gela|tine /dʒe l I tiːn, [AM ] -t ə n/ (gelatines ) also gelatin N‑VAR Gelatine is a clear tasteless powder that is used to make liquids become firm, for example when you are making desserts such as jelly.
ge|lati|nous /dʒ I læ t I nəs/ ADJ Gelatinous substances or mixtures are wet and sticky. □ Pour a cup of the gelatinous mixture into the blender.
geld|ing /ge ld I ŋ/ (geldings ) N‑COUNT A gelding is a male horse that has been castrated.
gel|ig|nite /dʒe l I gna I t/ N‑UNCOUNT Gelignite is a type of explosive.
gem /dʒe m/ (gems )
1 N‑COUNT A gem is a jewel or stone that is used in jewellery. □ …a gold mask inset with emeralds and other gems.
2 N‑COUNT If you describe something or someone as a gem , you mean that they are especially pleasing, good, or helpful. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …a gem of a hotel, Castel Clara. □ Miss Famous, as she was called, was a gem.
Gemi|ni /dʒe m I na I , [AM ] -niː/ (Geminis )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Gemini is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a pair of twins. People who are born approximately between 21st May and 20th June come under this sign.
2 N‑COUNT A Gemini is a person whose sign of the zodiac is Gemini.
gem|stone /dʒe mstoʊn/ (gemstones ) N‑COUNT A gemstone is a jewel or stone used in jewellery.
Gen. Gen. is a written abbreviation for general . □ Gen. de Gaulle sensed that nuclear weapons would fundamentally change the nature of international relations.
gen|darme /ʒɒ ndɑː r m/ (gendarmes ) N‑COUNT A gendarme is a member of the French police force.
gen|der /dʒe ndə r / (genders )
1 N‑VAR A person's gender is the fact that they are male or female. □ Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender. □ …groups that are traditionally discriminated against on grounds of gender or age.
2 N‑COUNT You can refer to all male people or all female people as a particular gender . □ Don't generalize about an entire gender because of the behaviour of one individual. □ …the different abilities and skills of the two genders.
3 N‑VAR In grammar, the gender of a noun, pronoun, or adjective is whether it is masculine, feminine, or neuter. A word's gender can affect its form and behaviour. In English, only personal pronouns such as 'she', reflexive pronouns such as 'itself', and possessive determiners such as 'his' have gender. □ In both Welsh and Irish the word for 'moon' is of feminine gender.
ge nder-bender (gender-benders ) N‑COUNT People sometimes use gender-bender to refer to a man who dresses or behaves like a woman, or a woman who dresses or behaves like a man. [INFORMAL , OFFENSIVE , DISAPPROVAL ] ● gender-bending ADJ [ADJ n] □ Hilary Swank lived for a month as a man to prepare for her Oscar-winning, gender-bending breakthrough role.
gen|der re|as|sign|ment / dʒe ndə riːəsa I nmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT Gender reassignment is the process of changing a person's sex from male to female or from female to male with an operation and other medical procedures.
gene ◆◇◇ /dʒiː n/ (genes ) N‑COUNT A gene is the part of a cell in a living thing which controls its physical characteristics, growth, and development.
ge|neal|ogy /dʒiː niæ lədʒi/ N‑UNCOUNT Genealogy is the study of the history of families, especially through studying historical documents to discover the relationships between particular people and their families. ● ge|nea|logi|cal /dʒiː niəlɒ dʒ I k ə l/ ADJ [ADJ n] □ …genealogical research on his family.
gen|era /dʒe nərə/ Genera is the plural of genus .
gen|er|al ◆◆◆ /dʒe nrəl/ (generals )
1 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A general is a senior officer in the armed forces, usually in the army. □ He rose through the ranks to become a general.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] If you talk about the general situation somewhere or talk about something in general terms, you are describing the situation as a whole rather than considering its details or exceptions. □ The figures represent a general decline in employment. □ …the general deterioration of English society. ● PHRASE If you describe something in general terms , you describe it without giving details. □ She recounted in very general terms some of the events of recent months.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] You use general to describe several items or activities when there are too many of them or when they are not important enough to mention separately. □ £2,500 for software is soon swallowed up in general costs. □ His firm took over the planting and general maintenance of the park last March.
4 ADJ [ADJ n] You use general to describe something that involves or affects most people, or most people in a particular group. □ The project should raise general awareness about bullying.
5 ADJ [ADJ n] If you describe something as general , you mean that it is not restricted to any one thing or area. □ …a general ache radiating from the back of the neck. □ …a general sense of well-being. □ …raising the level of general physical fitness.
6 ADJ [ADJ n] General is used to describe a person's job, usually as part of their title, to indicate that they have complete responsibility for the administration of an organization or business. [BUSINESS ] □ He joined Sanders Roe, moving on later to become General Manager.
7 → see also generally
8 PHRASE You use in general to indicate that you are talking about something as a whole, rather than about part of it. □ I think we need to improve our educational system in general. □ She had a confused idea of life in general.