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to gale force overnight.
gusto n. enthusiasm, relish, zest, appetite, zeal, zealousness,
avidity, eagerness, enjoyment, appreciation, pleasure, delight,
satisfaction: We attacked the meal with great gusto and soon
dispatched every scrap.
gut n. 1 Often, guts. bowels, intestines, entrails, viscera,
stomach, offal, vitals, vital parts, gurry, Brit (of a deer)
gralloch, Colloq insides, innards or inwards: As soon as the
game is killed, the guts must be removed. 2 stomach, abdomen,
belly; beer-belly, bay window, corporation: His enormous gut
hung over his belt. 3 guts. a backbone, bravery, boldness,
audacity, pluck, courage, determination, daring, spirit, grit,
mettle, gumption, nerve, intestinal fortitude, Colloq spunk,
gutsiness, Slang Brit bottle, Taboo balls: He hasn't the guts
to tell the boss what he thinks of him. b integrity,
will-power, stamina, endurance, forcefulness, dynamism: It
takes real guts to stand up for your rights.
--v. 4 disembowel, eviscerate, draw, dress, clean: It will
take hours to gut all these fish. 5 ransack, pillage, plunder,
sack, despoil, strip, ravage, loot, rifle, Rare depredate; clean
out, devastate, empty: The building was completely gutted by
the fire.
--adj. 6 basic, heartfelt, instinctive, instinctual, intuitive,
visceral, deep-seated, emotional: My gut reaction is to refuse
the offer.
guttersnipe
n. waif, (street) Arab, (street) urchin, ragamuffin, brat,
gamin, rogue, Colloq Brit rare mudlark: That little guttersnipe
stole my wallet!
guy n. 1 man, lad, youth, boy, fellow, person, Colloq chap, geezer,
Brit bloke, Slang gink, cat, customer, US dude, Old-fashioned
gazabo or gazebo: Clarence is a pretty nice guy.
--v. 2 mock, ridicule, make fun of, caricature, satirize, poke
fun at, lampoon, Colloq rib, take off, Brit send up: We put on
a show at school in which we guyed the teachers.