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gestate to carry in the uterus following conception. [3 definitions]
gestation the time that an organism spends developing in a womb, egg, or the like before being born. [2 definitions]
gesticulate to make hand movements, esp. so as to be more emphatic or expressive while speaking. [2 definitions]
gesticulation the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. [2 definitions]
gesture a movement of one's body, limbs, or face that expresses emotion or feeling or reinforces speech. [4 definitions]
gesundheit good health to you! (addressed to one who has sneezed).
get to gain; obtain; acquire. [17 definitions]
get across to make (a point or idea) clearly understood to a listener or reader. [2 definitions]
get ahead to advance; succeed.
get along to survive or manage. [2 definitions]
get around to to reach the point in time when one becomes able to do something.
getaway an escape, esp. from the police. [5 definitions]
get away to escape and become free. [3 definitions]
get away with to avoid being caught or punished for doing something wrong.
get away with murder (informal) to avoid punishment for wrongdoing, or avoid detection of such, even if the wrongdoing is serious (generally used metaphorically rather than literally).
get a wiggle on (informal) hurry up.
get back to return, esp. to return home. [4 definitions]
get back at to do something bad or unpleasant to (someone) in return for something bad or unpleasant that this person has done to one previously.
get back to to return a call or message, or to resume a conversation with (someone) at a later time, esp. by telephone. [2 definitions]
get behind to be late in doing things that continually need to be done, or to not make the amount of progress that one plans or needs to make; not keep to the expected or necessary pace (often fol. by "in").
get by to survive or keep going at the most basic level.