English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 40 of 366

groundskeepernoun

Someone who takes care of the upkeep of grounds (gardens, a playing field, woodlands, etc.)

groundsmannoun

A male groundskeeper.

groundswellnoun

A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.

groundwaternoun

Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

groundworknoun

The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.

groupnoun

A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

groupenoun

Obsolete spelling of group.

groupedverb

simple past and past participle of group

groupernoun

Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.

groupienoun

A fan, especially a young female fan of a male singer or rock group; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a celebrity, usually a rock 'n' roll artist or band member.

groupiesnoun

plural of groupie

groupingverb

present participle and gerund of group

groupingsnoun

plural of grouping

groupsnoun

plural of group

groupthinknoun

A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.

grousenoun

Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles.

groutnoun

A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

groutingverb

present participle and gerund of grout

grovenoun

A small forest.

grovelverb

To be prone on the ground.

grovelingverb

present participle and gerund of grovel

Grovername

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a grove.

grovesnoun

plural of grove

growverb

To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

growernoun

A farmer; one who grows things.

growingverb

present participle and gerund of grow

growlnoun

A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.

growledverb

simple past and past participle of growl

growlernoun

A person, creature or thing that growls.

growlingadj

Producing a growl.

growlsnoun

plural of growl

grownverb

past participle of grow

growsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of grow

growthnoun

An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

growthsnoun

plural of growth

Groznyname

The regional capital and largest city in Chechnya, Russia.

grrintj

Sound of an animal growl.

grrrlnoun

Elongated form of grr.

GRSnoun

Initialism of gender reassignment surgery.

grtadj

Abbreviation of great.

GRUname

The Main Intelligence Directorate — the Soviet and then the Russian military intelligence agency.

grubnoun

An insect, especially a beetle, at an immature stage of its life cycle.

grubbingnoun

The act by which something is grubbed, or dug up.

grubbyadj

Dirty, unwashed, unclean.

grubsnoun

plural of grub

grudgenoun

Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.

grudgesnoun

plural of grudge

grudgingadj

Unwilling or with reluctance.

grudginglyadv

In a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire.

gruelnoun

A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.

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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 40. 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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