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gillespie
  • n  United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
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gielgud
  • n  English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
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gift
  • n  something acquired without compensation
  • n  natural abilities or qualities
  • n  the act of giving
  • v  give qualities or abilities to
  • v  give as a present; make a gift of
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gift horse
  • n  a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically
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gift shop
  • n  a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts
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gift tax
  • n  a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver
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gift wrap
  • n  attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts
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gig
  • n  long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
  • n  an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
  • n  a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
  • n  tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
  • n  small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
  • n  a booking for musicians
    they played a gig in New Jersey
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gigabit
  • n  a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits
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gillette
  • n  United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
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gigabyte
  • n  a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
  • n  a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
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