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Emoji
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#3811
👐
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gesticulation
/dʒɛˌstɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/
noun
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a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize speech
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His speech was full of passionate gesticulations. |
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gesture, motion, sign, signal
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silence, stillness
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wild gesticulation, passionate gesticulation, angry gesticulation
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#3812
🏗️
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girder
/ˈɡɜːrdər/
noun
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a large, strong beam used to support buildings or bridges
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The steel girders held the weight of the bridge. |
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beam, support, joist, truss, bar
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weak support, fragile beam
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steel girder, iron girder, support girder
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#3813
🛡️
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gird
/ɡɜːrd/
verb
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girded
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girded
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girds
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girding
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to encircle or bind with a belt or band; to prepare oneself for something difficult
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He girded himself for the long journey ahead. |
gird up one's loins |
to prepare oneself for action or a challenge
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encircle, bind, surround, fasten, brace
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loosen, release
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gird oneself, gird up, gird belt
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#3814
🚶♀️
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gingerly
/ˈdʒɪndʒərli/
adverb
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in a very careful or cautious manner
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She walked gingerly on the icy path. |
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cautiously, carefully, delicately, warily
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boldly, recklessly
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walk gingerly, move gingerly, handle gingerly
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#3815
✨
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gild
/ɡɪld/
verb
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gilded
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gilded
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gilds
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gilding
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to cover something with a thin layer of gold or to make something appear more attractive than it really is
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The craftsman gilded the frame to give it a luxurious look. |
gild the lily |
to unnecessarily add decoration to something already beautiful
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cover, decorate, embellish, coat, adorn
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strip, deface, tarnish
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gilded frame, gilded surface, gilded age, gild the lily
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#3816
🌋
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gigantic
/dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
adjective
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Extremely large or huge in size, power, or extent.
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The company made a gigantic investment in technology. |
gigantic leap |
a very large or significant progress or improvement
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huge, enormous, colossal, massive, immense
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tiny, small, minuscule
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gigantic building, gigantic success, gigantic effort
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#3817
🎤
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gig
/ɡɪɡ/
noun
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A live performance by a musician, band, or entertainer; also a temporary job.
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The band has a gig at the local club tonight. |
one-off gig |
a single temporary job or performance
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performance, show, job, act, engagement
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unemployment, absence
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play a gig, land a gig, weekend gig, local gig
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#3818
😵
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giddy
/ˈɡɪdi/
adjective
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Feeling dizzy or light-headed; also overly excited and frivolous.
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She felt giddy after spinning around so many times. |
giddy with excitement |
extremely happy or overjoyed
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dizzy, lightheaded, ecstatic, elated, overjoyed
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serious, stable, steady
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feel giddy, giddy laugh, giddy excitement
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#3819
😏
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gibe
/dʒaɪb/
verb
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gibed
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gibed
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gibes
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gibing
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To make insulting or mocking remarks; to taunt.
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The fans gibed at the losing team. |
gibe at |
to mock or jeer at someone
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taunt, mock, jeer, ridicule, sneer
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praise, compliment, flatter
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gibe at opponents, cruel gibe, sarcastic gibe
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#3820
🪢
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gibbet
/ˈdʒɪbɪt/
noun
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A gallows used for hanging criminals; historically also a post where bodies of executed criminals were displayed.
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The thief was sentenced to die on the gibbet. |
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gallows, scaffold, noose, execution post, hanging frame
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freedom, release, acquittal
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hang on the gibbet, sentenced to the gibbet, executed on the gibbet
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#3821
🔤
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gibberish
/ˈdʒɪb.ər.ɪʃ/
noun
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Unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing.
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He was so nervous that his explanation sounded like gibberish. |
talking gibberish |
Speaking in a way that is incomprehensible or nonsensical.
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nonsense, babble, drivel, mumbo jumbo, jargon
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sense, clarity, meaning
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utter gibberish, sound like gibberish, complete gibberish, gibberish language
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#3822
🗣️
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gibber
/ˈdʒɪb.ər/
verb
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gibbered
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gibbered
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gibbers
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gibbering
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To speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock.
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The frightened man began to gibber when he saw the ghost. |
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babble, ramble, chatter, jabber
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speak clearly, articulate
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gibber in fear, gibbering nonsense, gibber nervously, gibber away
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#3823
👻
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ghastly
/ˈɡæst.li/
adjective
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Causing great horror or fear; very unpleasant.
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The crime scene was a ghastly sight. |
look ghastly |
To appear extremely pale or ill.
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horrible, dreadful, awful, shocking, gruesome
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pleasant, delightful, beautiful
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ghastly mistake, ghastly accident, ghastly appearance, ghastly sight
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#3824
🌋
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geyser
/ˈɡaɪ.zər/
noun
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A natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air.
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The geyser erupted, shooting water high into the sky. |
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spring, fountain, jet, spout
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well, dryness
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hot geyser, erupting geyser, natural geyser, famous geyser
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#3825
🤲
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gesture
/ˈdʒɛs.tʃər/
noun
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A movement of part of the body, especially the hands or head, to express an idea or meaning.
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She made a friendly gesture to welcome the guests. |
gesture of goodwill |
An act intended to show kindness or positive intention.
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motion, signal, sign, indication, movement
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inaction, stillness
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kind gesture, simple gesture, symbolic gesture, gesture of support
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#3826
👑
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gentry
/ˈdʒɛntri/
noun
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People of good social position, usually of high birth or wealthy landowners
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The gentry of the town gathered for the annual ball. |
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nobility, aristocracy, elite, upper class
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commoners, peasants
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landed gentry, wealthy gentry, English gentry
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#3827
👋
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gesticulate
/dʒɛˈstɪkjʊleɪt/
verb
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gesticulated
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gesticulated
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gesticulates
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gesticulating
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to use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words
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He gesticulated wildly to get their attention. |
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gesture, signal, motion, wave
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speak, verbalize
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gesticulate wildly, gesticulate angrily, gesticulate to explain
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#3828
👶
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gestation
/dʒɛˈsteɪʃən/
noun
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the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth; the development of an idea or plan
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The gestation period of an elephant is nearly two years. |
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pregnancy, incubation, development, formation
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birth, termination
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gestation period, long gestation, gestation process, during gestation
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#3829
🤰
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gestate
/ˈdʒɛsteɪt/
verb
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gestated
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gestated
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gestates
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gestating
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to carry and develop in the womb during pregnancy; to develop an idea over a period of time
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The mother whale gestates her calf for over a year. |
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carry, incubate, conceive, develop
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abort, end
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gestate an idea, gestate a child, gestate project, long gestation
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#3830
🗳️
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gerrymander
/ˈdʒɛriˌmændər/
verb
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gerrymandered
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gerrymandered
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gerrymanders
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gerrymandering
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to manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class
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The ruling party was accused of trying to gerrymander the districts to secure more seats. |
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manipulate, rig, falsify, distort, exploit
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fair, equal, impartial
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gerrymander districts, gerrymander boundaries, political gerrymander, blatant gerrymander
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#3831
🧓
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gerontology
/ˌdʒerənˈtɑːlədʒi/
noun
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The scientific study of old age and the process of aging.
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She chose to specialize in gerontology after completing medical school. |
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study of aging, elderly science, age research, senescence study
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pediatrics, youth studies
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gerontology research, gerontology program, field of gerontology
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#3832
👴
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gerontocracy
/ˌdʒerənˈtɑːkrəsi/
noun
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A system of government or control by old people.
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The country was seen as a gerontocracy, dominated by elderly leaders. |
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rule of elders, senior leadership, aged governance, old-age rule
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youth leadership, democracy
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political gerontocracy, ruled by gerontocracy, military gerontocracy
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#3833
🌿
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germinate
/ˈdʒɜːrmɪneɪt/
verb
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germinated
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germinated
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germinates
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germinating
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To begin to grow or develop, especially referring to a seed.
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The seeds germinate quickly in moist soil. |
germinate an idea |
To develop or form an idea in someone's mind
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sprout, grow, develop, flourish, originate
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wither, die, decay
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germinate quickly, seeds germinate, germinate ideas, germinate naturally
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#3834
🌱
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germinal
/ˈdʒɜːrmɪnəl/
adjective
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Relating to the earliest stage of development.
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The idea was still in its germinal stage. |
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initial, formative, embryonic, nascent, early
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mature, developed, advanced
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germinal idea, germinal stage, germinal period, germinal phase
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#3835
📌
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germane
/dʒərˈmeɪn/
adjective
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Relevant and appropriate to the subject being considered.
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Her comments were not germane to the discussion. |
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relevant, pertinent, applicable, appropriate, connected
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irrelevant, inappropriate, unrelated
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germane to, directly germane, not germane, highly germane
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#3836
🦠
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germ
/dʒɜːm/
noun
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a microscopic organism, especially one that causes disease
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Washing your hands helps prevent the spread of germs. |
germ of an idea |
a small beginning of a thought or plan
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microbe, bacterium, pathogen, microorganism, virus
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health, cleanliness
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germ infection, kill germs, harmful germs, spread of germs
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#3837
👵
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geriatrics
/ˌdʒɛr.iˈætrɪks/
noun
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the branch of medicine dealing with the health and care of old people
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He specialized in geriatrics to care for the elderly. |
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elder care, gerontology, senior medicine, old-age care
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pediatrics, neonatology
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geriatrics ward, study geriatrics, geriatrics specialist, geriatrics hospital
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#3838
🌍
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geology
/dʒiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
noun
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the science that deals with the Earth's physical structure and substances
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She studied geology to understand earthquakes. |
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earth science, geoscience, study of rocks, physical geography
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astronomy, biology
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geology course, study geology, geology professor, geology department
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#3839
🌱
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genus
/ˈdʒiː.nəs/
noun
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a category in biological classification ranking above species and below family
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The tiger belongs to the genus Panthera. |
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category, group, class, type
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species, individual
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genus species, plant genus, animal genus, genus classification
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#3840
🙏
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genuflect
/ˈdʒɛn.juˌflɛkt/
verb
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genuflected
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genuflected
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genuflects
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genuflecting
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to bend one or both knees as a sign of reverence or worship
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The worshippers genuflect before the altar. |
genuflect to authority |
to show excessive respect or obedience to authority
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kneel, bow, prostrate, revere, worship
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stand, rise
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genuflect before, genuflect to, genuflect in prayer
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