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

gripsack
noun a small suitcase

grisaille
noun chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief

Griselinia lucida
noun South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers

griseofulvin
Fulvicin noun a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium

grison
Grison vittatus noun carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts

grissino
noun a long slender crusty breadstick

grist
noun grain intended to be or that has been ground

gristmill
noun a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer`s own grain)

grit
verb clench together; `grit one`s teeth`

grits
hominy grits noun coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States

grivet
Cercopithecus aethiops noun white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face

grizzle
noun a grey wig

grizzled
adjective having dark hairs mixed with grey or white

grizzly
grizzly bear noun powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

groak
verb look or stare at longingly; `The dog his master who was eating a sausage`

groan
moan noun an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

groaning
moaning adjective making low inarticulate sound as e.g. of pain or sorrow; `the groaning wounded`; `moaning sounds in her sleep`

groats
noun the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals

grocery
noun (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

grocery bag
noun a sack for holding customer`s groceries

grocery list
noun a list of groceries to be purchased

grocery store
grocery noun a marketplace where groceries are sold; `the grocery store included a meat market`

groenendael
noun black-coated sheepdog with a heavily plumed tail

grog
noun rum cut with water

grogginess
stupor noun marginal consciousness; `his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows`; `someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor`

grogram
noun a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum

groin
inguen noun the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals

groined vault
noun two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles

grok
get the picture verb get the meaning of something; `Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?`

groom
neaten verb care for one`s external appearance; `He is always well-groomed`

groom
verb give a neat appearance to; `groom the dogs`; `dress the horses`

groomed
adjective neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; `the manager was a beautifully groomed young man`; `his horse was always groomed`

groove
vallecula noun (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

grooved
well-grooved adjective established as if settled into a groove or rut

groover
noun a device that makes grooves by cutting or punching

grooving
rifling noun the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm

groovy
swagger adjective (British informal) very chic; `groovy clothes`

grope
noun the act of groping; and instance of groping

grope
verb feel about uncertainly or blindly; `She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom`

grope for
verb feel searchingly; `She groped for his keys in the dark`

groping
hesitant adjective acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence; `a groping effort to understand`

gropingly
adverb in an uncertain groping manner

gros point
noun needlepoint embroidery done with large stitches

grosbeak
grossbeak noun any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill

grosgrain
noun a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs

gross
porcine adjective repellently fat; `a bald porcine old man`

gross anatomy
macroscopic anatomy noun the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope

grossly
adverb in a gross manner

grossness
vulgarity 1 vulgarism noun the quality of lacking taste and refinement

grotesque
monstrous adjective distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; `tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas`; `twisted into monstrous shapes`

grotesquely
monstrously adverb in a grotesque manner; `behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies`

grotesqueness
grotesquery noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion

grotty
adjective very unpleasant or offensive ; `a grotty little play`

grouch
verb show one`s unhappiness or critical attitude; `He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong`; `We grumbled about the increased work load`

ground
noun a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); `they gained ground step by step`; `they fought to regain the lost ground`

ground
noun a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

ground attack
noun an attack by ground troops

ground bait
noun bait scattered on the water to attract fish

ground bass
noun a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated

ground beef
hamburger noun beef that has been ground

ground beetle
carabid beetle noun predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects

ground cable
noun a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor

ground cedar
noun a procumbent variety of the common juniper

ground control
noun a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing

ground crew
ground-service crew noun the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground

ground fire
noun a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface

ground floor
first floor noun the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

ground level
noun the height of the ground on which something stands; `the base of the tower was below grade`

ground loop
noun a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground

ground out
verb make an out by hitting the ball on the ground

ground pine
noun any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches

ground plan
noun a floor plan for the ground level of a building

ground rattler
massasauga 2 Sistrurus miliaris noun small pygmy rattlesnake

ground roller
noun Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms

ground rule
noun (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds

ground sloth
megathere noun gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America

ground snake
Sonora semiannulata noun small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America

ground squirrel
gopher 3 spermophile noun any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

ground stroke
noun a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once

ground swell
heavy swell noun a broad and deep undulation of the ocean

ground zero
noun the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)

ground-controlled approach
GCA noun aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar

ground-floor
adjective on the floor closest to level with the ground; `the ground-floor entrance is kept locked`

ground-shaker
seismosaur noun huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America

groundbreaking
groundbreaking ceremony noun the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project

grounder
ground ball noun (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

groundfish
bottom fish noun fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder)

groundhog
woodchuck noun reddish brown North American marmot

grounding
earthing noun fastening electrical equipment to earth

grounding
noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; `he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study`; `a good grounding in mathematics`

groundlessness
noun the quality of lacking substance or value; `the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized`

groundnut
potato bean noun nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans

grounds
noun a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

grounds
curtilage noun the enclosed land around a house or other building; `it was a small house with almost no yard`

groundsheet
ground cloth noun a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture

groundwork
noun preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; `we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago`

group
mathematical group noun a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

group action
noun action taken by a group of people

group dynamics
noun the branch of social psychology that studies the dynamics of interaction in social groups

group participation
noun participation by all members of a group