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English words: grey-winged trumpeter to grimless

300 English words, part 70 of 84 of the words starting with G, A to Z. 40 have a page of their own.

English words grey-winged trumpeter to grimless

  1. grey-winged trumpeter noun: Psophia crepitans, a member of a small family of birds, the Psophiidae, which occur only in the Amazon basin in tropical South America.
  2. grey wolf noun: A large canid, Canis lupus, once found throughout forested areas of northern Europe, Asia and America; it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.
  3. grey zorro noun: The South American gray fox.
  4. greyback noun /ˈɡɹeɪbak/: A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).
  5. greybeard noun: An old man.
  6. greyboard noun: Thick grey paper used either as packaging or for artwork.
  7. greybody noun: Alternative spelling of graybody.
  8. greycing noun /ˈɡɹeɪsɪŋ/: Greyhound racing.
  9. greycoat noun: Alternative spelling of graycoat.
  10. greyen verb: To make or become grey
  11. greyers noun: Grey trousers as part of a school uniform.
  12. greyey adjective: Commonwealth standard spelling of grayey.
  13. greyfield noun: An area of commercial or industrial development which has become underused or abandoned.
  14. greyfriar noun: Synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
  15. Greygler noun: An employee of the technology company Google who is relatively old.
  16. greyhaired adjective: Alternative form of grey-haired.
  17. greyhat adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of gray hat.
  18. greyhead noun: Alternative spelling of grayhead.
  19. greyheaded adjective: Alternative form of grayheaded.
  20. greyhen noun: Alternative form of grey hen (“female black grouse”).
  21. greyhound noun, verb /ˈɡɹeɪhaʊnd/: A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
  22. greyhound racing noun: The sport of racing greyhounds around a track, originally in pursuit of a live hare, now in pursuit of an artificial lure.
  23. greyhoundish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a greyhound.
  24. greyhoundlike adjective: Similar to a greyhound
  25. greyhounds noun, verb: plural of greyhound
  26. greyiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Greyiaceae.
  27. greyish adjective /ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/: Alternative spelling of grayish.
  28. greyishly adverb: With a colour resembling grey.
  29. greyishness noun: The quality of being greyish.
  30. greylag noun /ˈɡɹeɪlæɡ/: A large grey European goose, Anser anser, with pink legs and dull orange beak.
  31. greylag goose noun /ˌɡɹeɪlæɡ ˈɡuːs/: Anser anser, a goose that breads in northern Eurasia and winters in semitropical Asia.
  32. greylead noun: A lead pencil.
  33. greyline noun: A transition line, coinciding with a twilight zone (terminator), where a change in the propagation of radio waves is observed.
  34. greylist noun, verb: A list, resembling a blacklist, for less serious offences.
  35. greyly adverb: In a grey way; in partial light.
  36. greymail noun: Alternative form of graymail.
  37. greymap noun: Alternative form of graymap.
  38. Greymouth proper noun /ˈɡɹeɪməθ/: The largest town in the West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand.
  39. greymuzzle noun: An older member of the furry subculture.
  40. greynaissance noun: A revival in interest in the needs of older people.
  41. greyness noun: The quality or state of being grey.
  42. greyout noun: A transient loss of vision caused by hypoxia and characterized by a perceived dimming of light and color, sometimes accompanied by a loss of peripheral vision.
  43. greypate noun: A young European goldfinch that has not yet developed its red face colouring.
  44. greys noun, verb: Grey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal occasions.
  45. greyscale adjective, noun, verb: Alternative spelling of grayscale.
  46. greyschist noun: Alternative form of grayschist.
  47. greysexual adjective: Alternative spelling of graysexual.
  48. greysexuality noun: Alternative spelling of graysexuality.
  49. Greyson proper noun: A surname originating as an occupation, variant of Grayson.
  50. Greystanes proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Cumberland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  51. Greystoke proper noun: A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4430).
  52. greystone noun: Alternative form of graystone.
  53. greytail noun: Any birds of the genus Xenerpestes.
  54. Greytown proper noun: A small town in South Wairarapa district, Wellington region, North Island, New Zealand.
  55. greywacke noun /ˈɡɹeɪ.wak.ə/: A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix.
  56. greyware noun: A style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns.
  57. greywater noun: Alternative spelling of gray water.
  58. greywether noun: A large block of hard sandstone found sporadically over south and southeast England.
  59. greyzem noun: Synonym of boroll.
  60. Grez proper noun: A surname from French.
  61. GRG noun: Initialism of giant radio galaxy.
  62. GRHE noun: Initialism of gold-ribbed hare's ear.
  63. GRI noun: Initialism of Graduate of the Realtor Institute.
  64. Gribben proper noun: A surname.
  65. Gribbin proper noun: A surname.
  66. gribble adjective, noun /ˈɡɹɪ.bəl/: Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.
  67. Gribbon proper noun: A surname.
  68. gribenes noun /ˈɡɹɪbənəs/: A snack food in Eastern European Jewish cuisine, combining cracklings of chicken or goose skin with fried onions.
  69. gribiche noun: A mayonnaise-style cold egg sauce of French origin, made by emulsifying hard-boiled egg yolks and mustard with a neutral oil like canola or grapeseed.
  70. grice noun, verb /ɡɹʌɪs/: A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of pig or boar native to north Britain, now extinct.
  71. Gricean adjective: Of or pertaining to Paul Grice (1913-1988), British-educated philosopher of language, who helped to found the linguistic field of pragmatics.
  72. griceite noun: A mineral, lithium fluoride, that occurs as white aggregates in other minerals, such as fluorite.
  73. gricer noun: A railway enthusiast, a trainspotter.
  74. grid noun, verb /ɡɹɪd/: A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
  75. grid cell noun: A form of neuron associated with an organism's perception of spatial position
  76. grid electricity noun: Electric energy delivered to a consumer from the public electricity network.
  77. grid girl noun: A hostess at a motor racing event.
  78. grid-in noun: A mathematical question on a test in which the answer must be placed on a grid that is preprinted on the answer sheet.
  79. grid-lined adjective: Covered with a grid of lines.
  80. grid method noun /ɡɹɪd ˈmɛθəd/: A visual approach to the multiplication of polynomials through the use of a grid-like structure to represent the multiplicand terms
  81. grid north noun: The direction northwards along the grid lines of a map projection. The grid north for a particular map is usually chosen so that it deviates very little...
  82. grid paper noun: Sheets of paper with an outline grid of lines used for plotting graphs.
  83. grid plan noun: A type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid.
  84. grid point noun: Alternative form of gridpoint.
  85. grid reference noun: The point or area on a map described by the numbers or letters indicated.
  86. grid road noun: A road that follows the one-mile section grid established by government land survey.
  87. grid square noun: Alternative form of gridsquare.
  88. gridable adjective: Able to be put into a grid, such as a plug-in electric vehicle in a power grid.
  89. gridcell noun: Alternative form of grid cell.
  90. griddable adjective: Alternative form of gridable.
  91. gridded adjective, verb /ˈɡɹɪdɪd/: Having a grid, or grids
  92. gridder noun: One who makes use of grids.
  93. gridding noun, verb /ˈɡɹɪdɪŋ/: The adding of a grid of lines to a map etc.
  94. griddle noun, verb /ˈɡɹɪdəl/: A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.
  95. griddle cake noun: Alternative form of griddlecake.
  96. griddlecake noun /ˈɡɹɪdəlˌkeɪk/: Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle.
  97. griddler noun: A pancake, especially a savory one.
  98. griddy adjective, noun: Resembling a grid.
  99. gride noun, verb /ˈɡɹaɪd/: To pierce (something) with a weapon; to wound, to stab.
  100. gridelin adjective, noun: Having a dusky color between white and red; gray-violet.
  101. Grider proper noun: A surname.
  102. gridify verb: To create a system of grids
  103. gridiron noun, verb /ˈɡɹɪdaɪən/: An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
  104. gridiron football noun: American football and Canadian football, collectively.
  105. gridiron football ball noun: An oval ball used in the game of gridiron football.
  106. gridiron football player noun: One who plays gridiron football.
  107. gridironer noun: An American football player.
  108. gridle verb: To sing as a form of begging, especially to sing hymns badly with the aim of soliciting donations out of sympathy.
  109. gridler noun: One who gridles (sings as a form of begging).
  110. gridless adjective: Lacking a grid
  111. gridlessness noun: Absence of a grid or grids.
  112. Gridley proper noun: A surname.
  113. gridlike adjective: Resembling a grid.
  114. gridline noun: A line that forms part of a grid.
  115. gridlock noun, verb /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/: A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone...
  116. gridlocked adjective, verb: Stationary in a gridlock.
  117. gridpoint noun: Any point in the Cartesian plane with integer coordinates.
  118. gridsquare noun: A square on a two-dimensional grid
  119. gridwork noun: Work in the form of a grid.
  120. Grieb proper noun: A surname.
  121. Griebel proper noun: A surname.
  122. griece noun: Alternative form of grece.
  123. grieced adjective: In the form of stairs or steps.
  124. Grieco proper noun: A surname.
  125. grief noun, verb /ɡɹiːf/: Suffering, hardship.
  126. grief counselor noun: A trained professional who assists a person in coping with the normal feelings of sorrow that arise after a loss or a tragedy.
  127. grief knot noun: A knot for connecting two ends of rope; similar to a granny knot, but with the short ends on opposite sides.
  128. grief-some adjective: Alternative form of griefsome
  129. grief-stricken adjective: Very sad.
  130. grief-struck adjective: Very sad; grief-stricken.
  131. grief tech noun: Technology and services designed to help commemorate or simulate deceased loved ones.
  132. grief technology noun: Synonym of grief tech.
  133. grief tourist noun: One who journeys to areas where tragedies have occurred, for that reason.
  134. griefbot noun: Synonym of deathbot.
  135. griefer noun /ˈɡɹifɚ/: One who griefs: a player who plays a game primarily to reduce other players’ enjoyment of it.
  136. griefful adjective: Expressing or full of grief; painful.
  137. grieffully adverb: In a griefful manner.
  138. griefless adjective: Without grief; ungrieving.
  139. grieflessly adverb: In a griefless way; without grief.
  140. grieflessness noun: The state or condition of being griefless; lack of grief.
  141. grieflike adjective: Resembling grief.
  142. griefsome adjective: Marked by grief; grievous.
  143. grieftech noun: Alternative form of grief tech
  144. griefwork noun: Counseling intended to help somebody overcome grief.
  145. griefy adjective: Full of grief.
  146. griege adjective, noun: Alternative form of greige.
  147. Grieger proper noun: A surname from German.
  148. Griegian adjective: Of or relating to Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Norwegian composer and pianist.
  149. Griego proper noun: A surname.
  150. Grier proper noun: A surname.
  151. Grierson proper noun: A surname.
  152. Grierson-Gopalan syndrome noun: Synonym of burning feet syndrome
  153. Griese proper noun: A surname.
  154. Griesemer proper noun: A surname from German.
  155. Griess proper noun: A surname from German.
  156. Griess test noun: A chemical analysis test that detects the presence of organic nitrite compounds.
  157. Griest proper noun: A surname.
  158. grievability noun: The quality of being, or extent to which someone or something is, grievable: able or worthy to be grieved.
  159. grievable adjective: Lamentable.
  160. grievance noun /ˈɡɹiː.vəns/: Something which causes grief.
  161. grievance collecting noun: Synonym of injustice collecting.
  162. grievance collection noun: Synonym of injustice collection.
  163. grievance collector noun: Synonym of injustice collector.
  164. grievancer noun /ˈɡɹiːvənsə(ɹ)/: One who gives grievance, a complainer.
  165. grievand noun: One who is the object of a formal grievance.
  166. grievant noun: One who submits a grievance.
  167. grieve noun, verb /ɡɹiːv/: To cause sorrow or distress to.
  168. grieve-some adjective: Alternative form of grievesome
  169. grieved adjective, verb /ɡɹiːvd/: Very sad or distressed, sorely upset.
  170. grievedly adverb: In a grieved manner.
  171. grieven verb: To make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief
  172. griever noun: One who grieves.
  173. grieveship noun: The estate managed by a grieve.
  174. grievesome adjective: Marked by grief or grieving; grievous.
  175. grievin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of grieving.
  176. grieving adjective, noun, verb /ˈɡɹiːvɪŋ/: Feeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.
  177. grievingly adverb: In a grieving manner.
  178. grievious adjective /ˈɡɹiː.viː.əs/: Alternative form of grievous.
  179. grievor noun: One who submits a grievance.
  180. grievous adjective /ˈɡɹiː.vəs/: Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
  181. grievous bodily harm noun: Serious physical injury to a person.
  182. grievously adverb: In a grievous manner, severely.
  183. grievousness noun: the quality or state of being grievous
  184. grif noun /ɡɹɪf/: Alternative form of griffe (“person of mixed (black and white) race”).
  185. griff noun /ɡɹɪf/: Clipping of griffin.
  186. griffaun noun: A kind of spade, shovel, or hoe.
  187. griffe noun /ɡɹɪf/: A claw-like ornament at the base of a column.
  188. Griffen proper noun: A market town and municipality in Völkermarkt district, Carinthia, Austria.
  189. griffenflies noun: Alternative form of griffinflies.
  190. griffenfly noun: Alternative form of griffinfly.
  191. Griffeth proper noun: A surname.
  192. Griffey proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  193. griffin noun /ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn/: A mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.
  194. griffinage noun: The state of being a griffin, newly arrived from Europe and unfamiliar with India.
  195. griffiness noun: female griffin
  196. griffinfly noun: Any of various dragonfly-like insects of the order Meganisoptera that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian period.
  197. Griffing proper noun: A surname.
  198. griffinhood noun: The status or behaviour of a griffin, a person newly arrived from Europe.
  199. griffinish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a griffin (new arrival in British India).
  200. griffinism noun: The attitudes or behaviour of griffins (new arrivals in British India).
  201. griffish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a griff or griffin, a white person newly arrived in India from Europe.
  202. Griffith proper noun /ˈɡɹɪ.fɪθ/: A male given name from Welsh, of Wales usage.
  203. griffithite noun: A variety of saponite.
  204. Griffiths proper noun /ˈɡɹɪ.fɪθs/: A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], variant of Griffith.
  205. griffithsin noun: A protein, isolated from the red alga Griffithsia, that may have some use as a microbicide.
  206. Griffo proper noun: A surname.
  207. griffon noun /ˈɡɹɪfən/: Alternative form of griffin (mythical creature)
  208. Griffon Nivernais noun: A breed of dog of the scenthound type, originating in France.
  209. griffon vulture noun /ˈɡɹɪfən ˈvʌlt͡ʃəɹ/: A large Old World vulture, Gyps fulvus, native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.
  210. griffonage noun /ˈɡrɪfəˌnɑːʒ/: Careless handwriting; a crude or illegible scrawl.
  211. griffonne noun: A woman of three-quarters black and one-quarter white ancestry.
  212. Griffy proper noun: A surname.
  213. grifo noun: Cannabis.
  214. grifolin noun: The phenol 5-methyl-2-[(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienyl]benzene-1,3-diol present in some mushrooms
  215. grifonin noun: Any of a group of peptides, derived from the protein griffithsin, that has antiviral properties
  216. grift noun, verb /ɡɹɪft/: A confidence game or swindle.
  217. griftable adjective: Able to be grifted.
  218. grifter noun /ˈɡɹɪftɚ/: A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan.
  219. grifterness noun: Having the qualities of a grifter.
  220. Grifton proper noun: A town in North Carolina.
  221. grig noun, verb /ɡɹɪɡ/: A dwarf.
  222. Grigg proper noun: A surname.
  223. griggle noun, verb: A small, inferior apple.
  224. Griggs proper noun: A surname.
  225. grigio noun: A Pinot Grigio wine.
  226. griglan noun: Heath; heather.
  227. Grignard proper noun: A French surname.
  228. Grignard reaction noun: The reaction of a Grignard reagent (an organo-magnesium halide) with aldehydes or ketones to form secondary or tertiary alcohols
  229. Grignard reagent noun: An alkyl or aryl magnesium halide, used in the Grignard reaction to form substituted alcohols; they are formed from alkyl or aryl halides and metallic magnesium
  230. Grignon proper noun: A surname from French.
  231. Grigorian proper noun: A surname from Armenian.
  232. Grigory proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian male given name Григо́рий (Grigórij), equivalent to Gregory.
  233. Grigoryan proper noun: A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Gregson.
  234. grigri noun: A belay device that incorporates an assisted braking system, trademark of French company Petzl.
  235. Grigsby proper noun: A surname from Old Norse.
  236. Grigson proper noun /ˈɡɹɪɡ.sən/: A surname.
  237. Grigsonian adjective /ɡɹɪɡˈsəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to the British writer and naturalist Geoffrey Grigson (1905–1985).
  238. grihastha noun: The second (householder) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life.
  239. Grijalva proper noun: A surname.
  240. grike noun /ɡɹaɪk/: A deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants.
  241. grikekarren noun: Synonym of kluftkarren.
  242. gril adjective, verb: Alternative form of grill.
  243. grilf noun: A girlfriend.
  244. grill adjective, noun, verb /ɡɹɪl/: A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and...
  245. grill guard noun: Alternative form of grille guard.
  246. grill room noun: A restaurant that specializes in grilled food, where often the food can be seen being prepared by the chefs.
  247. grill up verb: To cook or prepare by grilling.
  248. grillable adjective: Suitable for cooking on a grill.
  249. grillade noun /ɡɹɪˈlɑːd/: A piece of slow-cooked meat (usually beef, veal, or pork) traditionally served with grits in New Orleans cuisine.
  250. grillage noun: A foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
  251. grillbilly noun /ɡɹɪlˈbɪ.li/: Someone whose grill is the nicest thing about their house.
  252. grille noun /ɡɹɪl/: Alternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider")
  253. grille guard noun: A metal frame attached to the bumper of a vehicle in order to protect the grille.
  254. grilled adjective, verb /ɡɹɪld/: Cooked on a grill.
  255. grilled cheese noun: A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter.
  256. griller adjective, noun /ˈɡɹɪl.ə/: One who, or that which, grills.
  257. grillery noun: A restaurant serving grilled food.
  258. grillework noun: Alternative spelling of grillwork.
  259. Grilli proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  260. grilling noun, verb /ˈɡɹɪlɪŋ/: A thorough interrogation.
  261. grillion noun: An unspecified large number (of).
  262. grillmaster noun: One who operates the grill at a barbecue.
  263. grillmistress noun: A female grillmaster.
  264. Grillo proper noun: A surname.
  265. Grillparzerian adjective: Of or relating to Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872), Austrian writer and dramatist.
  266. grillroom noun: A restaurant serving grilled food.
  267. grillsteak noun: A kind of steak made from chopped reformed meat.
  268. grillware noun: Utensils and equipment used for grilling food.
  269. grillwork noun: The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
  270. grilse noun /ɡɹɪls/: A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
  271. grilt noun: Synonym of grilse.
  272. grim adjective, noun, verb /ɡɹɪm/: Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
  273. grim-gram noun /ˈɡɹɪmˌɡɹæm/: The "Violence Week in Review" cable sent from the US embassy in El Salvador, listing the names of killed and missing persons.
  274. grim-the-collier noun: Synonym of orange hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca)
  275. grim trigger noun: A strategy that always cooperates as long as the opponent does not defect, in which case thereafter the strategy always defects.
  276. grimace noun, verb /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/: A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
  277. grimaced adjective, verb: Having a grimace
  278. grimacer noun: Someone who grimaces.
  279. grimacey adjective: similar to, or showing, a grimace
  280. grimacing noun, verb: The act of making a grimace.
  281. grimacingly adverb: With a grimace.
  282. Grimaldi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  283. Grimaldian adjective: Of or relating to Joseph Grimaldi (1778–1837), English actor, comedian and dancer, the most popular English entertainer of the Regency era.
  284. grimaldiite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
  285. Grimaldo proper noun: A surname.
  286. grimalkin noun /ɡɹɪˈmæl.kɪn/: A cat, especially an elderly female.
  287. Grimbarian adjective, noun: of or from Grimsby
  288. grimdark adjective, noun /ˈɡɹɪmdɑːk/: Of a film, television programme, video game, written work, etc.: having a gloomy, dystopian atmosphere.
  289. grimderp adjective: Of a film, television program, video game, written work, etc., being grimdark to the point of being excessive, especially if perceived to be so by...
  290. grime noun, verb /ɡɹaɪm/: Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
  291. grimed adjective, verb: grimy; mucky
  292. grimeless adjective: Free of grime.
  293. grimester noun: One who is disgusting or insidious.
  294. Grimethorpe proper noun: A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4109).
  295. grimey adjective: Alternative spelling of grimy.
  296. grimful adjective: Characterised by grimness; harsh, wrathful, terrible.
  297. grimgribber noun: A trade jargon, particularly in law.
  298. grimily adverb: In a grimy manner.
  299. griminess noun: The characteristic or quality of being grimy.
  300. grimless adjective: Devoid of grimness.

Part 69 · Part 71 · 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.