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ecord. 2 difference, divergence, disparity, disagreement,
inconsistency, discrepancy; division, distinction: A gap exists
between your ideas of justice and mine.
gape v. 1 stare, gawk, goggle, Slang rubberneck, Brit gawp or gaup:
She gaped when they brought in the boar's head. 2 yawn, open
wide, part; split: The jaws of the huge shark gaped to swallow
the diver.
garbage n. rubbish, refuse, waste, muck, offal, sweepings, swill,
filth, slops, dross, scraps, junk, litter, debris, detritus,
Chiefly US and Canadian trash, Slang crap: The garbage in the
river is a health hazard.
garble v. 1 warp, distort, twist, corrupt, adulterate, slant, colour,
mangle, mutilate, pervert, doctor, falsify, misrepresent, belie,
misstate, misquote, misreport, mistranslate, misrender;
misunderstand, misconstrue, misread: She has garbled the story
and it makes no sense. I've garbled your message completely. 2
confuse, mix up, jumble, mumble, mutter: He garbles his words
so badly that I cannot understand him.
garish adj. gaudy, flashy, glaring, cheap, tawdry, florid, raffish,
vulgar, harsh, loud, meretricious, Brummagem, showy, crude,
tasteless, Colloq flash, Slang US glitzy: Their flat is filled
with the most garish decorations.
garland n. 1 wreath, festoon, crown, chaplet, circlet: Diana crowned
the sleeping Endymion with a garland of flowers.
--v. 2 wreathe, festoon, crown, decorate, coil, spiral,
encircle, ring, circle: The columns were all garlanded with
brightly coloured paper decorations.
garments n.pl. garb, clothes, clothing, raiment, dress, attire, apparel,
costume, outfit, habit, vestments, habiliment; wardrobe;
uniform, livery; Colloq duds, rig, togs, Slang rags, threads,
gear: All his garments are custom-made in Savile Row.
garner v. gather, collect, accumulate, assemble, amass, store (up),
stock (up), husband, lay in or up or down or by, heap or pile
up, put away or by, stow (away), cache, store, save, reserve:
He garnered what he could from the family estate.