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The correct spelling is gins.

How to pronounce gins

noun

Say it like: Jin-s

The correct spelling is gins. 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. 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. 2.Gin rummy.
  3. 3.Drawing the best card or combination of cards.
  4. 4.A trick; a device or instrument.
  5. 5.Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare.

verb

  1. 1.To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
  2. 2.To trap something in a gin.
  3. 3.To begin.

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