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gigue
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialist)
/ʒiːɡ/A lively, old-fashioned folk dance in compound triple time, typically with a leaping or hopping step.
gijon
nounVery Low
/ˈɡiː.hɒn/A type of sailing vessel or a specific part of a ship's rigging; in nautical contexts, a spar or boom.
gil
nounLow (regional/archaic)
/ɡɪl/A narrow stream or rivulet; a small gully or channel, especially one cut by water.
gil blas
nounRare
/ˌʒɪl ˈblɑː/The eponymous hero of Alain-René Lesage's early 18th-century French picaresque novel, 'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane'.
gila
nounLow
/ˈhiːlə/A large, venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
gila monster
nounLow
/ˈhiːlə ˌmɒnstə/A large, heavy-bodied, slow-moving venomous lizard (Heloderma suspectum) native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, characterized by black and orange or pink beaded skin.
gila woodpecker
nounLow
/ˈhiːlə ˈwʊdpekə/A bird species (Melanerpes uropygialis) with distinctive black and white barred back and wings, a tan head and neck, and found in desert regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
gilbert
nounC2
/ˈɡɪlbət/A unit of magnetomotive force in the centimeter-gram-second system of units, equal to 0.79577472 ampere-turn.
gilbert and ellice islands
plural-nounVery Low
/ˌɡɪlbət ən(d) ˌɛlɪs ˈaɪləndz/A former British protectorate and colony (1892–1976) in the central Pacific Ocean.
gilbert and george
nounLow
/ˌɡɪlbət ən ˈdʒɔːdʒ/A proper noun referring to the British artistic duo Gilbert Prousch (born 1943) and George Passmore (born 1942).
gilbert islands
plural-nounLow
/ˌɡɪlbət ˈaɪləndz/A group of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of modern-day Kiribati.
gilbertine
adjectivenounVery Low
/ˈɡɪlbətaɪn/A member of a monastic order founded by St. Gilbert of Sempringham in the 12th century.
gild
verbverb-transitiveC1/C2
/ɡɪld/To cover thinly with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
gilda
nounLow
/ˈɡɪl.də/An ornamental border or edging, especially one made with a thin strip of gold or other metal.
gilded age
nounLow
/ˈɡɪl.dɪd eɪd͡ʒ/A historical period in the late 19th century (approximately 1870–1900) in the United States, characterized by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and great wealth, but also marked by corruption, social inequality, and political stagnation.
gilder
nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialized vocabulary)
/ˈɡɪl.dər/A craftsman who applies a thin layer of gold, gold leaf, or gold-colored material to a surface.
gilding
nounC1
/ˈɡɪldɪŋ/The act or art of applying a thin layer of gold or gold-like material to a surface.
gilead
nounLow
/ˈɡɪl.i.æd/A proper noun referring primarily to a historical region in the Middle East, east of the Jordan River, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.
gileadite
nounC2
/ˈɡɪl.i.ə.daɪt/A member of the ancient tribe of Gilead, descended from Gilead, a grandson of Manasseh, in the biblical Old Testament.
gilels
nounVery Low
/ˈɡɪlɛls/A proper noun referring to the surname of the renowned Soviet classical pianist, Emil Gilels (1916–1985).

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