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The correct spelling is gin.
How to pronounce gin
/dʒɪn/
nounIPA: /dʒɪn/
Say it like: Jin
The correct spelling is gin. A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails. For example: "Johnny Chan held jack-nine, and hit gin when a queen-ten-eight board was dealt out."
Usage Examples
“Johnny Chan held jack-nine, and hit gin when a queen-ten-eight board was dealt out.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
- 2.Gin rummy.
- 3.Drawing the best card or combination of cards.
- 4.A trick; a device or instrument.
- 5.Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare.
verb
- 1.To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
- 2.To trap something in a gin.
- 3.To begin.
conjunction
- 1.If.
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