All English words - page 1532

Meanings of Gimmicky:

adjective

(of a trick or device) intended to attract attention, publicity, or trade.

Usage examples:

Gimmicky 3d effects

Meanings of Gimp:

noun

Twisted silk, worsted, or cotton with cord or wire running through it, used chiefly as upholstery trimming.

Usage examples:

To stabilize a buttonhole, cord it with buttonhole twist, gimp or elastic thread.

verb

Limp; hobble.

Usage examples:

I gimped over to the door

Meanings of Gimping:

verb

Limp; hobble.

Usage examples:

I gimped over to the door

noun

Twisted silk, worsted, or cotton with cord or wire running through it, used chiefly as upholstery trimming.

Usage examples:

To stabilize a buttonhole, cord it with buttonhole twist, gimp or elastic thread.

Meanings of Gin:

noun

A clear alcoholic spirit distilled from grain or malt and flavoured with juniper berries.

Usage examples:

Favor clear spirits like vodka and gin over darker-colored alcohols like whiskey, brandy or red wine.

verb

Treat (cotton) in a gin.

Usage examples:

The country's largest ginneries were only utilising 24 and 54 per cent of their respective ginning …

Meanings of Gingelly:

noun

Sesame oil; (also) the sesame plant, sesamum indicum. frequently attributive, especially in "gingelly oil".

Meanings of Ginger up:

phrasal verb

Make more interesting or lively

Meanings of Ginger-group:

noun

A group of people, especially within a political party, who try to encourage other people to follow a new, more interesting, or more active way of doing things

Meanings of Gingering:

verb

Make someone or something more lively.

Usage examples:

She slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up

noun

A hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant, which may be chopped or powdered for cooking, preserved in syrup, or candied.

Usage examples:

In a food processor or blender, combine tomatoes, pepper, salt, coriander powder, ginger and jalape…

adjective

(chiefly of hair or fur) of a light reddish-yellow or orange-brown colour.

Usage examples:

Lucas already has a number of initiatives to help raise money, including a sponsored change of hair…

Meanings of Gingering-up:

phrasal verb

To make something more exciting, interesting, or active

Usage examples:

They've gingered up the book cover with a new design, but the contents are the same.

Meanings of Gingerline:

noun

A reddish-brown or reddish-violet colour. also occasionally: a woollen cloth of this colour.

Meanings of Gingerly:

adverb

In a careful or cautious manner.

Usage examples:

Jackson sat down very gingerly

adjective

Showing great care or caution.

Usage examples:

A gingerly pace

Meanings of Gingerness:

noun

Gingerliness.

Meanings of Gingerous:

adjective

Of hair, complexion, etc.: ginger-coloured, sandy.

Meanings of Gingers:

noun

A hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant, which may be chopped or powdered for cooking, preserved in syrup, or candied.

Usage examples:

In a food processor or blender, combine tomatoes, pepper, salt, coriander powder, ginger and jalape…

verb

Make someone or something more lively.

Usage examples:

She slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up

adjective

(chiefly of hair or fur) of a light reddish-yellow or orange-brown colour.

Usage examples:

Lucas already has a number of initiatives to help raise money, including a sponsored change of hair…

Meanings of Gingersnap:

noun

A hard ginger-flavoured biscuit.

Meanings of Gingersnaps:

noun

A hard ginger-flavoured biscuit.

Meanings of Gingerwort:

noun

Any plant of the family zingiberaceae.

Meanings of Ginghams:

noun

Lightweight plain-woven cotton cloth, typically checked in white and a bold colour.

Usage examples:

Gingham curtains

Meanings of Gingivae:

noun

The gums.

Usage examples:

Brushing should focus on the junction between the gingiva and teeth

Meanings of Gingivitis:

noun

Inflammation of the gums.

Usage examples:

Other oral conditions including dental abscesses, caries, gingivitis and oral ulceration (herpetic …

Meanings of Gingko:

noun

A deciduous chinese tree related to the conifers, with fan-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. it has a number of primitive features and is similar to some jurassic fossils.

Usage examples:

Investigators have suggested that these fossils represent new growth from cycads, deciduous trees, …

Meanings of Ginglymoidal:

adjective

Ginglymoid.

Meanings of Gink:

noun

A foolish or contemptible person.

Usage examples:

What is this gink doing?

Meanings of Ginkgoes:

noun

A deciduous chinese tree related to the conifers, with fan-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. it has a number of primitive features and is similar to some jurassic fossils.

Usage examples:

Investigators have suggested that these fossils represent new growth from cycads, deciduous trees, …

Meanings of Ginks:

noun

A foolish or contemptible person.

Usage examples:

What is this gink doing?