| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| grabbling | present participle & vb. noun | of Grabble |
| graceless | adjective | Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt., Unfortunate. Cf. Grace, n., 4. |
| gracility | noun | State of being gracilent; slenderness. |
| gradation | noun | The act of progressing by regular steps or orderly arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in ranks; as, the gradation of castes., The act or process of bringing to a certain grade., Any degree or relative position in an order or series., A gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or drawing., A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords., To form with gradations. |
| gradatory | adjective | Proceeding step by step, or by gradations; gradual., Suitable for walking; — said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land., A series of steps from a cloister into a church. |
| gradually | adverb | In a gradual manner., In degree. |
| graduated | imp. & past participle | of Graduate, Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades., Tapered; — said of a bird’s tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer. |
| graduator | noun | One who determines or indicates graduation; as, a graduator of instruments., An instrument for dividing any line, right or curve, into small, regular intervals., An apparatus for diffusing a solution, as brine or vinegar, over a large surface, for exposure to the air. |
| grahamite | noun | One who follows the dietetic system of Graham. |
| graining. | present participle & vb. noun | of Grain |
| gramashes | noun pl. | Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings. |
| gramineal | adjective | Gramineous. |
| grammates | noun pl. | Rudiments; first principles, as of grammar. |
| grammatic | adjective | Grammatical. |
| grampuses | plural | of Grampus |
| granaries | plural | of Granary |
| granatite | noun | See Staurolite. |
| grandaunt | noun | The aunt of one’s father or mother. |
| grandific | adjective | Making great. |
| grandiose | adjective | Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; — in a good sense., Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; — in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style. |
| grandness | noun | Grandeur. |
| grandpapa | noun | A grandfather. |
| grandsire | noun | Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor. |
| graniform | adjective | Formed like of corn. |
| granitoid | adjective | Resembling granite in granular appearance; as, granitoid gneiss; a granitoid pavement. |
| grantable | adjective | Capable of being granted. |
| granulary | adjective | Granular. |
| granulate | verb t. | To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal., To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface., To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice granulates into sugar., Alt. of Granulated |
| granulite | noun | A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; — sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite. |
| granulose | noun | The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments. |
| granulous | adjective | Full of grains; abounding with granular substances; granular. |
| grapeless | adjective | Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes. |
| grapeshot | noun | A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags. |
| grapevine | noun | A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus Vitis, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called grapes. |
| graphical | adjective | Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing., Of or pertaining to the art of writing., Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines., Well delineated; clearly and vividly described., Having the faculty of, or characterized by, clear and impressive description; vivid; as, a graphic writer. |
| graphitic | adjective | Pertaining to, containing, derived from, or resembling, graphite. |
| grappling | present participle & vb. noun | of Grapple, A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel., A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. |
| graspable | adjective | Capable of being grasped. |
| graspless | adjective | Without a grasp; relaxed. |
| grassless | adjective | Destitute of grass. |
| grassplot | noun | A plot or space covered with grass; a lawn. |
| graticule | noun | A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions. |
| gratifier | noun | One who gratifies or pleases. |
| gratified | imp. & past participle | of Gratify |
| gratiolin | noun | One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop (Gratiola officinalis). |
| gratitude | adjective | The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness. |
| gratulate | adjective | To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate., Worthy of gratulation. |
| grauwacke | noun | Graywacke. |
| gravamina | plural | of Gravamen |
| gravamens | plural | of Gravamen |
| gravelled | of Gravel | |
| graveling | present participle & vb. noun | of Gravel, Alt. of Gravelling, Alt. of Gravelling |
| graveless | adjective | Without a grave; unburied. |
| graveness | noun | The quality of being grave. |
| graveyard | noun | A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery. |
| gravidity | noun | The state of being gravidated; pregnancy. |
| gravitate | verb i. | To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force Or pressure, or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend in any direction or toward any object. |
| gravities | plural | of Gravity |
| graybeard | noun | An old man. |
| grayhound | noun | See Greyhound. |
| graywacke | noun | A conglomerate or grit rock, consisting of rounded pebbles sand firmly united together. |
| greatcoat | noun | An overcoat. |
| greatness | noun | The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc., Pride; haughtiness. |
| grecizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Grecize |
| greekling | noun | A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions. |
| greenback | noun | One of the legal tender notes of the United States; — first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits. |
| greenbone | noun | Any garfish (Belone or Tylosurus)., The European eelpout. |
| greenfish | noun | See Bluefish, and Pollock. |
| greengage | noun | A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage. |
| greengill | noun | An oyster which has the gills tinged with a green pigment, said to be due to an abnormal condition of the blood. |
| greenhead | noun | The mallard., The striped bass. See Bass., Alt. of Greenhood |
| greenhood | noun | A state of greenness; verdancy. |
| greenhorn | noun | A raw, inexperienced person; one easily imposed upon. |
| greenness | noun | The quality of being green; viridity; verdancy; as, the greenness of grass, or of a meadow., Freshness; vigor; newness., Immaturity; unripeness; as, the greenness of fruit; inexperience; as, the greenness of youth. |
| greenroom | noun | The retiring room of actors and actresses in a theater. |
| greensand | noun | A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated, consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of phosphate of lime. |
| greenweed | noun | See Greenbroom. |
| greenwood | noun | A forest as it appears is spring and summer., Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade. |
| gregarian | adjective | Gregarious; belonging to the herd or common sort; common. |
| gregarine | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Gregarinae., One of the Gregarinae. |
| gregorian | adjective | Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name. |
| greillade | noun | Iron ore in coarse powder, prepared for reduction by the Catalan process. |
| grenadier | noun | Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the line, and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a member of a special regiment or corps; as, a grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier Guards of the British army, etc., Any marine fish of the genus Macrurus, in which the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly inhabit the deep sea; — called also onion fish, and rat-tail fish., A bright-colored South African grosbeak (Pyromelana orix), having the back red and the lower parts black. |
| grenadine | noun | A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women’s wear., A trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of impure fuchsine. |
| greyhound | noun | A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments. |
| griefless | adjective | Without grief. |
| grievable | adjective | Lamentable. |
| grievance | verb t. | A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury., Grieving; grief; affliction. |
| grimalkin | noun | An old cat, esp. a she-cat. |
| griminess | noun | The state of being grimy. |
| grindelia | noun | The dried stems and leaves of tarweed (Grindelia), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis. |
| gripingly | adverb | In a griping or oppressive manner. |
| grisaille | noun | Decorative painting in gray monochrome; — used in English especially for painted glass., A kind of French fancy dress goods. |
| grisamber | noun | Ambergris. |
| gristmill | noun | A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill. |
| gritstone | noun | See Grit, n., 4. |
| grizzlies | plural | of Grizzly |
| groceries | plural | of Grocery |
| groomsmen | plural | of Groomsman |
| groomsman | noun | A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; — the correlative of bridesmaid. |
| grosgrain | adjective | Of a coarse texture; — applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise. |
| grossbeak | noun | See Grosbeak. |
| grossness | noun | The state or quality of being gross; thickness; corpulence; coarseness; shamefulness. |
| grossular | adjective | Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular garnet., A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry; — called also grossularite. |
| grossulin | noun | A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries (Ribes Grossularia) and other fruits. |
| grotesgue | adjective | Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike; wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic. |
| grotesque | noun | A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes., Artificial grotto-work. |
| grounding | present participle & vb. noun | of Ground, The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis. |
| groundage | noun | A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port. |
| groundnut | noun | The fruit of the Arachis hypogaea (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut., A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste., The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia)., A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; — called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut. |
| groundsel | verb | An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris), one of the most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe., Alt. of Groundsill |
| grouthead | noun | See Growthead. |
| grovelled | of Grovel | |
| groveling | present participle & vb. noun | of Grovel, Lying prone; low; debased. |
| growthead | noun | A lazy person; a blockhead. |
| growthful | adjective | Having capacity of growth. |
| grudgeful | adjective | Full of grudge; envious. |
| grudgeons | noun pl. | Alt. of Gurgeons |
| grumbling | present participle & vb. noun | of Grumble |
| gruntling | noun | A young hog. |