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gilly

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gilly.

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However, the gilly-weed had a strange and unexpected side effect - it gave Ron gills and the ability to breathe underwater.

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Quick take

A diminutive of the female given name Gillian.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gilly gathered in one view.

noun

A diminutive of the female given name Gillian.

noun

A surname from French.

noun

A suburban town in Charleroi municipality, Belgium.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gilly.

noun

A diminutive of the female given name Gillian.

noun

A surname from French.

noun

A suburban town in Charleroi municipality, Belgium.

noun

A municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland.

Example sentences

1

However, the gilly-weed had a strange and unexpected side effect - it gave Ron gills and the ability to breathe underwater.

2

But as his addiction worsened, Ron became unable to breathe outside of water, even when he wasn't under the influence of gilly-weed.

3

In KSP, I would compare it to landing on Gilly (Eve's moon) with a solid rocket booster.

4

Refined words and moralizing demeanor but gilly suit vileness and violence.

5

In a desperate attempt to save him, Harry and Hermione staged an intervention, but it ended in tragedy when Ron suffered a fatal overdose of gilly-weed.

6

> As Ron's gilly-weed addiction grew, he found himself needing more and more of the substance to feel its effects.

7

When Gilly Hicks launched (subsidiary of A&F), one of their main selling points for the stores was having all of their bra sizes and styles available in the dressing rooms.

8

I personally would dream of having the tools of a tool like fusion 360 or Catia, but in a gilly textual progemmatic way, while keeping the ability to select objects from the rendrr view.

9

I'm not sure if this is still the case, since I no longer work at A&F and don't go to Gilly Hicks, but my coworkers at the time were pretty excited, since finding well fitting bras can be very difficult.

Proper noun examples

1

Gilly is the smallest body in the program, so its gravity is so weak you can leave orbit with your space suit's thrusters.

2

Landing on Gilly, the asteroid orbiting Eve in KSP, will give an idea of the challenges of the low-gravity environment Rosetta/Philae are operating in.

3

Much like content gratification, utilitarian motives are related to problem solving, goal oriented, task related and rational (Batra and Ahtola, 1991; Wolfinbarger and Gilly, 2001).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gilly in a sentence?

However, the gilly-weed had a strange and unexpected side effect - it gave Ron gills and the ability to breathe underwater.

What does gilly mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Gillian.

What part of speech is gilly?

gilly is commonly used as noun.