giraffe
- n tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
girard
- n United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831)
girasol
- n an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors
- n tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
giraudoux
- n French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)
girder
- n a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
girdle
- n an encircling or ringlike structure
- n a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- n a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
- v cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
girdle the plant - v put a girdle on or around
giriama
- n a Bantu language spoken in the coastal regions of eastern Kenya
girl
- n a young woman
- n a youthful female person
the baby was a girl
the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle - n a female human offspring
- n a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
his girlfriend kicked him out - n a friendly informal reference to a grown woman
Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls