Associations to the word «Gibbet»
Noun
- Execution
- Criminal
- Cage
- Chain
- Body
- Gallows
- Murder
- Hill
- Executioner
- Scaffold
- Corpse
- Hang
- Halifax
- Crucifixion
- Rack
- Murderer
- Robber
- Dungeon
- Dangling
- Grease
- Hanging
- Rope
- Wretch
- Bayonet
- Skipper
- Rot
- Traitor
- Sow
- Axe
- Raoul
- Stake
- Treason
- Treachery
- Maiden
- Coffin
- Cornelius
- Iron
- Pirate
- Torture
- Glancing
- Hu
- Display
- Morrow
- Warwick
- Babe
- Crow
- Mob
- Hound
- Cart
- Doom
- Skeleton
- Depiction
- Punishment
- Benedict
- Breeze
- Cord
- Archer
- Sight
- Sword
- Terror
- Witch
- Crime
- Neck
- Sentence
- Theft
- Flame
- Emily
- Prisoner
- Horror
Adjective
Wiktionary
GIBBET, noun. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display; a gallows.
GIBBET, noun. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
GIBBET, verb. (transitive) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
GIBBET, verb. (transitive) To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.
Dictionary definition
GIBBET, noun. Alternative terms for gallows.
GIBBET, verb. Hang on an execution instrument.
GIBBET, verb. Expose to ridicule or public scorn.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.