Word Finder - gigs

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A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.

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Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?

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(by extension) Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.

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Hey, that guy's got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day

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A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.

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• leister

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A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

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(South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.

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A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.

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I received gigs for having buttons undone.

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To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.

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To engage in musical performances.

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The Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time

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To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.

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His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school.

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To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.

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His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk.

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Clipped form of gigabyte.

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My new computer has over 500 gigs of hard drive space.

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Any unit having the SI prefix giga-

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A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

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To engender.

I played in a heavy metal band, I did some off-off-off Broadway gigs, and lots of road company stuff.

Although if I was a mobile jock again these days I would definitely be using serato scratch live for gigs.

By the time of the Scotland gigs in 73, the fans were creating Pandemonium.

You can find out about my live gigs in the gig guide.

However, most times I like randomly mixing my 4 gigs of mobile music, so gimme those 1 second pauses.

Its not all superb new music, classic indie and rock tunes and thrashing about like salmon at clubs and gigs.

Gigs were plenty and underground punk rock nihilism was at its frenzied height.

We also hope to promote more gigs and buy new equipment funded in part by our weekly raffles.

All Saints +martin smith Many of you have written in or asked at gigs about Martin's new clothing items!

Apart from the mainly Saturday night R&R gigs, we will do the odd weekender.

Next years gig list is looking rather wholesome, hope you can all attend some of the gigs.

But if gigs weren't booked, I'm sure I wouldn't leave the womb of the studio.

They still manage to rehearse twice a week and are keen to broaden their horizons with some gigs out of town.

It was great fun to play the gigs but at the same time there was no point in just reliving past glories.

The site is a non-profit with the goal of promoting bands both online and at dedicated showcase gigs.

All Saints +martin smith Many of you have written in or asked at gigs about Martin 's new clothing items !

Britain 's comedy industry has rushed to respond to the tsunami disaster, with several fundraising gigs already set up.

I expect a list of fantastic upcoming gigs within a week of you moving in you know.

But if gigs were n't booked, I 'm sure I would n't leave the womb of the studio.

The band 's gigs became word-of-mouth local events, with every show subject to a strict theme.

It comes with a built-in two gigabytes (eight gigs for the Nookcolor) of memory which allows it to hold up to 1,500 books, magazines and newspapers (6,000 for Nook Color).

The processor runs at 2.7 GHz, a hard drive that holds 500 gigs and four gigs of ram standard, expandable up to eight.

I started gaining national attention and getting TV gigs in larger and larger markets and things really took off.

In the meantime, the internet is a great resource for finding freelance gigs.

Craigslist is always a great place to look for freelance gigs.

Inquire about freelance gigs or other job opportunities that will help you gain as much experience as possible.

Still, don't expect to land modeling gigs if you are overweight, unless you are a plus-sized model.

Once you pay the fee, the company will either stop contacting you or never set you up with any gigs or jobs.

Breaking into the industry is difficult, but once you start getting gigs it will be well worth the legwork you put into it.

This led to both radio and television gigs, including Idol and E!

Rachael Ray soon found her popularity earned her more gigs on the Food Network, including $40 a Day, Inside Dish, and Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels.

In between her acting gigs, Greene has found the time to record two bilingual CDs.

Klum has taken on other gigs, such as acting, producing, and fashion design.

His first professional gigs were in musical theater productions.

The most surprising part of this story is that Goodman, who didn't want to risk losing one or both of his judging gigs, didn't tell anyone, except close family and friends, about his condition.

Before his sentencing, he performed over 1,000 hours of community service, hosted public speaking gigs against violence and repeatedly apologizing publicly for his actions.

This is because, other than some small film parts and a few opening act gigs in Las Vegas, her star power quickly faded.

The SX100B Series II has a maple neck and a rosewood fingerboard with a durable high-gloss finish on the body, neck and headstock to protect it from damage at the rowdy bar gigs you'll take it to.

Unless you are working large gigs, a little bit goes a long way.

Mullet and all, Brad landed his first few gigs in Hollywood without changing much about his appearance.

Greece has a vibrant tourism industry that lends itself to numerous short-term or seasonal gigs during the summer months.

Even if you're just starting your career, getting gigs won't come easily, and you might have to drive from city to city to find clubs willing to give you a chance.

Models who land gigs in Sports Illustrated are practically guaranteed an instant level of fame that can open doors to other opportunities in modeling and entertainment.

The photo gallery at KISS Online can provide inspiration from recent gigs.

Check for great online writing gigs on the frequently updated writer's Web sites.

At LoveToKnow Freelance Writing, we'll show you how to find freelance job opportunities in online Web writing, set your rates for freelance copywriting gigs, and work out an acceptable ghost writing contract.

Freelance Writing Gigs - This website lists job opportunities plus gives advice to new writers on pitching for jobs.

Although these are a few sites that will get you started on your search for freelance gigs in Maryland, there are numerous other sites that list jobs for writers.

You'd be surprised how much easier it will be for you to land better paying gigs when you have some published clips under your belt.

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