Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
ge- |
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An Anglo-Saxon prefix. See Y-. |
ged |
noun |
Alt. of Gedd |
gee |
verb i. |
To agree; to harmonize., To turn to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United States, to the right side); — said of cattle, or a team; used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to haw, or hoi., To cause (a team) to turn to the off side, or from the driver. |
gem |
noun |
A bud., A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel., Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying., To put forth in the form of buds., To adorn with gems or precious stones., To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops. |
get |
noun |
Jet, the mineral., Fashion; manner; custom., Artifice; contrivance., To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc., Hence, with have and had, to come into or be in possession of; to have., To beget; to procreate; to generate., To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one’s Greek lesson., To prevail on; to induce; to persuade., To procure to be, or to cause to be in any state or condition; — with a following participle., To betake; to remove; — in a reflexive use., To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased., To arrive at, or bring one’s self into, a state, condition, or position; to come to be; to become; — with a following adjective or past participle belonging to the subject of the verb; as, to get sober; to get awake; to get beaten; to get elected., Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion. |