gin
A clear strong alcohol made from grain and flavored with juniper berries.
A clear distilled alcoholic spirit, usually made from grain and strongly flavored with juniper berries and other botanicals.
A machine that quickly takes seeds out of cotton.
A machine used to separate cotton fibers from their seeds, greatly speeding up the processing of raw cotton.
A card game for two people, also called gin rummy, where players try to make groups of cards.
An informal name for the card game gin rummy, usually played by two people who try to form sets and runs of cards and go out with a low score.
An old word for a trap used to catch animals.
An old term for a trap or snare used to catch animals or sometimes people.
To use a cotton gin to take seeds out of cotton.
To separate cotton fibers from their seeds using a gin.
- Base: gin
- Plural: gin, gins
- Base: gin
- 3rd Person Singular: gins
- Present Participle: ginning
- Past: ginned
- Irregular present participle: ginning Verb
- Irregular past: ginned Verb
cotton gin
1machine that cleans cotton
A machine that quickly takes seeds out of cotton, making it easier to use in factories.
- The cotton gin played a major role in the growth of the cotton industry.
- Students learned how the cotton gin changed the economy of the American South.
- The museum has a working cotton gin from the nineteenth century.
gin and juice
1gin mixed with fruit juice
An alcoholic drink made by mixing gin with fruit juice, often mentioned in hip-hop music and slang.
- The song made the phrase "gin and juice" famous in pop culture.
- He was relaxing on the sofa with some gin and juice.
- They mixed gin and juice for a quick party drink.
gin and tonic
1cocktail of gin and tonic water
An alcoholic drink made with gin and tonic water, usually served with ice and a slice of lemon or lime.
- She ordered a gin and tonic at the bar.
- On hot evenings, he likes to relax with a gin and tonic on the balcony.
- The menu lists several variations on a classic gin and tonic.
gin fizz
1gin cocktail with citrus and soda
A cocktail made with gin, lemon or lime juice, sugar, and soda water.
- She ordered a gin fizz with extra lemon.
- The bartender recommended a classic gin fizz as a light summer drink.
- He mixed gin fizzes for everyone at the party.
gin joint
1small cheap bar or drinking place
A small, often cheap bar where people drink alcohol, especially in older movies or stories.
- The scene takes place in a smoky gin joint on the edge of town.
- They ducked into a little gin joint to escape the rain.
- Old songs often mention lonely nights in dark gin joints.
gin palace
1large or fancy bar serving gin
A big, often very bright or fancy bar that sells a lot of gin and other alcoholic drinks.
- The old dockside gin palace has been turned into a modern cocktail bar.
- Victorian writers sometimes complained about crowded gin palaces.
- From the outside, the place looked like a glass-walled gin palace.
gin rummy
1two-player card game with sets and runs
A card game, usually for two people, where players try to make groups of cards with the same number or in a sequence.
- They spent the evening playing gin rummy at the kitchen table.
- My grandfather is very good at gin rummy.
- We learned the basic rules of gin rummy during our holiday.
gin up
1artificially stir up interest or feeling
To try to make people excited, emotional, or supportive, often in a way that feels forced or not completely honest.
- The campaign tried to gin up support on social media.
- They released a dramatic video to gin up interest in the new product.
- Some commentators accused the news channels of ginning up fear about the issue.