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giant n. 1 superhuman, titan, colossus, Goliath; giantess, Amazon,
ogre; behemoth, monster, leviathan, mammoth: Blocking the road
in front of Jack was a giant nearly thirty feet tall.
--adj. 2 See gigantic, below.
gibberish n. drivel, tripe, nonsense, rubbish, gibber, prattle, twaddle,
gabble, jabber, balderdash, jibber-jabber, blather or blether,
Jabberwocky, gobbledegook or gobbledygook, mumbo-jumbo,
rodomontade, Gongorism, cackle, chatter, patter, chatter,
jargon, babble, claptrap, poppycock, Colloq tripe, codswallop,
crap, bunk, piffle, US garbage, horse feathers; Taboo slang
balls, bull(shit), US crock (of shit): If one listens to such
gibberish long enough, one begins to believe it.
gibe v. 1 jibe (at), jeer (at), scoff (at), flout, mock, deride,
make fun of, poke fun at, ridicule, twit, taunt, sneer (at),
chaff, tease, rag, heckle, No. Eng. dialect gird, Colloq kid,
rib, US and Canadian razz: All of us at school used to gibe at
David because he wore fancy clothes.
--n. 2 jibe, jeer, taunt, sneer, dig, cutting remark, thrust,
chaff, raillery, scoffing, derision, ridicule, mockery, Rare
mycterism, Slang crack, wisecrack: David paid no attention to
his classmates' gibes.
giddy adj. 1 dizzy, faint, unsteady, light-headed, vertiginous,
reeling, Colloq woozy: This medication may make you feel a bit
giddy. 2 silly, frivolous, scatterbrained, flighty, capricious,
irresponsible, erratic, fickle, volatile, impulsive, reckless,
whimsical: You can't marry a giddy young girl like Peggy.
gift n. 1 present, donation, favour, grant, largesse, bounty,
benefaction, offering, honorarium, contribution, give-away,
premium, bonus, prize; alms, hand-out, dole, charity, benefit;
tip, gratuity, baksheesh or backsheesh, pourboire, cumshaw:
Before we left, our neighbours made a gift to us of some local
pottery. 2 talent, ability, aptitude, genius, flair, knack,
facility, forte, strength, strong point, bent, capability,
capacity, power: Her family never recognized her special gifts.