English dictionary: words starting with gy

Meanings of Gybe:

verb

Change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.

Usage examples:

They gybed, and the boat turned over

noun

An act or instance of gybing.

Usage examples:

The incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy, occurred last spring during a regional tune…

Meanings of Gybed:

verb

Change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.

Usage examples:

They gybed, and the boat turned over

noun

An act or instance of gybing.

Usage examples:

The incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy, occurred last spring during a regional tune…

Meanings of Gybes:

verb

Change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.

Usage examples:

They gybed, and the boat turned over

noun

An act or instance of gybing.

Usage examples:

The incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy, occurred last spring during a regional tune…

Meanings of Gybing:

verb

Change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.

Usage examples:

They gybed, and the boat turned over

noun

An act or instance of gybing.

Usage examples:

The incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy, occurred last spring during a regional tune…

Meanings of Gym:

noun

A gymnasium.

Usage examples:

It also has an olympic-size swimming pool and indoor gyms with wrestling and judo mats, fencing str…

Meanings of Gymkhana:

noun

An equestrian day event comprising races and other competitions on horseback, typically for children.

Usage examples:

Mr stephens said the money would also be used to provide new outreach services to isolated station …

Meanings of Gymkhanas:

noun

An equestrian day event comprising races and other competitions on horseback, typically for children.

Usage examples:

Mr stephens said the money would also be used to provide new outreach services to isolated station …

Meanings of Gymnasia:

noun

A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise.

Usage examples:

They also put forward the idea that school gymnasiums, exercise rooms and pools could be geared spe…

Meanings of Gymnasial:

adjective

Denoting or relating to a school in germany, scandinavia, or central europe that prepares pupils for university entrance.

Usage examples:

Gymnasial training in germany

Meanings of Gymnasium:

noun

A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise.

Usage examples:

They also put forward the idea that school gymnasiums, exercise rooms and pools could be geared spe…

Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

Meanings of Gymnasiums:

noun

A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise.

Usage examples:

They also put forward the idea that school gymnasiums, exercise rooms and pools could be geared spe…

Meanings of Gymnast:

noun

A person trained or skilled in gymnastics.

Usage examples:

From then on coaches and girls alike realised that a smaller gymnast meant a better gymnast.

Meanings of Gymnastic:

adjective

Relating to gymnastics.

Usage examples:

A gymnastic display

Meanings of Gymnastically:

adverb

In a way that relates to or is similar to gymnastics (= physical exercises and activities performed inside, often using equipment such as bars and ropes, intended to increase the body's strength and the ability to move and bend easily)

Usage examples:

His daughter is gymnastically talented and can do a handstand for over a minute., the cheerleading …

Meanings of Gymnastics:

plural noun

Exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination. the modern sport of gymnastics typically involves exercises on bars, beam, floor, and vaulting horse.

Usage examples:

Does that mean, i was tempted to ask, your main interest in gymnastics is floor exercises?

noun

Physical exercises that increase the body’s strength, balance, and ability to move gracefully, often using special equipment, or the competitive sport of performing such exercises

Meanings of Gymnasts:

noun

A person trained or skilled in gymnastics.

Usage examples:

From then on coaches and girls alike realised that a smaller gymnast meant a better gymnast.

Meanings of Gymnogene:

noun

A name used in africa for the harrier hawk.

Usage examples:

Other commonly-seen species include gymnogenes, black shouldered kites and forest and mountain buzz…

Meanings of Gymnosophist:

noun

A member of an ancient hindu sect who wore very little clothing and were given to asceticism and contemplation.

Usage examples:

There he is said to have encountered the ‘gymnosophists’ and ‘magi’ who were thought to have influe…

Meanings of Gymnosperm:

noun

A plant of a group that comprises those that have seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit, including the conifers, cycads, and ginkgo.

Usage examples:

Taxonomists can now say that the ferns' closest cousins are the seed plants - angiosperms (flowerin…

Meanings of Gymnosperms:

noun

A plant of a group that comprises those that have seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit, including the conifers, cycads, and ginkgo.

Usage examples:

Taxonomists can now say that the ferns' closest cousins are the seed plants - angiosperms (flowerin…

Meanings of Gymnure:

noun

Another term for moonrat.

Meanings of Gyms:

noun

A gymnasium.

Usage examples:

It also has an olympic-size swimming pool and indoor gyms with wrestling and judo mats, fencing str…

Meanings of Gymslip:

noun

A sleeveless belted tunic reaching from the shoulder to the knee, formerly worn by schoolgirls.

Usage examples:

Miss hopper was wearing her original gymslip and sash from her school in askrigg, and had borrowed …

Meanings of Gyn:

noun

Abbreviation for obstetrics and gynecology (= a part of medicine that manages pregnancy, birth, and a woman's ability to reproduce)

Meanings of Gynaecea:

noun

A part of a building set apart for women in an ancient greek or roman house.

Usage examples:

In their aristocratic form, gynaecea were created by the male elite and were similar to muslim hare…