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giggle I'gigl/ verb, noun
m verb ~ (at/about
sb/sth) to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or
nervous ( 03\ W m. f i mm-. tvj The girls
giggled at the joke. £ ^ ft 4H i&
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They
giggled nervously as they waited for their turn. #, taisov speech]
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noun 1 [c] a slight silly
repeated laugh She
gave a nervous giggle. 0 Matt
collapsed into giggles and hung up the phone. B,
# 35 Bfrnfr^ft, 2 [sing.]
{BrE,
informal)
a
thing that you think is
amusing $§#;
We
only did it for a giggle. RJiftft5u^cW
,B, 3 the giggles [pi.] (informal) continuous giggling
that you cannot control or
stop : I get
the giggles when I’m nervous.
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o She had a fit of the giggles and had to leave the room,
gig gly /'gigli/ adj. laughing a lot in a
silly, nervous way
GIGO
/'gaigau;
NAmE -gou/ c> garbage gig-olo /'3igal0o; 'd3i-; NAmE -lou/
noun {pi. -os) a man who is paid to
be the lover of an older woman, usually one who is rich ;
ffi W
gigot /'d3igat/ noun [C, U] a leg of meat
from a sheep or a LAMB ftM ( ) : a gigot oflamb
gild /gild/ verb [VN] 1 (literary) to make sth look
bright, as if covered with gold ) :
The
golden light gilded the sea. ^feWraA^Aftt^ft 2 to cover sth
with a thin layer of gold or gold paint l&ikft
ffT»TOl gild the 'lily to spoil
sth that is already good
or beautiful by trying to improve it Hi ££$§£; #
gild ed /’gildid/ adj. [only before noun] 1 covered with a thin
layer of gold or gold paint f£ & (ft ; & & (ft
2 {literary) rich and belonging to
the upper classes g H (ft; ±M
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(ft: the gilded
youth {=
rich, upper-class young people) of the Edwardian era :g| lift 0^ All it (ft
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gild ing /'gildir)/ noun [U] a layer of gold
or gold paint; the surface that this makes
gilet /'3ilei; '3i:-/ noun a light thick jacket
without sleeves
gill1 /gil/ noun [usually pi.] one of the openings on
the side of a fish’s head that it breathes through fg
— picture o page R28 IR71 to the 'gills {informal) completely full ( ) $fT, 7; ^: I was
stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake.
gill2 /d3il/ noun a unit for measuring
liquids. There are four gills in a pint. )
gil-lie (also ghillie) '/'gili/ noun (Scoff) a man or boy
who helps sb who is shooting or fishing for sport in
j ) jam m, ntf
gilt /gilt/ noun 1 [U] a thin layer of
gold, or sth like gold that is used on a surface for decoration M: gilt lettering MEP(ft4£ft 2 gilts [pi.] {BrE, finance M) gilt-edged
investments 4£i£iiE#; WiifciiEjf 3 [C] {especially NAmE) a young female pig ft
#3# 11*171 take the gilt off the 'gingerbread {BrE) to do or be sth that
makes a situation or achievement less attractive or impressive ft A A 131 A; ftAjgft;
,gilt-'edged adj. {finance M) very safe ^ Ul (ft ; % ft (ft; fft aJU (ft : gilt-edged
securities/shares/stocks (= investments that are considered safe
because they have been sold by the government)
gimcrack /'d3imkraek/ adj. [only before noun] badly made and of
little value flfij flft it
(ft; AM&ft Affr {fi (ft im SHODDY
gimlet
/'gimlat/
noun a small tool for
making holes in wood to put screws in % M H; ft-ft;
(figurative) eyes like gimlets (= looking very hard
at things and noticing every detail) |&fij/tflf|(ft 0 ft gimme /'gimi/ {informal)
a a way of writing the
way that the words ‘give me’ are
sometimes spoken ( give me (ft—ilABWS ) itlfo: Gimme back my bike! Jfi g ft
a noun [usually sing.]
something that is very easy to do or achieve
gim
mick /'gimik/
noun (often disapproving) an unusual trick or
unnecessary device that is intended to attract attention or to persuade people
to buy sth ( ft 31
A'ftItS'$AJ&i£ffi««W
fcm, IE#, a
promotional/publicity/sales gimmick tU ft / W # /
$jHA0#J(ft?£jS ► gimmicky /'grnnki/ ody. : a gimmicky idea
gimmickry /'gimikri/
noun [u] (disapproving) the use of gimmicks
in selling, etc.
gin /d3in/ noun 1 [U] an alcoholic drink
made from grain and flavoured with juniper
berries. Gin is usually drunk mixed with tonic water or fruit juice. ttj&ftM
— see also pink gin 2 [C]
a glass of gin — #fevftM: I’ll have a gin and tonic, please, if ft—liftn ^ ft
7j< f£
ft?0o 3 =
COTTON GIN ginger
/'d3ind30(r)/ noun, adj., verb mnoun [U] 1 the root of the
ginger
plant
used in cooking as a spice #: a teaspoon of ground ginger 0 (BrE) ginger biscuits H ft 2 a light
brownish- orange colour HUffe
* adj. {BrE) light brownish-orange
in colour (ft :
ginger hair # jf feffj AA 0 a ginger cat ^tfe(ft3g mverb .ginger sth/sb^ up (BrE) to make sth/sb
more active or exciting K771
LIVEN UP
.ginger
'ale noun 1 [u] a clear fizzy drink (= with bubbles) that
does not contain alcohol, flavoured with ginger, and often mixed with alcoholic
drinks H5fc?^7jC 2 [C] a
bottle or glass of ginger ale — US (
'i^TlC
.ginger
'beer noun 1 [u] a fizzy drink (= with bubbles) with a
very small amount of alcohol in, flavoured with ginger H ff n$ 2 [C] a bottle or glass
of ginger beer
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gin ger bread /'d3ind3abred; NAmE -d3srb-/ noun [u] a sweet cake or soft biscuit/cookie
flavoured with ginger H ^
; # (A t# ft : cl gingerbread man (= a gingerbread
biscuit/cookie in the shape of a person) ITC71 see gilt
ginger group noun {BrE) a group of people within a political
party or an organization, who work to persuade other members to accept their
policies or ideas ( ) fflifrrmm,
#ftftS
gin-ger ly /'d3ind30li; NAmE -d^rli/ adv. in a careful way,
because you are afraid of being hurt, of making a noise, etc. il jfe ;
ft/L'lli; He
opened the box gingerly and looked inside. /f&ftftj|||:l&
'ginger nut (BrE) (also 'ginger snap NAmE,
BrE) noun a hard sweet
biscuit/cookie flavoured with ginger
H ft
5!$ft
,ginger 'wine noun [U, C] a sweet
alcoholic drink made
With GINGER
gin-gery /'d3ind30ri/ adj. like ginger in colour or flavour ^ft#J
ging ham /’giqam/ noun [U] a type of cotton cloth with a
pattern of white and coloured squares f§ ft : a blue and white gingham dress Affi
gin gi vitis /,d3ind3i'vait0s/ noun [U] {medical ]g) a condition in which the gums around the teeth become painful,
red and swollen
ginkgo /'giqkgau;
NAmE -gou/ (also gingko /'giqkau; NAmE -kou/) noun {pi. -os or -oes) a Chinese tree with
yellow flowers ( Mft ft ® ) Effifll maidenhair
TREE
gi nor mous /d3ai'no:m0s; NAmE -'no:rm-/ adj. {BrE, informal) extremely large M A 6^; EelAK)
,gin 'rummy noun [U] a card game in
which players try to get hands (=
sets of cards) that add up to ten
10 ^ )