Gibbs

[ gibz ]

/ gɪbz /

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noun

James, 1682–1754, Scottish architect and author.

Josiah Willard, 1839–1903, U.S. physicist.

Oliver Wol·cott

[wool-kuht], /ˈwʊl kət/, 1822–1908, U.S. chemist and educator.

Sir Philip, 1877–1962, English journalist and writer.

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Example sentences from the Web for Gibbs

There were the “Gibbs girls,” the typists in training at the Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School, which leased two floors of the hotel to house its students.
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Gibbs went on to win three of the four Super Bowls his team played over his tenure from 1981 to 1992.
Marty Schottenheimer’s legacy can be measured in teams’ regret over letting him go|Leonard Shapiro|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
He returned to TV in Chicago Hope, before landing NCIS, a spinoff from JAG in 2003, playing Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
NCIS’s Mark Harmon Is the World’s Biggest TV Star|Jason Lynch|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gibbs said the decision was part of what he called a “routine” review of such clearances.
Fired From Los Alamos for Pushing Obama's Nuclear Agenda|Center for Public Integrity|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Doyle also pressed Gibbs for the name of the person at HASC who raised questions about his article.
Fired From Los Alamos for Pushing Obama's Nuclear Agenda|Center for Public Integrity|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We could take him to the gym and drop a weight on his head,” Gibbs allegedly told Morlock.
‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See|Andrew Romano|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Gibbs walked up with a smile on his face and shot the guy two more times,” Winfield recalls.
‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See|Andrew Romano|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Gibbs also studied in the Scientific Department of the same Institution.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
Next morning, after waiting till such an hour as he thought late enough, Gibbs went to see Miss Prall.
In the Onyx Lobby|Carolyn Wells
Whether it was too grewsome for their taste or whether there was some other reason, Gibbs tried hard to find out.
In the Onyx Lobby|Carolyn Wells
Apparently she had heard something, Gibbs thought quickly, and he was more than ever anxious to get her away.
In the Onyx Lobby|Carolyn Wells
"Nothing of the sort," spoke up Kate, briskly, and Gibbs wondered at the strange apparent relation between mistress and servant.
In the Onyx Lobby|Carolyn Wells

British Dictionary definitions for Gibbs

Gibbs

/ (ɡɪbz) /

noun

James. 1682–1754, British architect; his buildings include St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London (1722–26), and the Radcliffe Camera, Oxford (1737–49)

Josiah Willard. 1839–1903, US physicist and mathematician: founder of chemical thermodynamics

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Scientific definitions for Gibbs

Gibbs

[ gĭbz ]

Josiah Willard 1839-1903

American physicist known especially for his investigations of thermodynamics. He developed methods for analyzing the thermodynamic properties of substances, and his findings established the basic theory for physical chemistry.

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