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gid

/d͡ʒiː aɪ diː/

gid noun: a disease caused by coenurosis of the brain, most commonly found in sheep and canids.

Noun (1)

gid (uncountable)

  1. A disease caused by coenurosis of the brain, most commonly found in sheep and canids.
    Synonyms:
    giddy, sturdy, turnsick

Noun (2) capitalized: GID

GID (countable and uncountable, plural GIDs)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of general improvement district.
  2. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of generic interface definition.
  3. (Unix, abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of group identifier.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of gender identity disorder.

Synonyms of gid

Forms of gid

pluralGIDs

Origin of gid

Back-formation from giddy.

Questions about gid

What does gid mean?
Gid means a disease caused by coenurosis of the brain, most commonly found in sheep and canids.
What part of speech is gid?
Gid is a noun.
How do you pronounce gid?
Gid is pronounced /d͡ʒiː aɪ diː/.
What is the plural of gid?
The plural of gid is GIDs.

Words near gid in the dictionary

  1. gick
  2. Gicks
  3. giclee
  4. giclée
  5. GICs
  6. gid
  7. Gida
  8. gidda
  9. giddap
  10. gidday
  11. Gidden

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