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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: gowpen - grab sample</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="gowpen"> gowpen, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) <DD> 1. the two hands held together in the form of a bowl. <DD> 2. as much as can be held thus; a double handful. <DD> 3. a great quantity. </DL> <A NAME="gox"> GOX or gox (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> gaseous oxygen. </DL> <A NAME="goy"> goy, noun, pl. goyim or goys.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD> 1. a non-Jew; gentile. <DD> 2. an unobservant or irreligious Jew. </DL> <A NAME="goyaesque"> Goyaesque, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) or his style of art. </DL> <A NAME="goyanas"> Goyanas, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> a group of Indians formerly occupying the Brazilian coast between Angra dos Reis and Cananea and, inland, the country about Sao Paulo. </DL> <A NAME="goyatacas"> Goyatacas, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tribe of Brazilian Indians that at the time of the conquest, occupied the region near the coast of the modern state of Rio de Janeiro. </DL> <A NAME="goyim"> goyim, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a plural of goy. </DL> <A NAME="goyish"> goyish, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) of or like a goy; gentile. </DL> <A NAME="gozitan"> Gozitan or Gozotan, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with Gozo, an island of the Malta group in the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, or its natives. Ex. Gozitan women are noted for their beautiful lace (London Times). <DD>noun a native of Gozo. </DL> <A NAME="gozzan"> gozzan, noun. =gossan.</DL> <A NAME="gp"> gp.,<DL COMPACT><DD> group. </DL> <A NAME="gp"> g.p.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. general practice. <DD> 2. general practitioner. <DD> 3. great primer (18-point type). </DL> <A NAME="gp"> Gp.,<DL COMPACT><DD> group. </DL> <A NAME="gp"> GP (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. General-Parents (a symbol used in the United States for motion pictures recommended to the general audiences, with parental guidance advised). <DD> 2. general practitioner. <DD> 3. geographic position. </DL> <A NAME="gp"> G.P.,<DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD> 1. Gallup poll. <DD> 2. general purpose. <DD> 3. glory be to the Father (Latin, Gloria Patri). <DD> 4. Graduate in Pharmacy. <DD> 5. Grand Prix. </DL> <A NAME="gpa"> GPA (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> grade-point average. </DL> <A NAME="gpa"> G.P.A.,<DL COMPACT><DD> general passenger agent. </DL> <A NAME="gpd"> g.p.d.,<DL COMPACT><DD> gallons per day. </DL> <A NAME="gph"> g.p.h.,<DL COMPACT><DD> gallons per hour. </DL> <A NAME="gpm"> g.p.m.,<DL COMPACT><DD> gallons per minute. </DL> <A NAME="gpm"> GPM (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> graduated payment mortgage. </DL> <A NAME="gpm"> G.P.M.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Grand Past Master. </DL> <A NAME="gpo"> GPO (no periods) or G.P.O.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. General Post Office. <DD> 2. Government Printing Office (of the U.S.). </DL> <A NAME="gps"> g.p.s.,<DL COMPACT><DD> gallons per second. </DL> <A NAME="gpt"> GPT (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychology.) group projective test. </DL> <A NAME="gpu"> GPU (no periods) or G.P.U.,<DL COMPACT><DD> a predecessor during the 1920's of the MVD as the official secret police of the former Soviet Union; Gay-Pay-Oo. It followed the Cheka and was itself followed by the Ogpu. </DL> <A NAME="gq"> G.Q.,<DL COMPACT><DD> General Quarters. </DL> <A NAME="gr"> gr.,<DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD> 1. grade. <DD> 2. grain or grains. <DD> 3. gram or grams. <DD> 4. grammar. <DD> 5. grand. <DD> 6. great. <DD> 7. gross (144 articles). </DL> <A NAME="gr"> Gr.,<DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD> 1. grade. <DD> 2a. Grecian. <DD> b. Greece. <DD> c. Greek. <DD> 3. gross (144 articles). <DD> 4. (British.) gunner. </DL> <A NAME="graafianfollicle"> Graafian follicle or vesicle,<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the small, fluid-filled sacs or cavities in an ovary that contains an ovum. </DL> <A NAME="graal"> Graal, noun. =Grail.</DL> <A NAME="grab"> grab (1), verb, grabbed, grabbing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to grasp or seize suddenly; snatch. Ex. The dog grabbed the meat and ran. (SYN) clutch. <DD> 2. to take possession of in an unscrupulous manner. Ex. to grab land. <DD> 3. to capture; arrest. Ex. The police grabbed the robbers after a long chase. <DD> 4. to get or take in a hurry. Ex. to grab a sandwich, grab a shower. I planned to grab a bus in case I couldn't grab a taxicab (New Yorker). <DD> 5. (Slang.) to cause (a person) to react; make an impression on. Ex. The Women's Liberation Front ... is charging the Cormorants with discrimination in hiring practices. How does that grab you? (Roger Angell). <DD>v.i. to make a grab or snatch; snatch (at). (SYN) clutch. <DD>noun 1. a snatching; a sudden seizing. Ex. He made a grab at the butterfly. <DD> 2. something that is grabbed. <DD> 3. a mechanical device for firmly holding something that is to be lifted or raised. Ex. Cranes and mechanical grabs heave up loads of what the council call "reluctant London clay" (London Times). <DD> 4. a person or thing that grabs. <DD> 5. (British.) a children's card game. expr. have the grab on, (British Slang.) to have great advantage of. Ex. Burglars always have the grab on the police because burglars know where and when the act will take place. expr. up for grabs, (U.S. Slang.) ready for the taking or seizing; available. Ex. 21 GOP seats are up for grabs [in the House of Representatives] (Newsweek). adj. grabbable. noun grabber. </DL> <A NAME="grab"> grab (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sailing ship with a long, sharp bow and usually two masts with lateen sails, drawing little water, used along the Malabar Coast of India. </DL> <A NAME="grabbag"> grab bag,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a bag containing various unseen and unknown objects from which a person can take out one. Ex. The other goodies in this tasteful grab bag are equally magical (Atlantic). <DD> 2. (Figurative, Informal.) a miscellaneous collection; variety; mixture. Ex. a grab bag of celebrities at the play's opening night. </DL> <A NAME="grabbar"> grab bar,<DL COMPACT><DD> a bar or rail attached to the side of a bathtub or shower for a person to take hold of so as not to slip or lose balance. </DL> <A NAME="grabble"> grabble, verb, -bled, -bling.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to feel or search with the hands; grope. <DD> 2. to sprawl or scramble. <DD>v.t. to catch hold of; clutch. Ex. The speaker slowly rose, grabbling the face of the rock (George Washington Cable). </DL> <A NAME="grabby"> grabby, adjective, -bier, -biest.<DL COMPACT><DD> inclined to grab; grabbing; grasping. </DL> <A NAME="graben"> graben, noun, pl. -ben. =rift valley.</DL> <A NAME="grabline"> grab line,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical) any one of certain lines or ropes on a ship for taking hold of if necessary, such as one for boatmen to hold on to when coming alongside. </DL> <A NAME="grabrail"> grab rail,<DL COMPACT><DD> a rail inside an automobile, bus, or other vehicle for passengers to hold on to. </DL> <A NAME="grabrope"> grab rope, =grab line.</DL> <A NAME="grabsample"> grab sample, =random sample.</DL> <A HREF="grace.dic">NEXT</A>