gin, n. [trap], [snare], springe, [artifice], toils; [windlass], crane; Holland [gin], schnapps.
gingerly, adv. carefully, cautiously, timidly, fastidiously.
giraffe, n. camelopard.
gird, v. [encircle], engird, [surround], [equip], prepare.
girdle, n. cestus, [sash], [belt], [band], cincture.
girl, n. [maiden], [maid], lass, lassie, damsel, [miss], [nymph], [virgin]; [domestic], [maid], waitress; ingenue; soubrette; filly, gill; wench; hoiden, [hussy], minx; coleen (Anglo-Irish).
girlhood, n. [maidenhood], [virginity].
girth, n. [belly-band]; [circumference].
gist, n. core, substance, [pith], [marrow], essence.
give, v. confer, bestow, [accord], [grant], vouchsafe, donate, contribute, [impart], [yield], afford, [assign]. Antonyms: [withhold], [refuse].