Giraffe, n. Camelopard.
Girandole, n. Chandelier.
Girasole, n. (Bot.) Turnsole, heliotrope.
Gird, v. a.
- 1. Girdle, bind round, bind with a girdle.
- 2. Surround, encircle, encompass, enclose, environ, engird, begird.
- 3. Clothe, invest, equip, furnish.
- 4. Reproach, gibe, sneer at, lash, satirize.
Gird, v. n. Gibe, sneer, make scornful jests, utter sarcasms.
Girder, n.
- 1. Main beam.
- 2. Sneerer, giber, sarcastic derider.
Girdle, n. Band (for the waist), belt, cincture, cestus.
Girdle, v. a.
- 1. Gird, bind round.
- 2. Environ, encompass, surround, enclose, embrace, girt, shut in.
- 3. [U. S.] Cut round, incise about, cut a girth round the bark of.
Girdled, a. Girded, cinctured, belted.
Girl, n. Lass, lassie, damsel, miss, maiden, maid, virgin, young woman, young unmarried woman.
Girt, Girth, n.
- 1. Belly-band.
- 2. Circumference, distance around.
Gist, n. Essence, pith, marrow, core, substance, main point.