GIMPS

Proper noun

GIMPS

Initialism of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search: a collaborative project using home computers to find large prime numbers.

Anagrams

• pIgMs

Noun

gimps

plural of gimp

Verb

gimps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gimp

Anagrams

• pIgMs

Noun

GIMPs

plural of GIMP

Anagrams

• pIgMs

Source: Wiktionary


GIMP

Gimp, a. Etym: [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]

Definition: Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Gimp, n. Etym: [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe, OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See Wimple, n.]

Definition: A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running through it;

– used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc. Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.

Gimp, v. t.

Definition: To notch; to indent; to jag.

GIMP

Gimp, a. Etym: [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]

Definition: Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Gimp, n. Etym: [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe, OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See Wimple, n.]

Definition: A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running through it;

– used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc. Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.

Gimp, v. t.

Definition: To notch; to indent; to jag.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET



Word of the Day

29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

coffee icon