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` Gaza Strip (ga’zs), An area of 135 square miles in southern
`fo turn t6 the right or to go forward, Compare hew. —fnerv,
`Palestine near the Meditetrancan; occupied by Israel in 1967
`Papulation, 264,000.
`geed, gasing. gees, To turn to the right.
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`gee? (js) inter}, Also jae. Used as a mild expletive or exclama-
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`gaze (gz) intr.y. gaved, gazing, gazes. To took intently of with
`don of surprise.
`[Euphemistic shortening of Jesus.]
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`gee (2) m The gravitational acceleration at the earth's sur-
`fixed attention; to stare. —n. A steady, fixed lack.
`English garen, probably from Scandinavian, akin to
`Swedish
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`face.
`[From the symbol “g” for gravitational atceleration.}
`dialectal gasay.) --gaz’er 7.
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`geet (2) intr.y, geed, gesing, gees. Jufarmal. To fit or go with:
`aze, stare, gape, glare, peer, agie. ‘These verbs
`agteo with,
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`gee? (72) n. Slang. A thousand dollars.
`{Short for Granp.]
`and studied looking, often indicative of wonder, fascination,
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`geok (gék) 1. Slang. A carnivel performer whose act usually
`awe, or admiration. Stare stresses fixity of one’s look and usu-
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`consists of biting the head off a live chicken or snake.
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`aliy indicates marked curiosity, boldness, or insolence of
`haps from dialectal geck, geek, fool, from Middle Low German
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`gecks.
`manner. Both gaze
`and stare also can refer to a proloaged,
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`vacant look. Gape suggests a prolonged, opea-mouthed look
`Gee-long (ii-léng’). A manufacturing city and port in soath-
`reflecting amazement!
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`t, awe, or stupidity. To glare is to fix an-
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`ether with a hard, h
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`ostile look, and to peer is to leok narrowly
`Population, 96,000.
`gly and scemingly with difficulty. To ogle is to stare
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`Geel-vink Bay Garilvingk), An inket, 250 miles wide at its
`ly in a way that indicates improper interest,
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`mouth, of the western Pacific in northern West Irian, Indonesia.
`2b, -zi’bo) n., pl. -bos or -boas. A pavilion or
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`gee-pound (é’pound’} nm A unit of mass, the alug {see}
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`mock Latin formation from Gazy (with
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`(gravitational acceleration) + PouNp (weight).}
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`~€6G, as in vidébd, 1 shail see},]
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`ease. Plural of goase.
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`aeze-hound (giz’hound’) n. A dog that hunts its prey by sight
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`ex (gt-te’) m. Ethiopie (see).
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`gee-zer (g/20r) on. Slang. An eccentric old man,
`cgezolle (go-zEl} x. Any of various hoofed mammals of the
`dialectal pronunciation of guéser, one in Gisguise, masyuerader,
`genus Gazella and related genera, of Africa and Asia, char-
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`Middle English giser, from gisen, to disguiss, masquerade, from
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`. aeteristically having a slender neck, and ringed, lyrate horns.
`gise, guise, GUISE (manner, disguise).}
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`(French, from Old French, probably from Spanish gacela, from
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`ge-fil-te fish (gé-fil’te). Also ge-falt-te fist. Chopped fish mixed
`_ Arabic ghazdl.]
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`with crumbs, eggs, and seasonings, cooked in 2 broth and usu-
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`: perzette (go-zét") mn, Abbr. gaz. 1..A newspaper. 2. An official
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`ally served chilled in the form of balls or oval-shaped cakes.
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`» journal. 3. British. An announcement of report in an official
`[Widdish, “filled fish.""]
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`journal.
`-~—tr.¥. gaxetted, -ratting, -zettes, Britivh. To announce
`geqen-schein (g’gan-shin’} n. A faint, glowing spot in the
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`x publish in a gazette.
`[French, fram Italian gazette, from
`sky, exactly opposite the position of the sun. Also called “coun
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`terglow.”
`[German Gezenschein, “opposite Tight" : gegen,
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`e@opper coin, from gezera, a small copper coin, probably dimin-
`against, opposite, from Old High German gegin, gagan (sez
`’ give of garizja, magpie,
`from Latin gaia, from gaius, jay (per-
`gagina in Appendix") + Schein, light, shine, from Scheinen, to
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`shine, from Old High German scfnan fsee ski- in Appendix*}.]
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`teeter a. Abbr. gaz. 1,Ageographiis iction-
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`Se or index, 2. Archaic. A person who writes for a gazette or
`Ge-hen-na
`(gi-hén’s) a, 4. A place or state of torment or suffer-
`ing. 2. Hell.
`[Late Latin, from Greek Geenna, from Hebrew
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`/ewapape©>n & joumalist,
`Ge" Hinndm, Velley of Hinnom, a ravine outside ancient Jerusa-
`Ga-2)-an-tep (giet-fn-ttn, Formerly Ain
`stab (in-tib’). A city
`om where refuse was dumped, thence figuratively) hell.]
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`0, Sytia. Population,
`aa. southera Asian Turkey north of Alenp:
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`Gei-ger counter (ggor). Addr. GM counter, An instrument
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`€B. Great Britain,
`consisting of a Geiger tube and associated electronic equip-
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`ment, used to detect, measure, and record nuclear emanations,
`SSCA Aviation. ground control approach,
`cosmic rays, and artificially produced subatomic particles. Also
`god. greatest common divisor.
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`called “Geiger-Miller counter.’
`{After Hans Geiger (1882-
`greatest common -factor.
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`viation, ground control intercept.
`Gsiger tube, Abbr. GM tube. A gas-filled tube containing co-
`S& clef, The trabte atef {ree},
`axial cylindrical electrodes between which a potential difference
`SECM Good Conduct Medal.
`sightly below the breakdown voltage is Matntained, so that
`het, Greenwich civil time,
`production of a pair of ions in the gas by passage of a charged
`‘48d ‘The symbol for the element gadolinium.
`particle or by ionizing radiation causes a breakdown through-
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`AGO. grand duchess: grand duchy: grand duke,
`out the volume of the tube. Also called “Geiger-Maller tube.”
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`Sidafisk (go-dansk), German Danzig (dan’tstk). A port city
`{After Hans Geiger. See Geiger counter.)
`smorthern Poland on the Guif of D
`anzig. Population, 316,000.
`gei-sha {gi’sho, gD n. pl geisha or -shas. A Japanese girl
`“iets. gourds.
`trained to provide entertainment, such as singing,
`ancing, Or
`amusing talk, especiaily for men,
`(Japanese, “artist” : gei, art,
`«nia (go-din’ys). German Gdin
`gen (ge-ding’on). The chief
`from Ancient Chinese ngi (Mandarin yi) + she, person, from
`of Poland, on the Guif of Danzig ten miles northwest of
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`Ancient Chinese che (Mandarin ché}.}
`Population, 182,000.
`aie. Variant of Gara.
`gel Gél) 2. A colloid in which the disperse phase bas combined
`-with the continuous phase to produce a semisolid material, such
`The symbol for the element germanium.
`asa jelly.
`IShort for GaLaTiN.]
`gean-teciine (jé-in’t-kiin’) nA large upward fold of the
`get-a-bie Gél"s-bal} adj. Capable of gelling,
`peerth's crust.
`[Greek gé, earth (see ya In Appendix") + anti
`ge-la-da (j>-18'do, jél’s-} x, A baboon, Theropithecus gelada, of
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`Ethiopia, having a dark coat with a bare reddish ares on the
`‘SULENE.] —ge-an'ti-cli’nai adi,
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`(gir) t.a.A toothed wheel, cylinder, or other machine
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`chest, and a mance covering the shoulders. Also called “gelada
`waerocnt that meshes with another toothed element to transmit
`baboon.”
`{Perhaps from Arabic gifadeh, mane,]
`wteotion or to change speed or direction. &. A complete assem-
`gelin-de-sprong (go-lén’do-shprdonge’} 2 A jump in skiing
`that performs a specific function in a larger machine. c. A
`made from a crouching position with the use of both poles.
`isensmission configuration for a specific ratio of engine to axle
`[German : Gelande, level land, from Land, land, from Old High
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`“erquc in a motor vehicle. 2. Equipment, such as tools, cloth-
`Tman fanz {see lendh-?in Appendix*) + Sprig, ajontp, from
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`eg, or the like, required for a particular activity or purpose:
`gesprungen, past participle of springan, to jump, from Old High
`sgaraphernalia. 3. The harness for a horse, 4. The rigging of a
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`German {see spergh- in Appendix?)]
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`tip. 8. A sailor’s personal effects. —v, geared, gaaring. gears.
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`gel-a-tin (él'o-tan)} x, Also gel-s-tine. 1..A colorless or slightly
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`ett 1.8. To provide with gears. b
`To connect by gears,
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`yellow, transparent, brittle protein formed by doiling the spe-
`Te put into gear, 2.
`To adjust or adapt. 3. To provide with
`Gaily prepared skin, bones, and connective tissue of animals,
`. —itir, 1. To be or become i gear. 2, To adjust sa as to
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`and used in foods, drugs, and photographic film. 2. Any of
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`[Middle English gere, from Old Norse gervi,
`various similar substances. 3. A jelly made with gelatin, popu-
`pment, gear. Sec garwian in Appendix,*]
`lar as a dessert or salad base. 4.A thitt, transparent, colored
`box (gir’bdks’) a An automotive transrnission,
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`membrane, used in theatrical lighting,
`[French gélatine, from
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`Italian gelazina, diminutive of gelara, jelly, from Vulgar Latin
`which motion is transferred within a machine, 2. The
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`geldta (unattested), from Latin, feminine past participle of
`or technique of providing with gears.
`gelare, to freeze, congeal. See gel? in Appendix.*]
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`(pir’shift’) n. A mechanism for changing from one
`ge-lat-i-nize (j9-J3t’n-iz') ». -nizad, -nizing, -nizes, —ir. 1. To
`to another in a transmission.
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`convert to gelatia or jelly, 2. To coat with gelatin. ~intr. To
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`-tain. A system of interconnected gears.
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`become gelatinous, —ga-iat'hni-ze’tion 7.
`whoo! {(gi’bwél’} n. Also gear wheel, A wheel with a
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`geé-lat-i-nous (jo-lit'n-as) adj. 1. Thick and viscous; resembling
`a gelatin gel. 2. Of, pertaining to, containing, or similar to
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`he (gh’bo). The principal river of
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`Portuguese Guinea, rising
`gclatin, —-ge-lat’hrious-ly adv. —goedat’i-nous-ness i.
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`the Rephblic of-Guinea and fl
`owing 200 miles generally
`ge-la-tion G-1ashan) 2. 1. Solidification by cooling or freezing.
`sthwest through Bissay to the A
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`2. The process af forming a gel. Latin eefazic, from gelare, 10
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`k-o (gék'5) n., pl. -o8 or -oas. Any of various usually small
`freeze, congeal. See gel-? in Appendix.*}
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`‘of the family Gekkonidae, of warm regions, having toes
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`geld! (géid) try. galded or galt {gett gelding, gelds. To castrate
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`it. adhesive pads that enable them to climb on vertical sur-
`{@ horse, for example).
`[Middle English gelden, from Old
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`[Malay ge"kok (iznitative of its ory).]
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`Norse gelda. See ghel-? in Appendix,*}
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`gele (geld) m A tax paid to the crown by English landholders
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`in east-central Asian Turkey and flowing 200 miles west
`ander Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.
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