Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
gribble |
noun |
A small marine isopod crustacean (Limnoria lignorum or L. terebrans), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America. |
griddle |
noun |
An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes., A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners. |
griding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Gride |
grieved |
imp. & past participle |
of Grieve |
griever |
noun |
One who, or that which, grieves. |
griffin |
noun |
An Anglo-Indian name for a person just arrived from Europe., Alt. of Griffon |
griffon |
noun |
A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art., A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge., A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; — called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the “eagle” of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir., An English early apple. |
grilled |
imp. & past participle |
of Grill |
grimace |
noun |
A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face., To make grimaces; to distort one’s face; to make faces. |
grimily |
adverb |
In a grimy manner. |
grimsir |
noun |
A stern man. |
grinned |
imp. & past participle |
of Grin |
grinded |
past participle |
Ground. |
grinder |
noun |
One who, or that which, grinds., One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar., The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; — called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes. |
grindle |
noun |
The bowfin; — called also Johnny Grindle. |
grinner |
noun |
One who grins. |
griping |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Gripe |
gripper |
noun |
One who, or that which, grips or seizes., In printing presses, the fingers or nippers. |
gripple |
noun |
A grasp; a gripe., Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious. |
griskin |
noun |
The spine of a hog. |
grisled |
adjective |
See Grizzled. |
grisons |
noun pl. |
Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss Alps., The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons. |
gristle |
noun |
Cartilage. See Cartilage. |
gristly |
adjective |
Consisting of, or containing, gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous. |
gritted |
imp. & past participle |
of Grit |
grizzle |
noun |
Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black. |
grizzly |
adjective |
Somewhat gray; grizzled., A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly, a., In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. |