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- [jin]
- /dʒɪn/
- /dʒɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jin]
- /dʒɪn/
Definitions of gin word
- noun gin a female Aborigine. 1
- noun gin an Aboriginal wife. 1
- verb with object gin to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin. 1
- verb with object gin to snare (game). 1
- verb without object gin to win a game in gin by laying down a hand in which all 10 cards are included in sets. 1
- noun gin A clear alcoholic spirit distilled from grain or malt and flavored with juniper berries. 1
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Origin of gin
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; shortened from geneva
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gin
noun gin
- squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- brawl — A brawl is a rough or violent fight.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
Antonyms for gin
noun gin
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- friendship — the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship.
Top questions with gin
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