Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various small, swift antelopes of the genus Gazella and related genera of Africa and Asia, characteristically having a slender neck and annulate horns.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See gazel.
Wiktionary
- n. An antelope of the genus Gazella mostly native to Africa and capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus Gazella, esp. G. dorcas; -- called also
algazel ,corinne ,korin , andkevel . The gazelles are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their eyes.
WordNet 3.0
- n. small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
Etymologies
- From French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غزال (ghazāl). (Wiktionary)
- French, from Old French, from Arabic ġazāl. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Know O Jinni! that this gazelle is the daughter of my paternal uncle, my own flesh and blood, and I married her when she was a young maid, and I lived with her well nigh thirty years, yet was I not blessed with issue by her.”
“The gazelle is thawing out, the booze has been bought (and some it has already been consumed), prizes have been purchased and the insurance waivers have been signed (We're not going to play * jump the alligator* if I don't have insurance, no way).”
“The gazelle is marinating, the good folks at City Hall have sprung for a new BBQ this year, prizes have been purchased, and now all we are waiting on is time, and you.”
“Numbers of dorcas gazelle and aoudad may have increased since the creation of the reserve, but dama gazelle is declining due to continued military poaching and tourist disturbance.”
“Aghazal was the Lambaneish word for the small leaping deer we called gazelle in the High, and indeed she bore some resemblance to her namesake, with her long neck, lustrous eyes, and graceful movements.”
“The BBQ gazelle is free with the purchase of 100 carbon credits.”
“The gazelle is on the rotisserie, our blogger friends are arriving and I have whipped up some tasty snacks for the evening so join The Mayor, Fenris, TLDG and I for the live blogging event of the day.”
“By far, the best way to slaughter a gazelle is to punch the living shit out of it.”
“At up to 80 kg, a male Grant’s gazelle is near the upper limit of the cheetah’s typical prey choice, though they will also take 90-kg antelopes like topi on occasion, and Hans Kruuk documented cheetahs killing wildebeest and young kudus and zebras.”
“This surprise sighting – I learn later the gazelle is a Red Duiker – is followed moments later by a family of vervet monkeys chatting high in the treetops, feasting on fruit and playing monkey games in the branches overhead.”
The Guardian: 'It is clear these beautiful animals are as curious about us as we are about them'
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘gazelle’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
abdominal, absorbent, accelerator, accumulator, acebutolol, acetamide, acetanilide, acetate, acetic acid, acetone, acetous, acetyl and 1171 more...
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Brand Theft Auto
A marque list for cars--models or companies who've used common words as their name.
explorer, navigator, frontier, mustang, quest, cougar, sidekick, legend, legacy, ranger, voyager, civic and 266 more...
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Of Arabic Origin
Arabic loanwords in English are words acquired directly from Arabic or else indirectly by passing from Arabic into other languages and then into English. Most entered one or more of the Romance lan...
admiral, adobe, albatross, alchemy, alcohol, alcove, alembic, alfalfa, algebra, algorism, algorithm, alidade and 181 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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Tournure tour a-far
springbok, fluent, allegretto, aplomb, viscosity, centipoise, poize, presence, scalebeam, leggiadrous, grazioso, cachucha and 22 more...
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kerniving, scandinavia, confectionary, mangrove, bejewelled, flesh, crystalline, gazelle, pantaloons, bluebird, caribou, albatross and 88 more...
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Daily encountered words
Words encountered on daily basis while reading blogs,newspapers,magazines and books.
Euphemism, penny-pinching, thrift, frugal, fanciful, convoluted, copious, bogus, corroborate, debunk, diffident, exacting and 63 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (G)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
gable, gaia, gala, galaxy, gallows, gambol, garden, garland, garnet, gauntlet, gazebo, gazelle and 105 more...
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Spelling Bee list 2011
Abalone, ablution, absolution, aboriginally, abstemious, academician, acclamation, accommodation, acculturation, acetic, acetone, acme and 590 more...
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Sat Vocabulary List
abandon, abash, abate, abjure, ablution, abnegate, abominable, aboriginal, abortive, abrade, abridge, abrogate and 2155 more...
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Chromonyms
These chromonyms are defined as colors in at least one dictionary (mostly MW3). (Actually there's one fake, for reasons I'll explain someday.) They are all one-word nouns such as "kelly", which can...
absinthe, acacia, acorn, alabaster, alesan, almond, aloma, amaranth, amber, amethyst, anemone, anil and 821 more...
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Animals With Nifty Names
hamster, gerbil, ferret, horse, skink, newt, shark, octopus, weasel, panda, giraffe, hyena and 129 more...
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MyList
soulful, nightgown, prevarication, tundra, languid, fortress, amphibia, nymph, dandelion, suave, gazelle, lucent and 2 more...
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antelopes
addax
a large light-coloured antelope with curled horns. L. from an African word quoted by Pliny.
antelope
any one of a group of hollow-horned...addax, antelope, antilopine, ariel, blackbuck, blaubok, bluebuck, bloubok, blesbok, blesbuck, bok, bongo and 479 more...
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Critters
cockle, cicada, appaloosa, brachiopod, bivalve, aye-aye, cygnet, alewife, chamois, ermine, drake, dugong and 381 more...
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