gull

Meanings

• noun

  A large seabird with webbed feet and a distinctive yellow bill.

  - "The gulls were flying overhead, circling the fishing boats."
  - "He threw a piece of bread to the gulls gathered on the beach."

• verb

  To act as a gull, to be easily deceived or tricked.

  - "Don't gull yourself into thinking you'll win the lottery."
  - "The salesman gulled the old woman into buying a worthless antique."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɡʌl/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈɡʌl/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

mew , seagull , seamew

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gull
null , full , pull , dull

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Homophones

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1. gull (Scottish Gaelic) : valley
   

2. gull (Scottish Gaelic) : to call
   

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Variants

List of all variants of gull that leads to same result
gull , gulls , gulled , gulling , gull wing , gull wings , gullwing , gullwings , gull-wing , gull-wings , herring gull , herring gulls , laughing gull , laughing gulls , ring-billed gull , ring-billed gulls

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Forms

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gulls, gulling

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Etymology

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Old English 'gul' meaning 'feathered youngster' or 'young seabird'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest gull species is the great black-backed gull.

2. Gulls have been known to steal food from each other, even from larger birds.

3. Some gull species have been observed using tools, such as dropping stones on mussels to crack them open.

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Related Concepts

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1. seabird: Gulls are a type of seabird, which are birds that live primarily near the sea or ocean.

2. larus: Larus is the genus name for gulls in the taxonomic classification of birds.

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Culture

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In literature, gulls have been used as symbols of greed and deception, such as in Shakespeare's 'The Seagull' and Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'. In art, gulls have been depicted in various forms, including in paintings by J.M.W. Turner and Winslow Homer.

How to Memorize "gull"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large seabird with a yellow beak and webbed feet.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gull' with the image of a seabird flying over the ocean.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Gulls Glide Gracefully Over Gigantic Globs' to remember the definition of a gull.

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