gelt
- n informal terms for money
- v cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
gem
- n art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
- n a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
he had the gem set in a ring for his wife - n a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
- n a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
- n a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
gem clip
- n a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
gemara
- n the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna
gemfibrozil
- n medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood
geminate
- n a doubled or long consonant
the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate - v form by reduplication
- v occur in pairs
- v arrange in pairs
- v arrange or combine in pairs
The consonants are geminated in these words
gemination
- n the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
- n the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
gemini
- n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
- n a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic
- n the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20