gibberellic acid
— Noun
– English
~ a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin
gibberellin
— Noun
– English
~ a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth
gibberish
— Noun
– English
~ unintelligible talking
gibbet
— Verb
– English
~ expose to ridicule or public scorn
gibbet
— Verb
– English
~ hang on an execution instrument
gibbet
— Noun
– English
~ alternative terms for gallows
Gibbon
— Noun
– English
~ English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
gibbon
— Noun
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~ smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
gibbose
— Adjective
– English
~ (used of the moon) more than half full
gibbosity
— Noun
– English
~ something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
gibbous
— Adjective
– English
~ characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
gibbous
— Adjective
– English
~ (used of the moon) more than half full
gibbousness
— Noun
– English
~ something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
gibbs
— Noun
– English
~ United States chemist (1839-1903)
gibbsite
— Noun
– English
~ white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide; a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina
gibe
— Verb
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~ laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
gibe
— Verb
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~ be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
gibe
— Noun
– English
~ an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
gibelike
— Adjective
– English
~ abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"