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girl n. 1 female, woman, lass, (young) lady, miss, mademoiselle,
wench, Fr„ulein, maid, maiden, damsel, demoiselle, Irish
colleen, Australian and New Zealand sheila, Colloq chick, filly,
gal, Slang bird, frail, skirt, piece, mouse, Brit crumpet, bit
of skirt or stuff, Old-fashioned Brit popsy, US dame, broad,
(bit of) San Quentin quail or jail-bait: His mother wants to
introduce him to a nice girl. 2 girlfriend, sweetheart;
betrothed, fianc‚e; mistress, lover, friend, live-in lover,
inamorata, tally, US POSSLQ (= 'Person of the Opposite Sex
Sharing Living Quarters'), Colloq Brit popsy, Slang moll, US
twist, squeeze: She's his girl and she'll stick by him.
girth n. 1 circumference, perimeter, ambit, periphery, circuit: His
girth steadily expanded as he approached fifty. 2 belt, girdle,
border, cincture, waistband, cestus, cummerbund, Archaic zone,
US and Canadian cinch: Tighten that girth or the saddle will
come off.
gist n. essence, core, heart, substance, point, theme, quintessence,
pith, meat, marrow, focus, nub, significance, (main or basic)
idea; direction, drift: It will save time if I tell you the
gist of the argument.
give v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer,
vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord,
afford, award, hand out, contribute, distribute, grant, allow,
transfer, make over, entrust: Please give me the envelope. I
have given the files to the tax inspector. Give freely to
charity. 2 exchange, pay, transfer, trade, barter, swap or swop:
Philippa gave a week's salary for that dress. 3 impart, pass
on, communicate, transmit, send, convey, express: Give my
regards to Broadway. 4 afflict with, cause, occasion: Rock
music gives me a headache. 5 sacrifice, devote, dedicate, yield
(up), surrender, give up, cede, concede, consign, apply
(oneself) to: Those monks have given their lives to the study
of Scripture. 6 present, offer; announce, introduce: Ladies
and gentlemen, I give you Madja Kiziamainska, the Polish
Nightingale! 7 present, announce, offer, recite, sing, act,
perform, read, put on: We were asked to give a performance for
charity. 8 utter, emit, give out (with), issue: He gave a
shout to warn us. 9 yield, relax, give way, fail, collapse,
buckle, break down, fall or come apart: If that pillar gives,
the balcony will come down. 10 cause, lead, induce, persuade,