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gibe or jibe verb gibed or jibed; gib·ing or jib·ing : to utter taunting words : SNEER

— gibe or jibe noun

Synonyms

deride, jeer, laugh, mock, ridicule, scout—more at RIDICULE

gib·lets noun plural : the edible viscera of a fowl

Gib·son girl adjective : of or relating to a style in women's clothing characterized by high necks, full sleeves, and slender waistlines

gid·dy adjective gid·di·er; -est 1 : having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall : DIZZY

2 : causing dizziness

3 : not serious : FRIVOLOUS, SILLY

— gid·di·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] dizzy, light-headed—more at DIZZY

[3] flighty, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, scatterbrained, silly; also foolish, fatuous, inane, nonsensical, thoughtless, witless; crazy, daffy, daft, exuberant, flippant, fluttery, light, lighthearted, playful; sappy, shallow, superficial

Antonyms

earnest, serious, sober

GIF noun [ORIGIN: graphic interchange format]

: a computer file format for digital images; also : the image itself

gift noun 1 : a special ability : TALENT

2 : something given : PRESENT

3 : the act or power of giving

Synonyms

[1] aptitude, endowment, faculty, flair, genius, knack, talent—more at TALENT

[2] bestowal, donation, freebie, lagniappe, present; also alms, benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, charity, contribution, dole, generosity, offering, philanthropy; grant, subsidy; remembrance, tribute; bonus, boon, windfall; favor, valentine; gratuity, tip; award, prize, reward; bequest, legacy; sacrifice

gift·ed adjective : TALENTED

1gig noun 1 : a long light ship's boat

2 : a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriage

2gig noun : a pronged spear for catching fish

— gig verb

3gig noun : a job for a specified time; especially : an entertainer's engagement

4gig noun : a military demerit

— gig verb

giga·byte noun : 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes; also : one billion bytes

gi·gan·tic adjective : exceeding the usual (as in size or force)

Synonyms

colossal, enormous, giant, huge, jumbo, mammoth, massive, prodigious, titanic, tremendous—more at HUGE

gig·gle verb gig·gled; gig·gling : to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath

— gig·gly adjective

giggle noun : the act of giggling

GIGO abbreviation garbage in, garbage out

gig·o·lo noun, plural -los 1 : a man supported by a woman usu. in return for his attentions

2 : a professional dancing partner or male escort

Gi·la monster noun : a large orange and black venomous lizard of the southwestern U.S.

1gild verb gild·ed or gilt ; gild·ing 1 : to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold

2 : to give an attractive but often deceptive appearance to

2gild variant of GUILD

1gill noun : a British measure of capacity equal to 5 fluid ounces; also : a U.S. measure of capacity equal to 5 fluid ounces

2gill noun : an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water

1gilt adjective : of the color of gold

2gilt noun : gold or a substance resembling gold laid on the surface of an object

3gilt noun : a young female swine

gim·crack noun : a showy object of little use or value

2gimcrack adjective : CHEAP, SHODDY

gim·let noun : a small tool with screw point and cross handle for boring holes

gim·mick noun 1 : an ingenious or novel mechanical device : CONTRIVANCE, GADGET

2 : an important feature that is not immediately apparent : CATCH

3 : a new and ingenious scheme

— gim·micky adjective

Synonyms

[1] contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo, jigger—more at GADGET

[3] artifice, device, dodge, jig, ploy, scheme, sleight, stratagem, trick, wile—more at TRICK

gim·mick·ry noun, plural -ries : an array of or the use of gimmicks

gimpy adjective : LAME 1

1gin noun [ORIGIN: ME gin, fr. AF, short for engin engine]

1 : TRAP, SNARE

2 : a machine to separate seeds from cotton

— gin verb

2gin noun [ORIGIN: by shortening & alter. fr. geneva, kind of gin]

: a liquor distilled from a grain mash and