Definitions For Gest
Etymology 1
Borrowed from {{bor, en, frm, geste}}. {{doublet, en, jest}}.Noun
GEST. (countable and uncountable, plural GESTs) (obsolete) A gesture or action. (archaic) A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance. : (Chaucer) : (Edmund Spenser) (archaic) An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. : (Mede) (archaic) bearing; deportmentTranslations
French: geste, m French: geste, fEtymology 2
Compare gist a resting place.Noun
GEST (plural GESTs) (obsolete) A stage in travelling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey; a rest. : (Kersey) (obsolete) A roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. : (Hanmer)Anagrams
gets, steg, tegsIs Gest a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
5
Words with Friends
6
The word Gest is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Gest in a Sentence
- Before packing it all in, he was looking for one grand gest that would serve as a fitting finale for his life