gin
noun[CorU]
uk/dʒɪn/us/dʒɪn/ginnoun[C or U](ALCOHOLIC DRINK)
aclear,strongalcoholicdrinkflavouredwithjuniperberries(=smallfruits):
杜松子酒abottleof gin一瓶杜松子酒
a gin andtonic加奎宁水的杜松子酒
Spirits & distilling
- absinthe
- amaretto
- applejack
- benedictine
- bitter
- cognac
- cordial
- creme
- crème de menthe
- curaçao
- hooch
- kirsch
- liqueur
- malt
- malt whisky
- schnapps
- sloe gin
- small-batch
- spirit
- toddy
ginnoun[C or U](MACHINE)
(alsocotton gin)
amachineforseparatingcottonfibresfromtheirseeds:
RecordcottonhaulshavestrainedginsacrossthesouthernHigh Plains.
Georgiaemploysnearly50,000cottonfarmers, ginoperators,truckers, warehousemen andbrokers.
gin
verb[T]
uk/dʒɪn/us/dʒɪn/-nn-to use aspecialmachinetoseparatecottonfibresfromtheirseeds:
Thecompanyhas gone from ginning 5,000balesofcottonperyearin the early 1990s to about 32,000baleslastyear.
Commercialcompaniesthenprocessedandexportedginnedcottontomarketsabroad.
Machines - Functioning
- action
- actuator
- asthmatically
- commission
- deactivation
- firesomeoneup
- function assomething/someone
- functional
- functionality
- functioning
- in commissionidiom
- operate
- operational
- order
- power
- self-driving
- start
- start (something) up
- tick over
- torpor