(n.) A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
(v. t.) That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss.
(v. t.) The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.
(n.) To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.
(n.) To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
(n.) To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
(n.) To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
(n.) To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.
(v. i.) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.
Example Sentences:
(1) Anti-corruption campaigners have already trooped past the €18.9m mansion on Rue de La Baume, bought in 2007 in the name of two Bongo children, then 13 and 16, and other relatives, in what some call Paris's "ill-gotten gains" walking tour.
(2) The metabolism of [1,3-14C]benzo[f]quinoline (BfQ) by liver microsomes from control, 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC)-pretreated and phenobarbital (PB)-pretreated rats has been investigated in order to gain insights into the effect of mixed function oxidase inducers on the types and levels of specific metabolites as formed in vitro.
(3) Helsby, who joined the estate agent in 1980, saw his basic salary unchanged at £225,000, but gains a £610,000 windfall in shares, available from May, as well as a £363,000 increase in cash and shares under the company profits-sharing scheme.
(4) Breast conserving surgery in patients with small tumors combined with radiation therapy has gained wide popularity due to better cosmetic results without significant changes in survival.
(5) Abruptly changing cows from one feeding system to another did not influence milk yield, milk composition, or body weight gain.
(6) Physicians working in the emergency room gained 14.7% during that time of day the PNP was present.
(7) The reference cohort consisted of 1725845 men otherwise gainfully employed.
(8) "We presently are involved in a number of intellectual property lawsuits, and as we face increasing competition and gain an increasingly high profile, we expect the number of patent and other intellectual property claims against us to grow," the company said.
(9) I have heard from other workers that the list has also been provided to the law enforcement authorities,” Gain says.
(10) He also plans to build a processing facility where tourists can gain firsthand experience of the fisheries industry, and to open a restaurant.
(11) At first it looked as though the winger might have shown too much of the ball to the defence, yet he managed to gain a crucial last touch to nudge it past Phil Jones and into the path of Jerome, who slipped Chris Smalling’s attempt at a covering tackle and held off Michael Carrick’s challenge to place a shot past an exposed De Gea.
(12) These results suggest that aluminum is able to gain access to the central nervous system under normal physiological conditions.
(13) Averaged across all dietary levels, tiamulin resulted in a 14.1% improvement in gain and a 5.7% improvement in feed:gain ratio during the first 28 to 35 d of the experiment (to 30 kg).
(14) In the first trial to investigate the effect of tick control, significant improvements in liveweight gain (LWG) occurred only in periods of medium to high challenge with adult Amblyomma variegatum.
(15) These results suggest that a lowered basal energy expenditure and a reduced glucose-induced thermogenesis contribute to the positive energy balance which results in relapse of body weight gain after cessation of a hypocaloric diet.
(16) A variety of homobifunctional crosslinking agents have been used to gain insight into the nature of the murine interleukin 3 (mIL-3) receptor.
(17) As a result, each may eventually gain widespread use after further development.
(18) Gains in gait pattern, ease of bracing, and reduced pelvic obliquity were noted.
(19) At 24 days of age, the pups of HP, M and M-F diet groups, only gained 48%, 30% and 18% respectively, in their body weight, whereas the body-length parameters (LNC and LNRC) showed a reduction of 20%, 35%, and 45%, respectively for the same diet groups.
(20) Among the agents triggering such an infection Chlamydia (30.9% of the cases of non-gonorrhoic urethritis), as well as mycoplasma, ureaplasma, anaerobic bacteria and herpes simplex viruses have gained particular significance.
Gein
Definition:
(n.) See Humin.
Example Sentences:
(1) But Gein’s internal dynamic is more intriguing, and the performances – and the writing – more nuanced.
(2) In a letter to Smith confirming his involvement, Long described the film in vivid terms: “I didn’t think Ed Gein and Boxing Helena would ever fuck and have a more deranged baby.” Tusk also features that spiritual core of Smith movies, the convenience store, where the characters played by Lily-Rose and Harley Quinn work.
(3) Last year’s best newcomer nominees Gein’s Family Giftshop return with a show that – pace my thoughts on second-album syndrome earlier in the week – is firmly in the consolidation camp.
(4) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Intriguing internal dynamic … Gein’s Family Giftshop I also saw Corey White , award-winner at both the Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals in the last 12 months.
(5) Based on the real-life story of Ed Gein, it was denied a formal rating by the British Board of Film Classification for 25 years and wasn't even shown on TV here until a decade ago.
(6) Tony Law: Frillemorphesis is at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, to 30 Aug Kieran Hodgson: Lance is at The Voodoo Rooms, to 30 Aug John Robins: Speakeasy is at Assembly George Square Studios, to 30 Aug Ed Gamble: Lawman is at The Canons’ Gait, to 30 Aug Brett Goldstein: Burning Man is at Pleasance Courtyard, to 31 Aug Ivo Graham: No Filter is at Pleasance Courtyard, to 30 Aug Rob Beckett: Mouth Of The South is at Pleasance Dome, to 30 Aug Dane Baptiste: Reasonable Doubts is at Pleasance Courtyard, to 30 Aug Bobby Mair: Filthy Immigrant is at Heroes @ The Hive, to 31 Aug Fern Brady: People Are Idiots is at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, to 30 Aug Gein’s Family Giftshop: Volume 2 is at Pleasance Courtyard, to 30 Aug Aisling Bea: Plan Bea is at Gilded Balloon Teviot, to 30 Aug Katherine Ryan : Kathbum is at The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, to 22 Aug Milton Jones And The Temple Of Daft is at Assembly Hall, to 21 Aug