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gin·ger noun 1 : the pungent aromatic rootstock of a tropical plant used esp. as a spice and in medicine; also : the spice or the plant

2 : brisk energy or initiative and high spirits

Synonyms

dash, drive, energy, go, hardihood, life, pep, sap, snap, vigor, vim, vitality, zing, zip—more at VIGOR

ginger ale noun : a carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger

gin·ger·bread noun 1 : a cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger

2 : lavish or superfluous ornament

gin·ger·ly adjective : very cautious or careful

— gingerly adverb

Synonyms

alert, careful, cautious, circumspect, considerate, guarded, heedful, safe, wary—more at CAREFUL

gin·ger·snap noun : a thin brittle molasses cookie flavored with ginger

ging·ham noun : a clothing fabric usu. of yarn-dyed cotton in plain weave

gin·gi·vi·tis noun : inflammation of the gums

gink·go also ging·ko noun, plural ginkgoes or ginkgos : a tree of eastern China with fan-shaped leaves often grown as a shade tree

ginkgo bi·lo·ba noun : an extract of the leaves of ginkgo that is held to enhance mental functioning

gin·seng noun : an aromatic root of a Chinese or No. American herb used esp. in Chinese medicine; also : one of these herbs

Gip·sy chiefly British variant of GYPSY

gi·raffe noun, plural giraffes [ORIGIN: It giraffa, fr. Ar zirāfah]

: an African ruminant mammal with a very long neck and a short coat with dark blotches

gird verb gird·ed or girt ; gird·ing 1 : to encircle or fasten (as a sword) with or as if with a belt

2 : to invest esp. with power or authority

3 : PREPARE, BRACE

Synonyms

band, belt, girdle, wrap; also tie up, truss; circle, loop, wind, wreathe; bandage, swathe; chain, cord, enchain, lash, rope, shackle, tape, wire

Antonyms

unwrap

band, bind, tie, truss—more at TIE

gird·er noun : a horizontal main supporting beam

1girdle noun 1 : something (as a belt or sash) that encircles or confines

2 : a woman's supporting undergarment that extends from the waist to below the hips

2girdle verb gir·dled gir·dling 1 : to encircle with or as if with a girdle

2 : to move around

Synonyms

[1] band, belt, gird, wrap—more at GIRD

[2] circle, circumnavigate, coil, compass, encircle, loop, orbit, ring, round—more at ENCIRCLE

girl noun 1 : a female child

2 : a young woman

3 : SWEETHEART

— girl·hood noun

Synonyms

doll, lass, maid, maiden, miss; also gamine; hoyden, tomboy; hussy; ingenue; belle, deb, debutante, sylph; schoolgirl

girl Friday noun : a female assistant (as in an office) entrusted with a wide variety of tasks

girl·friend noun 1 : a female friend

2 : a regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship

girl·ish adjective : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a girl or girlhood

Synonyms

effeminate, feminine, unmanly, womanly—more at EFFEMINATE

Girl Scout noun : a member of any of the scouting programs of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America

girth noun 1 : a band around an animal by which something (as a saddle) may be fastened on its back

2 : a measure around something

gist noun [ORIGIN: AF, it lies, fr. gesir to lie, ultim. fr. L jacēre]

: the main point or part

git dialect variant of GET

Synonyms

core, crux, heart, nub, pith, pivot—more at CRUX

1give verb gave ; giv·en ; giv·ing 1 : to make a present of

2 : to bestow by formal action

3 : to accord or yield to another

4 : to yield to force, strain, or pressure

5 : to put into the possession or keeping of another

6 : to offer to the action of another : PROFFER

7 : to put into the possession of another : DELIVER

8 : to present in public performance or to view

9 : PROVIDE <~ a party>

10 : ATTRIBUTE

11 : to make, form, or yield as a product or result

12 : to yield possession of by way of exchange : PAY

13 : to deliver by some bodily action

14 : to offer as a pledge

15 : to apply freely or fully : DEVOTE

16 : to cause to have or receive