| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| gracillent | adjective | Slender; thin. |
| graciously | adverb | In a gracious manner; courteously; benignantly., Fortunately; luckily. |
| graduality | noun | The state of being gradual; gradualness. |
| graduating | present participle & vb. noun | of Graduate |
| graduation | noun | The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in color; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird’s tail, etc., The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale., The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation. |
| grainfield | noun | A field where grain is grown. |
| grallatory | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Grallatores, or waders. |
| gramineous | adjective | Like, Or pertaining to, grass. See Grass, n., 2. |
| grammarian | noun | One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist., One who writes on, or teaches, grammar. |
| grammatist | noun | A petty grammarian. |
| granadilla | noun | The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp. Passiflora quadrangularis) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as a child’s head, and is a good dessert fruit. The fruit of Passiflora edulis is used for flavoring ices. |
| grandchild | noun | A son’s or daughter’s child; a child in the second degree of descent. |
| grandevity | noun | Great age; long life. |
| grandevous | adjective | Of great age; aged; longlived. |
| grandinous | adjective | Consisting of hail; abounding in hail. |
| grandmamma | noun | A grandmother. |
| grandniece | noun | The granddaughter of one’s brother or sister. |
| granduncle | noun | A father’s or mother’s uncle. |
| grangerism | noun | The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings collected from other books. |
| grangerite | noun | One who collects illustrations from various books for the decoration of one book. |
| grangerize | verb t. & i. | To collect (illustrations from books) for decoration of other books. |
| granitical | adjective | Granitic. |
| granularly | adverb | In a granular form. |
| granulated | imp. & past participle | of Granulate, Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar., Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen. |
| grapestone | noun | A seed of the grape. |
| graphitoid | adjective | Alt. of Graphitoidal |
| grapholite | noun | Any species of slate suitable to be written on. |
| graphology | noun | The art of judging of a person’s character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting. |
| graphotype | noun | A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief. |
| graptolite | noun | One of numerous species of slender and delicate fossils, of the genus Graptolites and allied genera, found in the Silurian rocks. They belong to an extinct group (Graptolithina) supposed to be hydroids. |
| grassation | noun | A wandering about with evil intentions; a rioting. |
| grassiness | noun | The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state. |
| grass tree | An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grasslike leaves, from the center of which arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail. These plants are often called “blackboys” from the large trunks denuded and blackened by fire. They yield two kinds of fragrant resin, called Botany-bay gum, and Gum Acaroides., A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis). | |
| gratifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Gratify |
| gratuitous | adjective | Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice., Not called for by the circumstances; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; as, a gratuitous assumption. |
| gravelling | of Gravel, The act of covering with gravel., A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.)., A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea. | |
| graveolent | adjective | Having a rank smell. |
| gravestone | noun | A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone. |
| gravidated | adjective | Made pregnant; big. |
| gravigrade | adjective | Slow-paced., One of the pachyderms. |
| gravimeter | noun | An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies. |
| gravitated | imp. & past participle | of Gravitate |
| greasiness | noun | The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness. |
| grecianize | verb i. | To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech. |
| greediness | noun | The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. |
| greedy-gut | noun | A glutton. |
| greencloth | noun | A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting house of the British sovereign’s household, composed of the lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the verge of the palace, which extends two hundred yards beyond the gates. |
| green-eyed | adjective | Having green eyes., Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or distorts. |
| greenfinch | noun | A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); — called also green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, green olf, greeny, and peasweep., The Texas sparrow (Embernagra rufivirgata), in which the general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on the head. |
| greenhouse | noun | A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather. |
| green-leek | noun | An Australian parrakeet (Polytelis Barrabandi); — called also the scarlet-breasted parrot. |
| greenshank | noun | A European sandpiper or snipe (Totanus canescens); — called also greater plover. |
| greenstone | noun | A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain dark-colored igneous rocks, including diorite, diabase, etc. |
| greensward | noun | Turf green with grass. |
| gregarious | adjective | Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone. |
| grenadillo | noun | A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making flutes and other wind instruments; — called also Grenada cocos, or cocus, and red ebony. |
| gressorial | adjective | Alt. of Gressorious |
| grievancer | noun | One who occasions a grievance; one who gives ground for complaint. |
| grindingly | adverb | In a grinding manner. |
| grindstone | noun | A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects. |
| grinningly | adverb | In a grinning manner. |
| grisliness | noun | The quality or state of being grisly; horrid. |
| grittiness | noun | The quality of being gritty. |
| groggeries | plural | of Groggery |
| grogginess | noun | State of being groggy., Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, which causes him to move in a hobbling manner. |
| groping-ly | adverb | In a groping manner. |
| groundedly | adverb | In a grounded or firmly established manner. |
| groundless | adjective | Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion. |
| groundling | noun | A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water, as the loach., A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was on the ground, and without floor or benches. |
| groundsill | noun | See Ground plate (a), under Ground |
| groundwork | noun | That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. |
| grovelling | of Grovel | |
| growlingly | adverb | In a growling manner. |
| grudgingly | adverb | In a grudging manner. |
| gruntingly | adverb | In a grunting manner. |