| giraffe | (noun) tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa | Synonyms: camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis |
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| girandola | (noun) an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror | Synonyms: girandole |
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| girandole | (noun) an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror | Synonyms: girandola |
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| girasol | (noun) tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers | Synonyms: Helianthus tuberosus, Jerusalem artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower |
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| (noun) an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors | Synonyms: fire opal |
| gird | (verb) prepare oneself for a military confrontation | Synonyms: arm, build up, fortify |
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| (verb) bind with something round or circular | Synonyms: encircle |
| (verb) put a girdle on or around | Synonyms: girdle |
| girder | (noun) a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure | - |
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| girdle | (noun) a woman's close-fitting foundation garment | Synonyms: corset, stays |
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| (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth |
| (noun) an encircling or ringlike structure | - |
| (verb) put a girdle on or around | Synonyms: gird |
| (verb) cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients | Synonyms: deaden |
| girl | (noun) a young female | Synonyms: fille, miss, missy, young lady, young woman |
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| (noun) a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved | Synonyms: girlfriend, lady friend |
| (noun) a youthful female person | Synonyms: female child, little girl |
| (noun) a friendly informal reference to a grown woman | - |
| (noun) a female human offspring | Synonyms: daughter |
| girlfriend | (noun) a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved | Synonyms: girl, lady friend |
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| (noun) any female friend | - |
| girlhood | (noun) the childhood of a girl | Synonyms: maidenhood, maidhood |
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| girlish | (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a young girl | Synonyms: schoolgirlish |
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| girlishly | (adverb) like a girl | - |
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| girlishness | (noun) being characteristic of a girl | - |
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| giro | (noun) a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so | - |
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| (noun) a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office | Synonyms: giro cheque |
| girth | (noun) stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place | Synonyms: cinch |
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| (noun) the distance around a person's body | - |
| (verb) tie a cinch around | Synonyms: cinch |