G — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6 7granddaughterA granddaughter is the daughter of your son or daughter.8 sentencesgrandeurgreat size, splendour and magnificence, especially of a palace or a person.4 sentencesgrandfatherA grandfather is the father of your mother or your father. Most people have 2 grandfathers.14 sentencesgrandmaGrandma is a friendly word for grandmother: the mother of your mother or of your father.10 sentencesgrandmasterThe highest title a chess player can win, given by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to the very best players.9 sentencesgrandmotherA grandmother is the mother of your mother or of your father.12 sentencesgrandpaGrandpa is an informal, friendly word for your grandfather: the father of your mother or your father.9 sentencesgrandparentA grandparent is a parent of your mother or father: your grandmother or your grandfather.11 sentencesgrandsonA grandson is the son of your son or daughter; a boy is the grandson of his grandparents.7 sentencesgraniteGranite is a very hard, grey, pink or speckled rock made from cooled magma deep under the ground.10 sentencesgrannyA friendly, informal word for your grandmother, the mother of your mum or dad.11 sentencesgranolaGranola is a breakfast food of baked oats, nuts, seeds and dried fruit, often sweetened with honey, eaten with milk or yogurt.8 sentencesgrantTo grant means to give or allow something that someone asked for: «grant a wish».11 sentencesgrantedGranted means given or allowed, often officially.11 sentencesgranulatedIn the form of small grains: granulated sugar.8 sentencesgrapeA grape is a small, round, juicy fruit, green, red or purple, that grows in bunches on a vine.9 sentencesgrapevinea climbing plant that grows grapes on its stems.5 sentencesgraphemeA grapheme is a letter or group of letters that stands for one sound (phoneme) in writing, like «sh» in ship or «igh» in night.7 sentencesgraphicA graphic is a picture, diagram, chart or design, especially one made on a computer.11 sentencesgraphicsGraphics are pictures, drawings, charts and diagrams, especially ones made on a computer.9 sentencesgraphiteGraphite is a soft, dark grey form of carbon that leaves marks on paper.9 sentencesgrappleTo fight with someone by holding and struggling with them.10 sentencesgraspTo take and hold something tightly.16 sentencesgrassGrass is the green plants with thin leaves that cover lawns, parks and fields.13 sentencesgrasshopperA grasshopper is a green or brown insect with strong back legs that jumps far.10 sentencesgrasslandGrassland is a large area of land covered mostly with grass and few trees.9 sentencesgrassrootsThe grassroots are the ordinary people in a group, club or movement, not the leaders.8 sentencesgrassyCovered with grass.9 sentencesgrateTo rub food such as cheese or carrot against a tool with sharp holes so it falls off in thin strips or tiny bits.13 sentencesgratefulFeeling thankful to someone because they helped you or gave you something, and wanting to show it.8 sentencesgratefullyin a thankful way, showing that you are glad someone helped you.4 sentencesgratefulnessGratefulness is the feeling of being thankful and glad for something someone did for you or for good things in your life.7 sentencesgraterA kitchen tool with many small sharp-edged holes, used to grate cheese, vegetables or other food into small pieces.7 sentencesgratificationA feeling of pleasure or satisfaction when you get what you want.9 sentencesgratifiedPleased and satisfied, especially because something has gone well or people have praised you.8 sentencesgratifyto please someone or make them happy.5 sentencesgratifyingpleasing, giving satisfaction or happiness.4 sentencesgratisFree of charge; without having to pay.8 sentencesgratitudeThe feeling of being thankful and wanting to show thanks for something good someone did or gave.8 sentencesgratuitouslyWithout a good reason, in a way that is unnecessary and often unkind or shocking: gratuitously rude.7 sentencesgratuityA tip; extra money you give to a waiter, driver or helper to thank them for good service.8 sentencesgraveA place in the ground where a dead person is buried, often marked with a stone.10 sentencesgravediggerA person whose job is to dig graves in a cemetery for burying the dead.9 sentencesgravelLots of small stones and bits of rock, used for paths, driveways and roads, or found in rivers.9 sentencesgravellyCovered with or full of gravel (small stones).8 sentencesgravelyIn a very serious way, showing that something is important or worrying.8 sentencesgraverGraver means more serious or more worrying: a graver danger.9 sentencesgravestoneA stone put on a grave, with the name of the person buried there and words about them.7 sentencesgraveyardA graveyard is a piece of land, often around a church, where dead people are buried.10 sentencesgravitationGravitation is the force by which everything with mass pulls on everything else; it keeps us on the ground and the Moon going round the Ea…10 sentencesgravitationalGravitational means about gravity, the force that pulls things towards each other, like objects falling to the ground.8 sentencesgravityThe force that pulls things towards each other, especially the pull of the Earth that makes things fall and gives them weight.10 sentencesgravyGravy is a hot brown sauce made from the juices of cooked meat, often thickened with flour, poured over meat, potatoes and other food.9 sentencesgrayGray is the colour between black and white, like ash or rain clouds.11 sentencesgrazeTo graze is when animals like cows, sheep and horses eat grass in a field.12 sentencesgreaseGrease is a thick, oily substance used to make machine parts move smoothly.13 sentencesgreasyCovered with or full of grease or oil: «greasy hands».10 sentencesgreatGreat means very good or excellent: a great idea.13 sentencesgreaterGreater means bigger or more. 9 is greater than 5.13 sentencesgreatestGreatest means the biggest or the most of all.11 sentencesgreatlyGreatly means very much or to a large amount: «greatly improved».8 sentencesgreatnessBeing very important, powerful, skilled or famous.10 sentencesgrebeA diving water bird with lobed toes and a sharp beak, found on lakes and rivers; the great crested grebe has fancy head feathers.7 sentencesgrecianOf ancient Greece, or in the style of ancient Greece: «Grecian columns», «a Grecian urn».9 sentencesgreeceGreece is a country in south-east Europe, by the Mediterranean Sea, with many islands; its capital is Athens.9 sentencesgreedGreed is wanting much more of something, such as money, food or power, than you need or than is fair.10 sentencesgreedilyIn a greedy way, wanting or taking more than you need, especially food or money.9 sentencesgreedinesswanting far more food or things than you need, and not sharing.4 sentencesgreedyGreedy means wanting much more food, money or things than you need, and not wanting to share.9 sentencesgreekGreek means from or about Greece, a country in southern Europe.13 sentencesgreenGreen is the colour of grass and leaves.13 sentencesgreenflyA greenfly is a tiny green insect, a kind of aphid, that sucks sap from plants and can damage them.9 sentencesgreengrocerA greengrocer is a person who sells fresh fruit and vegetables in a shop.9 sentencesgreenhouseA greenhouse is a building made mostly of glass or clear plastic where plants are grown because it stays warm inside.11 sentencesgreenishGreenish means a little bit green, or of a colour close to green.9 sentencesgreenswarda stretch of smooth green grass, like a lawn or meadow.4 sentencesgreenwooda forest or wood in summer, full of green leaves.4 sentencesgreetTo greet someone means to say hello or welcome them when you meet.12 sentencesgreetingA greeting is something friendly you say or do when you meet someone, like «Hello» or a wave.11 sentencesgregorianThe Gregorian calendar: the calendar most of the world uses today, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, with leap years.7 sentencesgremlinAn imaginary, mischievous little creature blamed for things going wrong with machines.8 sentencesgrenadineA sweet red syrup, traditionally made from pomegranate juice, used to flavour and colour drinks.7 sentencesgreyGrey is a colour between black and white, like the colour of clouds before rain, ash or an elephant.13 sentencesgreybeardAn old man, often one with a grey beard; the word can sound a little teasing or bossy. (old use).5 sentencesgreyhoundA greyhound is a tall, thin dog with long legs that can run very fast, used for racing and hunting and kept as a gentle pet.9 sentencesgreyishA little bit grey; a colour that is close to grey but not quite.10 sentencesgridA grid is a pattern of straight lines crossing each other to make squares.10 sentencesgriefA deep, strong sadness, especially when someone or a pet dies or is lost.10 sentencesgrievanceA real or imagined unfair thing that makes someone feel upset and want to complain.9 sentencesgrieveTo grieve is to feel very deep sadness, especially because someone you love has died.11 sentencesgrievousVery serious and harmful: a grievous mistake.10 sentencesgrievouslyVery seriously or badly: grievously wounded.8 sentencesgriffinAn imaginary creature with the head, wings and claws of an eagle and the body of a lion.8 sentencesgrillA grill is a part of a cooker or a frame of metal bars over heat, used to cook food quickly with strong heat from above or below.12 sentencesgrilleA grid or screen of metal bars or wires across a window, door, opening or vent, to protect it or let air through.8 sentencesgrimGrim means very serious, stern and unsmiling («a grim face»).13 sentencesgrimaceA grimace is a twisted, ugly face made to show pain, disgust or to tease.5 sentencesgrimeDirt that has built up in a thick, sticky or black layer on a surface or skin: «the grime on the windows».8 sentencesgrimlyIn a stern, serious way, without smiling, often when trouble is expected.4 sentencesgrinTo smile widely, often showing your teeth.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/page/5/