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give-up
nounverbB1
/ˈɡɪv ʌp/to stop trying to do something because it is too difficult or seems impossible
giveaway
adjectivenounB2
/ˈɡɪvəweɪ/A thing that is given free of charge, especially as part of a promotion.
giveback
nounMedium
/ˈɡɪvbæk/A return or concession, especially of benefits or wages, typically in a business or labor context.
given
adjectivenounverbC1
/ˈɡɪv.ən/past participle of 'give', meaning something already provided, known, or assumed.
given name
nounHigh (B1+)
/ˈɡɪv.n̩ ˌneɪm/A personal name bestowed upon an individual at birth or during a naming ceremony; a first name.
givenchy
nounC2
/ʒɪˈvɒ̃ʃi/A French luxury fashion and perfume house founded in 1952 by Hubert de Givenchy.
giza
nounVery Low
/ˈɡiːzə/An alternative spelling of 'gizah' (as in El Giza), primarily referring to the Giza Plateau in Egypt, site of the Great Pyramids.
gizmo
nounC1
/ˈɡɪz.məʊ/A small device or machine, often with a clever or specific use, but whose exact name may be unknown or forgotten.
gizzard
nounLow
/ˈɡɪz.əd/The muscular second stomach of a bird, used for grinding food.
gizzard shad
nounC2
/ˈɡɪz.əd ʃæd/A small, silvery, saltwater or freshwater fish of the herring family, known for a muscular stomach (gizzard) used to grind food.
gjallar-horn
nounC1/C2
/ˈjæl.ɑːˌhɔːn/In Norse mythology, the horn blown by the god Heimdallr to signal the beginning of Ragnarök, the apocalyptic battle.
gjellerup
nounVery Low
/ˈɡjɛlərʊp/A proper noun, most commonly a surname of Danish origin, or the name of the Danish author Karl Gjellerup (1857-1919).
gjuki
nounVery Low / Specialized
/ˈɡjuːki/Gjuki (or Giuki) is the name of a legendary king in Germanic and Old Norse mythology, father of the Burgundian royal family known as the Gjúkungar.
gjukung
noununknown
Not a recognized word in standard English.
glabella
nounC2
/ɡləˈbɛlə/The smooth area of the forehead between the eyebrows, just above the nose.
glabellum
nounExtremely rare (scientific/technical term)
/ɡləˈbɛləm/The smooth area of bone between the eyebrows at the bridge of the nose.
glaber
nounVery rare
/ˈɡleɪbə/Smooth, hairless; without hairs or any roughness.
glace
adjectivenounverbC1/C2
/ˈɡlæseɪ/A French word for ice cream, or a smooth, glossy icing/syrup on food.
glace bay
nounVery low (geographic proper noun)
/ˌɡleɪs ˈbeɪ/A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, located on Cape Breton Island.
glacial acetic acid
nounC2
/ˌɡleɪ.si.əl əˈsiː.tɪk ˈæs.ɪd/Pure, water-free acetic acid.

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