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n. The central idea; the essence. See Synonyms at substance.

n. Law The grounds for action in a suit.

n. The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter).

n. The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.

n. Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.

v. To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.

n. A resting place.

n. The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter.

n. A resting-place; a couch.

n. A lodging-place; a place of rest or halt in traveling.

n. A beam: same as joist.

n. The point on which an action rests; the substance or pith of a matter; the main point: as, the gist of an argument.

An aphetic form of agist (which see).

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

n. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

"With the iPad app, the gist is the same -- free music based on your tastes."

significance    signification    import    meaning   

essence    gist of an action   

reason    ground    basis   

Liszt    assist    cist    coexist    consist    cyst    delist    desist    dismissed    enlist