gurt
/ˈɡɜːɹt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Acronym of Genetic use restriction technology, a generic term for proposed methods to restrict use of genetically modified plants by activating modified genes only by certain stimuli, particularly to ensure the sterility of any seeds.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Then I opens the cupboard door and I sees a gurt big spider looking up at me."
- "Zo ′e bought a slap-up rod and tackle, and, ev coose, a darn gurt book vull o′ vlies — talk′d about ketchin′ whackin′ trout, and me — ap a salmon the fust time."
- "“That was the word,” said Farmer Forder. “Hav′n pocketed the tuppunce, the chap as show′d off the clock opened the case, and let me zee the works of ′un, and wonderful works they was : wheels within wheels, and all sorts o′ crinkum-crankums, like a gurt puzzle.[…]”"
- "“Well, Tom, where did those birds settle?” “Down there, sir, under that gurt oak-tree.” Not a bird, however, was to be found."
Etymology
Origin obscure. Possibly a metathesis of gutter. Cf. Middle English gout, got (“watercourse, ditch, sluice”)
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɜːɹt/
- British English: /ˈɡɜːt/
Usage
- British usage
- Uncountable