piece of gossip

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• gossip — gos|sip1 [ˈgɔsıp US ˈga: ] n [: Old English; Origin: godsibb godparent, close friend , from god god + sibb relative ] 1.) [U] information that is passed from one person to another about other people s behaviour and private lives, often including… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• piece — 1 noun (C) 1 SEPARATE PART a part of something that has been separated, broken, or cut from the rest of it: She cut the cake into pieces. (+ of): How many pieces of toast would you like? | pieces of broken glass | in pieces (=broken into many… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gossip — I UK [ˈɡɒsɪp] / US [ˈɡɑsɪp] noun Word forms gossip : singular gossip plural gossips 1) a) [uncountable] conversation about unimportant subjects, especially people s private lives One day Sam heard an interesting piece of gossip. I never listen to …   English dictionary

• gossip — gos|sip1 [ gasıp ] noun 1. ) uncount conversation about unimportant subjects, especially people s private lives: One day Sam heard an interesting piece of gossip. I never listen to office gossip. a ) singular an occasion on which people gossip:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gossip — Synonyms and related words: Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, a tale bearing animal, account, ace, amigo, associate, babble, babblement, back fence gossip, banter, bavardage, be closeted with, bedfellow, bedmate, bibble babble, blab, blabber, blabbermouth,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• gossip — [ˈgɒsɪp] noun I 1) [C/U] talk or a conversation about things that are not important or about people s private lives an interesting piece of gossip[/ex] 2) [C] someone who enjoys talking about other people II verb [I] gossip [ˈgɒsɪp] to talk about …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Gossip (band) — Gossip Gossip performing at Super Bock Super Rock 2007 Festival in Portugal Background information Origin Olympia, Washington, U.S …   Wikipedia

• gossip column — noun The newspaper column written by a gossip writer • • • Main Entry: ↑gossip * * * ˈgossip column [gossip column gossip columnist] noun a piece of writing in a newspaper about social events …   Useful english dictionary

• gossip — noun 1 unkind talk about other people ADJECTIVE ▪ latest ▪ idle, juicy, malicious, salacious ▪ celebrity ▪ tabloid …   Collocations dictionary

• gossip — I n. 1) to spread gossip 2) common; idle; malicious, vicious; silly gossip 3) a piece, tidbit (AE), titbit (BE) of gossip 4) gossip about 5) gossip that + clause (have you heard the gossip that he intends to resign?) II v. (D; intr.) to gossip… …   Combinatory dictionary

• piece — piece1 W1S1 [pi:s] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part)¦ 3¦(single item)¦ 4¦(small amount)¦ 5¦(land)¦ 6 fall to pieces 7 go to pieces 8 smash/rip/tear something to pieces 9 pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces …   Dictionary of contemporary English