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- granddaughter noun (granddaughter, granddaughters)
1) A granddaughter is the daughter of your son or daughter. - grandeur noun (no plural)
great size, splendour and magnificence, especially of a palace or a person - grandfather noun (grandfather, grandfathers)
A grandfather is the father of your mother or your father. - grandma noun (a grandma, grandmas; Grandma as a name)
Grandma is a friendly word for grandmother: the mother of your mother or of your father. - grandmaster noun (a grandmaster, grandmasters; also Grandmaster)
The highest title a chess player can win, given by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to the very best players. - grandmother noun (grandmother, grandmothers); also grandma, granny, nan, nana
A grandmother is the mother of your mother or of your father. - grandpa noun (a grandpa, grandpas; Grandpa — as a name)
1) Grandpa is an informal, friendly word for your grandfather: the father of your mother or your father. - grandparent noun (grandparent, grandparents)
A grandparent is a parent of your mother or father: your grandmother or your grandfather. - grandson noun (a grandson, grandsons)
1) A grandson is the son of your son or daughter; a boy is the grandson of his grandparents. - granite noun (granite — uncountable)
Granite is a very hard, grey, pink or speckled rock made from cooled magma deep under the ground. - granny noun (granny, grannies); also «gran», «grandma», «nan»
A friendly, informal word for your grandmother, the mother of your mum or dad. - granola noun (granola — uncountable)
Granola is a breakfast food of baked oats, nuts, seeds and dried fruit, often sweetened with honey, eaten with milk or yogurt. - grant verb (grant, grants, granted, granting); noun (a grant, grants); name (Grant)
To grant means to give or allow something that someone asked for: «grant a wish». - granted verb, past form of grant (grant, grants, granted, granting); adverb/conjunction (granted — formal); adjective in phrase (take for granted)
Granted means given or allowed, often officially. - granulated adjective (granulated); verb form, past of granulate
1) In the form of small grains: granulated sugar. 2) (verb, science) Made into small grains or having a grainy surface. - grape noun (a grape, grapes)
1) A grape is a small, round, juicy fruit, green, red or purple, that grows in bunches on a vine. - grapevine noun (grapevines)
1) a climbing plant that grows grapes on its stems 2) (informal) the way news and rumours spread from person to person - grapheme noun (a grapheme, graphemes)
1) A grapheme is a letter or group of letters that stands for one sound (phoneme) in writing, like «sh» in ship or «igh» in night. - graphic adjective (graphic); noun (a graphic, graphics)
A graphic is a picture, diagram, chart or design, especially one made on a computer. - graphics noun (graphics, plural or uncountable)
Graphics are pictures, drawings, charts and diagrams, especially ones made on a computer. - graphite noun (graphite — uncountable)
Graphite is a soft, dark grey form of carbon that leaves marks on paper. - grapple verb (grapple, grapples, grappled, grappling); noun (a grapple — rare)
To fight with someone by holding and struggling with them. - grasp verb (grasp, grasps, grasped, grasping); noun (a grasp — usually singular)
To take and hold something tightly: She grasped the rope. - grass noun (grass, grasses); verb (grass, grassed — rare)
Grass is the green plants with thin leaves that cover lawns, parks and fields. - grasshopper noun (grasshopper, grasshoppers)
1) A grasshopper is a green or brown insect with strong back legs that jumps far. - grassland noun (grassland, grasslands)
Grassland is a large area of land covered mostly with grass and few trees. - grassroots noun (the grassroots); adjective (grassroots, grass-roots)
The grassroots are the ordinary people in a group, club or movement, not the leaders. - grassy adjective (grassy, grassier, grassiest)
1) Covered with grass. 2) Like grass, especially in smell or taste. - grate verb (grate, grates, grated, grating); noun (a grate, grates)
To rub food such as cheese or carrot against a tool with sharp holes so it falls off in thin strips or tiny bits. - grateful adjective (grateful, more grateful, most grateful)
1) Feeling thankful to someone because they helped you or gave you something, and wanting to show it. - gratefully adverb (no forms)
in a thankful way, showing that you are glad someone helped you - gratefulness noun (gratefulness, uncountable)
1) Gratefulness is the feeling of being thankful and glad for something someone did for you or for good things in your life. - grater noun (a grater, graters)
1) A kitchen tool with many small sharp-edged holes, used to grate cheese, vegetables or other food into small pieces. - gratification noun (gratification — mostly uncountable; a gratification)
A feeling of pleasure or satisfaction when you get what you want. - gratified adjective; verb form (gratify, gratifies, gratified, gratifying)
Pleased and satisfied, especially because something has gone well or people have praised you. - gratify verb (gratifies, gratified, gratifying)
1) to please someone or make them happy 2) to give someone what they want or wish for - gratifying adjective (no forms)
pleasing, giving satisfaction or happiness - gratis adverb (gratis); adjective (gratis)
1) (formal or informal) Free of charge; without having to pay. - gratitude noun (gratitude — uncountable)
1) The feeling of being thankful and wanting to show thanks for something good someone did or gave. - gratuitously adverb (gratuitously)
Without a good reason, in a way that is unnecessary and often unkind or shocking: gratuitously rude. - gratuity noun (a gratuity, gratuities) — formal
A tip; extra money you give to a waiter, driver or helper to thank them for good service. - grave noun (a grave, graves); adjective (grave, graver, gravest)
A place in the ground where a dead person is buried, often marked with a stone. - gravedigger noun (a gravedigger, gravediggers)
A person whose job is to dig graves in a cemetery for burying the dead. - gravel noun (gravel — uncountable); verb (gravel, gravels, gravelled/graveled, gravelling/graveling — rare)
Lots of small stones and bits of rock, used for paths, driveways and roads, or found in rivers. - gravelly adjective (gravelly)
1) Covered with or full of gravel (small stones). 2) Describing a voice: low and rough. - gravely adverb (gravely)
1) In a very serious way, showing that something is important or worrying. 2) Very badly: gravely ill, gravely injured. - graver adjective (grave, graver, gravest); noun (a graver — tool)
Graver means more serious or more worrying: a graver danger. - gravestone noun (a gravestone, gravestones)
1) A stone put on a grave, with the name of the person buried there and words about them. - graveyard noun (a graveyard, graveyards)
A graveyard is a piece of land, often around a church, where dead people are buried. - gravitation noun (gravitation, uncountable); adjective gravitational
1) Gravitation is the force by which everything with mass pulls on everything else; it keeps us on the ground and the Moon going round the… - gravitational adjective
Gravitational means about gravity, the force that pulls things towards each other, like objects falling to the ground. - gravity noun (gravity — uncountable)
The force that pulls things towards each other, especially the pull of the Earth that makes things fall and gives them weight. - gravy noun (gravy — uncountable)
Gravy is a hot brown sauce made from the juices of cooked meat, often thickened with flour, poured over meat, potatoes and other food. - gray adjective (gray, grayer, grayest — US spelling; UK grey); noun (gray); verb (gray, grays, grayed, graying — of hair)
Gray is the colour between black and white, like ash or rain clouds. - graze verb (graze, grazes, grazed, grazing); noun (graze, grazes)
To graze is when animals like cows, sheep and horses eat grass in a field. - grease noun (grease — uncountable); verb (grease, greases, greased, greasing)
Grease is a thick, oily substance used to make machine parts move smoothly. - greasy adjective (greasy, greasier, greasiest)
Covered with or full of grease or oil: «greasy hands». - great adjective (great, greater, greatest); adverb greatly; noun (the greats — famous people); informal exclamation (Great!)
Great means very good or excellent: a great idea. - greater adjective (great, greater, greatest)
1) Greater means bigger or more. 9 is greater than 5. 2) Greater means more important or better: «a greater artist». 3) «Greater London»… - greatest adjective (great, greater, greatest)
1) Greatest means the biggest or the most of all. 2) Greatest also means the best or most important: the greatest player of all time. - greatly adverb (greatly)
1) Greatly means very much or to a large amount: «greatly improved». - greatness noun (greatness; uncountable)
1) Being very important, powerful, skilled or famous. 2) Being very good, wise or noble in character. 3) Great size. - grebe noun (a grebe, grebes)
1) A diving water bird with lobed toes and a sharp beak, found on lakes and rivers; the great crested grebe has fancy head feathers. - grecian adjective (Grecian)
Of ancient Greece, or in the style of ancient Greece: «Grecian columns», «a Grecian urn». - greece noun (Greece — proper noun, a country)
Greece is a country in south-east Europe, by the Mediterranean Sea, with many islands; its capital is Athens. - greed noun (greed, uncountable)
Greed is wanting much more of something, such as money, food or power, than you need or than is fair. - greedily adverb (greedily)
In a greedy way, wanting or taking more than you need, especially food or money. - greediness noun (no plural)
wanting far more food or things than you need, and not sharing - greedy adjective (greedy, greedier, greediest)
Greedy means wanting much more food, money or things than you need, and not wanting to share. - greek adjective (Greek); noun (a Greek, Greeks; Greek — the language)
Greek means from or about Greece, a country in southern Europe. - green adjective (green, greener, greenest); noun (green, greens)
1) Green is the colour of grass and leaves. 2) Green means not ripe yet: «green bananas». 3) Green means good for nature: «green energy».… - greenfly noun (a greenfly, greenfly or greenflies)
1) A greenfly is a tiny green insect, a kind of aphid, that sucks sap from plants and can damage them. - greengrocer noun (greengrocer, greengrocers)
1) A greengrocer is a person who sells fresh fruit and vegetables in a shop. 2) A greengrocer's (or greengrocer) is the shop itself. - greenhouse noun (a greenhouse, greenhouses); adjective use (greenhouse gas, greenhouse effect)
A greenhouse is a building made mostly of glass or clear plastic where plants are grown because it stays warm inside. - greenish adjective (greenish)
Greenish means a little bit green, or of a colour close to green. - greensward noun (greenswards)
(old use) a stretch of smooth green grass, like a lawn or meadow - greenwood noun (greenwoods)
(old use) a forest or wood in summer, full of green leaves - greet verb (greet, greets, greeted, greeting); noun greeting (a greeting, greetings)
To greet someone means to say hello or welcome them when you meet. - greeting noun (a greeting, greetings); verb form (greeting, from greet)
A greeting is something friendly you say or do when you meet someone, like «Hello» or a wave. - gregorian adjective (Gregorian)
The Gregorian calendar: the calendar most of the world uses today, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, with leap years. - gremlin noun (a gremlin, gremlins)
An imaginary, mischievous little creature blamed for things going wrong with machines. - grenadine noun (grenadine — uncountable)
1) A sweet red syrup, traditionally made from pomegranate juice, used to flavour and colour drinks. - grey adjective (grey, greyer, greyest; US spelling gray); noun (grey); verb (grey — go grey)
Grey is a colour between black and white, like the colour of clouds before rain, ash or an elephant. - greybeard noun (greybeards)
1) An old man, often one with a grey beard; the word can sound a little teasing or bossy. (old use) - greyhound noun (a greyhound, greyhounds)
A 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. - greyish adjective (greyish; US also grayish)
1) A little bit grey; a colour that is close to grey but not quite. 2) Of hair, sky, light, etc.: starting to look grey. - grid noun (a grid, grids)
A grid is a pattern of straight lines crossing each other to make squares. - grief noun (grief — uncountable)
A deep, strong sadness, especially when someone or a pet dies or is lost. - grievance noun (a grievance, grievances)
A real or imagined unfair thing that makes someone feel upset and want to complain. - grieve verb (grieve, grieves, grieved, grieving)
To grieve is to feel very deep sadness, especially because someone you love has died. - grievous adjective (grievous, more grievous)
1) (formal) Very serious and harmful: a grievous mistake. 2) (formal) Causing great sadness or pain: a grievous loss. 3) (law, UK)… - grievously adverb (grievously)
1) (formal) Very seriously or badly: grievously wounded. 2) (formal) In a way that causes great sorrow or harm: grievously wronged. - griffin noun (a griffin, griffins); also spelled gryphon, griffon
1) (myth) An imaginary creature with the head, wings and claws of an eagle and the body of a lion. 2) Griffin is also a surname (a name). - grill noun (a grill, grills); verb (grill, grills, grilled, grilling)
A 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. - grille noun (a grille, grilles)
A grid or screen of metal bars or wires across a window, door, opening or vent, to protect it or let air through. - grim adjective (grim, grimmer, grimmest)
Grim means very serious, stern and unsmiling («a grim face»). - grimace noun (grimaces); verb (grimace, grimaces, grimaced, grimacing)
1) A grimace is a twisted, ugly face made to show pain, disgust or to tease. 2) To grimace is to make such a face. - grime noun (grime — uncountable)
Dirt that has built up in a thick, sticky or black layer on a surface or skin: «the grime on the windows». - grimly adverb
In a stern, serious way, without smiling, often when trouble is expected. - grin verb (grin, grins, grinned, grinning); noun (a grin, grins)
1) To smile widely, often showing your teeth. 2) (noun) A wide, happy or cheeky smile. 3) Phrase «grin and bear it»: to put up with…
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