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   gas-discharge lamp
         n 1: an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric
               discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube [syn:
               {electric-discharge lamp}, {gas-discharge lamp}]

English Dictionary: gesticulate by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gas-discharge tube
n
  1. a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gas-tight
adj
  1. not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: airtight, air-tight, gas-tight]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gesticulate
v
  1. show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
    Synonym(s): gesticulate, gesture, motion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gesticulating
adj
  1. making gestures while speaking; "her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gesticulation
n
  1. a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ghost gum
n
  1. small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips
    Synonym(s): snow gum, ghost gum, white ash, Eucalyptus coriacea, Eucalyptus pauciflora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guesthouse
n
  1. a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gastight \Gas"tight`\, a.
      So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas;
      impervious to gas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gestic \Ges"tic\, a. [See {Gest} a deed, {Gesture}.]
      1. Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.
  
                     And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore.
                                                                              --Goldsmith.
  
      2. Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said
            especially with reference to dancing.
  
                     Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art.
                                                                              --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, 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
      {Gestic}.]
      To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.
      --Sir T. Herbert.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, v. t.
      To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, 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
      {Gestic}.]
      To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.
      --Sir T. Herbert.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, 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
      {Gestic}.]
      To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.
      --Sir T. Herbert.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gesticulation \Ges*tic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. gesticulatio: cf. F.
      gesticulation.]
      1. The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express
            passion or enforce sentiments.
  
      2. A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or
            in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments
            and sentiments. --Macaulay.
  
      3. Antic tricks or motions. --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gesticulator \Ges*tic"u*la`tor\, n. [L.]
      One who gesticulates.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gesticulatory \Ges*tic"u*la*to*ry\, a.
      Representing by, or belonging to, gestures. --T. Warton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geusdism \Geusd"ism\ (g[ecr]d"[icr]z'm), n.
      The Marxian socialism and programme of reform through
      revolution as advocated by the French political leader Jules
      Basile Guesde (pron. g[ecr]d) (1845- ). -- {Guesd"ist}, n. &
      a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agister \A*gist"er\, Agistor \A*gist"or\, n. [Anglo-Norman
      agistour.] (Law)
      (a) Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the
            care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the
            same; -- hence called {gisttaker}, which in England is
            corrupted into {guest-taker}.
      (b) Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a
            certain rate; a pasturer. --Mozley & W.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geusdism \Geusd"ism\ (g[ecr]d"[icr]z'm), n.
      The Marxian socialism and programme of reform through
      revolution as advocated by the French political leader Jules
      Basile Guesde (pron. g[ecr]d) (1845- ). -- {Guesd"ist}, n. &
      a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agister \A*gist"er\, Agistor \A*gist"or\, n. [Anglo-Norman
      agistour.] (Law)
      (a) Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the
            care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the
            same; -- hence called {gisttaker}, which in England is
            corrupted into {guest-taker}.
      (b) Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a
            certain rate; a pasturer. --Mozley & W.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guestwise \Guest"wise"\, adv.
      In the manner of a guest.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Ghostscript
  
      The {GNU} {interpreter} for {PostScript} and
      {PDF}, with {previewers} for serval systems and many {fonts}.
      Ghostscript was originally written by L. Peter Deutsch
      of {Aladdin Enterprises}.   The first
      public release was v1.0 on 1988-08-11.
  
      Current version: 8.11, as of 2003-08-29.
  
      {GNU Home (http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostscript/)}.
  
      {News & community (http://ghostscript.com/)}.
  
      (2003-09-24)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Guest-chamber
      the spare room on the upper floor of an Eastern dwelling (Mark
      14:14; Luke 22:11). In Luke 2:7 the word is translated "inn"
      (q.v.).
     
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