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| GREMLIN | | n. Colloq. Imaginary mischievous sprite regarded as responsible for mechanical faults etc. [origin unknown] | |
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| GRENADE | | n. Small bomb thrown by hand (hand-grenade) or shot from a rifle. [french: related to *pomegranate] | |
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| GREYLAG | | n. (in full greylag goose) european wild goose. [from *grey] | |
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| GRIDDLE | | n. Circular iron plate placed over a source of heat for baking etc. [latin cratis hurdle] | |
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| GRIFFIN | | n. (also gryphon) fabulous creature with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body. [latin gryphus from greek] | |
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| GRIFFON | | n. - dog of a small terrier-like breed.
- large vulture.
- = *griffin. [french, = *griffin] | |
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| GRIMACE | | —n. Distortion of the face made in disgust etc. Or to amuse. —v. (-cing) make a grimace. [french from spanish] | |
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| GRINDER | | n. - person or thing that grinds, esp. A machine.
- molar tooth. | |
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| GRISTLE | | n. Tough flexible animal tissue; cartilage. gristly adj. [old english] | |
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| GRIZZLE | | v. (-ling) colloq. - (esp. Of a child) cry fretfully.
- complain whiningly. grizzly adj. [origin unknown] | |
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