Gape, v. n.

    1. Yawn.
    2. Open the mouth (as in staring).
    3. Open, dehisce, yawn, be opened, be separated.

Garb, n. Dress, clothes, habit, apparel, garments, vesture, raiment, attire, habiliment, costume.

Garbage, n. Refuse (of flesh), offal.

Garble, v. a. Mutilate (a quotation), falsify, pervert, corrupt, misrepresent, misquote.

Garden-spider, n. Cross-spider, diadem-spider.

Garden-warbler, n. See becafico.

Gar-fish, n. Greenbone, horn-fish, sea-needle, gar-pike, sea-pike, long-nose, gore-bill, sword-fish, mackerel- guide, snook (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris).

Gargantuan, a. Brobdingnagian, huge beyond belief, incredibly big, prodigious, enormous, tremendous.

Garget, n. (Bot.) Poke, poke-weed, pigeon-berry (Phytolacca decandra).

Gargoyle, n. [Written also Gargoil and Gargyle.] Spout, projecting conductor.

Garish, a. [Written also Gairish.] Flaunting, staring, glaring, showy, gaudy, tawdry, flashy.

Garland, n. Wreath, chaplet, crown, coronal, bays.

Garment, n. Vestment, article of clothing.

Garments, n. pl. Clothes, dress, habit. See garb.

Garner, n. Granary.

Garner, v. a. Gather (for preservation), store, hoard, deposit, save, husband, reserve, collect, garner up, treasure up, lay in, lay up, lay by, set by.

Garner up. Same as Garner.

Garnish, v. a. Adorn, decorate, embellish, deck, bedeck, beautify, grace, ornament, prank, set off, set out, trick out.

Garniture, n. Embellishments, decorations, ornaments, adornments, furniture, ornamental appendages, setting off.

Gar-pike, n. See gar-fish.

Garret, n. Attic, loft, cock-loft, upper story.

Garrulity, n. Loquacity, loquaciousness, babble, babbling, talkativenesss, prattle, prate.


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