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guillotine
  • n  closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
  • n  instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
  • v  kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine
    The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country
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guilt
  • n  the state of having committed an offense
  • n  remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
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guilt by association
  • n  the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty
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guilt feelings
  • n  remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
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guilt trip
  • n  remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
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guilty conscience
  • n  remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
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guimpe
  • n  a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit
  • n  a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress
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guine-bissau
  • n  a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
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guinea
  • n  a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
  • n  (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
  • n  a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
  • n  a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
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guinea-bissau
  • n  a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
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