Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
greased |
imp. & past participle |
of Grease |
greaser |
noun |
One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines, carriages, etc., A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican of the lowest type. |
greaten |
verb t. |
To make great; to aggrandize; to cause to increase in size; to expand., To become large; to dilate. |
greatly |
adverb |
In a great degree; much., Nobly; illustriously; magnanimously. |
greaved |
imp. & past participle |
of Greave |
greaves |
noun pl. |
The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs’ food. In Scotland it is called cracklings. |
grecian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek., A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek., A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist., One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. |
grecism |
noun |
An idiom of the Greek language; a Hellenism. |
grecize |
verb t. |
To render Grecian; also, to cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; as, the name is Grecized., To translate into Greek., Alt. of Grecianize |
grecque |
noun |
An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander. |
greened |
imp. & past participle |
of Green |
greenly |
adverb |
With a green color; newly; freshly, immaturely., Of a green color. |
greenth |
noun |
The state or quality of being green; verdure. |
greeted |
imp. & past participle |
of Greet |
greeter |
noun |
One who greets or salutes another., One who weeps or mourns. |
greggoe |
noun |
Alt. of Grego |
greisen |
noun |
A crystalline rock consisting of quarts and mica, common in the tin regions of Cornwall and Saxony. |
gremial |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom., A bosom friend., A cloth, often adorned with gold or silver lace, placed on the bishop’s lap while he sits in celebrating mass, or in ordaining priests. |
grenade |
noun |
A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemies. |
grenado |
noun |
Same as Grenade. |
greylag |
noun |
See Graylag. |