| given name |
a person's first name, given at birth or baptism, as distinguished from one's family name. (Cf. surname.) |
| give off |
to release into the air; emit. |
| give one's eyeteeth |
to give one's most valued possession, as for something that one greatly desires. |
| give out |
to distribute (something), usually by hand. [3 definitions] |
| give rise to |
to lead to; cause. |
| give (someone) a break |
to refrain from giving (someone) a punishment or negative consequence, although such punishment or consequence would normally be expected. [3 definitions] |
| give (someone) a buzz |
(informal) to telephone (someone). |
| give someone a hand |
to help (someone) with a particular task. |
| give (someone) a ring |
(informal) to telephone (someone). |
| give someone the finger |
(slang) to express anger or contempt by extending the middle finger upward. |
| give someone the slip |
to elude; escape. |
| give the gate |
to reject. |
| give up |
to stop (an activity), often reluctantly. [4 definitions] |
| give up the ghost |
to lose one's life; die. |
| give way |
to withdraw. [3 definitions] |
| gizmo |
(informal) something nameless or whose name is forgotten, esp. a mechanical gadget or part; thingamajig. |
| gizzard |
an enlarged, muscular portion of the digestive tract of birds in which partially digested food is finely ground with the aid of abrasive particles. [2 definitions] |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| glacé |
having a glazed, frosted, or glossy surface; candied or iced. [2 definitions] |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. [5 definitions] |
| glacial epoch |
see "ice age." |