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GIG Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word gig. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word gig. (close relations)
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appearance
nounn
noun

• outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

• the event of coming into sight

• formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

• a mental representation

• the act of appearing in public view

• pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

assignment
nounn
noun

• a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

• the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

• the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

concert
nounn
noun

• a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

verb

• contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

• settle by agreement

employment
nounn
noun

• the state of being employed or having a job

• the occupation for which you are paid

• the act of giving someone a job

• the act of using

engagement
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

• a meeting arranged in advance

• a mutual promise to marry

• the act of giving someone a job

• employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time

• contact by fitting together

• the act of sharing in the activities of a group

job
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

• any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

• a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'

• a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply

• an object worked on; a result produced by working

• the responsibility to do something

• the performance of a piece of work

• a damaging piece of work

• a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

• (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

• a crime (especially a robbery)

verb

• profit privately from public office and official business

• arranged for contracted work to be done by others

• work occasionally

• invest at a risk

performance
nounn
noun

• a dramatic or musical entertainment

• the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment

• the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

• any recognized accomplishment

• process or manner of functioning or operating

piece
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a separate part of a whole

• an item that is an instance of some type

• a portion of a natural object

• a musical work that has been created

• an instance of some kind

• an artistic or literary composition

• a portable gun

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a distance

• a work of art of some artistic value

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

• a share of something

• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

verb

• to join or unite the pieces of

• create by putting components or members together

• join during spinning

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• repair by adding pieces

project
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a planned undertaking

verb

• communicate vividly

• extend out or project in space

• transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

• project on a screen

• cause to be heard

• draw a projection of

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• put or send forth

• throw, send, or cast forward

• regard as objective

recital
nounn
noun

• the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

• performance of music or dance especially by soloists

• a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

• a detailed account or description of something

show
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment

• something intended to communicate a particular impression

• pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

verb

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

• provide evidence for

• make visible or noticeable

• show in, or as in, a picture

• give expression to

• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

• be or become visible or noticeable

• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

• give evidence of, as of records

• take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

• finish third or better in a horse or dog race

stint
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unbroken period of time during which you do something

• smallest American sandpiper

• an individual's prescribed share of work

verb

• subsist on a meager allowance

• supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

task
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

verb

• assign a task to

• use to the limit

undertaking
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• the trade of a funeral director

fizgig
nounn
noun

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

• a firework that fizzes as it moves

leister
verbv
noun

• a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)

fishgig
nounn
noun

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

lance
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

• a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

verb

• move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

• pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

• open by piercing with a lancet

spear
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

verb

• pierce with a spear

• thrust up like a spear

giglot
nounn
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Best Hypernyms For GIG

Here is a list of related hypernyms for gig, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
booking carriage cutter engagement equipage hook implement pinnace rig tender
Phrases (2)
ship's boatsmall boat

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