GI, n.
(law) a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin
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| GI |
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| geographical indication |
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GI, v.
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"the soldiers GIed the barracks"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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GI hormones, n.
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GI series, n.
diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal; usually involves inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and taking an X-ray
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| GI series |
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GI tract, n.
tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
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| GI tract |
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| alimentary canal |
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| alimentary tract |
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| digestive tract |
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| digestive tube |
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| gastrointestinal tract |
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stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket
esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet
small intestine
large intestine
throat, pharynx
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GIA, n.
a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state
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| Armed Islamic Group |
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| GIA |
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sample sentences
"the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres"
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GIGO, n.
(computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out
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| GIGO |
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GMT, n.
the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
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| Greenwich Mean Time |
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| Greenwich Time |
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| UT |
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| UT1 |
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| universal time |
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GNP, n.
former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
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| gross national product |
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GOP, n.
the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party
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| GOP |
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| Republican Party |
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GP, n.
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GP bomb, n.
a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect
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| GP bomb |
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| general-purpose bomb |
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GPA, n.
a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
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| GPA |
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| grade point average |
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GPO, n.
an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
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| GPO |
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| Government Printing Office |
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| US Government Printing Office |
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| United States Government Printing Office |
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GPS, n.
a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
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| GPS |
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| Global Positioning System |
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GRAPO, n.
an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime
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| First of October Antifascist Resistance Group |
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| GRAPO |
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sample sentences
"GRAPO is vehemently opposed to the United States"
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GSA, n.
a central management agency that sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management
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| GSA |
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| General Services Administration |
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GSPC, n.
an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa
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| GSPC |
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| Salafast Group for Call and Combat |
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| Salafist Group |
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GSR, n.
a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body
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| Fere phenomenon |
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| GSR |
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| Tarchanoff phenomenon |
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| electrical skin response |
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| electrodermal response |
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| galvanic skin response |
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| psychogalvanic response |
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GU, adj.
sample sentences
"genitourinary infections"
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GU, n.
the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
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| GU |
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| Guam |
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GUI, n.
a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device
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| GUI |
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| graphical user interface |
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Ga, n.
a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
<noun.substance>
<noun.substance>
| Ga |
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| atomic number 31 |
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| gallium |
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Ga., n.
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
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| Empire State of the South |
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| GA |
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| Ga. |
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| Georgia |
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| Peach State |
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United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
South
Deep South
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Gable, n.
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Gabon, n.
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Gabon franc, n.
Gabonese, adj.
Gabonese, n.
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Gabonese Republic, n.
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