GID

Etymology 1

Noun

gid (uncountable)

A disease of sheep caused by tapeworm.

Etymology 2

Noun

gid (plural gids)

(obsolete) A fiddle.

Anagrams

• DIG, GDI, GDI+, IgD, dIG, dig

Noun

GID (countable and uncountable, plural GIDs)

Acronym of general improvement district.

Acronym of generic interface definition.

(computing, Unix) Acronym of group identifier.

(psychology, uncountable) Initialism of gender identity disorder.

Hypernyms

• (computing): ID

Anagrams

• DIG, GDI, GDI+, IgD, dIG, dig

Source: Wiktionary


Gid, n. Etym: [Cf. Giddy, a.]

Definition: A disease of sheep, characterized by vertigo; the staggers. It is caused by the presence of the CC.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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