English Words: G

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grimoirenoun

A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.

Grimsbyname

A large town and seaport on the Humber in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England.

Grimshawname

A hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).

grimyadj

Stained or covered with grime.

grinnoun

A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

grinchnoun

A grouch or killjoy.

grindverb

To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

grindcorenoun

A genre of death metal music or hardcore punk, incorporating aggressive guitar riffs, extremely rapid drumming and loud, undecipherable screaming.

grindedverb

simple past and past participle of grind

Grindelwaldname

A village and municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.

grindernoun

One who grinds something, such as the teeth.

grindhousenoun

A low-budget film theater that shows primarily exploitation films

grindingverb

present participle and gerund of grind

grindsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of grind

grindstonenoun

An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.

gringonoun

A white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States.

grinnedverb

simple past and past participle of grin

grinningverb

present participle and gerund of grin

grinsnoun

plural of grin

Grinsteadname

A surname from Old English.

Grintname

A surname.

gripverb

To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.

gripeverb

To complain; to whine.

gripingnoun

Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.

grippedverb

simple past and past participle of grip

grippernoun

A person who or thing which grips something.

grippingadj

Which catches someone's attention; exciting

grippyadj

Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well.

gripsnoun

plural of grip

Griseldaname

The long-suffering wife of a nobleman in a medieval tale.

Grishamname

A surname.

grislyadj

Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.

gristnoun

Grain that is to be ground in a mill.

gristlenoun

Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.

Griswoldname

An English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”).

gritnoun

A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

gritsnoun

plural of grit ('hulled oats'); groats.

grittingnoun

The act by which something is gritted.

grittyadj

Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

grizznoun

A grizzly bear.

grizzlyadj

Grey-haired, greyish.

groadj

Disgusting, unpleasant; gross.

groannoun

A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

groanedverb

simple past and past participle of groan

groaningadj

That groans.

groansnoun

plural of groan

groatnoun

Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.

grocernoun

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

groceriesnoun

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

grocerynoun

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter G contains 18,276 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 366 pages, and you are currently viewing page 38. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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