n. Hist. Silver coin worth four old pence. [low german or dutch: related to *great]

n. (brit. Groyne) timber, stone, or concrete wall built at right angles to the coast to check beach erosion. [dial. Groin snout, from french]

- —n. - depression between the belly and the thigh.

- archit. A edge formed by intersecting vaults. B arch supporting a vault. —v. Archit. Build with groins. [origin uncertain]

—n. - person employed to take care of horses.

- = *bridegroom.

- mil. Any of certain officers of the royal household. —v. - a curry or tend (a horse). B give a neat appearance to (a person etc.).

—v. (-ping) 1 (usu. Foll. By for) feel about or search blindly.

- (foll. By for, after) search mentally.

- feel (one's way) towards something.

- slang fondle clumsily for sexual pleasure. —n. Act of groping. [old english]

domestic product n. Total value of goods produced and services provided in a country in one year.

- national product n. Gross domestic product plus the total of net income from abroad.

- —adj. - overfed, bloated.

- (of a person, manners, or morals) coarse, unrefined, or indecent.

- flagrant (gross negligence).

- total; not net (gross tonnage).

- (of the senses etc.) Dull. —v. Produce as gross profit. —n. (pl. Same) amount equal to twelve dozen. grossly adv. Grossness n. [latin grossus]

captain n. Raf officer next below air commodore.

- therapy n. Therapy in which people are brought together to assist one another psychologically.

- —n. - number of persons or things located close together, or considered or classed together.

- number of people working together etc.

- number of commercial companies under common ownership.

- ensemble playing popular music.

- division of an air force etc. —v. - form or be formed into a group.

- (often foll. By with) place in a group or groups. [italian gruppo]

—n. Thin fluid mortar. —v. Provide or fill with grout. [origin uncertain]

n. Small wood or group of trees. [old english]

—v. - a (often foll. By at) make a low guttural sound, usu. Of anger. B murmur angrily.

- rumble.

- (often foll. By out) utter with a growl. —n. - growling sound.

- angry murmur.

- rumble. [probably imitative]

past part. Of *grow.