| Girl Scout |
a member of a U.S. youth organization for girls. |
| girt |
a past tense and past participle of gird. |
| girth |
the length around something, esp. the waist or abdomen; circumference. [4 definitions] |
| gismo |
variant of gizmo. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. [2 definitions] |
| git1 |
a spelling of the word "get" that represents a pronunciation primarily associated with the southern and western U.S. [2 definitions] |
| git2 |
(chiefly British; informal) an annoying or despicable person. |
| Gitega |
the capital of Burundi. |
| gittern |
a cittern. |
| give |
to bestow or present. [13 definitions] |
| give a damn |
(informal) to care more than a little; be concerned. |
| give-and-take |
the act, process, or practice of compromising. [2 definitions] |
| giveaway |
a word or action that betrays or reveals, usu. unintentionally. [2 definitions] |
| give away |
to surrender possession of (something) or give as a gift. [4 definitions] |
| give a wide berth to |
to stay out of the way of. |
| giveback |
a reduction in workers' salaries, benefits, or rights agreed to by a union during labor negotiations in exchange for some other concession by management or in recognition of depressed economic conditions. |
| give back |
to return (something) to someone after taking, using, or borrowing. [3 definitions] |
| give birth |
(of a female human or animal) to deliver offspring into the world. |
| give in |
to agree to something that one is reluctant to agree to (usu. fol. by "to"). [4 definitions] |
| given |
past participle of give. [6 definitions] |
| given name |
a person's first name, given at birth or baptism, as distinguished from one's family name. (Cf. surname.) |