Groutnol Grout"nol noun [ See
Groat , and
Noll ,
noun ] [ Obsolete]
Same as Growthead. Beau. & Fl.
Grouty Grout"y adjective Cross; sulky; sullen. [ Colloq.]
Grove Grove (grōv)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
graf , from
grafan to dig. The original sense seems to have been
a lane cut through trees . See
Grave ,
v. , and confer
Groove .]
A smaller group of trees than a forest, and without underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by art; a wood of small extent. » The Hebrew word
Asherah , rendered
grove in the Authorized Version of the Bible, is left untranslated in the Revised Version. Almost all modern interpreters agree that by
Asherah an idol or image of some kind is intended.
Grovel Grov"el intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Groveled or
Grovelled ;
present participle & verbal noun Groveling or
Grovelling .] [ From Middle English
grovelinge ,
grufelinge ,
adverb , on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a present participle; confer Middle English
gruf ,
groff , in the same sense; of Scand. origin, confer Icelandic
grūfa , in
ā grūfu on the face, prone,
grūfa to grovel.]
1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. To creep and grovel on the ground.
Dryden. 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
Groveler Grov"el·er noun One who grovels; an abject wretch. [ Written also
groveller. ]
Groveling Grov"el·ing adjective Lying prone; low; debased. [ Written also
grovelling .] "A
groveling creature."
Cowper.
Grovy Grov"y adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, a grove; situated in, or frequenting, groves. Dampier.
Grow Grow (grō)
intransitive verb [
imperfect Grew (gru);
past participle Grown (grōn);
present participle & verbal noun Growing .] [ Anglo-Saxon
grōwan ; akin to Dutch
groeijen , Icelandic
grōa , Danish
groe , Swedish
gro . Confer
Green ,
Grass .]
1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs. 2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue. Winter began to grow fast on.
Knolles. Even just the sum that I do owe to you
Is growing to me by Antipholus.
Shak. 3. To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries. Where law faileth, error groweth .
Gower. 4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale. For his mind
Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary.
Byron. 5. To become attached or fixed; to adhere. Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .
Shak. Growing cell , or
Growing slide ,
a device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope. --
Grown over ,
covered with a growth. --
To grow out of ,
to issue from, as plants from the soil, or as a branch from the main stem; to result from. These wars have grown out of commercial considerations.
A. Hamilton. --
To grow up ,
to arrive at full stature or maturity; as, grown up children. --
To grow together ,
to close and adhere; to become united by growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. Howells. Syn. -- To become; increase; enlarge; augment; improve; expand; extend.
Grow Grow transitive verb To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. Macaulay. Syn. -- To raise; to cultivate. See
Raise ,
transitive verb , 3.
Growable Grow"a·ble adjective Capable of growth.
Growan Grow"an noun [ Confer Arm.
grouan gravel, Corn.
grow gravel, sand.]
(Mining.) A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in Cornwall.
Grower Grow"er noun One who grows or produces; as, a grower of corn; also, that which grows or increases; as, a vine may be a rank or a slow grower .
Growl Growl (groul)
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Growled (grould);
present participle & verbal noun Growling .] [ Dutch
grollen to grunt, murmur, be angry; akin to German
grollen to be angry.]
To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.
Growl Growl transitive verb To express by growling. Thomson.
Growl Growl noun The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.
Growler Growl"er noun 1. One who growls. 2. (Zoology) The large-mouthed black bass. [ Local]
3. A four-wheeled cab. [ Slang, Eng.]
Growlingly Growl"ing·ly adverb In a growling manner.
Grown Grown past participle of Grow .
Growse Growse intransitive verb [ Confer
gruesome ,
grewsome , and German
grausen to make shudder, shiver.]
To shiver; to have chills. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]
Ray.
Growth Growth (grōth)
noun [ Icelandic grōðr, grōði. See
Grow .]
1. The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth . Shak. 2. That which has grown or is growing; anything produced; product; consequence; effect; result. Nature multiplies her fertile growth .
Milton.
Growthead Growt"head` noun [ Lit.,
greathead .]
A lazy person; a blockhead. [ Obsolete]
Tusser.
Growthful Growth"ful adjective Having capacity of growth. [ R.]
J. Hamilton.
Groyne Groyne noun [ Obsolete]
See Groin .
Grozing iron Gro"zing i"ron 1. A tool with a hardened steel point, formerly used instead of a diamond for cutting glass. 2. (Plumbing) A tool for smoothing the solder joints of lead pipe. Knight.
Grub Grub intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Grubbed ,
present participle & verbal noun Grubbing ] [ Middle English
grubbin ., confer English
grab ,
grope .]
1. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging. 2. To drudge; to do menial work. Richardson.
Grub Grub transitive verb 1. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge. They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin.
Hare. 2. To supply with food. [ Slang]
Dickens.
Grub Grub noun 1. (Zoology) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm . See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle , under Goldsmith . Yet your butterfly was a grub .
Shak. 2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. [ Obsolete]
Carew. 3. Victuals; food. [ Slang]
Halliwell. Grub ax or
axe ,
a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc. --
Grub breaker .
Same as Grub hook ( below ). --
Grub hoe ,
a heavy hoe for grubbing. --
Grub hook ,
a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc. --
Grub saw ,
a handsaw used for sawing marble. --
Grub Street ,
a street in London (now called Milton Street ), described by Dr. Johnson as "much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet ." As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production of, Grub Street. I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays.
Gap.
Grubber Grub"ber noun One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax, grub hook, etc.
Grubble Grub"ble transitive verb & i. [ Freq. of
grub , but confer
grabble .]
To feel or grope in the dark. [ Obsolete]
Dryden.
Grubby Grub"by adjective [ From
Grub .]
Dirty; unclean. [ Colloq.]
The grubby game of marbles.
Lond. Sat. Rev.
Grubby Grub"by noun (Zoology) Any species of Cottus ; a sculpin. [ Local, U. S.]
Grubworm Grub"worm noun (Zoology) See Grub , noun , 1. And gnats and grubworms crowded on his view.
C. Smart.
Grucche Grucche (grŭch)
intransitive verb [ See
Grudge .]
To murmur; to grumble. [ Obsolete]
What aileth you, thus for grucche and groan.
Chaucer.
Grudge Grudge (grŭj)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Grudger ;
present participle & verbal noun Grudging .] [ Middle English
grutchen ,
gruchen ,
grochen , to murmur, grumble, Old French
grochier ,
grouchier ,
grocier ,
groucier ; confer Icelandic
krytja to murmur,
krutr a murmur, or English
grunt .]
1. To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects. Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train.
Shak. I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did not grudge us our employments.
Swift. They have grudged us contribution.
Shak. 2. To hold or harbor with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. [ Obsolete]
Perish they
That grudge one thought against your majesty !
Shak.
Grudge Grudge (grŭj)
intransitive verb 1. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant. Grudge not one against another.
James v. 9. He eats his meat without grudging .
Shak. 2. To feel compunction or grief. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Fisher.
Grudge Grudge noun 1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel. Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob.
South. The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge .
I. Taylor. 2. Slight symptom of disease. [ Obsolete]
Our shaken monarchy, that now lies . . . struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities.
Milton. Syn. -- Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See
Pique .
Grudgeful Grudge"ful adjective Full of grudge; envious. "
Grudgeful discontent."
Spenser.
Grudgeons, Gurgeons Grud"geons, Gur"geons noun plural [ Prob. from P.
grugir to craunch; confer Dutch
gruizen to crush, grind, and English
grout .]
Coarse meal. [ Obsolete]
Grudger Grudg"er (grŭj"ẽr)
noun One who grudges.
Grudgingly Grudg"ing·ly adverb In a grudging manner.
Grudgingness Grudg"ing·ness noun The state or quality of grudging, or of being full of grudge or unwillingness.
Gruel Gru"el noun [ Old French
gruel , French
gruau ; of German origin; confer Old High German
gruzzi groats, German
grütze , As.
grūt . See
Grout .]
A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or flour in water or milk; thin porridge.
Gruelly Gru"el·ly adjective Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.
Gruesome Grue"some adjective Same as Grewsome . [ Scot.]
Gruf Gruf adverb [ Confer
Grovel .]
Forwards; with one's face to the ground. [ Obsolete]
They fellen gruf , and cryed piteously.
Chaucer.
Gruff Gruff adjective [
Compar. Gruffer ;
superl. Gruffest .] [ Dutch
grof ; akin to German
grob , Old High German
gerob , grob, Danish
grov , Swedish
grof , perhaps akin to Anglo-Saxon
rcófan to break, Z.
reavc , rupture,
g- standing for the Anglo-Saxon prefix
ge- , Goth.
ga- .]
Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. Addison. Gruff , disagreeable, sarcastic remarks.
Thackeray. --
Gruff"ly ,
adverb --
Gruff"ness ,
noun
Grugru palm Gru"gru palm" (Botany) A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See Macaw tree , under Macaw . [ Written also grigri palm .]
Grugru worm Gru"gru worm" (Zoology) The larva or grub of a large South American beetle ( Calandra palmarum ), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy.
Grum Grum adjective [ Confer Danish
grum furious, Swedish
grym , Anglo-Saxon
gram , and English
grim , and
grumble . √35.]
1. Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim. "Nick looked sour and
grum ."
Arbuthnof. 2. Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as, a grum voice.
Grumble Grum"ble intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Grunbled ;
present participle & verbal noun Grumbling .] [ Confer LG.
grummeln ,
grumen , Dutch
grommelen ,
grommen , and French
grommeler , of German origin; confer W.
grwm , murmur, grumble, surly. √35. Confer
Grum ,
Grim .]
1. To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. L'Avare, not using half his store,
Still grumbles that he has no more.
Prior. 2. To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey. 3. To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles .
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