English words: grapline to gravegliaite
300 English words, part 63 of 84 of the words starting with G, A to Z. 40 have a page of their own.
English words grapline to gravegliaite
- grapline noun: A grapnel (small anchor).
- grapnel noun, verb /ˈɡɹæpnəl/: A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
- grappa noun /ˈɡɹɑpə/: An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.
- grapper noun /ˈɡɹæpəɹ/: A metal ring or leather strap on the base of a lance behind the grip, designed to stop the lance from moving backward by catching on the lance rest or on...
- grapple noun, verb /ˈɡɹæpəl/: To seize something and hold it firmly.
- grapple plant noun: A South African herb (Uncarina leptocarpa) with woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle.
- grapple with verb: Synonym of deal with.
- grapplehook noun: a grappling hook
- grapplement noun: A grappling; close fight or embrace.
- grappler noun: One who grapples.
- grapplesome adjective: Characterised or marked by grappling
- grappling noun, verb /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ/: An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
- grappling hook noun /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌhʊk/: A type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target (e.g. rigging of an enemy ship) for the purpose of catching hold of it.
- grappling iron noun /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌaɪɚn/: A metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.
- grappling tongs noun: Broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.
- graps verb /ɡɹæps/: Alternative form of grasp.
- grapsid noun: Any crab in the family Grapsidae.
- grapsoid adjective, noun: Relating to the genus Grapsus or family Grapsidae.
- graptolite noun /ˈɡɹaptəlʌɪt/: Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
- graptolitic adjective: Of or pertaining to graptolites; containing graptolites.
- graptoloid noun: Any graptolite of the order †Graptoloidea.
- graptomancy noun: The practice of divination through handwriting analysis.
- grapy adjective: Alternative form of grapey.
- GRAS adjective /ɡɹæs/: Acronym of generally recognized as safe, a designation by the FDA that a chemical or substance added to food is considered safe by food industry experts.
- GRASE adjective: Acronym of generally regarded as safe and effective.
- graser noun /ˈɡɹeɪz.ə(ɹ)/: A device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation in the gamma ray wavelength by the use of excitation energy in resonant...
- Grasia noun: Alternative form of Garasia.
- grasive adjective: Comprehensive.
- grasively adverb /ˈɡɹeɪsɪvli/: Comprehensively, thoroughly.
- Grasmere proper noun: A village next to a lake of the same name in Lakes parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref...
- grasp noun, verb /ɡɹɑːsp/: To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
- grasp all, lose all proverb: One who wants everything may lose it all.
- grasp at a straw verb: Alternative form of grasp at straws.
- grasp at straws verb: To guess randomly or pursue any apparent option, due to a lack of clear choices or information.
- grasp for straws verb: Synonym of grasp at straws.
- grasp the nettle verb: To act boldly, especially when there are short-term adverse consequences.
- graspability noun: The quality of being graspable.
- graspable adjective: Able to be grasped
- graspableness noun: Synonym of graspability.
- grasper noun: A person who grasps
- graspful noun: The amount one can grasp at one time
- grasping adjective, noun, verb /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/: Greedy, eager for wealth.
- graspingly adverb: In a grasping manner.
- graspingness noun: the quality of being grasping
- graspless adjective: Without a grasp; relaxed.
- grasplessness noun: Lack of grasp.
- grass noun, verb /ɡɹɑːs/: Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown...
- grass assassin bug noun: Any of the genus Lopodytes of assassin bugs.
- grass bass noun: Any fish of species Pomoxis nigromaculatus (speckled perch or black crappie).
- grass beef noun: Beef from grass-fed cattle.
- grass-bird noun: Alternative form of grassbird (Megalurus spp.)
- grass carp noun: A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
- grass cat noun: Synonym of colocolo
- grass catcher noun: A box attached to a lawnmower to collect the cut grass
- grass cloth noun: Alternative form of grasscloth.
- grass-cock noun: A cock (small pile) of grass (cut, gathered, and piled).
- grass-comber noun: A country fellow; a rustic.
- grass court noun: A tennis court with a grass surface.
- grass crab spider noun: Any crab spider in the genus Oxytate.
- grass crown noun: The highest and rarest of all military decorations in the Roman Republic and early Roman Empire, presented to a general, commander or officer whose actions...
- grass dance noun: A modern Native American men's powwow dance performed wearing colorful fringes, and originating among warrior societies on the Northern Great Plains.
- grass-dart noun: Any of various hesperiid butterflies (skippers) inhabiting grassy areas.
- grass-eater noun: An organism notable for eating grass
- grass-fed adjective: Of cattle or other livestock, fed on pasture.
- grass fire noun: Alternative form of grassfire.
- grass frog noun: Any of several Australian terrestrial tree frogs.
- grass-green adjective, noun: A bright green color, like that of grass.
- grass-grown adjective: Covered with or overgrown with grass.
- grass grub noun: A grub, of species Costelytra zealandica, that attacks the roots of grass causing pasture damage, regarded as an agricultural pest.
- grass hand noun: An additional worker taken on at busy times.
- grass hockey noun: field hockey
- grass jelly noun: A jellylike dessert found in China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, made by boiling grass or leaves of a plant in the mint family (Platostoma palustre) with...
- grass knot noun: Synonym of water knot (“type of bend knot”).
- grass moon noun: A full moon in April.
- grass moth noun: Any of the family Crambidae of moths.
- grass mud horse noun: One of the ten "mythical Baidu deities" invented by Chinese internet users for the purpose of circumventing censorship. Usually depicted as resembling an...
- grass of Parnassus noun: Bog star, any of the genus Parnassia of plants.
- grass oil noun: A fragrant, volatile essential oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus Cymbopogon, etc., and used in perfumery.
- grass on verb: To betray by informing on.
- grass parrot noun: Any of various parrots that live in grassy country, especially of the genera Psephotus and Neophema.
- grass pea noun: Synonym of chickling vetch.
- grass pink noun: The flowering plant Dianthus plumarius.
- grass plot noun: An area of grass on which cars may be parked.
- grass plover noun: An upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda).
- grass rake noun: Synonym of lawn rake.
- grass rat noun: Any rodent of the genus Arvicanthis
- grass-rooted adjective: Of ground or soil, consisting of grassy roots; grassy.
- grass rooter noun: One who belongs to, or supports, the grass roots of an industry, organization, etc.
- grass roots adjective, noun: People and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity.
- grass script noun: A style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.
- grass seed noun: Seed(s) harvested from grass that can be sown to create areas of grass.
- grass shrimp noun: of genus Hippolyte that live in eelgrass along of the Pacific coast of North America.
- grass sickness noun: Equine dysautonomia: a rare but predominantly fatal polyneuropathy in horses and donkeys.
- grass-skipper noun: Any of various hesperiid butterflies that inhabit grasslands.
- grass skirt noun: A skirt made from long dried grass, or synthetic material resembling it.
- grass snake noun: A nonvenomous snake of species Natrix natrix, native to Europe, with a yellow collar.
- grass staggers noun: Synonym of grass tetany.
- grass tetany noun: A metabolic disease of ruminants, involving magnesium deficiency, and usually occurring after grazing on pastures of rapidly growing grass.
- grass time noun: The time during the year when animals are grazing.
- grass top noun: The tip of a blade or stalk of grass.
- grass tops adjective, noun /ˈɡɹɑːstɒps/: Of, related to, or involving local influential figures.
- grass trap noun: A knot tied in a tuft of grass, intended to trip another person as a prank.
- grass tree noun: Any of various small trees of the family Xanthorrhoeaceae (especially of the genus Xanthorrhoea), having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of...
- grass up verb: To betray by informing on.
- grass warbler noun: Any of the genus Locustella of small passerine birds.
- grass widow noun /ˈɡɹɑːs ˌwɪdəʊ/: A married woman whose spouse is away.
- grass-widowed adjective: Having become or been made into a grass widow.
- grass widower noun: A married man whose spouse is away.
- grass widowhood noun: The state of being a grass widow.
- grass-yellow noun: Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Eurema.
- grassation noun: A wandering about with evil intentions; a rioting.
- grassatore noun: Any harvestman of the infraorder Grassatores
- grassbird noun: Any of various warblers, many formerly in genus Megalurus.
- grassbox noun: The receptacle on a lawn mower that holds the cut grass.
- Grassby proper noun: A surname.
- grasschat noun: The whinchat (Saxicola rubetra).
- grasscloth noun: A wall covering made from the fibres of jute, rushes or other grasses.
- grasscourt adjective: Pertaining to a grass tennis court.
- grasscut noun: Synonym of grasscutter (“native who fetches grass for horses”).
- grasscutter noun: The cane rat.
- grasscutting noun: The cutting of grass.
- grasscycle verb: To leave short grass clippings on a lawn as nutrient.
- grasscycling noun, verb: The practice of leaving short grass clippings on a lawn as nutrient.
- grassed adjective, verb: Covered with grass; having a surface on which grass is growing.
- grasseous adjective: Of or pertaining to grass plants.
- grasser noun: A grass; an informer.
- grasserie noun: A nucleopolyhedroviral disease of silkworms.
- Grasset proper noun: A surname from French.
- grassfield noun: A field covered by grass or grasses.
- grassfinch noun: Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.
- grassfire noun: A fire burning over grass or grassland.
- grassfrog noun: Alternative spelling of grass frog.
- grasshawk noun /ˈɡɹæshɔːk/: Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.
- grasshook noun: A sickle.
- grasshop noun, verb: A grasshopper.
- grasshopper noun, verb /ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/: A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by...
- grasshopper green noun: A bright green colour, like that of some grasshoppers.
- grasshopper mouse noun: Any of the genus Onychomys of rodents, found in North America.
- grasshopper pie noun: A kind of mint and chocolate pie, served chilled.
- grasshopper warbler noun: Any of a number of species of small songbirds in the genera Locustella and Helopsaltes, especially Locustella naevia.
- grasshopperdom noun: The state or essence of being a grasshopper.
- grasshopperish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a grasshopper.
- grasshopperlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a grasshopper.
- grasshopping adjective, verb: Moving rapidly from one thing to another.
- grasshouse noun: A traditional Hawaiian house made from grasses.
- Grassia noun: Alternative form of Garasia.
- grassie noun: A grass carp; a white amur.
- grassily adverb: In a grassy way.
- grassiness noun: The characteristic of being grassy.
- grassing noun, verb /ˈɡɹæsiŋ/: An area of grassland available as pasture for cattle.
- Grassington proper noun: A small market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0064).
- grassland noun: An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.
- grasslander noun: Someone who lives in the grasslands.
- grassless adjective: Lacking grass.
- grasslessness noun: Absence of grass.
- Grassley proper noun /ˈɡɹæsli/: A surname.
- grasslike adjective: That has the characteristics of grass.
- grassling noun: A small or young sprout of grass
- Grassman proper noun: A surname from German.
- Grassmann proper noun: A surname from German.
- Grassmann algebra noun: A direct sum with an exterior product of multivector spaces which are all based on a same underlying finite-dimensional vector space. The associative...
- Grassmannian noun: A space which parameterizes all linear subspaces of a vector space of a given dimension.
- grassnut noun: The plant Triteleia laxa.
- Grasso proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- grassoline noun: Gasoline produced from grass.
- grasspea noun: Alternative spelling of grass pea.
- grassplat noun: A plot of land on which grass grows.
- grassplot noun: Alternative form of grass plot.
- grassquit noun: Any of several small tropical birds now placed in the tanager family Thraupidae (but previously in Emberizidae), common in the West Indies and in countries...
- grassroot adjective: Alternative form of grassroots.
- grassrooter noun: Alternative form of grass rooter.
- grassroots adjective /ˈɡɹɑːs.ɹuːts/: Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.
- grassroots democracy noun: The political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested...
- grassroots leader noun /ˈɡɹɑːsɹuːts ˈliːdə/: A government-appointed volunteer who serves in an organisation with the main purpose of performing outreach for the government.
- grassrootsy adjective: Characteristic of grassroots movements; local, small-scale.
- grasstop noun: Alternative form of grass top.
- grasstops adjective, noun: Alternative form of grass tops
- grasstree noun: Alternative form of grass tree.
- grassture noun: A grassy pasture.
- grassum noun: Alternative form of gersum.
- grassveld noun: A natural grassland biome characteristic of the South African Highveld, dominated primarily by indigenous grass species.
- grassward adverb: Toward the grass.
- grasswards adverb: Towards the grass.
- grassweed noun: Any weed that is a grass.
- grasswidowhood noun: Alternative form of grass widowhood.
- grasswork noun: The making of handicrafts, such as woven baskets, from grass.
- grasswort noun: Any plant of the genus Lilaeopsis.
- grasswrack noun: The eelgrass growing abundantly on the sea-coast.
- grasswren noun: Any of the birds in the malurid genus Amytornis.
- grassy adjective, noun /ˈɡɹæsi/: Covered with grass.
- grassy arse interjection: Eye dialect spelling of gracias.
- grassy ass interjection: Alternative form of gracias.
- grat noun /ɡɹæt/: A gratuity or tip.
- gratable adjective: Alternative form of grateable.
- grate adjective, noun, verb /ˈɡɹeɪt/: A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
- grateable adjective: Suitable for grating.
- grated adjective, verb /ˈɡɹeɪtɪd/: Produced by grating.
- grateful adjective /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ʊ)l/: Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
- gratefully adverb /ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/: In a grateful manner.
- gratefulness noun: The state of being grateful.
- grateless adjective: Without a grate.
- grater noun /ˈɡɹeɪtə/: a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump
- grater cake noun: A Jamaican dessert of grated coconut in a fondant of sugar.
- gratewise adverb: In the manner of a grate; arranged as if in a grate.
- Gratia proper noun: A commune and village in Teleorman County, Romania.
- graticulate verb: To divide into a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
- graticulation noun /ɡɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/: The division of a design or draught into squares, in order to reproduce it more easily in larger or smaller dimensions.
- graticule noun /ˈɡɹætɪkjuːl/: The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system such as the one used for charts and maps of the Earth.
- gratifiability noun: The quality of being gratifiable.
- gratifiable adjective: That can be gratified.
- gratification noun /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/: The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.
- gratifiedly adverb: With gratification.
- gratifier noun: Someone who gratifies.
- gratify verb /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/: To please.
- gratifying adjective, verb /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/: Pleasing, satisfying.
- gratifyingly adverb: In a manner that gratifies.
- gratin noun /ɡɹəˈtæn/: The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
- gratin dauphinois noun: A French dish based on potatoes and crème fraîche, from the Dauphiné region
- gratinate verb: To bake so as to form a gratin.
- gratiné adjective, adverb, noun, verb: Alternative form of gratinée.
- gratinee adjective, adverb, noun, verb: Synonym of gratin.
- gratineeed verb: Alternative spelling of gratinéeed.
- grating adjective, noun, verb /ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ/: Harsh and unpleasant.
- gratingly adverb: With a grating sound.
- gratingness noun: The quality of being grating.
- gratiole noun: common hedgehyssop (Gratiola officinalis)
- gratiolin noun: One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop (Gratiola officinalis).
- gratiosolin noun: A glucoside found in Gratiola.
- Gratiot proper noun /ˈɡɹæʃɪt/: A surname.
- gratis adjective, adverb /ˈɡɹɑː.tɪs/: Free: without charge.
- gratitude noun /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tjuːd/: The state of being grateful.
- gratitudinal adjective: Expressive of or pertaining to gratitude.
- Graton proper noun /ˈɡɹeɪtən/: A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.
- gratonite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
- grats interjection, noun: Congratulations.
- grattage noun: The scraping away of granulations (from an ulcer etc.) in order to stimulate healing.
- Grattan proper noun: A surname.
- grattarolaite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
- gratters interjection: Congratulations.
- grattoir noun: Synonym of endscraper.
- Gratton proper noun: A civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK205061).
- gratuital adjective: Synonym of gratuitous (“given freely, unearned”).
- gratuitous adjective /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪt.əs/: Given freely; unearned.
- gratuitously adverb /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪ.təs.li/: Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.
- gratuitousness noun: The characteristic or state of being gratuitous.
- gratuity noun /ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ/: An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
- gratulant adjective: Expressing pleasure or joy.
- gratulate adjective, verb /ˈɡɹætjʊleɪt/: To express joy at (an event or situation).
- gratulation noun /ɡɹætjʊˈleɪʃən/: A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune.
- gratulatorily adverb: congratulatorily
- gratulatory adjective: Expressing or characterized by gratulation; congratulatory.
- gratz interjection: Congratulations, congrats.
- Grau proper noun: A surname.
- Graubünden proper noun: A canton of Switzerland (the German name)
- Graue proper noun: A surname.
- Grauer proper noun: A surname.
- Grauer's broadbill noun: A bird of the species Pseudocalyptomena graueri, from Africa.
- graunch noun, verb: To grind or crunch.
- Grauniad proper noun /ˈɡɹɔːniæd/: The Guardian, a British daily national newspaper.
- grauntie noun: A great-aunt.
- graunty noun: Alternative form of grauntie.
- graupel noun /ˈɡɹaʊp(ə)l/: A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
- grauwacke noun: Greywacke.
- grav noun: A unit of force or acceleration equal to the standard acceleration of free fall.
- gravadlax noun /ˈɡɹɑvədˌlɑks/: Alternative form of gravlax.
- gravamen noun /ɡɹəˈveɪmɛn/: A grievance complained of.
- gravaminous adjective: Serious; grave.
- gravastar noun: A proposed alternative to black holes that is more consistent with quantum mechanics.
- gravatar noun: An image (avatar) that registered users can use automatically on various blogging sites.
- Gravatt proper noun: A surname.
- grave adjective, noun, suffix, verb /ɡɹeɪv/: An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
- grave accent noun: A diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.
- grave as a judge adjective: Thoroughly serious.
- grave candle noun: A candle lit in memory of the dead or to commemorate a solemn event.
- grave dancer noun: One who dances on someone's grave.
- grave dancing noun: The act of adding insult to injury.
- grave-dancy adjective: Celebrating the demise or downfall of something.
- grave digger noun: Alternative form of gravedigger.
- grave goods noun: The artefacts (jewellery, animals, slaves, etc) buried with a dead person in a grave or tomb.
- grave lantern noun: A lantern serving the same purpose as a grave candle.
- grave marker noun: A tombstone or other permanent fixed object to indicate the location of a grave.
- Grave Mixture noun: A kind of organ stop.
- grave-rob verb: To steal (items) from a person's grave.
- grave robber noun: Alternative spelling of graverobber.
- grave-robbing noun, verb: Alternative form of graverobbing.
- Grave's oak noun /ˈɡɹeɪvz ˌoʊk/: Quercus gravesii, an oak of northeast Mexico and Texas.
- grave-stone noun: Alternative form of gravestone.
- grave wax noun: A waxy substance found on corpses; adipocere.
- gravebound adjective: Headed for the grave or death.
- gravecloth noun: Synonym of graveclothes.
- graveclothes noun: The clothes in which a corpse is buried.
- gravedance noun, verb: A celebratory dance performed on a grave.
- gravedancer noun: One who rejoices in the death or demise of another; one who dances on someone's grave.
- gravedancing noun: Alternative spelling of grave dancing.
- gravedigger noun /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.ə(ɹ)/: A person employed to dig graves.
- gravedigging noun: The digging of graves.
- gravedo noun: A cold in the head, or nasal catarrh.
- gravedom noun: The place, home, abode, or world of the dead; death; grave.
- graveful noun: Enough to fill a grave.
- gravegliaite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
Part 62 · Part 64 · English words: G
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under G: 25,032 words, in 84 parts.