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microcosm
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
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girl
/ˈɡɜrl/
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a young woman
girl meaning(s)
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- (n) a young woman
- (n) a youthful female person
- (n) a female human offspring
- (n) a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
- (n) a friendly informal reference to a grown woman
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girl usage(s) Create your Own
- It wasn't so long ago when a boy who liked a girl had two choices.
- This was not a girl who was ever going to grow up, he says.
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girl friday
a female assistant who has a range of duties
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girl scout
a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts
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girl scouts
an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development…
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girl wonder
an extremely talented young female person
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girlfriend
/ˈɡɜrlf ˌrɛnd/
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any female friend
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girlhood
/ˈɡɜrl ˌhʊd/
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the childhood of a girl
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girlish
/ˈɡɜr lɪʃ/
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befitting or characteristic of a young girl
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girlishly
/ˈɡɜr lɪʃ li/
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like a girl
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girlishness
being characteristic of a girl
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giro
a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed…
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giro account
an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account…
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giro cheque
a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it…
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girolamo savonarola
Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in…
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gironde
/dʒə ˈrɔnd/
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the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during…
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girondin
a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French…
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girondism
the doctrine of the Girondists
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girondist
/dʒɪ ˈrɑn dɪst/
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a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during…
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girru
the Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery
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girt
/ˈɡɜrt/
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prepare oneself for a military confrontation
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girth
/ˈɡɜrθ/
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the distance around a person's body
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gish
/ˈdʒɪʃ/
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United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
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gismo
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
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gist
/ˈdʒɪst/
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the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work