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List of words beginning with: G
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GREW past of *grow.
GREY (us gray) —adj. - of a colour intermediate between black and white. - dull, dismal. - a (of hair) turning white with age etc. B having grey hair. - anonymous, unidentifiable. —n. - a grey colour or pigment. B grey clothes or material (dressed in grey). - grey or white horse. —v. Make or become grey. greyish adj. Greyness n. [old english] - area n. Situation or topic not clearly defined. - friar n. Franciscan friar. - matter n. - the darker tissues of the brain and spinal cord. - colloq. Intelligence. - squirrel n. American squirrel brought to europe in the 19th c.
GRID n. - grating. - system of numbered squares printed on a map and forming the basis of map references. - network of lines, electric-power connections, gas-supply lines, etc. - pattern of lines marking the starting-places on a motor-racing track. - perforated electrode controlling the flow of electrons in a thermionic valve etc. - arrangement of town streets in a rectangular pattern. [from *gridiron]
GRIM adj. (grimmer, grimmest) 1 of stern or forbidding appearance. - harsh, merciless. - ghastly, joyless (has a grim truth in it). - unpleasant, unattractive. grimly adv. Grimness n. [old english]
GRIN —v. (-nn-) 1 a smile broadly, showing the teeth. B make a forced, unrestrained, or stupid smile. - express by grinning. —n. Act of grinning. grin and bear it take pain etc. Stoically. [old english]
GRIP —v. (-pp-) 1 a grasp tightly. B take a firm hold, esp. By friction. - compel the attention of. —n. - a firm hold; tight grasp. B manner of grasping or holding. - power of holding attention. - a intellectual mastery. B effective control of one's behaviour etc. (lose one's grip). - a part of a machine that grips. B part by which a weapon etc. Is held. - = *hairgrip. - travelling bag. come (or get) to grips with approach purposefully; begin to deal with. [old english]
GRIT —n. - particles of stone or sand, esp. As irritating or hindering. - coarse sandstone. - colloq. Pluck, endurance. —v. (-tt-) 1 spread grit on (icy roads etc.). - clench (the teeth). - make a grating sound. gritter n. Gritty adj. (-ier, -iest). [old english]
GROG n. Drink of spirit (orig. Rum) and water. [origin uncertain]
GROS point n. Cross-stitch embroidery on canvas. [french: related to *gross, *point]
GROW v. (past grew; past part. Grown) 1 increase in size, height, quantity, degree, etc. - develop or exist as a living plant or natural product. - a produce (plants etc.) By cultivation. B allow (a beard etc.) To develop. - become gradually (grow rich). - (foll. By on) become gradually more favoured by. - (in passive; foll. By over etc.) Be covered with a growth. grow out of 1 become too large to wear. - become too mature to retain (a habit etc.). - develop from. Grow up 1 advance to maturity. - (of a custom) arise. [old english]
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