Found 2 items, similar to Gest.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: g g n 1: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [syn: gram, gramme, gm] 2: a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine [syn: guanine] 3: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: deoxyguanosine monophosphate] 4: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, grand, thou, yard] 5: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: gee, g-force] 6: a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes [syn: gigabyte, GB] 7: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn: gravitational constant , universal gravitational constant, constant of gravitation ] 8: the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
English → English (gcide) Definition: Gest Gest \Gest\, n. [Cf. Gist a resting place.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest. [Obs.] --Kersey. [1913 Webster] 2. A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office. [Obs.] --Hanmer. [1913 Webster] Gest \Gest\, n. A guest. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Gest \Gest\, n. [OF. geste exploit. See Jest.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. [Obs.] --Mede. [1913 Webster] 3. A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 4. Gesture; bearing; deportment. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Through his heroic grace and honorable gest. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]