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Germ cell. (Biol.) A cell, of either sex, directly concerned in the production of a new organism.
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Germen (jẽrmĕn), n.; pl. E. Germens (#), L. Germina (#). [L.] See .
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germicidal (jẽrmĭsīd�l), a. [Germ + L. caedere to kill + -al.] (Biol.) Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a killing action upon living microorganisms, particularly bacteria or viruses, which are the cause of many infectious diseases.
Syn. -- antiseptic.
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germicide (jẽrmĭsīd), n. A germicidal agent. -- a. Germicidal.
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Germinal (?), a. [See .] 1. Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle.
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2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the germ, or germ cells, as distinguished from the somatic cells.
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Coloq. Germinal layers (Biol.), the two layers of cells, the ectoblast and entoblast, which form respectively the outer covering and inner wall of the gastrula. A third layer of cells, the mesoblast, which is formed later and lies between these two, is sometimes included. -- Coloq. Germinal membrane . (Biol.) Same as . -- Coloq. Germinal spot (Biol.), the nucleolus of the ovum. -- Coloq. Germinal vesicle , (Biol.) , the nucleus of the ovum of animals.
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Germinal (?), n. [F. See .] The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See .
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Germinant (?), a. [L. germinans, p. pr.] Sprouting; sending forth germs or buds.
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Germinate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Germinated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Germinating.] [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See .] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. Bacon.
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Germinate, v. t. To cause to sprout. Price (1610).
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Germination (?), n. [L. germinatio: cf. F. germination.] The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
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Coloq. Germination apparatus , an apparatus for malting grain.
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Germinative (?), a. [Cf. F. germinatif.] Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop.
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Coloq. Germinative spot , Coloq. Germinative vesicle . (Biol.) Same as Germinal spot, Germinal vesicle, under .
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Germiparity (?), n. [Germ + L. parere to produce.] (Biol.) Reproduction by means of germs.
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Germless, a. Without germs.
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Germogen (?), n. [Germ + -gen.] (Biol.) (a) A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed. Balfour. (b) The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms. Balfour.
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Germ plasm (?), (Biol.) See , and .
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Germ theory. 1. (Biol.) The theory that living organisms can be produced only by the development of living germs. Cf. , .
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2. (Med.) The theory which attributes contagious and infectious diseases, suppurative lesions, etc., to the agency of germs, i.e. pathogenic microorganisms. The science of bacteriology was developed after this theory had been established.
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Germule (?), n. [Dim. fr. germ.] (Biol.) A small germ.
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Gern (?), v. t. [See .] To grin or yawn. [Obs.] “[/He] gaped like a gulf when he did gern.” Spenser.
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Gerner (?), n. A garner. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gerocomia (?), n. [NL.] See .
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Gerocomical (?), a. Pertaining to gerocomy. Dr. John Smith.
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Gerocomy (?), n. [F. gérocomie, fr. Gr. � an old man + � to take care of.] That part of medicine which treats of regimen for old people.
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Gerontes (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. �, �.] (Gr. Antiq.) Magistrates in Sparta, who with the ephori and kings, constituted the supreme civil authority.
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Gerontocracy (?), n. [Gr. �, �, an old man + � to rule.] Government by old men. [R.] Gladstone.
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Geropigia (?), n. [Pg. geropiga.] A mixture composed of unfermented grape juice, brandy, sugar, etc., for adulteration of wines. [Written also jerupigia.]
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-gerous (?). [L. -ger, fr. gerere to bear, carry. See .] A suffix signifying bearing, producing; as, calcigerous; dentigerous.
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Gerrymander (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gerrymandered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gerrymandering.] To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent. [Political Cant, U. S.]
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☞ This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge Gerry was governor, and was attributed to his influence, hence the name; though it is now known that he was opposed to the measure. Bartlett.
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Gerund (?), n. [L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry, perform. See a deed, .] (Lat. Gram.)
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1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
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2. (AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, “Ic hæbbe mete tô etanne” (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone.
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Gerundial (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a gerund; as, a gerundial use.
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Gerundive (?), a. [L. gerundivus.] Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial. -- n. (Lat. Gram.) The future passive participle; as, amandus, i. e., to be loved.
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Gerundively, adv. In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund.
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Gery (?), a. [See .] Changeable; fickle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gesling (?), n. A gosling. [Prov. Eng.]
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Gesse (?), v. t. & i. To guess. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gesso (?), n. [It., chalk, plaster.] 1. Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared.
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2. A work of art done in gesso. [Obs.]
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Gesso duro (?). [It., hard plaster.] A variety of gesso which when dried becomes hard and durable, often used in making bas-relief casts, which are colored and mounted in elaborate frames.
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Gest (?), n. A guest. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gest (?), n. [OF. geste exploit. See .]
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1. Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. [Obs.] Mede.
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3. A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
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4. Gesture; bearing; deportment. [Archaic]
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Through his heroic grace and honorable gest. Spenser.
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Gest (?), n. [Cf. a resting place.]
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1. A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest. [Obs.] Kersey.
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2. A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office. [Obs.] Hanmer.
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Gestant (?), a. [L. gestans, p. pr. of gestare.] Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant. [R.] “Clouds gestant with heat.” Mrs. Browning.
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Gestation (?), n. [L. gestatio a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See deed, .]
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1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). [Obs.]
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2. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy.
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3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise. Dunglison.
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Gestatory (?), a. [L. gestatorius that serves for carrying: cf. F. gestatoire.]
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1. Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy.
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2. Capable of being carried or worn. [Obs. or R.]
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Geste (?), v. i. To tell stories or gests. [Obs.]
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Gestic (?), a. [See a deed, .]
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1. Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.
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And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore. Goldsmith.
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2. Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said especially with reference to dancing.
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Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art. Sir W. Scott.
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Gesticulate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gesticulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gesticulating.] [L. gesticulatus, p. p. of gesticulari to gesticulate, fr. gesticulus a mimic gesture, gesticulation, dim. of gestus gesture, fr. gerere, gestum, to bear, carry, peform. See .] To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. Sir T. Herbert.
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Gesticulate, v. t. To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] B. Jonson.
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Gesticulation (?), n. [L. gesticulatio: cf. F. gesticulation.] 1. The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments.
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2. A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments. Macaulay.
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3. Antic tricks or motions. B. Jonson.
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Gesticulator (?), n. [L.] One who gesticulates.
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Gesticulatory (?), a. Representing by, or belonging to, gestures. T. Warton.
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Gestour (?), n. [See a deed.] A reciter of gests or legendary tales; a story-teller. [Obs.]
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Minstrels and gestours for to tell tales. Chaucer.
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Gestural (?), a. Relating to gesture.
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Gesture (?), n. [LL. gestura mode of action, fr. L. gerere, gestum, to bear, behave, perform, act. See a deed.] 1. Manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture. [Obs.]
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Accubation, or lying down at meals, was a gesture used by many nations. Sir T. Browne.
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2. A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea or a passion, or to enforce or emphasize an argument, assertion, or opinion.
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Humble and reverent gestures. Hooker.
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Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye,
In every gesture dignity and love. Milton.
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Gesture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gestured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gesturing.] To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action; to gesticulate.
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It is not orderly read, nor gestured as beseemeth. Hooker.
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Gesture, v. i. To make gestures; to gesticulate.
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The players . . . gestured not undecently withal. Holland.
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Gestureless, a. Free from gestures.
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Gesturement (?), n. Act of making gestures; gesturing. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Get (jĕt), n. Jet, the mineral. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Get (gĕt), n. [OF. get.] 1. Fashion; manner; custom. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. Artifice; contrivance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Get (gĕt), v. t. [imp. Got (gŏt) (Obs. Gat (găt)); p. p. Got (Obsolescent Gotten (gŏtt'n)); p. pr. & vb. n. Getting.] [OE. geten, AS. gitan, gietan (in comp.); akin to Icel. geta, Goth. bigitan to find, L. prehendere to seize, take, Gr. chandanein to hold, contain. Cf. , , , , .] 1. To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc.
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2. Hence, with have and had, to come into or be in possession of; to have. Johnson.
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Thou hast got the face of man. Herbert.
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3. To beget; to procreate; to generate.
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I had rather to adopt a child than get it. Shak.
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4. To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one's Greek lesson.
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It being harder with him to get one sermon by heart, than to pen twenty. Bp. Fell.
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5. To prevail on; to induce; to persuade.
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Get him to say his prayers. Shak.
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6. To procure to be, or to cause to be in any state or condition; -- with a following participle.
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Those things I bid you do; get them dispatched. Shak.
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7. To betake; to remove; -- in a reflexive use.
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Get thee out from this land. Gen. xxxi. 13.
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He . . . got himself . . . to the strong town of Mega. Knolles.
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☞ Get, as a transitive verb, is combined with adverbs implying motion, to express the causing to, or the effecting in, the object of the verb, of the kind of motion indicated by the preposition; thus, to get in, to cause to enter, to bring under shelter; as, to get in the hay; to get out, to make come forth, to extract; to get off, to take off, to remove; to get together, to cause to come together, to collect.
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Coloq. To get by heart , to commit to memory. -- Coloq. To get the better of , Coloq. To get the best of , to obtain an advantage over; to surpass; to subdue. -- Coloq. To get up , to cause to be established or to exit; to prepare; to arrange; to construct; to invent; as, to get up a celebration, a machine, a book, an agitation.

Syn. -- To obtain; gain; win; acquire. See .
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Get (gĕt), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased.
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We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak.
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2. To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state, condition, or position; to come to be; to become; -- with a following adjective or past participle belonging to the subject of the verb; as, to get sober; to get awake; to get beaten; to get elected.
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To get rid of fools and scoundrels. Pope.
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His chariot wheels get hot by driving fast. Coleridge.
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☞ It [get] gives to the English language a middle voice, or a power of verbal expression which is neither active nor passive. Thus we say to get acquitted, beaten, confused, dressed.
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☞ Get, as an intransitive verb, is used with a following preposition, or adverb of motion, to indicate, on the part of the subject of the act, movement or action of the kind signified by the preposition or adverb; or, in the general sense, to move, to stir, to make one's way, to advance, to arrive, etc.; as, to get away, to leave, to escape; to disengage one's self from; to get down, to descend, esp. with effort, as from a literal or figurative elevation; to get along, to make progress; hence, to prosper, succeed, or fare; to get in, to enter; to get out, to extricate one's self, to escape; to get through, to traverse; also, to finish, to be done; to get to, to arrive at, to reach; to get off, to alight, to descend from, to dismount; also, to escape, to come off clear; to get together, to assemble, to convene.
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Coloq. To get ahead , to advance; to prosper. -- Coloq. To get along , to proceed; to advance; to prosper. -- Coloq. To get a mile (or other distance), to pass over it in traveling. -- Coloq. To get among , to go or come into the company of; to become one of a number. -- Coloq. To get asleep , to fall asleep. -- Coloq. To get astray , to wander out of the right way. -- Coloq. To get at , to reach; to make way to. Coloq. To get away with , to carry off; to capture; hence, to get the better of; to defeat. -- Coloq. To get back , to arrive at the place from which one departed; to return. -- Coloq. To get before , to arrive in front, or more forward. -- Coloq. To get behind , to fall in the rear; to lag. -- Coloq. To get between , to arrive between. -- Coloq. To get beyond , to pass or go further than; to exceed; to surpass. “Three score and ten is the age of man, a few get beyond it.” Thackeray. -- Coloq. To get clear , to disengage one's self; to be released, as from confinement, obligation, or burden; also, to be freed from danger or embarrassment. -- Coloq. To get drunk , to become intoxicated. -- Coloq. To get forward , to proceed; to advance; also, to prosper; to advance in wealth. -- Coloq. To get home , to arrive at one's dwelling, goal, or aim. -- Coloq. To get into . (a) To enter, as, “she prepared to get into the coach.” Dickens. (b) To pass into, or reach; as, “ a language has got into the inflated state.” Keary. -- Coloq. To get loose or Coloq. To get free , to disengage one's self; to be released from confinement. -- Coloq. To get near , to approach within a small distance. -- Coloq. To get on , to proceed; to advance; to prosper. -- Coloq. To get over . (a) To pass over, surmount, or overcome, as an obstacle or difficulty. (b) To recover from, as an injury, a calamity. -- Coloq. To get through . (a) To pass through something. (b) To finish what one was doing. -- Coloq. To get up . (a) To rise; to arise, as from a bed, chair, etc. (b) To ascend; to climb, as a hill, a tree, a flight of stairs, etc.
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Get, n. Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion.
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get (gĕt), n.; pl. gittin or gitim. A divorce granted by a Rabbi in accordance with Jewish law; also, the document attesting to the divorce. RHUD
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geta n. [Jap.] A type of Japanese footwear usually with wooden soles, held to the foot by a thong that passes between the first two toes.
Syn. -- clog, patten, sabot.
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getable adj. Obtainable; able to be gotten.
Syn. -- gettable, obtainable, procurable.
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getatable adj. Aapable of being reached or attained; as, a very getatable man; both oil and coal are there but not in getatable locations.
Syn. -- come-at-able, get-at-able.
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getaway n. rapid acceleration. [wns=1]
Syn. -- pickup.
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2. a rapid escape (as by criminals); as, the thieves made a clean getaway; they made their getaway in a stolen car. [wns=2]
Syn. -- lam.
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Geten (?), obs. p. p. of . Chaucer.
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Geth (?), the original third pers. sing. pres. of . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Get-penny (?), n. Something which gets or gains money; a successful affair. [Colloq.] Chapman.
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Gettable (?), a. That may be obtained. [R.]
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Getter (?), n. One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.
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Getterup, n. One who contrives, makes, or arranges for, anything, as a book, a machine, etc. [Colloq.]
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A diligent getter-up of miscellaneous works. W. Irving.
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Getting (?), n. 1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
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With all thy getting, get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.
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2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
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Gettysburg prop. n. The name of a battle of the American Civil War fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylavania, in 1863. At this battle, the defeat of General Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union, and is considered by many a turning point in the war, after which victory by the Confederacy was no longer thought possible; as, many thousands died at Gettysburg. See also .
Syn. -- battle of Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg Address prop. n. The popular name of a speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of a ceremony to dedicate a portion of that battlefield as a cemetary for soldiers who died fighting there. See note below.
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☞ Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,

Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate -- we cannot consecrate -- we cannot hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from this earth.

getup, get-up (?), n. 1. General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; arrangement; format; make-up; style of dress, etc. [Colloq.] H. Kingsley.
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2. Specifically: A set of clothing (with accessories); as, what are you doing in that getup?; -- often used with implied disapproval or scorn. [informal] [wns=1]
Syn. -- outfit, rig.
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get-up-and-go n. a character trait manifested in a readiness and ability to initiate action; an enterprising and energetic spirit; a go-getting attitude.
Syn. -- energy; drive; enterprise; initiative. [PJC]

Geum n. (Bot.), A genus of plants of the rose family comprising the avens.
Syn. -- genus Geum.
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Geusdism (gĕdĭz'm), prop. n. The Marxian socialism and programme of reform through revolution as advocated by the French political leader Jules Basile Guesde (pron. gĕd) (1845- ). -- Guesdist (#), n. & a.
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Gewgaw (?), n. [OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and E. gaud, n. See , and cf. .] A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.
Syn. -- knicknack; bauble; tschotschke.
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A heavy gewgaw called a crown. Dryden.
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Gewgaw, a. Showy; unreal; pretentious.
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Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. Tennyson.
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Geyser (?), n. [Icel. geysir, fr. geysa to rush furiously, fr. gjōsa to gush. Cf. .] A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam.
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☞ Geysers were first known in Iceland, and later in New Zealand. In the Yellowstone region in the United States they are numerous, and some of them very powerful, throwing jets of boiling water and steam to a height of 200 feet. They are grouped in several areas called geyser basins. The mineral matter, or geyserite, with which geyser water is charged, forms geyser cones about the orifice, often of great size and beauty.
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