(p. p. & a.) Gilded; covered with gold; of the color of gold; golden yellow.
(n.) Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing; gilding.
(n.) Money.
Example Sentences:
(1) An unexpected result of the Greek crisis has been a flight of capital into British government bonds, which has seen gilt prices fall.
(2) The litter size of vaccinated gilts was larger than that of the control gilts.
(3) Gilts that had already reached sexual maturity at the time of insemination showed a higher rate of oestrus and better litter size than immature animals.
(4) On Days 12-14 each gilt received twice daily infusions of Day 15 pCSP in one uterine horn and SP in the other uterine horn.
(5) Muscle glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase activity was reduced 75% in vitamin B-6-deficient gilts.
(6) However, antiviral activity was undetectable in medium conditioned by endometrium from one of the Day-12 gilts.
(7) However, financial markets seem unconcerned: 10-year gilts have rallied since the statement.
(8) The influence of embryos on growth of the uterus was determined by comparing uterine length, weight and diameter between gravid and nongravid horns within unilaterally pregnant gilts.
(9) The effects of exogenous oestradiol-17 beta on blood leukocytes were studied in four ovariectomized gilts.
(10) Control gilts given saline had ovaries containing antral follicles (4 to 6 mm in diameter).
(11) Relaxin stored in luteal cells of hysterectomized gilts was consistently greater (P less than 0.01) than that during the same days of late pregnancy; however, progesterone was greater (P less than 0.01) in hysterectomized compared with pregnant gilts only on day 116.
(12) Three gilts that were given zearalenone on PMD 7 to 10 were not pregnant and had regressing corpora lutea on the ovaries at euthanasia.
(13) Each uterine horn in treated gilts (N = 5) was infused with 150 micrograms PGE2 in 3 ml of saline at 0900 h on day 12, 15 and 18 of the estrous cycle.
(14) It was concluded that puberty may have been attained when a certain BF or fatness was achieved, because growth rate of restricted-fed gilts and quickly growing gilts with ad libitum access to feed may have been associated with reduced fat deposition.
(15) The effect of ovarian steroids on the uterine secretion of ir-MENK was examined by measuring ir-MENK in uterine fluids from cyclic and pregnant gilts as well as ovariectomized, ovarian steroid-treated gilts.
(16) A corn-soybean meal diet fed to all gilts was formulated to meet or exceed nutrient requirements except for energy.
(17) At slaughter, uterine length (P less than 0.05), uterine weight, width of uterine horns, endometrial surface area, endometrial weight and percentage of uterine weight represented by endometrium was greater (P less than 0.01) for Large White gilts.
(18) This study provides strong evidence that purified pPRL maintains both relaxin and progesterone secretion as well as the morphology of aging corpora lutea for at least 10 days after hypophysectomy in hysterectomized gilts.
(19) Receptor number was greater for M than for P gilts on d 14 (P less than .07) and d 18 (P less than .01).
(20) Thirty-four gilts in two experiments were fed altrenogest for 18 d to block spontaneous growth of ovulatory follicles after luteolysis.
Guilt
Definition:
(v. t.) The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right.
(v. t.) Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture.
Example Sentences:
(1) The tinsel coiled around a jug of squash and bauble in the strip lighting made a golf-ball size knot of guilt burn in my throat.
(2) Godiya Usman, an 18-year-old finalist who jumped off the back of the truck, said she feels trapped by survivor's guilt.
(3) Kate Connolly , Ian Traynor and Siobhán Dowling cover the "guilt and resentment" Germany's savers feel over pressure to do more to end the euro crisis.
(4) The irony of this type of self-manipulation is that ultimately the child, or adult, finds himself again burdened by impotence, though it is the impotence of guilt rather than that of shame.
(5) Mother's guilt Fifty years on, the scars have not properly healed for Bach, now 68.
(6) Not only did it make every grocery-store run a guilt trip; it made me feel selfish for caring more about birds in the present than about people in the future.
(7) But Ruby Tweedie, another local resident, said: "There have been so many doubts about his guilt that it's only fair that the man, who has only a few months to live, should be shown mercy."
(8) Still others may feel pain, anger, and guilt for years after the death.
(9) A request for a pardon would require an admission of guilt, which the women have said they will not give.
(10) The pseudo-memories coupled with influence from authority figures convinced him of his guilt for 6 months.
(11) Brighter children had a higher ideal self-image, greater self-image disparity, and marginally more guilt than children of average intellectual abilities.
(12) To a generation of young Germans, raised under the crushing, introspective guilt of postwar Germany , the sight of such facile antics was simply incomprehensible.
(13) Perceived high amounts of calories or fat triggered stronger feelings of guilt and danger for restrained control subjects and patients (especially bulimic patients) as compared with unrestrained control subjects.
(14) Libya agreed to pay billions of dollars in compensation to families of the victims because of demands from the UN, not because it admitted guilt over the worst act of terrorism in British history.
(15) This study was designed to determine whether normal control subjects (n = 17) and depressed outpatients (n = 72) differed with respect to the extent and conditions under which they reported dysfunctional guilt.
(16) Feelings of guilt were related significantly to disaffected patterns such as dogmatism (p less than .001), hostility (p less than .001), and aggression (p less than .05), which suggests a turning inward of feelings of anger and disappointment in addition to their outward expression.
(17) Stories poured in, full of anger, guilt, powerlessness and loss, ones of encouragement, optimism and advice, and they are still coming.
(18) I’m worried this could create a culture of fear and guilt.
(19) ; psychotherapy for anxiety, depression, guilt, anger, hostility, frustration, isolation, and a diminished sense of self-esteem; visualization for health improvement; and, dealing with death anxiety and other related issues.
(20) Symptoms of guilt, loss of concentration and memory were significantly more in urban patients whereas gastrointestinal somatic symptoms were significantly higher in rural subjects.