giss

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Definition of giss

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of GIS
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of GIS
  2. The general look of a bird.

name

  1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
    “A NASA spokesperson said in a statement “employees would be placed on temporary remote work agreements while NASA seeks and evaluates options for a new space for the GISS team.””
    “The work will, for now, continue in a different, disparate form. “It’s doable but it is disruptive,” said Kate Marvel, a climate scientist at GISS.”
  2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of GISS.
    ““Ours is not to reason why,” said Gavin Schmidt, the current Giss director who noted the lab was only recently renovated at a cost of several million dollars.”

verb

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of guess.

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Etymology

Variant of jizz as though originating from initialism of general impression size and shape (a popular folk etymology).

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