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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

great ape
pongid noun any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae

great auk
Pinguinus impennis noun large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct

great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda noun large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers

great blue heron
Ardea herodius noun large American heron having bluish-grey plumage

great bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis noun large bowerbird of northern Australia

great bustard
Otis tarda noun largest European land bird

great care
noun more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; `the pilot exercised great care in landing`

great cerebral vein
vena cerebri magna noun a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus

great circle
noun a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center

great crested grebe
Podiceps cristatus noun large Old World grebe with black ear tufts

Great Dane
noun very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog

Great Divide
noun that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States

great grey owl
great gray owl noun large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia

great hall
noun the principle hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment

great horned owl
Bubo virginianus noun brown North American horned owl

great maple
scottish maple noun Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn

Great Pyrenees
noun bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland

great seal
noun the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty

Great Seal of the United States
noun the seal of the United States government

great skua
Catharacta skua noun large brown skua of the northern Atlantic

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
noun a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States

great snipe
woodcock snipe 2 Gallinago media noun Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe

great white heron
noun widely distributed Old World white egret

great white shark
white shark noun large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans

greatcoat
overcoat noun a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter

greater
adjective greater in size or importance or degree; `for the greater good of the community`; `the greater Antilles`

greater kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros noun a variety of kudu

Greater New Orleans Bridge
noun twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans

greater omentum
gastrocolic omentum noun part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines

greater pichiciego
Burmeisteria retusa noun of southern South America

greater prairie chicken
Tympanuchus cupido noun the most common variety of prairie chicken

greater scaup
Aythya marila noun large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male

greater whitethroat
whitethroat 1 Sylvia communis noun greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts

greater yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca noun a variety of yellowlegs

greatest
sterling(a) adjective highest in quality

greathearted
magnanimous adjective noble and generous in spirit; `a greathearted general`; `a magnanimous conqueror`

greatly
adverb to an extraordinary extent or degree; `he improved greatly`

greatness
illustriousness noun the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

greave
jambeau noun armor plate that protects legs below the knee

grebe
noun small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet

Grecian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; `Greek mythology`; `a Grecian robe`

Greco-Roman
Graeco-Roman adjective characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures

Greco-Roman wrestling
noun a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist

greed
noun excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

greediness
noun an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); `the greediness of lawyers`

greediness
piggishness noun an excessive desire for food

greedy
adjective wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; `don`t be greedy with the cookies`

Greek
Hellenic noun the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

Greek
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; `Greek mythology`; `a Grecian robe`

Greek alphabet
noun the alphabet used by ancient Greeks

Greek architecture
noun the architecture of ancient Greece

Greek chorus
noun a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

Greek cross
noun a cross with each of the four arms the same length

Greek fret
Greek key noun an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); `there was a simple fret at the top of the walls`

Greek mode
noun any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece

Greek mythology
noun the mythology of the ancient Greeks

Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Church noun state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Greek partridge
rock partridge noun of mountainous areas of southern Europe

Greek valerian
noun erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States

green
greenish adjective of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; `a green tree`; `green fields`; `green paint`

Green
noun United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952)

green alder
noun shrub of mountainous areas of Europe

green algae
chlorophyte noun algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water

green bean
noun immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable

green card
noun a card that identifies the bearer as an alien with permanent resident status in the United States; `he was surprised to discover that green cards are no longer green`

green dragon
noun early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix

green frog
spring frog 2 Rana clamitans noun similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada

green gland
noun one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae

green June beetle
figeater noun large greenish June beetle of southern United States

green lacewing
chrysopid noun pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae

green light
go-ahead noun a signal to proceed

Green Line
noun the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence

green lizard
Lacerta viridis noun a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long

green mamba
noun green phase of the black mamba

green mayonnaise
sauce verte noun mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber

green monkey
African green monkey noun common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail

green olive
noun olives picked green and pickled in brine; infrequently stuffed with e.g. pimento

green onion
scallion noun young onion before the bulb has enlarged

green paper
noun a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion

Green Party
noun an environmentalist political party

green pea
garden pea noun fresh pea

green pea soup
potage St. Germain noun made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce onion and celery

green peach aphid
noun yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to peaches

green peafowl
Pavo muticus noun peafowl of southeast Asia

green pepper
noun a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe

green revolution
noun the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity

green salad
noun tossed salad composed primarily of salad greens

green soybean
noun seeds shelled and cooked as lima beans

green tea
noun tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting

green thumb
green fingers noun a special ability to make plants grow

green turtle
Chelonia mydas noun large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup

green woodpecker
Picus viridis noun woodpecker of Europe and western Asia

green-tailed towhee
Chlorura chlorura noun towhee of the Rocky Mountains

green-white
greenish-white adjective of white flowers tinged with green

Greenback Party
noun a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation

greenbelt
greenway noun a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city

greenbottle
greenbottle fly noun blowfly with brilliant coppery green body

greeneye
noun bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster

greenfly
noun greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants

greengage
greengage plum noun sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum