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gurt

/ˈɡɜːt/US/ˈɡɜːɹt/

gurt noun: a gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift. Also the pronunciation spelling of great.

Noun (1)

gurt (plural gurts)

  1. A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift.

Noun (2) capitalized: GURT

GURT (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Genetic use restriction technology, a generic term for proposed methods to restrict use of genetically modified plants by activating modified genes only by certain stimuli, particularly to ensure the sterility of any seeds.

Also used as

gurt is also the pronunciation spelling of great.

Forms of gurt

Noun
pluralgurts
Adjective
alternative formgert
alternative formgirt

Origin of gurt

Origin obscure. Possibly a metathesis of gutter. Cf. Middle English gout, got (“watercourse, ditch, sluice”)

From Middle English girt, gert, a metathetic variant of gret (“great”). More at great.

Words that rhyme with gurt

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Questions about gurt

What does gurt mean?
Gurt means a gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift.
What part of speech is gurt?
Gurt is a noun.
How do you pronounce gurt?
Gurt is pronounced /ˈɡɜːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of gurt?
The plural of gurt is gurts.

Words near gurt in the dictionary

  1. gurshes
  2. Gurski
  3. Gurskis
  4. Gursky
  5. Gurskys
  6. gurt
  7. Gurtnellen
  8. gurts
  9. guru
  10. Guru Granth Sahib
  11. Guru Purnima

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