 7Up or ginger ale. \u2014 Michael Klein, Philly.com , 19 July 2017",
"Slice banana bread diagonally and place on top of ginger cr\u00e8me anglaise. \u2014 Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal , 4 July 2017",
"Their line of cans range from a spicy ginger -beer and rum to a gin and tonic infused with crisp cucumber and grapefruit. \u2014 Hillary Eaton, Fortune , 17 June 2017",
"Their Tung Po pork belly arrives in the petite lidded pot it\u2019s cooked in, kept warm over a candle that continues to thicken and caramelize the dark, ginger and soy sauce. \u2014 Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times , 15 June 2017",
"Raw, berry-sized Thai eggplants are snappy, slightly bitter surprises in an earthy green short rib curry, with extra layers of flavor from ginger -like finger root and basil. \u2014 Jodi Mailander Farrell, miamiherald , 29 June 2017",
"Signature menu items include a lobster and avocado salad, served with a miso- ginger dressing, and a strip steak. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 26 June 2017",
"Preparation Process shallot, garlic, lemongrass, ginger , jalape\u00f1o, coriander, cumin, \u00bd cup cilantro, and 1 Tbsp. \u2014 Bon Appetit , 26 June 2017",
"The vegetable is salted and then usually rubbed with chili powder, garlic, ginger and scallions. \u2014 Anna Fifield, Washington Post , 22 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Green Clean balm\u2014a cleanser formulated with turmeric, moringa extract, papaya enzymes, as well as sunflower and ginger root oils to melt away residue for hydrated, smooth skin. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Place the scallions, garlic, and ginger on the plate, then place the chicken over them, skin side up. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"In the episode, Kardashian and Barker were assisted by Martha Soffer, who guided them through dietary changes as well as treatments including a vaginal steam and ginger foot bath as a part of their pre-conception care. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Mario Badescu\u2019s Deodorant is formulated with cleansing sage, cucumber, and ginger root oils. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The apple, cucumber, and ginger Fortitude blend provides a refreshing hit after a sweaty run. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"The product contains a soothing blend of rosemary leaf oil, chamomile oil, and ginger root extract to provide anti-inflammatory and relaxing effects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The hyaluronic acid and squalane in the formula help keep the skin moisturized, alongside turmeric and ginger root oils to soothe and add radiance, respectively, according to cosmetic chemist Ginger King. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The spices, heirloom varieties sourced from North Oakland\u2019s Brundo Spice Co., impart sweet heat and a bouquet of fenugreek, black cardamom and ginger into the dishes. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022"
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
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"Middle English, alteration of Old English gingifer , from Medieval Latin gingiber , alteration of Latin zingiber , from Greek zingiberi , of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Pali si\u1e45giv\u0113ra ginger":"Noun"
": an essential oil that resembles palmarosa oil but has an odor like that of common ginger and that is obtained especially from a ginger grass ( Cymbopogon martinii variety sofia )":[]
"Dozens of gingerbread houses will be on display and an artisan gift market will be set up. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
"There are also add-on options for holiday meals in the $10-20 range that will pay for fun activities like decorating gingerbread houses and making holiday treats. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 Nov. 2021",
"From the huge variety of different Christmas lights to wall decor, gingerbread houses, and beyond, there's something here for every design style and color palette. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The decorations are next-level, and families can snow tube (yes, there's fake snow!) and make gingerbread houses, among other holiday activities. \u2014 Teresa Bergen, Travel + Leisure , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Simple gingerbread trim makes this home by Phoebe Howard a delight. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
"This warm and spicy fragrance oozes aromatics of fresh and juicy Italian mandarin, spicy gingerbread accord, warm cedarwood, and a twist of pineapple all housed in a luxurious bottle adorned in Valentino\u2019s iconic rock-stud detailing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Other festive options include peppermint mocha, peppermint white chocolate mocha and a gingerbread latte. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Others are more subtle, like a fabric that incorporates imagery of Haitian gingerbread houses, or patchwork (a Desigual signature) inspired by Spain. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022"
"Dozens of gingerbread houses will be on display and an artisan gift market will be set up. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
"There are also add-on options for holiday meals in the $10-20 range that will pay for fun activities like decorating gingerbread houses and making holiday treats. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 Nov. 2021",
"From the huge variety of different Christmas lights to wall decor, gingerbread houses, and beyond, there's something here for every design style and color palette. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The decorations are next-level, and families can snow tube (yes, there's fake snow!) and make gingerbread houses, among other holiday activities. \u2014 Teresa Bergen, Travel + Leisure , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Simple gingerbread trim makes this home by Phoebe Howard a delight. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
"This warm and spicy fragrance oozes aromatics of fresh and juicy Italian mandarin, spicy gingerbread accord, warm cedarwood, and a twist of pineapple all housed in a luxurious bottle adorned in Valentino\u2019s iconic rock-stud detailing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Other festive options include peppermint mocha, peppermint white chocolate mocha and a gingerbread latte. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Others are more subtle, like a fabric that incorporates imagery of Haitian gingerbread houses, or patchwork (a Desigual signature) inspired by Spain. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022"
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": lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dozens of gingerbread houses will be on display and an artisan gift market will be set up. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
"There are also add-on options for holiday meals in the $10-20 range that will pay for fun activities like decorating gingerbread houses and making holiday treats. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 Nov. 2021",
"From the huge variety of different Christmas lights to wall decor, gingerbread houses, and beyond, there's something here for every design style and color palette. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The decorations are next-level, and families can snow tube (yes, there's fake snow!) and make gingerbread houses, among other holiday activities. \u2014 Teresa Bergen, Travel + Leisure , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Simple gingerbread trim makes this home by Phoebe Howard a delight. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
"This warm and spicy fragrance oozes aromatics of fresh and juicy Italian mandarin, spicy gingerbread accord, warm cedarwood, and a twist of pineapple all housed in a luxurious bottle adorned in Valentino\u2019s iconic rock-stud detailing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Other festive options include peppermint mocha, peppermint white chocolate mocha and a gingerbread latte. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Others are more subtle, like a fabric that incorporates imagery of Haitian gingerbread houses, or patchwork (a Desigual signature) inspired by Spain. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-\u02ccbred"
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"\u2026 loose, exfoliated rock, into which he hammered pitons with the gingerly care of a carpenter finishing cabinets.",
": with extreme care concerning the result of a movement or action : very cautiously and carefully":[
"These working dogs know how to use their jaws gingerly , without exerting undue pressure in handling the livestock.",
"\u2014 American West",
"Today, IVF specialists around the world routinely incubate human eggs and sperm in a laboratory dish and then gingerly transfer a fertilized egg to the mother's uterus.",
"\u2014 Kathy A. Fackelmann",
"Nick Price sat on a cheap folding chair as a group of somber journalists arrived, intending to gingerly ask him how it was that one of the world's best players had just shot an 82 in the third round of the 1998 British Open.",
"gave the cork on the bottle of champagne a gingerly twist",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Unlike the gingerly approach to easing restrictions targeting the spread of the virus, the country is split over reopening businesses and schools. \u2014 Kendall Karson, ABC News , 7 Mar. 2021",
"All the while, amid the unpacking of groceries and food prep and reminiscing, the group addresses in gingerly fashion the subject of Rose\u2019s cancer. \u2014 Alexandra Enders, The New York Review of Books , 26 May 2020"
"\u2026 loose, exfoliated rock, into which he hammered pitons with the gingerly care of a carpenter finishing cabinets.",
"\u2014 David Roberts",
"His questions were gingerly and puzzled.",
"\u2014 John Skow"
],
": with extreme care concerning the result of a movement or action : very cautiously and carefully":[
"These working dogs know how to use their jaws gingerly , without exerting undue pressure in handling the livestock.",
"\u2014 American West",
"Today, IVF specialists around the world routinely incubate human eggs and sperm in a laboratory dish and then gingerly transfer a fertilized egg to the mother's uterus.",
"\u2014 Kathy A. Fackelmann",
"Nick Price sat on a cheap folding chair as a group of somber journalists arrived, intending to gingerly ask him how it was that one of the world's best players had just shot an 82 in the third round of the 1998 British Open.",
"gave the cork on the bottle of champagne a gingerly twist",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Unlike the gingerly approach to easing restrictions targeting the spread of the virus, the country is split over reopening businesses and schools. \u2014 Kendall Karson, ABC News , 7 Mar. 2021",
"All the while, amid the unpacking of groceries and food prep and reminiscing, the group addresses in gingerly fashion the subject of Rose\u2019s cancer. \u2014 Alexandra Enders, The New York Review of Books , 26 May 2020"
"The Breda Redhead Days festival\u2014which grew out of a photo shoot by Dutch artist Bart Rouwenhorst\u2014now attracts five or six thousand gingers from around the world.",
"\u2014 Bruce Ingram"
],
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": pep":[
"the ginger to \u2026 work hard",
"\u2014 Willa Cather"
],
": the spice usually prepared by drying and grinding ginger":[],
"a 60-year-old with the ginger to consider skydiving lessons",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mixmaster Charles Griffin\u2019s uses Pimm\u2019s No. 1, lemonade, fruits and club soda, vs. the more familiar 7Up or ginger ale. \u2014 Michael Klein, Philly.com , 19 July 2017",
"Slice banana bread diagonally and place on top of ginger cr\u00e8me anglaise. \u2014 Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal , 4 July 2017",
"Their line of cans range from a spicy ginger -beer and rum to a gin and tonic infused with crisp cucumber and grapefruit. \u2014 Hillary Eaton, Fortune , 17 June 2017",
"Their Tung Po pork belly arrives in the petite lidded pot it\u2019s cooked in, kept warm over a candle that continues to thicken and caramelize the dark, ginger and soy sauce. \u2014 Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times , 15 June 2017",
"Raw, berry-sized Thai eggplants are snappy, slightly bitter surprises in an earthy green short rib curry, with extra layers of flavor from ginger -like finger root and basil. \u2014 Jodi Mailander Farrell, miamiherald , 29 June 2017",
"Signature menu items include a lobster and avocado salad, served with a miso- ginger dressing, and a strip steak. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 26 June 2017",
"Preparation Process shallot, garlic, lemongrass, ginger , jalape\u00f1o, coriander, cumin, \u00bd cup cilantro, and 1 Tbsp. \u2014 Bon Appetit , 26 June 2017",
"The vegetable is salted and then usually rubbed with chili powder, garlic, ginger and scallions. \u2014 Anna Fifield, Washington Post , 22 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Green Clean balm\u2014a cleanser formulated with turmeric, moringa extract, papaya enzymes, as well as sunflower and ginger root oils to melt away residue for hydrated, smooth skin. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Place the scallions, garlic, and ginger on the plate, then place the chicken over them, skin side up. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"In the episode, Kardashian and Barker were assisted by Martha Soffer, who guided them through dietary changes as well as treatments including a vaginal steam and ginger foot bath as a part of their pre-conception care. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Mario Badescu\u2019s Deodorant is formulated with cleansing sage, cucumber, and ginger root oils. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The apple, cucumber, and ginger Fortitude blend provides a refreshing hit after a sweaty run. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"The product contains a soothing blend of rosemary leaf oil, chamomile oil, and ginger root extract to provide anti-inflammatory and relaxing effects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The hyaluronic acid and squalane in the formula help keep the skin moisturized, alongside turmeric and ginger root oils to soothe and add radiance, respectively, according to cosmetic chemist Ginger King. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The spices, heirloom varieties sourced from North Oakland\u2019s Brundo Spice Co., impart sweet heat and a bouquet of fenugreek, black cardamom and ginger into the dishes. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1844, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, alteration of Old English gingifer , from Medieval Latin gingiber , alteration of Latin zingiber , from Greek zingiberi , of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Pali si\u1e45giv\u0113ra ginger":"Noun"
": to prepare for action : muster up one's resources":[],
": to sneer at : mock":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"in her farewell speech, the departing governor got in some retaliatory girds at the media"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1546, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1566, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English girden \"to encircle the waist of, put a belt about, prepare (oneself),\" going back to Old English gyrdan \"to encircle with a belt, equip,\" going back to Germanic *gur\u0111jan- (whence also Old Saxon gurdian \"to encircle with a belt,\" Old High German gurten, Old Norse gyr\u00f0a ), probably from a zero-grade derivative of the Indo-European root seen in *ghorto- or *ghordho- \"enclosure\" \u2014 more at yard entry 1":"Verb",
"That includes the transverse abdominis, one of the deepest abdominal muscles, which wraps around the lower torso like a girdle . \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
"And unlike a bezel setting, where a diamond is set into a bed of metal that circles the diamond at the girdle , the bottom of a Floeting setting is open on four sides to allow light to enter. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Some 30 amulets and a unique gold girdle were found within the wrappings. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Like an invisible setting, grooves are laser cut into the diamond just below the girdle . \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"As Camelot crumbles around him, Gawain pulls off the magical girdle that has kept him safe from harm \u2014 and his head rolls clean off. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The girdle \u2014 a gift from his mother, the sorceress Morgan Le Fay (Sarita Choudhury) \u2014 is emblematic of his cheat-code approach toward honor. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Next came all the period-correct garments, complete with girdle . \u2014 Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2021",
"The wire mesh excludes snowshoe hares, which sometimes clip seedlings at the stem or girdle young trees, especially at the peak of hares\u2019 11-year cycles. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2021",
"Roots growing in that way strangle, or girdle , the tree. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Apr. 2022",
"So when the developer of Oakland\u2019s newest waterfront park wants to girdle it with 10 acres of private boat slips, the only polite response is \u2014 not so fast. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021"
"Middle English girdel, gurdel \"belt, baldric,\" going back to Old English gyrdel \"belt, part of the body encircled by a belt,\" going back to Germanic *gur\u0111ila- (whence also Old Frisian gerdel \"belt, girdle,\" Old High German gurtil, Old Norse gyr\u00f0ill ), instrumental derivative from *gur\u0111jan- \"to encircle with a belt\" \u2014 more at gird entry 1":"Noun",
": a female domesticated animal and especially a pet":[
"She \u2026 is still mastering the art of being a good girl , as any 3-month-old puppy is.",
"\u2014 Rotorua (New Zealand) Weekender",
"Keeping low-key when leaving and returning is essential. Just a \"Bye!\" and \"Be a good girl !\" when you leave is plenty. Your dog will be busy with her goodies dispenser, anyway, and probably won't notice when you leave.",
"\u2014 Ed Bailey",
"Eve is a 10-year-old female kitty who is an independent pretty girl \u2026",
"\u2014 Jackson (Michigan) Citizen Patriot: Web Edition Articles"
],
": a female friend":[
"I love going to a spa and dinner with my girls .",
"\u2014 Karen Clifton"
],
": a female romantic partner : girlfriend":[],
": a female servant or employee":[],
": a person whose gender identity is female":[
"\u2026 narrator Taylor Meskimen draws listeners into the emotional life of Zenobia July, a tech-savvy trans girl who's facing a new year at a new middle school.",
"\u2014 Rebecca Honeycutt"
],
": a single or married woman of any age":[],
": a woman or girl native to a given place":[
"a local girl",
"She was a city girl at heart."
],
": a young woman":[
"\u2026 most guys like to spoil a girl . It makes them feel all-powerful and manly.",
"\u2014 Jonathan Small"
],
": daughter":[
"Papa's answer was quiet. \"I thought I taught you to read, my girl .\"",
"\u2014 Markus Zusak"
]
},
"examples":[
"Is this your little girl ?",
"a group of teenage girls",
"His parents hope he'll soon find a nice girl , settle down, and get married.",
"Wait till the girls back home hear about this!",
"Our boss thinks of herself as just one of the girls .",
": a frequent or regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship":[]
},
"examples":[
"My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.",
"She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When his ex- girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) reenters the picture \u2014 this time, as the Mighty Thor \u2014 along with the threat of a god-killing villain Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), Thor embarks on another adventure to save his people. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"Deputies were attempting to arrest Chance on a warrant signed earlier that day when the 32-year-old fled from a Jennings Lodge home where an ex- girlfriend lived about 10 p.m. Jan. 26, initiating a high-speed chase. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"My ex- girlfriend bought a house in my neighborhood, which is now pretty awkward. \u2014 Rebecca Sacks, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
"Flores also had a 7-year-old daughter with his ex- girlfriend , Leona Willard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Houston authorities have apprehended and charged the suspect wanted in the fatal Monday shooting of his ex- girlfriend 's 9-year-old daughter. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"His mother, Cleopatra Bernard, and his ex- girlfriend Geneva Ayala, who in 2017 alleged that Onfroy abused her over the course of their relationship. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Police said that, after an argument, Jones allegedly first shot his ex- girlfriend in the shoulder before going into a separate room, finding the 9-year-old, and killing her. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Authorities have said the two men did not know one another, but investigators believe Orr was visiting Jones\u2019 ex- girlfriend at the apartment complex along St. James Drive. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 10 June 2022"
"you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse",
"his arms couldn't quite girth the stone column",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That\u2019s because Big Agnes added a couple of extra inches of girth , so the bag drapes over the sides of its integrated 20-inch-wide pad sleeve. \u2014 Ryan Stuart, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"Musk posted a photo of Gates wearing a blue polo shirt stretched across his stomach next to an emoji of a pregnant man, and captioned the images with a crass observation about Gates\u2019s girth . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"Elon Musk's Twitter takeover will, thanks to its $44 billion girth , be examined by antitrust regulators\u2060\u2014who are unlikely to have much of a problem with it, as the Tesla/SpaceX/Boring chief is no social-media mogul. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to tapers, which are thin, cylindrical and grow more slender toward one end, there are pillar candles, which have more heft and girth , requiring a candlestick with a wider space to insert or support them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
"And dermatologist Macrene Alexiades just participated in clinical trials about the reduction of abdominal girth with NuEra, a device that uses three different radio frequencies to treat various tissue depths. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s not lightweight relative to other models in this mix, but its not heavy, either, and the extra girth , durability and sturdiness will help keep your feet and legs from getting beat up over the course of 13.1 miles. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 20 Jan. 2020",
"The angler reeled in an eight-pound, 10-ounce salmon that measured 26 inches long and had a girth of 16.25 inches. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The others took measurements of her length and girth at several locations. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Feb. 2022"
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gerth, girth \"belt securing a horse's saddle, hoop around a barrel or tub,\" borrowed from Old Norse *ger\u00f0u-, base of gj\u01ebr\u00f0 \"belt, girth,\" going back to Germanic *ger\u0111\u014d (whence also Middle Dutch darm gherde \"girth,\" Gothic gairda \"belt\"), from an e-grade derivative of the root seen in *gur\u0111jan- \"to encircle with a belt\" \u2014 more at gird entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English gerthen, girthen, derivative of gerth, girth girth entry 1":"Verb"
"He broke the gizmo he uses to open and close his garage door.",
"found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This tiny little gizmo plugs into a USB-A port on a desktop or laptop computer and provides superb audio quality and multi-point connectivity for use with a softphone or any video meeting software like Zoom, Teams or Skype. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Caprice is a former trauma surgeon; her operating theater is now an actual theater, her scalpels controlled by a weird gizmo that looks like some kind of melted video-game controller. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"Like any new tech gizmo , this program is a fledgling product with pros and cons and the potential to be much better. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Several of Royal\u2019s newest ships have sailed with the guest-pleasing gizmo , including four Oasis-class ships and five Quantum-class ships. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"All heads are bent toward the phone, that tiny gizmo that can tell us the temperature in Mobile or Mumbai or Montgomery in two seconds and show us how to get there, too. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The best gizmo in the Batman\u2019s bag of high-tech tricks is a pair of contact lenses that are also video cameras beaming their signal to the devices of his choice. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The fanciest fire-lighting gizmo on the market probably isn\u2019t as good as a simple lighter, Gookin says. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 30 July 2014",
"But many contenders go one step beyond and present something unique and special \u2014 an object or gizmo that without it the whole film could flop over. \u2014 Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"Thus, Poulterers' Case gave rise to a doctrine which survives to this day: the gist of conspiracy is the agreement, and so the agreement is punishable even if its purpose was not achieved. \u2014 Wayne R. LaFave & Austin W. Scott, Jr. , Criminal Law , (1972) 1986",
"\u2026 Einstein showed how time intervals depend on the motion of people and clocks doing the measuring. And that's the gist of relativity. \u2014 Alan Lightman , Science , January/February 1984",
"Dorothea told him that she had seen Lydgate, and recited the gist of her conversation with him about the Hospital. \u2014 George Eliot , Middlemarch , 1872",
"didn't catch every word between them, but heard enough to get the gist of the conversation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That was the gist of the messages conveyed to Anthony Twiggs, who inherited the leather cap more than 20 years ago when his mother died. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 13 Feb. 2022",
"That was the gist of the messages conveyed to Anthony Twiggs, who inherited the leather cap more than 20 years ago when his mother died. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"That's the gist of the feelings of Justo Antonio Triana, a current Syracuse University student in New York and a recent immigrant from communist Cuba. \u2014 Maureen Mackey, Fox News , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Here, the court goes through an extended discussion to make its point, but what was just described is the important gist of its ruling. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"But the gist of his comments were that gains are still there to be made with the Heat. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Ahead of their visit, users are asked to download the Batman x Spyscape app to get the gist of the story. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"Missing that 8% still allowed scientists to get the gist of the story of human genetics, said Jonas Korlach, chief scientific officer of Pacific Biosciences, the company whose technology was used to fill the gaps. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Truth is, of course, an absolute defense to any defamation claim, and a statement need not be completely true so long as the gist of the statement is true. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
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"Verb",
"She gave him a camera for Christmas.",
"Are you giving this to me or only lending it?",
"She has given money to many worthy causes.",
"They're asking people to give money for a new hospital.",
"Please give to our charity.",
"We already gave at the office.",
"It is better to give than to receive.",
"He gave me the letter.",
"He gave her his coat to hold.",
"He gave me a head start.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Wooden furniture and railings give this family restaurant a rustic charm. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Keeping a plant alive together will certainly give you both a sense of pride. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
"Musicians will give them credit, but the general public probably doesn't understand how influential that album was. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Black, white, and red color blocking give a traditional race-car look, while gradient white-to-black lines arching over the red section inspire images of air flowing across the vehicle. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"That would give him the first three majors of the season, bringing him to the U.S. Open in August with the chance to win the calendar Grand Slam just like Novak Djokovic attempted to do last year. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Other priorities in the law give legislators broad latitude to approve all sorts of proposals. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"Podcasts and other media were used to also help everyone give as much industry insight as possible into this mysterious new virus that was dominating the world. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Classic embroidered coverlets give it a formal, traditional look while the gingham skirts are a delightfully playful finish. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With ample give , this detail allows for comfort and a silhouette-enhancing fit at once, whether you\u2019re drawn to an A-line, drop-waist, or empire shape. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The results at this point in the primary give Fetterman an advantage that almost nothing could shake, although Democrats are privately skeptical of the polling that portrays him as an unstoppable force. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 16 May 2022",
"Nudity plus travesty give Time Traveler's Wife a unique appeal. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"There's a give and go between the mycelium and the actual tree itself, and all of that mycelium is working to link together trees in the forest ecosystem. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
"However, our testers noted that skittish dogs may not love the idea of being on an elevated surface and may have a bit of a hard time getting used to the give of the fabric. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"The seats have a nice give to them, and the rows have enough room between you won\u2019t have to stand up to let someone pass by you. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
"Decks with an adjustable height give users the choice of selecting different grass lengths for more landscaping design options. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 4 May 2022",
"The skull bones of these dinosaurs have give and flex to them. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022"
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for give Verb give , present , donate , bestow , confer , afford mean to convey to another as a possession. give , the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means. give alms gave her a ride on a pony give my love to your mother present carries a note of formality and ceremony. present an award donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity). donate a piano to the orphanage bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver. bestow unwanted advice confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor). confer an honorary degree afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver. the trees afford shade a development that affords us some hope",
"\u2014 used in negative statements He doesn't give a damn what people think about him. Nobody gives a damn about us. I don't want to hear about her problems. I just don't give a damn . They don't seem to care a damn about their future."
"The way she looked at him was a dead giveaway that they were more than just friends.",
"The store is offering coffee mugs as free giveaways to attract new customers.",
"The store is staging a promotional giveaway to attract new customers.",
"Verb",
"the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face",
"gave away all her potted plants when she moved",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Mayim\u2019s podcast hosted a giveaway of educational books penned by guests who have appeared in episodes. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"Even the number of people in a space isn't a giveaway of a higher-risk situation. \u2014 Amanda Sealy, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
"This March, Yu and Me Books welcomed Soar Over Hate, a non-profit supporting Asian Americans in the face of escalating anti-Asian violence, for a giveaway of pepper spray and personal alarms. \u2014 Esra Erol, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The chef, Matt Wommack, posted a giveaway of various food containers on Instagram shortly after the closure. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The fractured snare that sits behind the mix is the only real giveaway of who\u2019s tweaking the knobs. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The desperation was apparent at a free giveaway of home coronavirus test kits in a Brooklyn neighborhood where police had to be called to quell a crowd of angry people who were disappointed when the supply ran out. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
"After a sloppy giveaway just outside the box, Crystal Dunn found herself one-on-one with Harris, but the goalkeeper did well to get a leg out and block Dunn\u2019s low shot. \u2014 Caitlin Murray, oregonlive , 26 May 2021",
"Photographer Mark Mirko\u2019s coverage of a food giveaway at Rentschler Field was also singled out for honors. \u2014 Staff, courant.com , 28 May 2021"
"after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the move was a big win for NATO and a setback for Russia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan didn't give in without a fair share of political chest-thumping as a display of his nation's weight in the grouping. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim And Abbas Al Lawati, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Mainly sunny morning skies may give in to some clouds during the midday. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Pence, presiding over the certification in the vice president\u2019s traditional ceremonial role, did not give in . \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker And Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Pence, presiding over the certification in the vice president\u2019s traditional ceremonial role, did not give in . \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Pence, presiding over the certification in the vice president\u2019s traditional ceremonial role, did not give in . \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Portland\u2019s back line did not give in , sealing the victory. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Mar. 2022",
"So after a few minutes of resistance, Lea give in to his invitation for a ride home and climbs into the passenger seat. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
"On rare occasions, seafarers give in to their attachment to American fast food, necessitating trips to Domino\u2019s Pizza, In-N-Out Burger and McDonalds, among others. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022"
"that's information that I'm not prepared to give out",
"this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Instead of only giving out a few partial scholarships, Dunn was able to give out some full scholarships. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
"Cleveland High School girls\u2019 basketball coach Poeko Waiwaiole doesn\u2019t like to give out individual awards. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"Their job is to give out anti-violence resources and connect with local families about upcoming opportunities, like learning how to de-escalate conflicts. \u2014 Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"Though there\u2019s often a large distinction between the sticker price of the college and what families actually pay, Owen said colleges don\u2019t give out financial aid offers until after the student is accepted. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"Deputies set up a table in front of the courthouse at 7 a.m. and give out 100 spectator wristbands until 9:30 a.m., or until they were all distributed. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Yes, her brother, Jaime Jr., was a star men\u2019s player for UCLA, but Close doesn\u2019t just give out scholarships because of family connections. \u2014 Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The grocery store doesn't give out bags, so be sure to bring your own. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Airdrops are when crypto projects give out free cryptocurrency or NFTs to a select group of people. \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022"
"his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy",
"gave over his entire savings to an investor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even the concerns about data collection are tinged with marvel that people would give over so much information about themselves simply to listen to a song. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the domain of the savvier student of enology or the intrepid explorer willing to give over outsized chunks of life in the pursuit of producers and offerings out of reach of mere mortals. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022",
"San Antonio could spend its remaining federal COVID-19 relief funding on vaccination, utility assistance, the arts and more, but that may change depending on what feedback residents give over the next month. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The report indicates that county residents give over $1 billion a year in local charitable contributions, and the total is going up. \u2014 Sylvia Gurinsky, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"But why give over so much of the film to scenes of the three leads just touring through Europe in the lead-up to the attack? \u2014 Keith Phipps, Vulture , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The program will give over half of its profits from average weekend stays, such as at the Gallatin, to help fund relief services provided at one of its nonprofit partners. \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
"The mass vaccination site at the Cintas Center on Xavier University's campus has 10,000 doses to give over a three-day period, Cincinnati officials said. \u2014 Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Entertainment companies often aren\u2019t eager to give over any ad space or content to Roku. \u2014 Patience Haggin, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2020"
"The latest terrible Netflix reality show is not about romance for once, but making Gen Z kids give up their phones and live in the wilderness because\u2026reasons? \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"Of course, just because reinfections are possible, doesn\u2019t mean people should give up on all efforts to prevent them; staying up-to-date on vaccinations and wearing masks indoors in places with high transmission still work to lower risk. \u2014 Sara G. Miller, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"Two-term Compton City Councilman Isaac Galvan must give up his seat so his opponent Andre Spicer can take office, the Los Angeles Times reported. \u2014 Fox News , 1 June 2022",
"With food prices rising, electricity often cut and lifesaving medicines scarce, protesters have pushed Mr. Rajapaksa, 76, out of his latest position \u2014 prime minister \u2014 and are demanding that his brother Gotabaya, 72, give up the presidency. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Zelenskyy is among those who insist Ukraine will not give up any territory to stop the fighting. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022",
"Its main consequence is that people give up and stop trying. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"Several tribes and Save the Scenic Santa Ritas filed a motion against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for allowing Hudbay, the copper mining project\u2019s parent company, to give up its permit. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"From a regulatory standpoint, being too open about why the agency did or didn't oppose a merger could essentially give up the game. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022"
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"Noun",
"The way she looked at him was a dead giveaway that they were more than just friends.",
"The store is offering coffee mugs as free giveaways to attract new customers.",
"The store is staging a promotional giveaway to attract new customers.",
"Verb",
"the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face",
"gave away all her potted plants when she moved",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Mayim\u2019s podcast hosted a giveaway of educational books penned by guests who have appeared in episodes. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"Even the number of people in a space isn't a giveaway of a higher-risk situation. \u2014 Amanda Sealy, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
"This March, Yu and Me Books welcomed Soar Over Hate, a non-profit supporting Asian Americans in the face of escalating anti-Asian violence, for a giveaway of pepper spray and personal alarms. \u2014 Esra Erol, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The chef, Matt Wommack, posted a giveaway of various food containers on Instagram shortly after the closure. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The fractured snare that sits behind the mix is the only real giveaway of who\u2019s tweaking the knobs. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The desperation was apparent at a free giveaway of home coronavirus test kits in a Brooklyn neighborhood where police had to be called to quell a crowd of angry people who were disappointed when the supply ran out. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
"After a sloppy giveaway just outside the box, Crystal Dunn found herself one-on-one with Harris, but the goalkeeper did well to get a leg out and block Dunn\u2019s low shot. \u2014 Caitlin Murray, oregonlive , 26 May 2021",
"Photographer Mark Mirko\u2019s coverage of a food giveaway at Rentschler Field was also singled out for honors. \u2014 Staff, courant.com , 28 May 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"a quiet man not given to loud expressions of emotion",
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"Noun",
"In our system it is a given that all are equal before the law.",
"it's a given that television viewers are influenced by advertising, even consciously or subconsciously",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At any given moment, your home office may have a handful of devices that need to be charged over USB. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 27 June 2022",
"Each of the 23 rooms has a lead artist, but Raia said as many as 20 different artists could be contributing to any given room \u2014 contributing objects, sound or lighting elements. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"Analyze and study a given issue from different sides and look for additional sources to form a more objective picture. \u2014 Tatiana Melnichuk, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"As Donovan\u2019s third-place Loyal (6-2-2, 20 points) prepare to host first-place Colorado Springs (8-1, 24 points) Saturday night at Torero Stadium, the team does so in the belief that at any given moment, Vassell can make something big happen. \u2014 Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"At any given moment, a flotilla of seaborne vessels is carrying crude oil from one point to another around the globe. \u2014 Michael E. Webber, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
"At any given moment, upward of 100 crack MPA investigators are on the hunt of pirates \u2014 not unlike the king\u2019s sailors of olden days, ready to do battle. \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The most important thing was for an actor to know what their character wanted in any given moment: Everything else would flow from that. \u2014 Evan Kindley, The New Republic , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Dissenting and concurring opinions can also signal a justice's thinking on a given issue to astute lawyers who may craft future challenges to address that approach. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That had coach James Borrego stressing that there would be no givens with his lineups going forward. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Nov. 2019",
"Cassidy has David Krejci, Jake DeBrusk, and Coyle as his three givens on his second and third lines. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Oct. 2019",
"And though both are givens in fashion drops around their respective season, corduroy still hasn't totally shed its nostalgic veneer. \u2014 Ana Col\u00f3n, Glamour , 22 Sep. 2018",
"Getty There are a few givens in the life of a professional tennis player: constant training, a calorie-pinching diet, and global travel for 11 months out of the year. \u2014 Jeryl Lippe, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Aug. 2018",
"Of that group, Friedrich and Cosart are far from givens to return \u2013 at least on major league deals. \u2014 Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 Oct. 2017",
"To Jones, there are two givens , his enduring love for South Florida, with an upcoming return to his Southwest Ranches home in summer, and an abiding respect for the Heat's culture. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com , 14 July 2018",
"Tennessee's defense will be one of the great givens of the 2018-19 season. \u2014 Patrick Stevens, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
"Although people are born with some biological givens , the brain has many blank pages. \u2014 Rob Verger, Newsweek , 17 Apr. 2014"
"everyone calls me Jack, but my given name is John",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Representatives for the rapper, whose given name is Tione Jayden Merritt, and for the prosecutor\u2019s office did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times\u2019 requests for comment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Babyface, whose given name is Kenneth Edmonds, will also be inducted into the Madam Walker Legacy Center Walk of Fame. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Babyface, whose given name is Kenneth Edmonds, will also be inducted into the Madam Walker Legacy Center Walk of Fame. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Babyface, whose given name is Kenneth Edmonds, will also be inducted into the Madam Walker Legacy Center Walk of Fame. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Babyface, whose given name is Kenneth Edmonds, will also be inducted into the Madam Walker Legacy Center Walk of Fame. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This is actually the sixth time the chart-topping musician, whose given name is William James Adams Jr., has enlisted the Los Angeles customizer for a bespoke ride. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 May 2022",
"Babyface, whose given name is Kenneth Edmonds, will also be inducted into the Madam Walker Legacy Center Walk of Fame. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Babyface, whose given name is Kenneth Edmonds, will also be inducted into the Madam Walker Legacy Center Walk of Fame. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022"
"They're asking people to give money for a new hospital.",
"Please give to our charity.",
"We already gave at the office.",
"It is better to give than to receive.",
"He gave me the letter.",
"He gave her his coat to hold.",
"He gave me a head start.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Wooden furniture and railings give this family restaurant a rustic charm. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Keeping a plant alive together will certainly give you both a sense of pride. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
"Musicians will give them credit, but the general public probably doesn't understand how influential that album was. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Black, white, and red color blocking give a traditional race-car look, while gradient white-to-black lines arching over the red section inspire images of air flowing across the vehicle. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"That would give him the first three majors of the season, bringing him to the U.S. Open in August with the chance to win the calendar Grand Slam just like Novak Djokovic attempted to do last year. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Other priorities in the law give legislators broad latitude to approve all sorts of proposals. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"Podcasts and other media were used to also help everyone give as much industry insight as possible into this mysterious new virus that was dominating the world. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Classic embroidered coverlets give it a formal, traditional look while the gingham skirts are a delightfully playful finish. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With ample give , this detail allows for comfort and a silhouette-enhancing fit at once, whether you\u2019re drawn to an A-line, drop-waist, or empire shape. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The results at this point in the primary give Fetterman an advantage that almost nothing could shake, although Democrats are privately skeptical of the polling that portrays him as an unstoppable force. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 16 May 2022",
"Nudity plus travesty give Time Traveler's Wife a unique appeal. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"There's a give and go between the mycelium and the actual tree itself, and all of that mycelium is working to link together trees in the forest ecosystem. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
"However, our testers noted that skittish dogs may not love the idea of being on an elevated surface and may have a bit of a hard time getting used to the give of the fabric. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"The seats have a nice give to them, and the rows have enough room between you won\u2019t have to stand up to let someone pass by you. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
"Decks with an adjustable height give users the choice of selecting different grass lengths for more landscaping design options. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 4 May 2022",
"The skull bones of these dinosaurs have give and flex to them. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022"
"Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish giva to give; akin to Old English giefan, gifan to give, and perhaps to Latin hab\u0113re to have, hold":"Verb",
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for give Verb give , present , donate , bestow , confer , afford mean to convey to another as a possession. give , the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means. give alms gave her a ride on a pony give my love to your mother present carries a note of formality and ceremony. present an award donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity). donate a piano to the orphanage bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver. bestow unwanted advice confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor). confer an honorary degree afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver. the trees afford shade a development that affords us some hope",
"This tiny little gizmo plugs into a USB-A port on a desktop or laptop computer and provides superb audio quality and multi-point connectivity for use with a softphone or any video meeting software like Zoom, Teams or Skype. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Caprice is a former trauma surgeon; her operating theater is now an actual theater, her scalpels controlled by a weird gizmo that looks like some kind of melted video-game controller. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"Like any new tech gizmo , this program is a fledgling product with pros and cons and the potential to be much better. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Several of Royal\u2019s newest ships have sailed with the guest-pleasing gizmo , including four Oasis-class ships and five Quantum-class ships. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"All heads are bent toward the phone, that tiny gizmo that can tell us the temperature in Mobile or Mumbai or Montgomery in two seconds and show us how to get there, too. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The best gizmo in the Batman\u2019s bag of high-tech tricks is a pair of contact lenses that are also video cameras beaming their signal to the devices of his choice. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The fanciest fire-lighting gizmo on the market probably isn\u2019t as good as a simple lighter, Gookin says. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 30 July 2014",
"But many contenders go one step beyond and present something unique and special \u2014 an object or gizmo that without it the whole film could flop over. \u2014 Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"The other evidence to support that suggestion is based on the fact that, besides birds, crocodylians also have both a gizzard and an \u2018acid\u2019 stomach. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"At least 250 gizzard shad were found dead, Maryland Department of the Environment spokesman Jay Apperson said in an email. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In owls, this second chamber, called the gizzard , collects bone, teeth and fur, which is later expelled. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Unlike most yakitori-inclusive spots in the Bay Area, Tori Man offers you plenty of off cuts: knee cap, cartilage, heart, gizzard , and skin bunched up on the skewer like a ribbon. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Hearts can be seared quickly, like little bite-sized steaks or minced fine along with the liver and gizzard for a batch of dirty rice. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Captain Mike Walker knows the tricks, slow-trolling huge gizzard shad and suckers on heavy tackle over the channel edges. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 22 Jan. 2021",
"The smaller walleye are generally being caught closer to shore than their bigger brothers and sisters, feeding on the huge schools of small gizzard shad that have recently moved to the shallows. \u2014 cleveland , 30 July 2020",
"During these seasons, walleyes move closer to shore\u2014i.e., within fly-casting range\u2014to gorge on baitfish, such as gizzard shad and emerald shiners. \u2014 Andrew Pegman, Field & Stream , 10 Apr. 2020"
