Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See gyves.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural Fetters.

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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give.

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Examples

  • The label gives instructions for cooking rare: "2 ½ to 4 minutes each side… Always check that the product is cooked throughout, and no pink colour remains."

    Cheers! English wine challenges champagne with sparkling results 2011

  • The label gives the actual number of yarn skeins or balls needed and the appropriate-sized knitting needles required for the pattern.

    A Passion for Knitting Nancy J. Thomas 2002

  • The name gives puttanesca a residual taste of sex—this, it says, is a sauce for working women.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • I have not spoken but something in my expression gives him pause.

    Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011

  • The name gives puttanesca a residual taste of sex—this, it says, is a sauce for working women.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • Associated Press Coming four months after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and weeks of bungling by the nation's leaders in response, the title gives the struggling, weary country a tenacious national symbol to rally around.

    Japan Wakes Up to Soccer Glory 2011

  • A genre mash-up no greater than the sum of its expensive, largely second-hand, parts, this summer spectacle corrals its cast and cliches into a plot loopier than an 11-dimensional lasso – though the title gives you a fair idea.

    This week's new films 2011

  • I have not spoken but something in my expression gives him pause.

    Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011

  • The title gives a nod to A Single Summer with L.B.

    Byron in Paradise J.S. Tennant 2011

  • Coming four months after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and weeks of bungling by the nation's leaders in response, the title gives the struggling, weary country a tenacious national symbol to rally around.

    Soccer Win Brings Joy to Nation Yoree Koh 2011

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