gull
1any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
Origin of gull
1Other words from gull
- gull-like, adjective
Words Nearby gull
Other definitions for gull (2 of 2)
to deceive, trick, or cheat.
a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe.
Origin of gull
2Other words for gull
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How to use gull in a sentence
Come April, seabirds—including western gulls and California brown pelicans—begin nesting in earnest.
The Ultimate Channel Islands National Park Travel Guide | Shawnté Salabert | June 23, 2021 | Outside OnlineOne of the problems they had at JFK was an overpopulation of gulls.
Four wild animals that are thriving in cities | By Ryan Chelius/Outdoor Life | February 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAfter 50 years, members of the Huna Tlingit people can finally collect harvest sea gull eggs again in Glacier National Park.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYes, and a terrible lie—designed to gull money from a generous, unsuspecting public.
Colonel of Truth: The KFC Hoax and the Idiocy of Crowdfunding for Bullying Victims | Scott Bixby | June 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“These were not the finest Santa suits,” said the bartender at the Rusty gull.
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gull introduced Mortenson to the villagers as being a medical doctor and professor at an American medical college.
Asma gull Hasan was born in Chicago to Pakistani immigrant parents and grew up in Colorado.
On this occasion, however, the tug appeared somewhat late on the scene, and hailed the gull.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneThe drama, as far as the gull-Light was concerned, ended that night with the disappearance of the tug and lifeboat.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneThe mate and men rushed on deck in time to see a large ship pass close to the bow of the gull.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneLittle more than an hour before midnight another craft was observed driving down on the hawse of the gull.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneMeanwhile the sun went down, and the lanterns of the Goodwin, the gull, and the South sandhead floating lights went up.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for gull (1 of 2)
/ (ɡʌl) /
any aquatic bird of the genus Larus and related genera, such as L. canus (common gull or mew) having long pointed wings, short legs, and a mostly white plumage: family Laridae, order Charadriiformes: Related adjective: larine
Origin of gull
1Derived forms of gull
- gull-like, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for gull (2 of 2)
/ (ɡʌl) archaic /
a person who is easily fooled or cheated
(tr) to fool, cheat, or hoax
Origin of gull
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